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ENYIRQNMENT~ 1NC. P3t.T. 2 <br />C3RAN~ COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF RGAD & BRff3CiE <br />RED DIRT PIT M-2DDB'1]d$ ~ ADE[,lUAC3Y ftE8Pf7tyl~ <br />APR-~ 10, 2008 <br />roads and at the mine due to the limited operating season. <br />Grand County purchases water Pass Creek Ranch when working <br />in this area, <br />ltd). Page 7 paragraph 4 lists the equipment to be used on the <br />mine. finis includes processing plant equipment. Grand <br />County's processing plant includes screening plant and <br />conveyors operated as a portable system. The screening <br />plan includes crushers and screen decks as one unit. <br />There are no chemicals used in the processing. The en- <br />gines on the portable plants run on diesel and water is <br />used for dust control. <br />3(e). The processing plant will be on the level area show in the <br />old mine area. Its .location will vary each time it is <br />moved in so I have outlined a plant site area on the map <br />where processing will take place. A revised Exhibit E-1 <br />is attached. <br />4(a). This is a typo, correction made on page 9. It should <br />match the seed rate shown on-page 4 (25#'s) which is the <br />upper limit in the USFS contract, <br />4(b). Another typo, correction made on page 4. It should read <br />October lst in both citations. <br />4(c). In the old mine area the benches .that have been left have <br />a fractured surface that were left when mining ended. So <br />in most cases we do not believe additional scarification <br />will be needed. However, Grand County will commit to <br />loosening any compacted seedbed area at lease 1 inch deep. <br />This will be done by using a ripper attachment or special- <br />ized farm equipment to disrupt the compacted area before <br />the area is resoiled. A cost associated with preforming <br />this activity has ,been added to the Reclamation Cost esti- <br />mate attached for ,your review. <br />4(d). Replanting of trees in not a part of our reclamation plan <br />or a requirement of the USFS contract. We placed that <br />statement in the application as a commitment of coopera- <br />tion IF the USES decided to plant trees. If the Division <br />misinterpreted it at a commitment to plant trees then I <br />apologize for being misleading.. To state is clearly,-Grand <br />County Road and Bridge Department will not attempt any reforestation of the site unless it is <br />in cooperation with the surface landowners (£ISFS}. <br />4(e). Attached is a copy of a noxious weed control plan the <br />county uses on its other mining operations. Noxious weed <br />spraying is handled by the Grand County Department of <br />Natural Resources as described in the Weed Control Plan. <br />