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E <br />All overburden and topsoil stockpiles will be seeded within a year of being placed. Seeding will <br />take place during times of higher seasonal precipitation. The proposed reclamation seed mix is <br />described in the Reclamation Plan. <br />5. Schedule of Operations <br />Mining operations will be dictated by demand up to the maximum rates described previously. <br />Mining, crushing, and screening could take place year round. The product will be sold <br />throughout the year, however less material is expected to be sold in winter months. It is possible <br />that raw material will be stockpiled to allow mining to cease for parts of the year. The operator <br />will not have night gravel mining operations, although minor truck activity or repairs may occur <br />after hours. <br />0 <br />6. Montrose County Impacts and Environmental Impacts <br />The average total aggregate annual production is estimated to be 50,000 tons per year. Negative <br />impacts to Montrose County include: <br />a) truck traffic, <br />b) noise - which will be minimized though the majority of the operations will be on the pit floor <br />which is up to 50' below the surrounding ground. <br />c) Dust, although the pit activities will be watered and all operations of the site are regulated by <br />the Air Quality Control Division of the CDPHE. <br />d) visual impact, which is subject of a specific evaluation as part of the Special Use process, and <br />will also be minimized by the depth of the pit. <br />The product from this mine will positively impact this community by supplying construction <br />materials to gas development sites east of this site. Without this pit, construction materials would <br />have to be hauled from a greater distance, potentially causing more road damage. Some of this <br />damage has already occurred. <br />Pinion Ridge Pit, June 2008 C-6