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• <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Ready Mixed Concrete Company (RMCC) is applying for a Regular (112) <br />Reclamation Permit in order to mine sand and gravel from their Morton Lakes property <br />located in part of the southeast 1/4 of Section 1 and the northeast '/4 of Section 12, both in <br />Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the Sixth P.M. Weld County, Colorado. The <br />proposed Morton Lakes Pit is located in unincorporated Weld County one half mile west <br />of Fort Lupton, Colorado. Access to the site is via State Highway 52 which is one <br />quarter mile north of the property. Portions of the proposed pit lie within the 100-year <br />floodplain of the South Platte River. <br />The Morton Lakes sand and gravel pit will be rained in five stages totaling 132 <br />acres. Prior to mining, soil-bentonite slurry walls will be constructed around the <br />perimeter of mining stages two, three, four and five, which total 111 acres of the 180 <br />acres to be mined. All five mining stages will be dewatered and then mined dry with <br />• backhoes and front-end loaders. Excavated sand and gravel will be conveyed from the <br />active stage of mining to an on site sand and gravel processing plant where the aggregate <br />will be crushed, screened, washed and stockpiled. Finished sand and gravel products will <br />be used to supply an on-site ready mix concrete plant or hauled by truck to customers via <br />the C-DOT approved Highway 52 (Holton Lakes) access (Permit No. 407153). <br />Morton Lakes Stages 2 and 3 are contiguous to Holton Lakes (DRM&S Permit # M- <br />2007-008) Stages 4 and 5; therefore, during mining the common boundary between the <br />two properties will be mined and reclaimed jointly for developed water storage. <br />Wherever feasible, reclamation will be done concurrently. The Morton site will be <br />reclaimed for two principal post-mining land uses, wildlife habitat and developed water <br />storage. It is estimated that 3,875 acre-feet of water storage can be developed from <br />mining stages 2-5. <br />Depending upon the economy of the region and demand for sand and gravel, the life <br />of the Morton Lakes Pit is estimated to be approximately 10 years. <br />0