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2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS & CONTROL MEASURES <br />Protection of the air, water, and land is a primary concern at the Pit. To that end, Elam <br />maintains all required environmental permits; maintains the necessary controls for <br />petroleum, oil, and lubricant (POL) storage; and has voluntarily implemented a variety of <br />best management practices (BMPs) to avoid potential environmental liabilities at the Pit. <br />These preventative measures are implemented to minimize the potential for POL spills, to <br />prevent stormwater pollution, and to prevent surface water or groundwater pollution. <br />A discussion of the existing environmental permits and the methods that are currently <br />implemented at the Pit to control and minimize environmental impact are described in the <br />following sections. <br />2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS <br />Environmental issues at the Pit are regulated, and enforced, by the Pitkin County <br />Environmental Health & Natural Resources (EH/NR) Department and the Colorado <br />Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Sand and gravel mining operations <br />are regulated by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS [formerly <br />Division of Minerals and Geology]) and the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />(MLRB). Water issues (including well permitting and water rights) are regulated by the Office <br />of the State Engineer and Water Division No. 5 in Glenwood Springs. The Pit is not in a <br />floodplain or floodway area and does not contain wetlands. <br />Elam maintains the following permits for the Pit: <br />? MLRB - Permit No. M-1980-085 (mining operation) <br />? Pitkin County - Resolution No. 99-69 <br />? CDPHE (Air Quality Control Division) - Permit Nos. 13PI388-5 (fugitive dust <br />emissions), 97POO820 (X-610 crusher emissions), 98POO455 (V-755 asphalt plant <br />emissions) <br />? CDPHE (Water Quality Control Division) - Permit Nos. COG-500549 (sand and <br />gravel general stormwater permit) and COR-010941 (asphalt plant) <br />Vagneur Pit - WRPP 4 September 1, 2006