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with Section C - Gravel Mining Mitigation Standards in the Montrose County Zoning <br />Resolution. <br />6. Montrose County Impacts and Environmental Impacts <br />The average total aggregate annual production is estimated to be 12,000 tons per year. Impacts to <br />Montrose County include: <br />a) truck traffic, - although it could actually reduce traffic overall, since the local market will be <br />served by the pit instead of a pit located further from the area. <br />b) noise, - which will be minimized though the majority of the operations will be on the pit floor <br />which is below the surrounding ground. The stockpiles are placed along the perimeter of the site. <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, <br />and will also be minimized stockpile berms. <br />The product from this mine will positively impact this community by supplying construction <br />materials for highway jobs and local use. Without this pit, construction materials would have to <br />be hauled from a greater distance. <br />The hydrological system will detain all runoff so that sediment will not leave the site and cloud <br />any downstream waters. The Mott pit will be reclaimed to rangeland and commercial hay storage <br />as shown on Map E-3. The operator will work closely with the County and the DRMS to ensure <br />that the reclamation plan is the most appropriate for achieving the post-mining land use. <br />Sanitation facilities exist in a barn on the operator's property approximately '/4 mile from the site, <br />therefore no new sanitation facilities will be needed within the permit area. There will be no new <br />demands on Montrose County services from the operation. <br />Mott pit, March 2009 C-7