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Permanent Man-made Structures <br />Two permanent man-made structures exist within 200' of the proposed affected area. <br />One is a barbed wire fence (actually two fences) that runs along the south and southeast <br />sides of the operation (owned by Pat and Lila Greer). The other is the Shell Pipeline to <br />the east of the operation. See Exhibit E for locations of these features. <br />The southern edges of the settling pond and pit come within about 15' of the barbed wire <br />fence. There will be l: l slope on the pit edge during mining operations (3:1 slope after <br />reclamation is complete). The La Plata River runs within a few feet of the fence on the <br />fence's south side immediately at the bottom of a 1:1 slope (approximately). The fence is <br />about 15 feet further from top of the pit bank than is the fence from the top of river bank. <br />The river has not had any effect on the integrity of the fence to date. Therefore, it is not <br />anticipated that the mining operation will have any effect on the fence. If any damage <br />does occur to the fence as a result of mining activities, per Nielsons' lease agreement <br />with the Greers, it will be repaired upon completion of mining activities at the site. <br />Road improvement activities (widening towards the west and grading) will take place <br />within about 30' of the Shell Pipeline (buried) on the eastern end of the operation. The <br />Redmesa Pit itself is approximately 1300' from the Shell Pipeline. The proposed mining <br />activity will have no effect on the Shell Pipeline.