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cutoff walls or other measures are effective in preserving the health and vigor of the <br />cottonwood stands. (This condition applies to the Existing Pit only.) <br />11. Permittee shall coordinate with the school districts to eliminate truck hauling from <br />the pit south on County Road 179 during school bus hours. <br />12. Permittee shall work with and obtain approval from Planning Administrator of a <br />revised reclamation plan prior to the issuance of the SUP. Lakeshore reclamation shall <br />consist of undulating shorelines, and seeding/revegetation shall include water-tolerant <br />plants, cottonwoods, willows, and other appropriate vegetation. Shoreline revegetation <br />should be developed for waterfowl and wetland areas with native plants; revegetation <br />plans should follow guidelines of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Slope configurations <br />along with water depths in the proposed ponds shall be variable and generally slopes <br />should not exceed 6:1 from existing grade to the shoreline area. Slopes in the shoreline <br />area shall average 10:1. Creation of straight shorelines shall riot be acceptable as <br />reclamation. (This condition applies to the Existing Pit only.) <br />13. The reclamation plan for the Expansion Area, dated May '14, 2009, shall be the <br />revised plan entitled, DOW Comments, Reclamation Plan Map, C-2, Sheet 2 of 3. <br />14. Landscaping to provide visual screening from County Road 179 shall be <br />completed prior to any sales from the mine. Willow planting areas shown on the <br />landscape plan shall be a minimum of 6 feet in height. PermittE.?e will be required to <br />replace any vegetation that dies. Slopes on the berm that screens office and scales <br />shall not exceed 5:1 facing County Road 179. (This condition appllies to the Existing Pit <br />only.) <br />15. Minimum setback of the disturbed area from County Road 179 shall be 100 feet <br />from the edge of the widened pavement but in no case shall be less than that shown on <br />the approved mine plan. (This condition applies to the Existing Pit only.) <br />16. The operator shall immediately remove all products, fill material or sediments <br />spilled, dropped, washed, or tracked onto County Roads 178 and 179. <br />17. Minimum setbacks to all cottonwood and willow stands outside the mine area <br />shall be 100 feet. Permittee shall undertake biweekly groundwater monitoring program <br />as approved by the Planning Administrator. Monitoring well locations (up to 16) shall be <br />substantially as shown in the irrigation plan from Water Resources Consultants dated <br />May 30, 2001. Groundwater levels shall be submitted monthly (or as required by <br />Planning Administrator) to the Routt County Planning Department for the life of the <br />mine. Permittee shall also institute a cottonwood health-monitoring program, as <br />approved by the Planning Administrator. Minimum setbacks may be increased or <br />decreased by the Planning Administrator based on the results of the monitoring <br />programs. In no case shall the setbacks be reduced to less than 100 feet. Permittee <br />shall endeavor to maintain groundwater levels at the seasonal baseline levels <br />established through the approved monitoring program. If the monitoring wells show a <br />groundwater level decrease under the cottonwoods of 12"- 18", corrective action by the <br />permittee shall be required. If the monitoring wells show a decrease of 18" or more the <br />permittee shall cease dewatering as soon as is practical or within 7 days whichever is <br />sooner. (This condition applies to the Existing Pit only.) <br />18. The applicant shall implement a revised landscape plan for all of those portions <br />of the riparian area to the north of mine block 2 covering the area between the Yampa <br />Page 2009-298 <br />May 26, 2009 <br />Routt County Board of County Commissioners' Minutes