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to the pit. Crushing and screening will also take place in this area. Once Phase 1 is mined deep <br />enough to conduct stockpiling below the original surface level, the crusher and screen will also <br />move to the bottom of the pit with the stockpiles. The operator is committed to maintain all <br />stockpiles at or below the original surface. Stockpiling and crushing will occur within the pit <br />bottom once a mining area has been opened up. The gravel will be mined and delivered to the <br />crusher and screen, which will be located in the bottom of the pit. The ramp will then be used to <br />haul the screened material off site. <br />Due to an eagle nest located in the oxbow area as shown on Map C-2, an Eagle Management Plan <br />has been developed which has additional timing restrictions on the mining operation. This plan <br />was developed by Westwater Associates and has been approved by Garfield County, the US Fish <br />and Wildlife Service, and Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW). <br />The primary staging area located in Mining Area 2 will serve as the location for scale, office <br />trailer, and fuel tanks during the majority of the mine life. Prior to mining the final phase, the <br />office trailer, scale, and fuel tanks will also be removed. The existing scale may be replaced by a <br />more portable set of scales that could be moved to the bottom of the pit for the remaining mining. <br />7 Spill Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasure Plan <br />A SPCC plan has been prepared for the site and has been included in Appendix C. <br />Also if any "reportable quantity" of hazardous material or waste is released into the environment, <br />the operator will notify staff of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety as well <br />as all other appropriate local, state and federal agencies. This is more completely described by an <br />excerpt from the February 8, 2002 DRMS memorandum regarding Minerals Program Notification <br />of Toxic or Hazardous Materials Spills at Mine Sites. <br />"A reportable spill is a spill of any toxic or hazardous substance (including spills of petroleum <br />products) within the permit area reportable to any Division of the Colorado Department of Public <br />Health and the Environment, the National Response Center, the Colorado Emergency Planning <br />Committee, or the State Oil Inspector. The operator shall notify the office of a reportable spill <br />Scott Pit March 10 D-7