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Varra Companies, Inc. <br />Office of Special Projects <br />8120 Gap_e Street Frederick Colorado 80516 Telephone (970) 353-8310 Fax(970)353-4047 <br />19. The proposed reservoirs will have fetch of 1,000 feet or more. As such, <br />there is the potential wave action could lead to the erosion of the pit banks. <br />Please describe how erosion from wave action will be mitigated for, or <br />demonstrate to the Division that erosion from wave action will not impact the <br />stability of the reservoir banks. Possible mitigation measures may include <br />armoring the pit banks with riprap. <br />Partially submerged vegetation should provide a natural remedy for reducing <br />effects of shoreline erosion. Until natural invasion of vegetation along the <br />shorelines inevitably occurs, erosion will be fundamentally incidental given the <br />low elevation of the lee side embankments, which will be established at slopes <br />of 3H: 1V or flatter. <br />20. The Applicant has stated the post-mining land use may include industrial, <br />commercial and residential uses. Please be aware that if the Applicant intends <br />to develop these post-mining land uses while operating under a Reclamation <br />permit, then the Applicant will need to file a Technical Revision with the division <br />and demonstrate the site is in compliance with Weld County zoning regulations. <br />Acknowledged. <br />6.4.7 Exhibit G - Water Information <br />21. The Applicant has stated the pits will be dewatered to facilitate dry <br />mining. Please specify the discharge rate. <br />Varra Companies, Inc. correspondence to the Colorado Office of Mined Land Reclamation (OMLR) 11 <br />in reply to OMLR correspondence of 4 October 2010 - Western Sugar Reclamation Land Development Project <br />- M-2010-049.