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STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />Lincoln County <br />Burgess Pit <br />As required by the State of Colorado Department of Health to reduce the chance of any <br />possible pollutants reaching any waters of the State of Colorado, let this serve as a Storm <br />Water Management Plan (SWMP) than can be modified as needed should any of the <br />Lincoln County mining practices or operations change with regards to operating next to a <br />creek-bed or stream-bed or an in stream bed operation. Or should any open pit within <br />Lincoln County be located, have the sloping changed to allow storm water to come in <br />contact with any waterway that would drain into a state waterway. <br />Lincoln County does not or should not need to store any materials on site other than <br />stockpiles of material within the boundary of the permit area. All equipment used in the <br />removal or transportation of material from the site is trucked in, i.e. bull-dozers or end- <br />loaders fully fueled and removed once the work is complete, no hauling trucks are left at <br />the site. All fueling or repairs shall and or does take place on the haul road or loading <br />area well away from any bank, stream bed or creek bed. All and or any overburden or top <br />soil that needs to be retained on site for reclamation is seeded and allowed to stabilize <br />well away from the banks, if they do not revegetate within a reasonable time, usually one <br />year they are reseeded. Stockpiles of sand/gravel are minimal and rarely will be left for <br />any length of time on site. <br />Sand and gravel pits within Lincoln County are worked such, and in most cases are <br />located well away from any drainage areas that would allow water to enter Colorado <br />Waters as defined, and any storm water run off remains in the pit and perks through the <br />soil. Any operations in Lincoln County that take place within a creek-bed or stream bed <br />have material stockpiled well away from the banks and rarely remain. The District Road <br />Foreman for district 2 shall be responsible to assure this plan is followed, and all Best <br />Management Practices (BMP) are implemented and up-dated as needed to insure any <br />storm water that may enter the stream bed of the Arikaree River has not been polluted by <br />poor management practices. During the first year there will be two inspections <br />performed, semi-annual, and if no problems have been found or noted then inspections <br />will be performed once annually. <br />BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES <br />At no time will any mining activity take place when there is water in the pit area. During <br />the life of this pit it will be an in stream bed operation, with removal of material to a <br />depth of 1 to 2 feet across the channel. Most of the sand /gravel to be mined will come <br />from the upland areas next to the channel. Berms will be constructed to keep storm water <br />from the stockpiles from entering the channel of the Arickaree River.