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Office Phone <br />970-522-7879 <br />Jim Neblett, Director FAX 970-522-4018 <br />Planning & Zoning <br />Planning & Zoning web: www.logancountyco.gov <br />LOGAN COUNTY <br />315 MAIN STREET SUITE 2 <br />STERLING. COLORADO 80751 <br />due to the absorption rate of the soil. Mining operations may temporarily interrupt drainage in the <br />expansion area. Reclamation and sloping will be ongoing throughout the mining process. Any temporary <br />interruption in the drainage pattern will be corrected by re-sloping the affected areas as closely to the <br />original contours as possible with no slope greater than 3:1." "Interception of surface drainage will not <br />occur," has been revised to read: "Interception of surface drainage will not occur (water will not be <br />diverted or impounded on site)." The revised Mining Plan is attached. <br />3. The Mining Plan has been revised to state the underlying stratum in the affected area is clay. The <br />revised Mining Plan is attached. <br />4. Exhibit D (f) has been revised to show more accurate boundary lines. The revised exhibit is attached. <br />5. Exhibit D (f) has been revised to show locations for topsoil and overburden stockpiles. The revised <br />exhibit is attached. <br />6. The Mining Plan has been revised to state that the suitable cover crop used to protect stockpiles will <br />not include introduced species. The revised Mining Plan is attached. <br />7. The Mining Plan has been revised to state that no fuel or other petroleum products will be stored <br />onsite. The revised Mining Plan is attached. <br />8. The concrete rubble observed during the Pre-Operation Inspection is not connected to the Kues Pit. <br />Logan County is using the pit site as temporary storage for concrete rubble that will be used in a <br />bridge project in Spring 2011. No fill material other than soil will be used in or imported into the Kues <br />Pit. <br />EXHIBIT E <br />1. Exhibit E has been revised to address final grading, off-site drainage, soil stock piles, and weed <br />mitigation. The revised exhibit is attached. <br />2. Exhibit E has been revised to address the drainage issued. The revised exhibit is attached. <br />3. The proposed premium mixture of introduced cool-season grasses is the same mixture Logan county <br />has used for years for reclamation purposes and are recommended in the Grasses for the Northern <br />Plains: Growth Patterns Forage Characteristics and Wildlife Values -- Volume 1, Cool-season - (PDF; <br />2 MB) October 2007, Sedivec, Tober, Duckwitz, Dewald, Printz, NDSU Extension Service, U.S. Dept. <br />of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bismarck Plant Materials Center. This <br />mixture was approved for use in reclamation in a recent pit conversion application. Please advise us if <br />there has been a change in appropriate seed mixtures. <br />3