2011-05-12_PERMIT FILE - M2011028 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M2011028
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 5/12/2011
• Doc Name: New 112c application part 2 exhibit H thru exhibit L
• From: Weeminuche Construction Authority
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: KAP
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Weeminuche Construction Authority
. P.O. Box AA - Towaoc9 CO 81334
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3
A. PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . •.• • _ 3
C. ALTERNATE BORROW SOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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III.
ENGINEERING DESIGN DATA
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A. TOPOGRAPHIC DATA BASE 5
B. SURVEY CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • 5
C. LAND OWNERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 6
.? D. LOCATION DATA • . . • • • • • • . • • . • • • 7
- E. AVAILABILITY OF WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . 9
F. PREVIOUS BORROW ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
IV. PROPOSED MATERIAL USAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
V. GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
i A. INVESTIGATIONS BY PRIVATE FIRMS . . . . . . . . . 15
B. 1989 EXPLORATION PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
C. 1991 EXPLORATION PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D. 1989 SAMPLING AND TESTING PROGRAM . . .. . . . 19
E. 1991 SAMPLING AND TESTING PROGRAM . . . . . . 22
OGY
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VI. . . . .
REGIONAL GEOL
VII . SITE GEOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
A. STRATIGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . 27
Alluvium . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Alluvium (undifferentiated) (Qal) . . . 28
Slopewash (Qsw) 28
Upper Eolian Clay (Qeo) . . . . . 29
Glacial Outwash Terrace (Qt) . . . . . . . . 30
Cemented Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Transition Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clayey Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Sand lenses . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 35
Lower Eolian Clay (Qeol) . . . . . . . . .. . . 35
Bedrock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tertiary Animas Formation . . . . . . . . . . 37
B. GEOLOGIC SURFACE MODELS AND CROSS SECTIONS . . . . . 37
-' C. GROUNDWATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
VII I. ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS.. . . . 39
A. VOLUME ESTIMATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
B. L.A. ABRASION TESTS . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reclamation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Private: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
C. ROCK HARDNESS . . 43
D. VISUAL HAND SAMPLE PETROGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION . . . 48
Reclamation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Private: . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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