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• <br />• <br />• <br />DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES IN THIS AMENDMENT 4 <br />Amendment 4 adds a new mining phase to the Pueblo East Pit. As shown on the map, Phase 7, is located <br />immediately east of the present operation. All of the land is under the ownership of Valco and the operator. It is <br />fully approved under special use permits 596 and 2004 -014. While both SUP's contain a mining and reclamation <br />plan, the State Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) permit does not. Thus this amendment to <br />the State permit includes a mining and reclamation plan for this Phase 7 area and includes some land for a <br />drainage channel. <br />In addition this amendment revises the Phase 1 reclamation plan to regenerate naturally into riparian and wetland <br />regimes without soil backfill. <br />Transit Mix of Pueblo has held several meeting with the Pueblo County Planning Department. In these meetings <br />we confirmed the compliance of our State DRMS amendment with the maps and conditions of SUP 596 and <br />2004 -014. <br />The staff of Transit Mix has visited every nearby neighbor to inform them of the mining operation. Water wells <br />adversely affected by the mining will be mitigated by methods which may include water cisterns. <br />The material mined from the Phase 7 area will be conveyed to the existing processing plant. No new or additional <br />traffic will be generated by the amendment area. The State water and air quality permits will be updated to <br />include the new Phase 7 area. The off site drainage will be directed through the operator's land and no flooding <br />of adjacent land will occur. <br />The mining of Phase 7 will occur over two to three years and include at least two more years for reclamation. <br />After mining, the land will be filled in with soil and revegetated with grasses. The mining will not result in any <br />lakes. <br />