2012-10-29_PERMIT FILE - M2012045 (6)

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3.1.4 Public use: and agreed upon with the Division during submittal of the Technical revision. • The trench width will be based on site - specific conditions and will be ensured by specifying that the excavation bucket be of a specified width. • The completed slurry wall will be capped to protect it from desiccation, traffic, and plant root growth. The contractor will be required to load the top of the slurry wall using onsite material to a height of one and one half to three feet above ground level. Once the backfill is stable, generally two weeks, the loaded material will be removed and a final cap will be installed. (b) A comparison of the proposed post- mining land use to other land uses in the vicinity and to adopted State and local land use programs. Where the post mining land use is for commercial purposes, appropriate evidence supporting such reasonable assurance shall be submitted, if not, a plan for revegetation shall be submitted: This site is located in a Zoned A -1 Agricultural area. The proposed post mining land use will be developed water resource and rangeland. The proposed operation has been through the Pueblo County Special Use Process (SUP 2007 -006) and found be to be an acceptable use as a developed water resource. The Evans Pit #2 (Permit # M- 2000 -041) is to the south of Phase One. The site is owned by the Operator /Applicant (Stonewall Springs Quarry, LLC.) and is currently under lease to Fremont Paving and Redi -Mix, Inc. The St. Barbara Sand and Gravel Mine (MLRB M- 2004 -013) are south of the Phase Two cell and is owned and operated by Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. The Bluegrass Gravel Pit (MLRB M- 2008 -001) is west of the proposed main stockpile area west of Nyberg Road. Chico Creek acts, as a natural buffer on the east side of the proposed Operation and U.S. Highway 50 is a manmade buffer on the north side of the proposed Operation. (c) A description of how the Reclamation Plan will be implemented to meet each applicable requirement of Section 3.1: 3.1.1 Establishing the post- mining use: (1) In consultation with the Landowner, where possible, subject to the approval of the Board or Office, the Operator shall choose how the affected lands shall be reclaimed: The Operator /Applicant, and as the landowner, has decided to reclaim the majority of the affected area to water storage reservoirs, a Developed Water Resource (WR). Stockpile and processing areas will be reclaimed to Rangeland (RL). Haul roads will remain as access to the water storage reservoirs. (2) Have the results of these decisions been formulated in to a viable reclamation plan: The results of this Application process and all of the decisions formulated into it constitute what the Applicant considers is an appropriate and viable Reclamation Plan as contained herein. 3.1.2 Reclaiming Substituted Land: The Applicant/Operator does not intend to substitute other land for reclamation. 3.1.3 Time Limit and Phased Reclamation: Reclamation will be conducted in phases to coincide with the phase of mining described in Exhibit "C ", Mine Plan Map. Each phase of reclamation will be completed with all reasonable diligence.