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according to the design specifications. It is planned that this work will take place at the end of <br />the 2013 construction season. <br />Once Mining Area 5 is removed, the unreclaimed portions of the site would again be vulnerable <br />to erosion. For this reason, the outside edge of the perimeter of the site will have an 18 inch high <br />berm of approximately 6H:1V slope left in place to ensure that no disturbed area runoff leaves <br />the site in the final reclamation stage. <br />6. Schedule of Operations <br />Mining operations will only occur as dictated by demand. Mining, crushing and screening may <br />take place in any part of the year but is expected to be limited to less than 7 months per year. <br />Product will be sold throughout the year, although far less material is expected to be sold in <br />winter months. The operator will not have night gravel mining operations, although minor truck <br />activity or repairs may occur after hours. <br />7. Montrose County Impacts and Environmental Impacts <br />The aggregate production is estimated to be 104,000 tons annually. Sales are expected to be <br />100,000 tons per year, although this is only approximate since past forecasts of economic <br />conditions have been erratic. Impacts to Montrose County include: <br />a) Truck traffic: Highway trucks will utilize T Road and Highway 550 to haul material to <br />individual project locations. An access permit has been filed with CDOT to access Highway 550 <br />from T Road. The engineering report for the access has shown that the low level of production <br />will not require any significant improvements to the intersection of T Road and Highway 550. <br />b) Noise: Will be minimized since the majority of the operations will be on the pit floor which is <br />up to 35' below the surrounding ground, since the natural berm will be in place for the vast <br />majority of the mining operation. The nearest residence is approximately 645 feet from the edge <br />of the mining area but this residence is owned by the applicant. The nearest residence to the edge <br />of the mining area not owned by the applicant is 1190 feet. <br />Uncompahgre Pit, February 2013 D -8 <br />