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Notice of Temporary Cessation <br />(Initial Period) <br />Vollmer Pit <br />Schmidt Construction Company <br />M- 1983 -035 <br />Following is the Notice of Temporary Cessation for the Vollmer Pit, located in El Paso County and <br />permitted by Schmidt Construction Company. <br />1. Date of Cessation: Upon approval of this notice. <br />2. Reason: Due, in part, to the slump in the economy there is little demand for the kinds of <br />products this pit produces. At this time, there is little need for this pit. However, <br />Schmidt Construction Company desires to retain the permit in the event demand and <br />need increases in the future as the economy recovers and nearby construction <br />resumes. <br />3. Plan for Resumption: Resumption of mining would occur when there is a need for the <br />products produced by this pit. When that would occur is unknown. <br />4. Temporary Reclamation: The site is currently in good condition, as reflected in the report for the <br />April 4, 2013 inspection. The site is essentially a closed basin. Much <br />(23.3 acres) of the portion that has been mined is vegetated with both <br />planted and invading species. The remaining land (12.2 acres) is either <br />unvegetated or sparsely vegetated, but all of that drains into the basin <br />bounded by high, fully vegetated berms. The access road is paved. <br />There is about 2,500 cubic yards crushed asphalt stored in the <br />northwestern part of the site. Finally, there is one small (about 10'x20') <br />cinder block scale house and some facilities for installing a scale, but <br />no scale. These will remain until final reclamation. Thus, the condition <br />of the site does not require additional work in preparation for <br />cessation. Removal of the remaining crushed asphalt will be taken <br />under consideration as removal of that would improve the <br />reclaimability of the floor of the pit. It is important to note that El Paso <br />County has a plan to extend Research Parkway, which currently ends <br />about a mile west of this site, through the pit. However, at this time a <br />lack of need and money has delayed this project which will <br />undoubtedly occur at some time in the future. In that case, the highway <br />will take over a portion of the pit and the rest would be reclaimed. <br />Also, various parties have expressed an interest in purchasing the site <br />for development, but once again, the economy is the factor in making <br />that pointless at this time. <br />Vollmer Pit M- 1983 -035 2013 Temporary Cessation Notice Page 1 of 2 <br />