2013-05-30_REPORT - M1978056

• Permit No: M1978056
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 5/30/2013
• From: Varra Companies, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Fee/Report
• Email Name: PSH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

112c Annual Report
Permittee Name:
Varra Companies, Inc.
Permit Number:
M1978 -056
Operation Name:
Durham Sand & Gravel Pit (Pit 117)
County:
Weld o
Annual Fee Due:
$ 791.00
Anniversary Date:
'
Permit Acreage:
229.89
Current Bond Amt:
$ 300,000.00
According to C.R.S. 34- 32.5 -116 or 34 -32 -116, each year, on the anniversary date of the permit, an operator shall submit
the annual fee, an annual report and map showing the extent of current disturbances to affected land, required monitoring
information, reclamation accomplished to date and during the preceding year, any new disturbance that is anticipated to
occur during the upcoming year, any reclamation that will be performed during the upcoming year, the dates for the
beginning of active operations, and the date active operations ceased for the year, if any.
Information contained in this report will be reviewed by the Division upon receipt and prior to the next compliance
inspection of the site. If, while completing this report, you learn that your site is not in compliance with the rules and the
act, it is advisable that the issues be rectified promptly to avoid possible enforcement action.
SUMMARY NARRATIVE: No changes since last years Annual Report. The 2012 Narrative is as follows:
The permit was revised by Amendment in 2003 and by Technical Revision in 2005. This Annual Report updates the
original 2003 Amendment map that typifies the remaining fill, site prep, reclamation, and related areas of affected lands
at play over the permitted area. Minor changes to the map may occur as adjustments are made to areas of extraction and
related support features. For example; if the scalehouse is removed near the completion of extraction, the topography of
the extracted scalehouse area will be updated at the time of the release request. Also, the fuel depot shown at the center
near the south boundary remains and the area under it have yet to be extracted, even though the map shows the
topography as if the fuel depot has already been removed and the area beneath it extracted. Finally, permanent access
roads may change with time and are therefore approximated, as their final position will be shown at the time of final
reclamation. Oil and gas activities affect and potentially reaffect 4.29± acres, and may fluctuate with time depending
upon their activities. These disturbances will be updated at the time of final reclamation. All areas shown outside of the
planned /existing permanent access roads as shown were at grade with native soil at the time of the permit revision.
Previously unaffected land is shown respective of these areas, and any disturbances in these areas will be revegetated at
the time of final reclamation, but are not included in the measurements, as internal disturbances comprise the focus of
this report, as follows:
Tract A has been extracted and slopes reclaimed (graded, soiled and revegetated) as indicated in prior annual reports.
Extraction still occurs within the pit bottom and will continue until salvageable materials are exhausted.
Tract C is an area of active extraction, principally within the pit bottom and will continue until salvageable materials are
exhausted. Approximately 10.07± acres are used for processing and stockpiling of extracted materials, and may shift
slightly to accommodate continued extraction within Tract C. The ponded area north of the stockpile /processing area
must be drained before it can be considered for additional extraction, as the area is one of the oldest extracted areas of the
permit and may have some additional resources remaining to be conserved and recovered for processing.
Tract B is an area of active extraction, and the southern portion comprises approximately 9.26± acres as it progresses to
the northern portion, presently occupied by apx. 4.48± acres of processing and stockpiling. Here again, extraction will
focus over the next year within the existing extraction area bottom and is not expected to significantly progress into the
stockpile /processing area over the next year. The balance of lands backfilled, graded, soiled and seeded is reflected in the
annual report chart, below. Generally, with the exception of active extraction in Tract B, and minor areas tied to the
stockpile and processing activities in Tract C, or active fill activity in Tract D, the majority of affected basin slopes have
been graded and soiled, and to a slightly smaller extent, seeded as reflected in the required information, below.
Weeds are mechanically controlled along seeded slopes of seeded basin perimeters as needed, but are not generally a
problem over affected lands. Water level data is also included as an attachment to this report. Primary future activity
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