1983-06-01_PERMIT FILE - M1983067

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OC��O�,,qpp DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES • • R� •F \9 C1 Momr Pascoe E.ccunre Director MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION ♦ '�,t'-' DAVID C.SHELTON,Director R„nard D Lamm Garemo May 19, 1983 �aainosay leinleN 10 1daF] '0100 N011MV1038 (INdI 031Vh1U Mined Land Reclamation Division Mr. Frank M. Graham Jr. Depi:, of Natural Resources F� Western Paving Construction Company C86L 0 T Pinr 1313 Sherman Street 1400 West 64tn Avenue P.U. dox 21e49 Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado 80221 C3 AI-333 ATTENTION: JAMES B. MC ARDLE, SR. RECLAMATION SPECIALIST RE: State Coach Stop Pit - File No. 83-67 Dear Mr. Graham: Dear Mr. McArdle: I have reviewed this application for adequacy and have the following Following is in response to your letter of May 19, 1983: questions and comments which must be addressed in detail at least 1 week prior to the June 22-23, 1983 meeting of the Mined Land Reclamation Board: A. Exhibit D - Mining Plan 1 . To reduce the potential effects that this mining operation will The stockpile on mining map is near center of property with the majority of gravel to be have on the South Platte River in the form of sedimentation, mined north of it. The present plans call for mining east of the mining limit line, as you loss of riparian vegetation, breach of the buffer strip, and suggested. ST�L� �1LG 1L 4— c,k TZ�,v -F resultant possible adverse effects to upstream bridge abutments �, ` FF,b-e- IM CTt52 T-"-C ?I—r- and downstream water intakes, the staff recommends that the i , r operator not disturb the lands north of the stockpile and r l i v� C.-� � t e� t � �� en o � �' ?A c� f"' � � 1�� L barrier location which are west of the Limit of Mining Mark as P�oPC— � � portrayed on the Mining Plan map. :�r 2. Topsoil stockpiles which are to remain for greater than 1 Topsoil stockpiles will be seeded if they are to remain m e gran one year. r growing season should have a grass cover crop planted to protect Z o 19 1 the soil from wind the water erosion. 3. To what depth will gravel be mined during the 2nd phase? To' bed rock - which appears to be very, very erratic at this location. B. Exhibit E - Reclamation Plan 1. To provide for areas of emergent aquatic vegetation and to Western is in favor of this, if the material is available increase the sites usefulness to waterfowl, the staff recommends that the operator create a few peninsulas and shallow areas (slopes less than 4:1) on the east side of the lake. 2. The staff recommends that the operator incorporate islands where As .above the lake depth is favorable for their construction. The islands are used quite intensively by waterfowl for nesting and resting. �r 423 Centennial Building. 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567