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Home My WebLink About992462.tiff APPLICATION FOR A USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW (MINING) For the LEWIS FARM SAND AND GRAVEL MINE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO APPLICANT: GOLDEN'S ANDESITE MINING COMPANY P.O. Box 328 21 South Sunset Street Longmont, Colorado 80501 JULY 27, 1999 Prepared by: BANKS AND GESSO, LLC 720 Kipling Street, Suite 117 992462 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 (303) 274-4277 APPLICATION INDEX Page INTRODUCTION: 1 SPECIFIC WELD COUNTY REQUIREMENTS: 2 1 — Requirement 44.1 —Application 2 2 — Requirement 44.2 — Drawings 3 44.2.1 —Vicinity Map 3 44.2.2 — Extraction Plan Map 3 3 — Requirement 44.3— Supporting Documents 4 44.3.1 —Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board Submittal 4 44.3.2 — Plans for Obtaining Water Supplies 4 44.3.3 —Cross Section of Drainage Structures 4 44.3.4 — Profile and Typical Cross Section of Haul Roads 4 4 - Requirement 44.4—Operating Policies 4 5 - Requirement 44.5 — Reclamation Policies 10 6 — Other Requirements 11 6.1 Detailed Description of the Method of Mining Operation 11 6.2 Certified List of Property Owners Within 500 Feet 11 6.3 Certified List of Mineral Owners and Lessees 11 6.4 Statement of Consistency with Weld County 11 Comprehensive Plan 6.5 Statement of Consistency with the Intent of the 12 Zone District 6.6 Statement of Adequate Provisions to Protect the 12 Health, Safety, and Welfare 6.7 Statement of Compatibility with Existing Uses 12 6.8 Statement of Compatibility with Future Uses 13 6.9 Statement Concerning Flood Plain, Geologic Hazards, 13 and the Airport Overlay District; Compliance with Section 50. 6.10 Proof of Water 14 6.11 Copy of Legal Instrument Identifying Applicant's 14 Interest in the Property 6.12 Special Review Use Questionnaire 14 6.13 Weld County Road Access Information Sheet— Includes 14 APPLICATION INDEX (Continued) Page Traffic Information and Proposed Road Improvements Attachments: "A" Entrance Road Cross Section 16 "B" Evidence of Insurance 17 "C" Property Owners within 500 feet 18 "D" Mineral Owners and Lessees 19 "E" Water Ownership 20 "F" Applicants Interest in the Property 21 "G" Special Use Questionnaire 22 "H" Road Access Information Sheet 23 "I" Letter- Lupton Bottoms Ditch Company 24 "J" Letter- Colorado Division of Water Resources 25 Note: Soils Report is included in the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board 112 Application, Exhibit I, attached. Banks and Gesso, LLC LEWIS FARM SAND AND GRAVEL MINE INTRODUCTION: This application is for a Use by Special Review (Mining) and has been prepared and submitted under the provisions of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is approximately 160 acres located in the Southeast 14 of Section 13, Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., in Weld County, Colorado. (See the Vicinity Map in Section 44.2.1.) The property is approximately .8 of a mile west of Highway 85 on Weld County Road 8 and is situated on the North side of Road 8. Existing zoning and use of the subject property and surrounding properties is agricultural. The intent is to mine the property to recover a substantial sand and gravel reserve that is of significant commercial quality and quantity. The project will last at least 16 years and perhaps as long as 24 years and this time frame is highly dependent upon market conditions. The end use of the property after reclamation will be for water storage with wildlife habitat. Reclamation will be sequential and run concurrent with mining operations. The remainder of this application package discusses the proposal in detail and addresses all of the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR ] 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES Weld County Administrative Offices, 1400 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631 Phone (970) 353-6100, Ext. 3540 Fax (970) 352-6312 IISE BY SPECIAL REVIEW(MINING OPERATION)APPLICATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES USE ONLY 35 ; 4� : �;:;.� Se- , (A7f? Application Fee((0) ni r3'c") r k ceipt Number C CIO'7,2 Case Number_ Recording Fee _ Receipt Number Zoning District Application Checked By: Planner Assigned to Case To be completed by APPLICANT is accordance with procedural guide requirements: 1. I (we), the undersigned, hereby request a hearing before the Weld County Planning Commission conceming a proposed sand and gravel(gravel, coal, borrow pit, etc.) mining operation for the following described unincorporated area of Weld County: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SE 1/4 of Sec. 13, TIN, R67W of the 6th P.M. , Weld County, Co. 1 4 6 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 and • PARCEL NUMBER: —1� LLiO� O Il 4 3 _ (12 digit number- found on Tax I.D. Information or obtained at the Assessor's Office). 2. Surface owner(s)of area of land described Name: Address: Phone: Name: Address: Phone: 3. Owner(s) of mineral rights or substance to be mined Name: Address: Phone: Name: Address: Phone: 4. Source of applicant's legal right to enter and to mine on the land described: Lease between Golden's Andesite Mining Company (Lessee) and (Include certified copy of any document(s) noted (Copy of Memorandum of Lease attached) 5. Applicant's address: 21 South Sunset Street Phone:(303) 666 - 8380 Address: Longmont, Colorado 80501 Phone: 6. Identify any prior permits for mining held by applicant or affiliated person: No prior permits held in Weld County 7. Description of Operation A. Types and number of operating and processing equipment to be used 1 trackhoe, 2 to 3 front-end loaders, 1 dozer, and I to 3 scrapers. 1 crusher, 2 screens, several stackers and conveyors, and other ancillary equipment as needed. B. Maximum number of employees: 14 , and number of shifts: 2 11 C. Number of stages to be worked: 4 and periods of time each is to be worked 4 - 6 years each. Total years ranges between 16 to 24 years depending upon market conditions. D. Thickness of mineral deposit 30 feet, and thickness of the overburden: 5 E. This will be a wet/dry pit operation. Dry. F. Site entrance/exit points and County roads and bridges to be utilized between site and delivery point(s)(must be coordinated with County Engineer) Access will be on Weld County Road 8 approximately .8 of a mile west of the intersection of Highway 85 and County Road 8. 8. Description of reclamation A Proposed reclamation land use(s): Water storage and wildlife habitat. B. Source of technical advise for reclamation: Ranks and Gesso, LLC C. Explanation of Reclamation Process: Reclamation will take place sequentially and concurrently with mining operations. A detailed reclamation plan is enclosed. I hereby depose and state under the penalties of perjury that all statements, proposals and/or plans submitted with or contained within this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. to �1 �2GEi ��YA1 ��2rtdZZ`ev , SignatOwner/Authorized Agent 12 Banks and Gesso, LLC 3 — Requirement 44.3 — Supporting Documents 44.3.1 — Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board Submittal (This separate document is enclosed at the end of this application package.) 44.3.2 — Plans for Obtaining Water Supplies The owner acquired 1 3/8 share of the capital stock of the Brighton Ditch Company along with the purchase of the surface and mineral rights. Evidence of this acquisition is enclosed elsewhere in this report. Prior to any mining, a temporary substitute water supply plan will be obtained. This plan will detail all water needs for the mining operation and any additional water needs. Golden's Andesite Mining Company will obtain any additional water required through the substitute supply permit process. Once the substitute supply plan is approved by the State Engineer's Office, a copy will be supplied to Weld County Planning. 44.3.3 — Cross Sections of Drainage Structures There are no drainage structures required by this project. 44.3.4 — Profile and Typical Cross Section of Haul Roads There will be no internal haul roads. Conveyors will be utilized to move material from the pit to the processing plant. The anticipated entrance road cross section is enclosed in Attachment "A". 44.4 — Operating Policies In addition to the commitments contained in the Application to the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, the Applicant commits to the following operating policies: Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 4 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 44.4.1 — Setbacks Setbacks for mining at adjacent property lines will be maintained at a minimum of ten (10) feet on the west property line. On the north, east and south property lines, the setbacks will be maintained at a minimum of 25 feet pending agreements with owners of permanent man-made structures as outlined in the requirements of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology below. Mining will not take place closer than 125 feet to any existing residence on adjacent properties. The residence on the subject property shall be removed prior to mining operations. There exist several structures on the property that consist of gas and oil pipelines, pumps, and storage tanks. There are also various permanent man-made structures along the north, east and south property lines. A listing of these is included in the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (CMLRB) Application in Section 44.3.1. The State requires setbacks from these man-made structures of 200 feet unless the applicant obtains an agreement with the owner of the easement and structure to mine closer. Or, the applicant has the option of supplying an engineer's report stating that mining closer than 200 feet will not effect the stability of the structure. The required agreements are enclosed in the CMLRB application package. 44.4.2 — Hours of Operation The following hours are proposed for 6 days per week, Monday through Saturday: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for sand and gravel mining and processing 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight for maintenance and repairs 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for truck hauling The administrative/executive offices may operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 5 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC An exception to the above hours will be allowed when government contracts are obtained that require extended hours. In this case, 24 hour per day operations will be allowed to meet such contract requirements. 44.4.3 — Weed Control Plan The applicant shall cut or trim unsightly and noxious weeds as necessary to preserve a reasonably neat appearance and to prevent seeding on adjoining properties. 44.4.4 — Existing Trees and Ground Cover Existing trees and groundcover within the setbacks will be maintained. If trees and groundcover must be removed in the setbacks during mining, this vegetation shall be replaced according to the reclamation plan which is included in section 44.3.1. Existing trees and groundcover not within the setbacks shall be removed and replaced as per the reclamation plan. 44.4.5 — Access Access from the site will be located central to the south property line adjoining Weld County Road 8 approximately 0.8 of a mile from the intersection of Highway 85 with Road 8. 44.4.6 — Paving of Access Road The entrance to the property wilt be paved with a typical apron. The on- site access road from the apron to the processing plant will be chemically treated to control dust. The designated haul route to the site is Weld County Road 8. This road will be paved from the west approach apron on the Platte River bridge to the entrance to the property. Upon county approval of this project, the applicant will initiate a geotechnical investigation and pavement design to present to Weld County. The Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 6 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Wining Company July,1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC anticipated cross section referenced in section 44.3.4 is indicated on Attachment A. 44.4.7 — Fencing There is an existing three-strand barbed wire fence along the perimeter of the property. This fence will be maintained throughout the life of the mine. 44.4.8 — Topsoil Salvage As per the reclamation plan in the CMLRB application, there is more than adequate topsoil on site to reclaim the site. The topsoil that will be salvaged for reclamation will be placed along the south and southwest property boundaries, and adequately seeded to prevent wind and water erosion. This location for topsoil stockpiles is chosen to also provide a noise and visual berm for adjacent properties. 44.4.9 — Processing Equipment The plant site where the processing equipment will be located will be central to the site. This site was specifically chosen to keep processing equal distances from all adjacent parcels and provide maximum protection for nearby residences. 44.4.10 — Insurance Evidence of adequate liability insurance is included in Attachment "El". 44.4.11 — Additional Operation Policies 1. All operations on the subject property shall be in conformance with the Weld County Flood Regulations. A separate flood hazard development permit is being applied for in conjunction with this application. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 7 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC A-- No fill, berms, or stockpiles shall be placed in the one hundred (100) year flood plain of the South Platte River which would obstruct passage of flood flows. B --All fuel tanks, septic systems, temporary buildings, and any other hazardous items that might wash away during flooding shall be securely anchored and adequately flood proofed to avoid creation of a health hazard. Following completion of mining, all temporary buildings shall be removed. 2. All liquid and solid wastes shall be stored and removed for final disposal in a manner that protects against surface and groundwater contamination. 3. Na permanent disposal of wastes shall be permitted at this site. 4. Waste materials shall be handled, stored, and disposed of in a manner that controls fugitive dust, blowing debris, and other potential nuisance conditions. 5. The maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the industrial limit of 80 dB(A), as measured according to 25-12-102, Colorado Revised Statutes. 6. The applicant shall remove, handle, and stockpile overburden, soil, sand and gravel from the facility area in a manner that will prevent nuisance conditions. 7. Portable toilets will be used on site for personnel sanitation purposes. No other sanitation facilities will be constructed. Potable water will be supplied with bottled water hauled into the site. Well water will not be used for employee's drinking water. 8. The facility shall operate in accordance with the approved dust abatement plan at all times. The facility shall have sufficient equipment available to implement the dust control as required by the Weld County Health Department. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 8 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 9. The site shall be maintained in compliance with the local fire protection district, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. 10."No Trespassing" signs shall be posted and maintained on the perimeter to clearly identify boundaries of the site. 11.The facility shall operate in accordance with the approved storm water detention plan. 12.AII construction on the property shall be in accordance with the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 13.Lighting provided for security and emergency night operation on the site shall be designed so that the lighting will not adversely affect surrounding property owners. 14.The sand and gravel operation will comply with operation policies identified in Section 44 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as articulated above. 15.The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operating Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance, as amended. 16.Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Planning Department shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to ensure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated herein and all applicable Weld County regulations. 17.The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown herein and governed by the foregoing standards and all applicable Weld County Regulations. Substantial changes from the plans or Development Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Planning Commission before such changes from the plans or Development Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 9 99020.WD Golden's Andesite M ning Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 18.The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all Of the foregoing Development Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Development Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. 44.5 — Reclamation Policies In addition to the commitments made in the application to the Colorado Division of Minerals and geology, the Applicant commits to the following reclamation policies: 44.5.11 — Compatibility with Surrounding Land Uses The reclamation plan anticipates, and was designed for, an end use of water storage and wildlife habitat. The surrounding land uses currently are agricultural in nature with natural areas adjacent to the South Platte River. The reclamation plan for the subject property is compatible with the existing and the anticipated agricultural uses. 44.5.2 — Completion of Operations — Safety Following the completion of operations, the property will be operated and managed by a water storage entity. Access to the site will be limited to employees necessary to maintain the water storage reservoirs. For safety purposes, access by others will be limited. 44.5.3 — Drainage Sufficient drainage shall be provided so as to prevent water pockets or undue erosion. Grading shall be accomplished in such a manner that storm water leaves the property at the original, natural drainage points. Runoff at any one such point shall not normally be increased over historic flows. Increases over historic flows shall be allowed only when it is shown Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 10 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC that the increased flows will not adversely impact uses or lands affected by such flows. 44.5.4 — Grading and Erosion Control All excavated areas shall finally be graded in substantial conformity to the use of 1:he land proposed in the reclamation plan. Ridges, banks and mounds shall be graded so as to minimize erosion. Trees, shrubs, legumes, grasses, or other ground cover shall be replaced in order Ito avoid erosion insofar as is practicable. 6 — Other Weld County Requirements: 6.1 — Detailed Description of the Method of Mining Operation The detailed mining plan is included in the CMLRB application package attached. 6.2 -- Certified List of Property Owners Within 500 Feet The required listing is enclosed in Attachment "C". 6.3 -- Certified List of Mineral Owners and Lessees The required certified list is enclosed in Attachment "D". 6.4 -- Statement of Consistency with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan The Applicant has compared this proposed use, and has prepared this application package to conform to all Mineral Resource Goals and Policies, which are contained in the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. The details of the proposal contained in this application support all Goals and Policies of the Plan. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR I I 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 6.5 -- Consistency with the Intent of the Zone District The subject property is within the "A (Agricultural) District. The intent of this district is to "provide areas for the conduct of agricultural activities and activities related to agriculture and agricultural production without the interference of other, incompatible land uses". In addition, "The A District is also intended to provide areas for the conduct of Uses by Special Review which have been determined to be more intense or to have a potentially greater impact than Uses Allowed by Right". Mineral resource development is one of the Uses by Special Review in the A (Agricultural) District. This application has been designed to meet the intent of the Zone District and the requirements of the Use by Special Review. 6.6 -- Statement of Adequate Provisions to Protect the Health, Safety, and Welfare The application contains adequate provisions to protect the health, safety, and welfare of surrounding landowners and the County residents. The plan contained in this application package addresses all of the major areas of potential pollution and nuisance factors related to these issues such as noise, dust, water pollution, drainage, truck traffic, etc. 6.7 -- Statement of Compatibility with Existing Uses Existing surrounding land uses are predominantly agricultural in nature. The proposed mining is allowed for in the zoning ordinance as a Use by Special Review. The mine and reclamation plans, along with the end use of the property has been designed to be compatible with the surrounding agricultural land uses and they contain provisions to ensure compatibility. The mining plan requires relocating a large portion of the Lupton Bottoms Ditch on the property. The new alignment will accommodate, larger flow capacity, less seepage and easier maintenance. The letter from the Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 12 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July,1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Lupton Bottoms Ditch Company, see Attachment I, indicates their support of these improvements. 6.8 — Statement of Compatibility with Future Uses Future uses surrounding the subject property will continue to be agricultural in nature for the foreseeable future. Some adjacent properties, both to the north and south, also contain commercial quantities and commercial quality sand and gravel deposits. It is highly likely that some of these surrounding deposits will be exploited in the future. Mining and reclamation to water storage of the subject property is consistent with the future anticipated uses of surrounding properties. A letter from the Colorado Division of Water Resources, see Attachment J, indicates their support of the proposed ditch improvements and the need for water storage reservoirs in the area. 6.9 — Statement Concerning Flood Plain, Geologic Hazards, and the Airport Overlay District; Compliance with Section 50 6.9.1 Flood Plain —A Flood Hazard Development Permit has been submitted concurrent with this Use by Special Review application. The Applicant will comply with all requirements of the Permit. 6.9.2 —Geologic Hazards —The subject property contains no known geologic hazards. 6.9.3 —Airport Overlay District—The subject property does not lie within the Airport Overlay District. 6.9.4— Statement of Compliance with Section 50— Upon approval of and compliance with the Flood Hazard Development Permit, the subject property will be in conformance with Section 50— Overlay Districts. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 13 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 6.10 -- Proof of Water Copies of ownership documents concerning water are enclosed in Attachment "E". 6.11 -- Copy of Legal Instrument Identifying Applicant"s Interest in the Property The Applicant, Golden's Andesite Mining Company, has an interest in the property through a Sand and Gravel Lease. A Memorandum of Lease has been executed and filed with the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. A copy of that Memorandum of Lease is enclosed in Attachment "F". 6.12 -- Special Review Use Questionnaire The questionnaire is enclosed in Attachment "G". 6.13 -- Weld County Road Access Information Sheet A completed information sheet is enclosed in Attachment "H". Traffic Information and Proposed Road Improvements Annual production and sales from this property are estimated at 500,000 tons per year. Tractor trailers at approximately 85,000 pounds or tandems at approximately 55,000 pounds will be used to haul material from the site. Traffic will be limited to hauling to the east to Highway 85 and then proceed north or south to market. Based upon the use of these trucks and using a 250-day per year working schedule, we have an average of 80 truck round trips, or 160 trips per day for haul trucks. There will be additional traffic generated by employees, sales people, and visitors to the site. Our estimate is that these trips will account for approximately 30 additional trips per day, which will include automobiles and light trucks (pickup trucks). Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 14 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso,LLC Golden's Andesite Excavation Company proposes to pave County Road 8 from the existing end of pavement, near the bridge at the South Platte River to the property entrance to County specifications. We propose a cost sharing basis to be negotiated with County Engineering upon percentage of traffic generation and use of County Road 8. Lewis Farm Sand aid Gravel Mine.WC.USR 15 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Attachment"A" Anticipated Entrance Road Cross Section Subject to the actual results of the geotechnical investigation and pavement design to be conducted, the pavement on Weld County Road 8 anticipated by the applicant will be 24 feet wide, with 6 feet wide gravel shoulders. The anticipated pavement section will be 4 inches of asphalt, over 8 inches of compacted aggregate basecourse. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 16 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 ACORD_ CERTIFICA- _ OF LIABILITY INSU' \NCj�E�2 DATE (0 9 PRODUCER THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE The Linden Company HOLDER.THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AMEND,EXTEND OR A100 E. Mississippi Ave„ #900 ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. tver CO 80246 COMPANIES AFFORDING COVERAGE _raig A. Marten, CPCU ARM COMPANY Phone No 303-756-6700 Fax/40.303-756-7700 A Travelers Indemnity Co. INSURED COMPANY B C.C.I.A. COMPANY Golden's Companies C P.O.Box 328 COMPANY Longmont CO 80501 0 COVERAGES THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED,NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REOIIREMEIIT,TERM OR CONDTIION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WTIH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN,THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. CO TYPE OF INSURANCE FOLK'/NUMBER POLICY EFFECTIVE POLICY EXPIRATION LIMITS LTR - DATE(MMIDOYY) DATE(MMIDOYY) GENERAL.LIABILITY GENERAL AGGREGATE $2,000,000 A X COMMERCWL GENERAL LLIBIUTY 630336-X1382 10/01/98 10/01/99 PRODUCTS-COMPADPAGG s2,000,000 CLAIMS MADE a OCCUR OWNER'S&CONTRACTORS PROT Blkt Addl Insd PERSONAL&ACV INJURY f 1,OOO,OOO EACH OCCURRENCE f 1,OOO,OOO X FlREDAMAGE(Myoneln) $ 50,000 X Per Project Aggr MEDEXP(Arty a uperaon) $ 5,000 AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY COMBINED SINGLE UNIT f 1,000 000 A X ANY AUTO 810336X1382 10/01/98 10/01/99 ALL OWNED AUTOS BODILY INJURY S SCHEDULED AUTOS (Per person) HIRED AUTOS BODILY INJURY S NON-OWNED AUTOS (Per accident) X Blkt Addl Insd PROPERTY DAMAGE S GARAGE LIABILITY AUTO ONLY-EA ACCIDENT S ANY AUTO OTHER THAN AUTO ONLY: EACH ACCIDENT f AGGREGATE f EXCESS LIABILITY EACH OCCURRENCE f 1,000,000 A X UMBRELLA FORM CUP336X1382 10/01/98 10/01/99 AGGREGATE $ 1,000,000 OTHER THAN UMBRELLA FORM S ORKERS COMPENSATION AND X WCSTAT71, OER- WEMPLOYERS lIABiLfTY EL EACH ACCIDENT s 500,000 — B THE PROPRIETOR/ X RICL 3488870 10/01/98 10/01/99 ELDISEASE-PO'JCYUMIT $500,000 PARTNERSIMECUTIVE OFFICERS ARE: EXCL EL DISEASE-EA EMPLOYEE $500,000 OTHER DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONSILOCATIONSNEHICLES/SPECIAL ITEMS ALL OPERATIONS - ALL LOCATIONS CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POUCIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF.THE ISSUING COMPANY WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL 30 DAYS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE:HOLDER NAMED TO THE LEFT, BUT FAILURE TO MAIL SUCH NOTICE SHALL IMPOSE NO OBLIGATOR OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UPON e=COMPANY.ITS AGENTS O-REPRESENTATIVES AUTHORIZED REPRESS• , -Craig A. Mer en, CP ACORD 25-S(1195) ACORD CORPORATION 1988 Banks and Gesso, LLC Attachment "E" Water Ownership Water rights associated with the Lewis Property are referenced in the Deed, see Exhibit N in the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board Application. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.WC.USR 20 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 06/25/99 12:22 FAX 970 304 6498 WELD PLANNING 003/003 • USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE The following questions are to be answered and submitted as part of the USR application. If a question does not pertain to your use, please respond with'not applicable", with an explanation as to why the question is not applicable. 1. Explain, in detail, the proposed use of the property. See Response in section 3 to requirement. 44.3. 1 2. Explain how this proposal is consistent with the intent of the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. See Section 3. Explain how this proposal is consistent with the intent of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance and the zone district in which it is located, See Section 6.5 4. What type of uses surround the site? Explain how the proposed use is consistent and compatible with surrounding land uses. See Section 6.7 and 6.8 5. Describe, in detail, the following: a. HOW many people will use this site? Maximum of 14 b. How many employees are proposed to be employed at this site? Maximum of 14 c. What are the hours of operation? See 44.4,2 d. What type and how many structures will be erected (built)on this site? Sand and gravel processing plant e. What type and how many animals, if any, will be on this site? None f. What kind (type, size,weight)of vehicles will access this site and how often? See Section b. 13 g. Who will provide fire protection to the site? Ft. Lupton Fire District F-5 h. What is the water source on the property? (Both domestic and Irrigation). See 44.3.2 and 6.10 I. What is the sewage disposal system on the prop rty? (Existing and proposed). Existing: Septic System/Proposed: Pott- of j. If storage or warehousing is proposed,what type of Items will be stored? None 6. Explain the proposed landscaping for the site. The landscaping shall be separately submitted as a landscape plan map as part of the application submittal. See reclamation plan in Section 44.3. 1 7. Explain any proposed reclamation procedures when termination,of lbe Use by Special Review activity occurs. See reclamation plan in section 44.3. 1 8. Explain how the storm water drainage will be.handled on the site. Ali stdc& .water will be directed to a detention and to allow sedimentation, prior 0 9. Explain how long it will take to construct this site and when construction and landscaping is scheduled to begin. See Section 44.3. 1 10. Explain where storage and/or stockpile of wastes will occur on this site. None • 10 Lupton Bottoms Ditch..ompany PO Box 305 Fort Lupton,Colorado 80621-0305 Phone970-785-2147 June 29, 1999 Stan Peters, P.E. Banks and Gesso,LLC 720 Kipling St. Suite 117 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 RE: Conceptual relocation of the Lupton Bottom Ditch Dear Stan, I want to thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Conceptually this approach seems to be a very workable situation for both of us. I know out in the field we talked about 200 cfs but one thought I had since the meeting was that we do have river rights for 150 cfs and during times of free river there might be times we could possibly draw twice that much. Possibly before the final design is made we could have you do some engineering on the current capacity of the ditch and work to meet that capacity. We believe that there could be certain advantages to the ditch company by your proposed relocation of the ditch. We have had difficulty in that particular stretch of our ditch with such things as regular maintenance of the ditch banks which vve believe your new proposed easement road should help us with. If we can straighten the ditch it should also help us in so much as erosion of the banks are concerned. We were also very happy that your company was concerned with our needs and seemed to be very willing to try and work with us on fulfilling those needs. We hope that things work well for you and Golden's Companies and that we will have a long and amicable relationship together. One thing to keep in mind is that the ditch company was only represented by a portion of the board in the field and while I know any change of this magnitude to the ditch will require a minimum of a board approval I do need to research the possibility of this needing to go to the shareholders for final approval. Should you have any questions feel free to contact me at the above number,thank you for your attention regarding this matter. Sincerely,Howard (Corley) Cantrell , Secretary,Lupton Bottoms Ditch Co. Colorado Division of Water Resources Robert Stahl Division 1, District 2 9378 WCR 25 Water Commissioner Ft. Lupton,CO 80621 July 22, 1999 Stan Peters, PE Banks and Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling Street, Suite 117 Lakewood, CO 80215 Re: Lupton Bottom Ditch Relocation Stan, I am writing to follow up on our meeting at the Lewis property on June 16, 1999. We discussed the relocation of the ditch and any possible ramifications of the relocation. As far as water rights are concerned there should not be any effect on the ditch as long as it doesn't lose more in that stretch than it does now. It is my opinion that the ditch will lose far less to seepage after it has been reconstructed based on your conceptual plan. This relocation of the ditch dovetails nicely with the Ditch Company's ongoing plans for cleaning, maintaining and reestablishing a continual access along the ditch. Foresight requires that the relocated ditch have a capacity greater than the ditches' decreed water rights of 150 cfs due to the new reservoirs (lined gravel pits)that are being built under the ditch system. In a dry year the reservoirs would have a smaller window of opportunity to fill and thus a higher rate of diversion(230 cfs) would be desirable. In my opinion the relocation project would be advantageous to both parties involved as well as to other water users due to the future augmentation water that will be supplied to the river by the new reservoirs under the Lupton Bottom Ditch system. Please contact me at(303) 857-0742 if you need further information. Sincerely, Robert Stahl Water Comm. Dist. 2 COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD APPLICATION FOR REGULAR 112 PERMIT LEWIS FARM SAND AND GRAVEL MINE Prepared for: Golden's Andesite Mining Company 21 South Sunset Street Longmont, Colorado 80501 (303) 776-1003 Prepared by: Banks and Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling Avenue, Suite 117 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 (303) 274-4277 July 27, 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page APPLICATION FORM INTRODUCTION 1 EXHIBITS Exhibit A— Legal Description 2 Exhibit B — Index Map 3 Exhibit C — Pre-Mining and Mining Plan Map 4 Exhibit D — Mining Plan 5 Exhibit E — Reclamation Plan 13 Exhibit F — Reclamation Plan Map 22 Exhibit G —Water Information 23 Exhibit H —Wildlife Information 28 Exhibit I — Soils Information 29 Exhibit J —Vegetation Information 32 Exhibit K— Climate Information 33 Exhibit L— Reclamation Costs 34 Exhibit M — Other Permits and Licenses 36 Exhibit N — Source of Legal Right to Enter 38 Exhibit 0 — Owners of Record 39 Exhibit P — Municipalities Within Two Miles 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Exhibit Q — Proof of Mailing 41 Exhibit R — Proof of Filing with County Clerk and Recorder 42 Exhibit S — Permanent Man-Made Structures 43 LIST OF TABLES Table C-1 Surrounding Property Owners 4-C Table E-1 Seed Mix 18 Table E-2 Seed Mix—Temporary Cover 19 Table E-3 Seed Mix -Waters Edge 20 Table E-4 Seed Mix - Temporary Cover 21 Table G Annual Mine Water Requirements 27-C Table L Reclamation Cost Estimate 35 LIST OF FIGURES Exhibit B Index Map 3 Exhibit C-1 Pre-Mining and Mining Plan Map 4-A Exhibit C-2 Aerial Photo —Adjacent Property Owners 4-B Exhibit F Reclamation Plan Map 22-A Exhibit G Surrounding Wells Map 27-A Certificate of Water Ownership 27-B Exhibit I Soil Types and Wetland Map 31-A APPENDICES Appendix A Drilling Report 45 Appendix B List of Surrounding Wells (Wells on Exhibit G) 46 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Page Appendix C File Search Results, Colorado Natural Heritage Program 47 Appendix D File Search Results, State Office of Archaeology and 48 Historic Preservation Appendix E Preliminary Site Assessment 49 Appendix F Wetlands Delineation Report 50 Appendix G Prebles Meadows Jumping Mouse Study 51 Ill STATE OF COLC)RADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources sisr 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver,Colorado 80203 Phone:(3031 866-3567 FAX:(3031832-8106 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS RESOURCES REGULAR (112) OPERATION Roy Romer RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM Governor James S.Lochhead Executive Director Michael B.Long Division Director CHECK ONE: X New Application (Rule 1.4.5) Amendment Application (Rule 1.10) Conversion Application (Rule 1.11) Permit # _ - -_ (provide for Amendments and Conversions of existing permits) The application for a Construction Materials Regular 112 Operation Reclamation Permit contains three major parts: (1) the application form; (2) Exhibits A-S, Addendum 1, any sections of Exhibit 6.5 (Geotechnical Stability Exhibit; and (3) the application fee. When you submit your application, be sure to include one (1) complete sinned and notarized IVORY ORIGINAL and four (4) copies of the completed Ivory application form, five (5) copies of Exhibits A-S, Addendum 1, appropriate sections of 6.5 (Geotechnical Stability Exhibit, and a check for the application fee described under Section (4) below. Exhibits should NOT be bound or in a 3-ring binder; maps ahould be folded to 8 1/2" X 11" or 8 1/2" X 14" size. To expedite processing, please provide information in the format and order described in this form. GENERAL OPERATION INFORMATION Type or print clearly, in the space provided, ALL information requested below. 1. Applicant/operator or company name (name to be used on pare;t) : Golden's Andesite Mining Company _ 1.1 Type of organization (corporation, partnership, etc.) : 1.2 I.R.S. Tax I.D. No. or Social Security Number: _ 2. Operation name (pit, mine or site name) : Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine 3. Permitted acreage (now or eaistinc site) : 160 . permitted acres 3.1 Change in acreage (+) -0- acres 3.2 Total acreage in Permit area 160 acres 4. Fees: 4.1 New Application $1, 875.00 - application fee 4.2 New Quarry Application $2,325.00 quarry application 4.3 Milling Application (Non-DMO) $3,100.00 milling application 4.4 Amendment Fee $1,550.00 amendment fee 4.5 Conversion to 112 operation (set by statute) $1.875.00_ conversion fee 5. Primary commoditie(s) to be mined: Sand and Gravel 500,000 Tons/Year 5.1 Incidental commoditie(s) to be mined: 1. - lbs/Tons/vr 2. / lbs/Tons/vr 3. / lbs/Tons/vr 4. , / lbs/Tonslvr 5. / lbs/Tons/vr 5.2 Anticipated end use of primary commoditie(s) to be mined: Construction Aggregates 5.3 Anticipated end use of incidental commoditie(s) to be mined: __ - 2 Name of owner of subsurface rights of affected land: _ If 2 or more owners, "refer to Exhibit 0". 7. Name of owner of surface of affected land: 7.1 Names of the holders of any recorded easements on the affected land: 8. Type of mining operation: X Surface _ Underground 9. Location Information: The center of the area where the majority of mining will occur: COUNTY: Weld PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (check one) : X 6th (Colorado) _ 10th (New Mexico) _ Ute SECTION (write number) : S 13 TOWNSHIP (write number and check direction) : T 1 X North __ South RANGE (write number and check direction) : R 67 _ East X_ West QUARTER SECTION (check one) : _ NE _ NW X SE _ SW QUARTER/QUARTER SECTION (check one) : _ NE _ NW _ SE _ SW GENERAL DESCRIPTION: (the number of miles and direction from the nearest town and the approximate elevation) : Three miles south and one mile west of Fort Lupton (one mile north of Wattenberg) Elevation approximately 4920 Feet _ in. Prima future (Post-minina) land use (check one) : _ Cropland(CR) _ Pastureland(PL) _ General Agriculture(GA) Rangeland(RL) _ Forestry(FR) _ Wildlife Habitat(WL) _ Residential (RS) _ Recreation(RC) _ Industrial/Commercial(IC) X Developed Water Resources(WR) _ Solid Waste Disposal(WD) 11. Primary present land use (check one) : Cropland(CR) X Pastureland(PL) _ General Agriculture(GA) Rangeland(RL) _ Forestry(FR) _ Wildlife Habitat(WL) Residential (Its) _. Recreation(RC) _ Industrial/Commercial(IC) Developed Water Resources(WR) 12. Method of Mining:: Briefly explain mining method (e.g. truck/shovel) : Front end lodexs, filed conveyors 13. On Site Processing: X Crushing/Screening 13.1 Briefly explain mining method (e.g. truck/shovel) : Strip topsoil and overburden with scrapers, excavate snad and gravel with loaders, transport to processing plant by conveyor List any designated chemicals or acid-producing materials to be used or stored within permit area: None _ - 3 - 14. Correspondence Information: APPLICANT/OPERATOR (name, address, and phone of name to be used on permit) Contact's Name: Norm Roche Title: Vora President.., Operattnns. Company Name: Golden's Andesite Mining Company Street: 22 South Sunset City: Longmont, Colorado State: Colorado Zip Code: 80501 Telephone Number: ( 303 ) - 666•8380 Fax Number: ( 303 ) - 665-0725 PERMITTING CONTACT (if different from applicant/operator above) Contact's Name: Paul G, Gesso Title: _ Company Name: Banks and Gesso, LLC Street: 720 Kipling, Suite 117 City: Lakewood, CO 80215 _ State: Colorado Zip Code: 80215 _ Telephone Number: ( 303 ) _ 274--4277 Fax Number: ( 303 ) _ 274-832g _ INSPECTION CONTACT Contact's Name: Norm Roche Title: Vice President, Operation Company Name: Golden's Andesite Mining Company _ 22 South Sunset Street: _ City: Longmont _ State: Colorado Zip Code: 80501 Telephone Number: ( 303 ) _ 666-8380 _ Fax Number: ( 303 ) - 665-0225 CC: STATE OR FEDERAL LANDOWNER (if any) Agency: N/A Street: City: State: Zip Code: _ Telephone Number: ( ) - CC: STATE OR FEDERAL LANDOWNER (if any) Agency: N/A Street: City: - State: Zip Code: Telephone Number: ( ) - • - 4 - 15. Description of Amendment or Conversion: you are amending or converting an existing operation, provide a brief narrative describing the proposed change(s) . N/A Maps and Exhibits: Five (5) complete, unbound application packages must be submitted. One complete application package consists of a signed application form and the set of maps and exhibits referenced below as Exhibits A-S, Addendum 1, and the Geotechnical Stability Exhibit. Each exhibit within the application must be presented as a separate section. Begin each exhibit on a new page. Pages should be numbered consecutively for ease of reference. If separate documents are used as appendices, please reference these by name in the exhibit. With each of the five (5) signed application forms, you must submit a corresponding set of the maps and exhibits as described in the following references to Rule 6.4, 6.5, and 1.6.2 (1) (b) : EXHIBIT A Legal Description EXHIBIT B Index Map EXHIBIT C Pre-Mining and Mining Plan Map(s) of Affected Lands to include the location of any recorded easements EXHIBIT D Mining Plan -XHIBIT E Reclamation Plan AHIBIT F Reclamation Plan Map EXHIBIT G Water Information EXHIBIT H Wildlife Information EXHIBIT I Soils Information EXHIBIT J Vegetation Information EXHIBIT K Climate Information EXHIBIT L Reclamation Costs EXHIBIT M Other Permits and Licenses EXHIBIT N Source of Legal Right-To-Enter, to include holders of any recorded easements EXHIBIT 0 Owners of Record of Affected Land (Surface Area) and Owners of Substance to be Mined, to include holders of any recorded easements EXHIBIT P Municipalities Within Two Miles EXHIBIT Q Proof of Mailing of Notices to County Commissioners and Soil Conservation District EXHIBIT R Proof of Filing with County Clerk or Recorder EXHIBIT S Permanent Man-Made Structures Rule 1.6.2(1) (b) ADDENDUM 1 - Notice Requirements (sample enclosed) Rule 6.5 Geotechnical Stability Exhibit (any required sections) The instructions for preparing Exhibits A-S, Addendum 1, and Geotechnical Stability Exhibit are specified under Rule 6.4 and 6.5 and Rule 1.6.2(1) (b) of the Rules and Regulations. If have any questions on preparing the Exhibits or content of the information required, or .1d like to schedule a pre-application meeting you may contact the Office at 303-866-3567. - 5 - Responsibilities as a Permittee: .,pon application app.:oval and permit issuance, this application becomes a legally binding document. Therefore, there are a number of important requirements which you, as a permittee, should fully understand. These requirements are listed below. Please read and initial each requirement, in the space provided, to acknowledge that you understand your obligations . If you do not understand these obligations then please contact this Office for a fullD explanation. la, 1. Your obligation to reclaim the site is not limited to the amount of the financial warranty. You assume legal liability for all reasonable expenses which the Board or the Office may incur to reclaim the affected lands associated with your mining operation in the event your permit is revoked and financial warranty is forfeited; 14t42. The Board may suspend or revoke this permit, or assess a civil penalty, upon a finding that the permittee violated the terms or conditions of this permit, the Act, the Mineral Rules and Regulations, or that information contained in the application or your permit misrepresent important material facts; 3. If your mining and reclamation operations affect areas beyond the boundaries of an approved permit boundary, substantial civil penalties, to you as permittee can result; -7/fle 4. Any modification to the approved mining and reclamation plan from those described in your approved application requires you to submit a ,�. permit modification and obtain approval from the Board or Office; WIC 5 . It is your responsibility to notify the Office of any changes in your address or phone number; 6. Upon permit: issuance and prior to beginning on-site mining activity, you must post a sign at the entrance of the mine site, which shall be clearly visible from the access road, with the following information (Rule 3 . 1 . 12) : a. the name of the operator; b. a statement that a reclamation permit for the operation has been issued by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board; and, c. the permit number. 1D - 6 - 71 , 7 . The boundaries of the permit boundary area must be marked by monuments or other markers that are clearly visible and adequate to delineate such boundaries prior to site disturbance. 71A' 8 . It is a provision of this permit that the operations will be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions listed in your application, as well as with the provisions of the Act and the Construction Material Rules and Regulations in effect at the time the permit is issued. -22-4e 9. Annually, on the anniversary date of permit issuance, you must submit an annual fee as specified by Statute, and an annual report which includes a map describing the acreage affected and the acreage reclaimed to date (if there are changes from the previous year) , any monitoring required by the Reclamation Plan to be submitted annually on the anniversary date of the permit approval. Annual fees are for the previous year a permit is held. For example, a permit with the anniversary date of July 1, 1995, the annual fee is for the period of July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. Failure to submit your annual fee and report by the permit anniversary date may result in a civil penalty, revocation of your permit, and forfeiture of your financial warranty. It is your responsibility, as the permittee, to continue to pay your annual fee to the Office until the Board releases you from your total reclamation responsibility. /241p 10. For joint venture/partnership operators,: the signing representative is authorized to sign this document and a power of attorney (provided by the partner (s) ) authorizing the signature of the representative is attached to this application. NOTE TO CONNENTORS/ONJECTORS: It is likely there will be additions, changes, and deletions to this document prior to final decision by the Office. Therefore, if you have any comments or concerns you must contact the applicant or the Office prior to the decision date so that you will know what changes may have been made to the application document. The Office is not allowed to consider comments, unless they are written, and received prior to the end of the public comment period. You should contact the applicant for the final date of the public comment period. If you have questions about the Mined Land Reclamation Board and Office ' s 'dew and decision or appeals process, you may contact the Office at ,3) 866-3567 . - 7 - , Certification: an authorized representative of the applicant, I hereby certify that the operation uescribed has met the minimum requirements of the following terms and conditions: 1. To the best of my knowledge, all significant, valuable and permanent man-made structure(s) in existence at the time this application is filed, and located within 200 feet of the proposed affected area have been identified in this application (Section 34- 32.5-115(4) (e) , C.R.S.) . 2. No mining operation will be located on lands where such operations are prohibited by law (Section 34-32.5-115(4) (f) , C.R.S. ; 3. As the applicant/operator, I do not have any extraction/exploration operations in the State of Colorado currently in violation of the provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials (Section 34-32.5-120, C.R.S. ) as determined through a Board finding. 4. I understand that statements in the application are being made under penalty of perjury and that false statements made herein are punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor pursuant to Section 18-8-503, C.R.S. Signed and dated this day of ..77./Gy , /999 . c&cm.n<nJ'S 19/00ES/7Z: /'fii1J/A/6 1r7, If Corporation Attest (Seal) Applicant/Operator or Company Name Signed: .47,11ff/I4 O /'K/GG(� Signed: 1141- "c`/ Corporate Secretary or Equivalent Title: I/P /),;CeA177d 1/f Town/City/County Clerk State of Colorado ) �Q ) ss County of J3oulder / The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 17 n day of Yl/l y , 1997, by Norman r %ache , as VP Opera tl'ans of Solden s ,9ndesi to f/1M 'y Co, „„w m ,,,,‘,„BIN auu��.,. N O Tq • S'm — A� .Z , Notary Public A \\' -y't CeCIC My Commission expires: g/a6iaDo0 pocdatt sIccauBBileystoBB IN BLUE INK L .3/97 2823FC0.112 NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION FOR COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION PERMIT FOR REGULA]t (112) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EXTRACTION OPERATION NOTICE TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Weld COUNTY Golden`s Andesite Mining Company (the "Applicant/Operator") has applied for a Regular (112) reclamation permit from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (the "Board") to conduct the extraction of construction materials operations in Weld _ County. The attached information is being provided to notify you of the :Location and nature of the proposed operation. The entire application is on file with the Division of Minerals and Geology (the "Division") and the local county clerk or recorder. The applicant/operatparbipagposes to reclaim the affected land to water storage & wildlife_ use. Pursuant to Section 34-32 . 5-116 (4) (m) , C.R.S. , the Board may confer with the local Board of County Commissioners before approving f the post-mining land use. Accordingly, the Board would appreciate your comments on the proposed operation. Please note that, in order to preserve your right to a hearing before the Board on this application, you must submit written comments on the application within twenty (20) days of the date of last publication of notice pursuant to Section 34-32 . 5-112 (10) , C.R.S . If you would like to discuss the proposed post-mining land use, or any other issue regarding this application, please contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567 . NOTE TO APPLICANT/OPERATOR: You must attach a copy of the application form to this notice. If this is a notice of a change to a previously filed application you must either attach a copy of the changes, or attach a complete and accurate description of the change . /25/97 1307E-112 NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION FOR COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION PERMIT FOR RE AR (112) CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EXTRACTION OPERATION NOTICE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LOCAL SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT Weld DISTRICT Golden's Andesite Mining Company (the "Applicant/Operator") has applied for a Regular (112) reclamation permit from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (the "Board") to conduct the extraction of construction materials operations in Weld _ County. The attached information is being provided to notify you of the location and nature of the proposed operation. The entire application is on file with the Division of Minerals and Geology (the "Division") and the local county clerk or recorder. The applicant/operator proposes to reclaim the affected land to a storage & wildlife habitatuse. Pursuant to Section 34-32 .5-116 (4) (m) , C.R.S. , the Board may confer with the local Soil Conservation Districts before approving of the post-mining land use. Accordingly, the Board would appreciate your comments on the proposed operation. Please note that, in order to preserve your right to a hearing before the Board on this application, you must submit written comments on the application within twenty (20) days of the date of last publication of notice pursuant to Section 34-32.5-112 (10) , C.R.S. If you would like to discuss the proposed post-mining land use, or any other issue regarding this application, please contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567 . NOTE TO APPLICANT/OPERATOR: You must attach a copy of the application form to this notice. If this is a notice of a change to a previously filed application you must either attach a copy of the changes, or attach a complete and accurate description of the change. U4/25/97 1307F-112 AN EXAMPLE PUBLIC NOTICE WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATUTES IS SHOWN BELOW. THE BLANKS WHICH REQUIRE DATES WILL NEED TO BE FILLED IN ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. OBLTCATTON INSTRUCTIONS: Date of commencement and date of completion should represent the dates which you feel most accurately describe the life of the operation. For all Regular (112) types of operations, this notice must be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks, starting within ten (10) days of the date the application is considered to be submitted to the Division. The final date for receiving comments is the 20th day after the fourth publication or the next regular business day. All notices must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed mining operation and mailed to the landowners as set forth in the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Rules and Regulations. Since the date for consideration of your application may change, DO NOT include it in this notice. For a complete discussion of the notice procedures and objections, please refer to C.R.S. 34-32.5-112 (10) , 114 and 115. *************************************************************************** PUBLIC NOTICE mperator Name) Golden's Andesite Mining Company (303) 666-8380 ; (Address and Phone tuber) 21 South Sunset Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501, has filed an application for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as the (Name of the Mine) Lewis Farm Sand And Gravel Mine , and is located at or near Section - 13 , Township 1N , Range 67W , _ 6th Prime Meridian. The proposed date of commencement is , , and the proposed date of completion is The proposed future use of the land is (Future Landuse) water storage & wildlife habitat . Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the (County Name) Weld County Clerk or Recorder' s office; (Clerk or Recorder's Address) 1400 17th Ave, , or the above-named applicant. Greeley, CO 80631 Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Minerals and Geology by 4 :00 p.m. on (Final Date for Comments) 04/25/97 112PUBNOT.BDC You must post sufficient Notices at the location of the proposed mine site to clearly identify the site as the location of a proposed mining operation. The following is a sample of the Notice required for Rule 1. 6.2 (1) (b) that you may 'sh to use. NOTICE This site is the location of a proposed construction materials operation. (Name of the Applicant/Operator) Golden's Andesite Mining Company , whose address and phone number is (Address and Phone Number of the Applicant/Operator) 21 South Sunset St. Longmont, CO 80501 (303) 666-8380 , has applied for a Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. Anyone wishing to comment on the application may view the application at the (County Name) Weld County Clerk or Recorder' s Office, (Clerk or Recorder' s Office Address) 1400 17th Ave. , Greeley, CO 80631 , and should send comments prior to the end of the public comment period to the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman St, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203. xtification: I, , hereby certify that I posted a sign containing the above notice for the proposed permit area known as the (Name of Operation) , on (Date Posted) SIGNATURE DATE 04/25/97 CONOTICE Banks and Gesso, LLC INTRODUCTION Golden's Andesite Mining Company is applying for a permit to mine sand and gravel from the Lewis Property located in unincorporated Weld County, southwest of Fort Lupton, Colorado (see Exhibit B). The property consists of approximately 160 acres in the southeast quarter of Section 13, Township '1 North, Range 67 West. The property is located on the north side of County Road 8, approximately 0.7 miles west of Highway 85. The property currently consists of cultivated cropland and pasture with one residence and numerous farm structures. The surface property, mineral rights, and water rights are owned by Robert Lewis. The sand and gravel produced would be trucked to the market by Golden's Companies and independent truckers. The mine life is anticipated to be 17' to 22 years. The reclaimed property will include two separate, lined ponds covering approximately 128 total acres and another 32 acres of reclaimed and undeveloped property (except for the existing oil and gas facilities). Surrounding land uses in the immediate vicinity include limited residences, agricultural lands, and a feedlot. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit I 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT A— LEGAL DESCRIPTION The legal description for the land to be affected by the proposed mine is as follows: SE % of Section 13, Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., together with 1 3/8 shares of the capital stock of the Fort Lupton Ditch Company. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 2 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT B — INDEX MAP The regional location of the affected land for the proposed mine is provided on Exhibit B, Index Map. 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Pre-mining conditions are also discussed in Exhibit J, Vegetation Information. Permanent man-made structures within ;200 feet of the affected area are discussed in Exhibit S. The Preliminary Site Assessment for wetlands, Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse, and Ute ladies- tressed orchids performed by Savage and Savage, Inc. is found in Appendix E. 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Exhibit C-2 Banks & Gesso, LLC Surrounding Kipling, Suite 117 Golden s , Ail d Propertye s e e Mining Ownership Company 1 Lakewood, CO 80215 I Lewis9 PSD.99020Sand a Gravel Mine 5 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT D — MINING PLAN Overview The applicant proposes to develop the site as a sand and gravel mining and processing operation. Approximately 128 acres of the total 160 acres will be mined (see Exhibit C-1). The Lupton Bottoms Ditch and various oil and natural gas pipelines will be relocated to maximize aggregate recovery and final water storage capacity. After mining is finished, the excavated area will be reclaimed as two lined ponds, separated by the combined access/wildlife area, which will run north and south. The ponds will be isolated from the ground water system by an impervious compacted liner. The long-term post-mining land use of the property is water storage and wildlife habitat. The Reclamation Plan assumes plans and costs for restoration of the mining area as two ponds and wildlife habitat. Several areas near the property lines have mature cottonwood trees; mining will avoid these specific areas to enhance the value to wildlife of the final reclamation of the property. Mine Plan Prior to the commencement of mining, the applicant will relocate the Lupton Bottoms Ditch, with the support of the Fort Lupton Ditch Company, to the west of its current location, in conjunction with a U.S. Amy Corps of Engineers 404 permit. The relocation will alleviate sedimentation, access, and maintenance problems that currently exist. The applicant will strip topsoil around the perimeter of each area (future pond) and excavate a de-watering trench to shale bedrock. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 5 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC The existing water in the enclosed area will be pumped to allow for "dry-mining" of the sand and gravel. The area inside the pit boundaries will be stripped of topsoil to a depth of 6 inches and this material will be utilized to construct temporary berms along the perimeter of the property to reduce the visual and audible impacts of mining. Topsoil in excess of the amount required by reclamation may be sold off-site. The underlying overburden (approximately 2 to 14%feet in thickness) will used to create an undulating shoreline, after the compacted line is constructed, with the surplus overburden being sold off-site. The applicant proposes to mine the sand and gravel up to the pit limits and temporarily leave a near vertical wall at this point. Once a portion of a future pond is mined out to the limits of excavation, construction of the compacted liner may begin. The applicant proposes to primarily utilize shale materials from the pit floor to construct this slope backfill. The sand and gravel at this location is underlain by Pierre Shale, which is known, based on testing at numerous other sites, to be a suitable material from which to build impervious liners and embankments. Once the mining has proceeded to expose sufficient materials to comprise representative test samples, samples of the shale materials will be submitted for detailed testing to confirm its suitability for the intended berm construction. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 6 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mning Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Mining Sequence Mining will proceed in four phases as shown on Exhibit C-1. The first phase will consist of approximately 34 acres in the northern half of the East Pond and sufficient space (approximately 8 acres) to allow construction of the processing plant at its initial location as shown on Exhibit C-1. Activities will include excavation of the initial settling and fresh water ponds, de-watering ditches, sedimentation area and sump pit, as well as initial mining. The second phase, consisting of about 33 acres, will encompass the southern portion of the East Pond. The de-watering ditches started in the first phase would be advanced southward to the second phase, prior to mining these areas. The third phase of mining, consisting of 32 acres, will occur in the northern portion of the West Pond. The sequence of stripping, construction of de-watering ditches and sump areas previously described would be replicated in the northern area of the West Pond. The de-watering system in the East Pond will be maintained until completion of the compacted liner. As mining in the third phase nears completion, a pad for the final plant site will be constructed to grade with overburden materials, just north of the initial plant site. This new plant site will eventually serve as a drilling pad and site for two future oil wells, not yet drilled for the eastern half of the property. Angled drilling from this pad could readily access the oil reserves under the East Pond. The fourth and final phase of mining would be in the remaining 29 acres in the southern area of the West Pond. This phase would include relocating the Lewis Fann Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 7 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July.1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC processing plant to the final plant site, while the process water pond systems would remain in the East Pond for wetlands recreation. Crushing, screening and stockpiling will be located within the two proposed disturbance areas, as previously described. Once mining is completed, the processing equipment will be removed from the site and the processing area will be reduced to the final size required for future oil extraction activities, by selling the excess overburden off-site. This will maximize water storage capacity, and will occur prior to reclamation of this area. Mining Methodology Once the topsoil has been stripped and the overburden has been removed from the deposit, a dewatering trench will be excavated around the mining area. The trench will end at the low spot of the property in a sump area. A dewatering pump will be placed in the sump and the accumulated water will be pumped to a sediment pond. After settling, clarified water will be discharged. A CDPS Discharge Permit and Storm Water (run off) Permit will be obtained. The dewatering activities will be addressed by a Gravel Well Permit application and Temporary Substitute Supply Plan submitted to the State Engineer's Office. Once the mine area is drained, mining of the sand and gravel deposit will be initiated. The applicant proposes to mine the deposit with front-end loaders which will feed an in-pit conveyor system to transport the mined material to the plant site. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit g 99020.WD Golden's Andesite M ring Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC As previously mentioned, the pit will be mined vertically right up to the line indicating the pit limits (as shown on Exhibit C-1) to maximize resource recovery. A combination of pit floor shale materials and overburden will be tested for suitability, prior to construction of the compacted liner. Otherwise, shale excavated from the pit floor will be utilized. Liner materials will be placed and compacted against these vertical walls. A keyway into bedrock will be excavated, arid the compacted liner construction will begin at this elevation. This material will be placed to establish a stable slope along the shoreline. All disturbed areas associated with the operation will be gently graded toward the mine pit to ensure that all storm water runoff and sediment loads are retained on- site. These flows will be directed to a retention pond area adjacent to the mine sump to permit settling of sediment prior to discharge. Minor areas that must be graded away from the pit will be revegetated as soon as possible upon completion of grading. Aggregate Processing The pit run sand and gravel will be screened, crushed and washed to remove excess silt size material prior to sale. The wash water containing this silt will be directed to a settling pond to permit settling out of the silt. The clarified water will be returned to the plant for additional washing. The proposed pond system that will be utilized to facilitate these washing steps is to be located adjacent to the processing area. All water used in the operation will be recycled. The only water Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 9 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC subject to periodic discharge will be from mine dewatering and from storm water runoff. The discharge point will be back into the relocated Lupton Bottoms Ditch, at the north end of the property. Discharging back into the Ditch will compensate any flows reduced by mine de-watering. After processing, sand and gravel will be transported off-site by haul trucks. On-site mining, processing and reclamation equipment may include: • Dozer, • Loader, • Hydraulic Excavators • Radial stackers, • Crushers, • Portable conveyors, • Screening plant, • Trucks, and • Scrapers. Thickness of Overburden and Mineral Deposits Approximately 6 inches of topsoil will be removed and stockpiled. This will leave 2 to 14%feet of overburden, which will require removal to allow access to the sand and gravel, which has an average thickness of approximately 30 feet. Appendix A contains the results of exploratory drilling on the property. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 10 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Sequence of Activities on Site The following is a listing of the sequence of activities associated with the proposed mining project: 1. Relocation of the Lupton Bottoms Ditch 2. Construction of processing plant, initial process water pond and de- watering systems 3. Initial mining of phase one, transitioning into phase two mining. 4. Construction of the compacted liner along the northern mining limit will southward, then westward along the mining limits of the East Pond will reduce pumping and begin to re-establish pre begin as soon as the aggregate has been removed. Continued construction -mining groundwater levels. Topsoil spreading from the perimeter berms and final reclamation seeding of slopes will occur sequentially, as areas of the compacted liner is completed. 5. Construction of the de-watering ditches and sump area in the West Pond area and begin third phase mining activities. 6. Begin construction of the compacted liner at the northern mining limit of the West Pond, as soon as the aggregate has been removed. 7. Construct the final processing plant with overburden materials 8. Relocate processing plant, prior to starting fourth phase mining. Lewis Fame Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 1 j 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 9. After all aggregates are mined in the fourth phase, remove the processing plant, reduce the size of the pad, scarify the site, spread topsoil and seed. 10. Complete the compacted liner in the West Pond and along the wetlands areas of the East Pond. Spread topsoil and seed these areas. 11. Institute weed management plan, as required. The estimated duration for mining of each phase is summarized below: Phase 1 34 acres 4-6 years Phase 2 33 acres 4-5 years Phase 3 32 acres 4-5 years Phase 4 29 acres 4-5 years Assuming one year will be required for final reclamation operation after mining is completed, the estimated total duration for the project is 17 to 22 years. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 12 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT E — RECLAMATION PLAN The post-mining land use will be two ponds used primarily for water storage, native vegetation and wildlife habitat. The reclamation plan is presented as follows. Reclamation Process Reclamation will take place concurrently with mining and no more than 25 acres associated with the mine being disturbed at any one time before reclamation commences. Since there is effectively no reclamation of the reservoir bottom, the 25 acres corresponds to the plant site and perimeter slope backfill. Vegetation will be removed, and then available topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled for later use in revegetation. Any surplus topsoil materials corresponding to the acreage proposed to be inundated will be sold for off-site uses. Overburden materials may be used to level the perimeter areas surrounding the proposed ponds, prior to placement of topsoil. This is necessary to maintain adequate freeboard space on the lower elevation areas of the ponds. Areas that will be inundated with water will not be replanted. Slopes and upland areas will be revegetated. Topsoil Preservation Soils on the site vary from sandy loam to loam to clayey loam with surface layers varying from 2 to 14 feet thick. The location of the topsoil stockpiles will be within the permit area and in areas close to final placement. As filled areas Lewis Farm Sand arid Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 13 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC around the perimeter of the proposed mine pit limits are completed, topsoil will immediately be respread in preparation for revegetation. Soil material that is stockpiled for later use in revegetation will be placed on a stable surface within the permit area and will be clearly marked. These topsoil stockpiles will be protected from disturbances associated with the mining operation and from wind and water erosion, compaction and other disturbances that would reduce its capability to support vegetation. The stockpiles will be seeded with a temporary cover when stockpiles will remain in place for more than one growing season. Soil materials will be subjected to physical and chemical soil analysis to determine possible means of enhancing plant growth. Soil analysis may include pH, texture, specific conductance, sodium absorption ratio, nitrate nitrogen, plant available phosphorous and potassium. It is expected that these soil test results will indicate little enhancement is necessary for successful revegetation. Regrading and Shaping The pit slopes will be backfilled from their vertical condition at the time of mining with shale excavated from the pit floor, or a mixture of shale and overburden, if acceptable as a compacted liner material. Since the primary purpose for the property is a water storage reservoir, the applicant proposes to utilize 2:1 slopes from the pit floor to within five feet of the expected water line. A security fence Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.COMG.112 Permit 14 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC built by the future owner of the reservoir, prior to filling, will secure the pond slopes from trespassers. Topsoil would be placed and seeded from this elevation up the slope to the property line. The compacted liner adjacent to the re-created emergent wetlands in the lEast Pond will be constructed with 3:1 slopes, utilizing overburden covered with topsoil. The wetlands are positioned between the relocated Lupton Bottom Ditch, which should provide ample seepage to the wetlands, even between two liner reservoirs. Flatter, transition slopes from the wetlands to the 3:1 slopes will be established and topsoiled; this area will provide an area of shallow waters favored by fish and waterfowl. Excess overburden will be placed over the compacted liner as indicated on Exhibit F to create an undulating shore line, with rounded corners, prior to topsoil placement. Approximately one foot (12inches) of topsoil will be placed on all 3:1 slopes, both above and below the expected water line. Contour furrows will be established on the shoreline slopes to reduce erosion and encourage stable plant growth. Topsoil Replacement Topsoil replacement (topsoil layer of approximately one-ft minimum) will occur following regrading and scarification of the surface. Placement will primarily occur during late summer and fall. This procedure limits the time that topsoil is Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 15 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC exposed prior to revegetation and avoids moving topsoil when it is frozen or too wet. The seeding will typically occur in the fall, to expose the soils to sufficient winter moisture for successful germination in the spring, when the ground is often too wet to seed. Re-vegetation Re-vegetation with predominantly native grassland will be undertaken. The reclamation seed mixes, recommended by the Soil Conservation Service for the two topsoil types, and for near the water's edge at this project, are shown in Tables E-1 through E-3. The seed mix for temporary covering of berms and topsoil piles is provided in Table E-4. Seeding Method Seeding will be accomplished using either a seed drill properly equipped to meter the native grasses of the mix, or using broadcast followed by harrowing or raking. Seeding will be done in the fall after October 1st to facilitate successful germination. Following seeding, the area will be covered and crimped with certified clean straw at a rate of approximately two tons per acre. Weed Management The development of weeds will be closely monitored to ascertain the need for control. Of greatest concern will be the development of Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), diffuse knapweed (Ceutaurea diffusa), Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 16 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mning Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens), musk thistle (Carduus nutans), Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) and field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). If any of these appear during the first year after seeding, they will be controlled with approved herbicides until they have been eradicated. The presence of annual and biennial weeds during the first few years after seeding is normal and can be expected to diminish thereafter. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 17 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mning Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC TABLE E-1 SEED MIX— Sandy Plains/Bottom Land COMMON NAME PLS2 PERCENT (%) GRASSES VARIETY 1 LB/AC OF MIX Sand bluestem Elide or Woodar 8.0 30 Praire sandreed Goshen 3.5 30 Switchgrass Grenville or Black 2.5 30 Western wheatgrass Arriba or Barton 8.0 10 1 Availability may dictate the need for variety substitution or species omission. 2 Pure Live Seed pounds per acre; rates shown are for drill seeding. Double rates for broadcast seeding. 3 Percent of mix calculated on a seeds-per-square-foot basis. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 18 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC TABLE E-2 SEED MIX— Loamy/Clayey Plains COMMON NAME PLS2 PERCENT (%) GRASSES VARIETY 1 LB/AC OF MIX 5 Western wheatgrass Arriba or Barton 8.0 50 Sideoats grama Vaughn 4.5 30 Switchgrass Grenville or Black 2.5 20 1 Availability may dictate the need for variety substitution or species omission. 2 Pure Live Seed pounds per acre; rates shown are for drill seeding. Double rates for broadcast seeding. 3 Percent of mix calculated on a seeds-per-square-foot basis. Lewis Farm Sand ard Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 19 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC TABLE E-3 SEED MIX—Water's Edge COMMON NAME PLS2 PERCENT I%) GRASSES VARIETY LB/AC OF MIX Reed canarygrass Native variety 2.0 70 Western wheatgrass Arriba or Barton 8.0 10 Switchgrass Grenville or Black 2.5 20 1 Availability may dictate the need for variety substitution or species omission. 2 Pure Live Seed pounds per acre; rates shown are for drill seeding. Double rates for broadcast seeding. 3 Percent of mix calculated on a seeds-per-square-foot basis. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 20 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC TABLE E-4 SEED MIX—TEMPORARY COVER COMMON NAME SEEDING GRASSES VARIETY RATE PLS2 LB/AC Thickspike Critana 3.0 Wheatgrass Streambank Sodar 3.0 Wheatgrass Western Wheatgrass Arriba 3.0 Slender Wheatgrass Premier, San Luis 3.0 Creeping Red Fescue Dawson 1.0 1 Variety unnamed native unless specified. 2 Pure Live Seed pounds per acre. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 21 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT F — RECLAMATION PLAN MAP The proposed post-mining contours are shown in Exhibit F, Reclamation Plan Map. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 22 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT G —WATER INFORMATION This section describes the existing water resources of the project area, potential impacts on water resources due to mining and post-mining uses, and water requirements for the project. Local surface water resources in the vicinity of the project are shown on Exhibit B. Wells potentially within 600 feet of the proposed mining properly are shown on Exhibit G. The site is bifurcated by the Lupton Bottoms Ditch; the nearest watercourse is the South Platte River approximately one mile east of the property. Surface Water The elevation at the center of the property is approximately 4920 feet. There is approximately 12 feet of relief from the southwest to northeast corner of the property and the general direction of surface water drainage at the site is to the northeast. No direct off-site discharge of surface water runoff from disturbed ground is planned. Following detention of runoff water, to facilitate settlement of solids, water from the sediment pond in the processing area will be recycled to the gravel washing process. An on-site network of berms and drainage diversion ditches will direct runoff into the mine. All appropriate permits related to surface water runoff for the mine will be obtained, including a Discharge Permit from the State of Colorado, Division of Lewis Farm Sand ani Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 23 99020.WD Golden's Andesite M ning Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Water Resources, Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) and development of a Storm Water Management Plan. Ground Water Ground water impacts may occur to the shallow wells in the vicinity of the property. The approximate locations of wells in the vicinity of the site are shown on Exhibit G. The wells shown on Exhibit G are listed in Appendix B. Domestic water for the residences in the vicinity of the proposed mine is provided by individual wells. The wells within 600 feet of the proposed mine pit are currently used for irrigation and domestic use. De-watering will lower the ground water level adjacent to the mine during mining, but over time it will stabilize as the ponds are lined and filled with irrigation water. Initially, a de-watering trench will be constructed around the perimeter of each area to mine. Pumping will occur to de-water the gravel, prior to mining. Consumptive Use of Water The estimated mine water requirements are summarized in Table G. The proposed operation is anticipated to process approximately 500,000 tons of sand and gravel per year. The moisture loss for the mined materials is estimated to be approximately 15 acre-feet per year. The sediment pond will supply water for the wash plant, dust control, irrigation and other mine uses. Sources of water to the sediment pond will include water Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 24 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC from dewatering the pits and ground water seepage. Water from the wash plant will be recycled to the sediment pond. Total evaporal:ion depletion from exposed water surfaces (gravel lakes, dewatering trench and wash pond) is estimated at 42 acre-feet per year. Total annual depletion associated with the mining operations is estimated to be approximately 61 acre-feet per year, which includes dust suppression and product water. Water Rights The water rights owned by Robert Lewis include 1-3/8 shares of Brighton Ditch Company (see attached certificate). This water right provides approximately 640 acre-feet per year. Historically, consumptive use of water from the Brighton Ditch has been approximately 265 acre-feet per year for crop irrigation of the 68 acres and 88 acres of pasture, more than sufficient to cover the proposed depletions for the mining operation. After mining and reclamation are completed, no consumptive use of ground water is anticipated because the pit ponds will be lined to prevent evaporation of ground water. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 25 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Temporary Substitute Supply Plan A Temporary Substitute Supply Plan is being prepared and will be submitted for approval to the State Engineer's Office. This plan will replace ground water that is temporarily lost to the river due to evaporation. A permanent plan of augmentation is not necessary because ground water will not be exposed to evaporation after the ponds are lined and filled with irrigation water. The Temporary Substitute Supply Plan includes a Gravel Pit Well Permit. As part of the permitting process, the State Engineer's Office will assess the potential impacts of the proposed project to nearby wells within 600 feet of the gravel pit. The applicant will comply with all the conditions and requirements of this permit and will make every effort to mitigate impacts to neighboring wells. Well owners for the wells within 600 feet of the proposed pit will be contacted gain their written consent for construction of a well (gravel pit) within 600 feet of their wells; otherwise, the Applicant will maintain a 600 foot mining set-back. Wetlands A jurisdictional wetland delineation was conducted by Savage and Savage, Inc. (see attached report, Exhibit I). Jurisdictional wetlands were found in the channel of the Lupton Bottoms Ditch, and adjacent primary alluvial terraces. The Lupton Bottoms Ditch is a perennial surface drainage which bisects the property, flowing south to north. Total wetlands acreage was 7.14, consisting of 2.89 acres of Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 26 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC submergent wetlands within the ditch channel and 4.25 of emergent wetlands along the adjacent alluvial terraces. A complete description of the wetlands study conducted by Savage and Savage, Inc. is found in Appendix F. Jurisdictional wetlands were not encountered in the cultivated fields in the western half of the property, nor in the natural pastures east of the Lupton Bottom Ditch. Floodplain The eastern three-quarters of the subject property is within the 100-year floodplain, Zone A. The remaining western portion of the property is in Zone C (no flooding/minimal flooding) on FEMA Map No. 080266 0983 C. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 27 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 14C It - t ! _ Well ( ('p •� A Lone Pine'I e\---X"-}?) _,°�• �rY � o % i Ts _... I o , '\----\) ),-L 7 11 -cos • /. - v 1 1 /Gravel / 1 .� �� _— o J 4860 7 •/ pp 1 Wells • 'p/ O �2% \ o _i o l a __,I,r 7 _' 1W!11--- Wo Us J O_1011s' f 1 Jm\ 2� / • t / y 18 /r p" ( � O !Neils 1 Well ,�,; ��o' o , . / 9st5. I 1{ 85 i \\,fig - ,yyOls —oi 1We1( i % r J ss. _ '® •ant Rd./8 +92317 A i 49 � � ; _ O Wells 1 1 Wallji Wen 2 SUS b j:II ' d// ` • � � ? � 1 Flume �l - �. 4\\ _� \ IS ,�. -.� I '�3 Well. _ _ Z \ ki 23 �_ osoa- _� 4 / \ N19 7\ _T_ 1 �� o -- 0 ) ,�1 I ( i (l $ �' iWat'=Y000' <9ao t i v e , ryobiie /Park In ace ante A .•4 - nSchool _ _ y�,'p,\� �o9n(�/1/1 ssd � l -.1831 — J 1 yi f � •o Well V �'.� �� I U _jr...:. �:�� / Water 49 ExhBanks & Gesso, LLC Zhon Map 720 Kipling, Suite 117 Golden's Andesite Mining Company Lakewood, CO 80215 Lewis Sand a Gravel Mine 5/27/99 a -28-1999 12:36 P.02i02 L �� 0 yE• ° ��F 333 • jr i/.I ♦. � Ifl.� ^� i`• a. �'° xI . , v� t 'i' aIdt if, v., :,�.. 1 r�.l u 440-.. ,:. 1J irrr. 0� � —` Sv 441 • nay • �Ft` 1 '' . a� +l - ;, .1 'if['•'�l I � ovf 1 � Y / Rya 4,1/4. slip i r h 17:. f� Ny ` , 1 4,i' b '41 . . 1 0: Fop k _ � Y t \ irt 1 �!� � r .I :N1E { :]uer >. if �\ J TABLE G ANNUAL MINE WATER REQUIREMENTS Month Net Area Evap. Product Product Dust Net Net Evap. Exposed Depl. (x1000) Water Supp. Dept. Dept. (ft) (acres) (ac"ft) (tons) (ac*ft) (ac"ft) (ac"ft) (gpm) Column---> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a b Jan 0.09 7.00 0.63 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.79 5.91 Feb 0.11 7.00 0.77 24.00 0.71 0.17 1.65 12.34 Mar 0.15 7.00 1.05 42.00 1.24 0.22 2.51 18.78 Apr 0.24 7.00 1.68 68.00 2.01 0.36 4.05 30.29 May 0.30 7.00 2.10 68.00 2.01 0.42 4.53 33.88 Jun 0.44 7.00 3.08 68.00 2.01 0.67 5.76 43.09 Jul 0.50 7.00 3.50 68.00 2.01 0.72 6.23 46.60 Aug 0.44 7.00 3.08 44.00 1.30 0.64 5.02 37.56 Sept 0.30 7.00 2.10 44.00 1.30 0.48 3.88 29.03 Oct 0.21 7.00 1.47 30.00 0.89 0.31 2.67 19.95 Nov 0.11 7.00 0.77 20.00 0.59 0.19 1.55 11.60 Dec 0.0<_i 7.00 0.63 24.00 0.71 0.14 1.48 11.06 Sub-Total 2.9E! 20.86 500.00 14.75 4.48 40.09 -76767 Jan 0.09 14.00 1.26 0.00 0.00 0.16 1.42 10.63 Feb 0.11 14.00 1.54 24.00 0.71 0.17 2.42 18.10 Mar 0.1E 14.00 2.10 42.00 1.24 0.22 3.56 26.64 Apr 0.24 14.00 3.36 68.00 2.01 0.36 5.73 42.86 May 0.3C 14.00 4.20 68.00 2.01 0.42 6.63 49.60 Jun 0.44 14.00 6.16 68.00 2.01 0.67 8.84 66-14 Jul 0.5C 14.00 7.00 68.00 2.01 0.72 9.73 72.80 Aug 0.44 14.00 6.16 44.00 1.30 0.64 8.10 60.62 Sept 0.3C 14.00 4.20 44.00 1.30 0.48 5.98 44.75 Oct 0.21 14.00 2.94 30.00 0.89 0.31 4.14 30.95 Nov 0.11 14.00 1.54 20.00 0.59 0.19 2.32 17.37 Dec 0.09 14.00 1.26 24.00 0.71 0.14 2.11 15.78 Sub-Total 2.98 41.72 500.00 14.71 4.48 60.95 456.23 total 101.04 756.31 Column 1 Net evap.From Table 1 converted. 2 Dewatering trench,exposed surface from mining. 3 Evap.Depl.=Net evap.(col.1)'Area exposed(col.2). 4 Proposed product to be mined from pit. 5 Product water=Product mined(col.4)*(1000.0)'(.0000295). 6 Water to be used for dust suppresion(4.5 ac'ft/y). 7 Net depl.=Evap.Depl.(col.3)+Product water(col.5)+Dust supp.(col.6). Ground Elev.=4920 ft Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT H —WILDLIFE INFORMATION Farming has significantly altered the wildlife habitat on the western half of the property. Review of wildlife data for this area does not show any critical habitats for the Lewis property. Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (a federally protected species) habitat is present along the Lupton Bottom Ditch. The mouse requires wet, grassy meadows and dense riparian vegetative cover, usually within 100 feet of the stream. However, a trapping survey conducted by Savage and Savage, Inc. in June 1999, encountered no Prebles mice, as indicated in their report (Appendix G). There will be some loss of habitat and displacement of animals during mining but suitable similar habitat exists all around the property. Reclaiming the mine area as ponds with native grasses planted on the perimeter areas of the ponds will greatly improve wildlife habitat on the western half of the property, especially for fish and waterfowl. Based on a search of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program records, there are no known Threatened and Endangered species of plants or animals on the property (see Appendix C). Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 28 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT I — SOILS INFORMATION The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conservation Service), Greeley Field Office, has mapped six soil types on the property, as shown on Exhibit I and described below: • Vona sandy loam, • Nunn clay loam, • Nunn loam • Fort Collins loam • Bankard sandy loam, and • Aquolls and aquents, gravelly substratum. Vona Sandy Loam (76), 1 to 3 Percent Slopes This is a deep, well drained soil on plains and high terraces. The Vona series formed in eolian and alluvial deposits . Typically, the surface layer is a grayish brown sandy loam about 10 inches thick. The subsoil is brown fine sandy loam about 18 inches deep. Permeability is moderately rapid. The available water capacity is moderate. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of erosion is low. Nunn Clay Loam (41), 0 to 1 Percent Slopes This is a deep, well drained soil on terraces and plains. It formed in mixed alluvial and eolian deposits . Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown clay loam about 9 inches thick. The upper portion of the underlying material is a clay loam about 14 inches thick and lower part is a sandy loam about to a depth of 60 Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 29 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC inches. Permeability is moderately slow, and the available water holding capacity is high. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water erosion is slight. Nunn Loam (39), 0 to 1 Percent Slopes This deep, well drained soil occurs on terraces, was formed in mixed alluvium. Typically, the surface layer is a grayish brown loam about 12 inches thick. The upper part of the underlying material is 12 inches thick and is a light brownish gray clay loam. The lower part to 60 inches brown sandy loam. Permeability is moderately slow. The available water capacity is high. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water erosion is low. Fort Collins Loam (24), 0 to 1 Percent Slopes This deep, well drained soil occurs on terraces and plains, was formed in alluvium modified by thin eolian deposits. Typically, the surface layer is a grayish brown loam about 7 inches thick. The upper part of the underlying material is about 17 inches thick and is a brown to very pale brown clay loam and loam. The lower part to 60 inches fine sandy loam. Permeability is moderate. The available water capacity is high. Runoff is medium, and the hazard of water erosion is low. Bankard Sandy Loam (10), 0 to 3 Percent Slopes This deep, somewhat excessively drained soil occurs on flood plains, was formed in stratified recent alluvium along streams and rivers. Typically, the surface layer is a brown sandy loam about 4 inches thick. The underlying soils to a depth of Lewis Farm Sand arid Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 30 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC approximately 60 inches consist of pale brown calcareous sand, with thin lenses of sandy loam, loam and fine gravel. The permeability is moderately rapid. The available water capacity is low. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water erosion is low. Aquolls and Aquents (3), Gravelly Substratum This nearly level map unit is on bottom lands and flood plains along streams and rivers. Aquolls consist of approximately 60 percent of the unit and have a dark colored surface layer. Aquents are lighter colored make up about 35 percent of the unit mapped, with the remaining 5 percent consisting of Aquepts and Bankard sandy loam. Topsoil removed for mining will be stockpiled and reused for site revegetation along the pond slopes. Some topsoil may be sold, as shale excavated from the pit floor will be utilized to construct the compacted clay liners for reclamation. Sale of topsoil in excess of required for reclamation tends to increase the capacity of the final water storage reservoirs. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 31 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 /py^, _ " / / r , > ,i 0fti ` LYE .. r�•x .N � i �.. I ' ��. I" ii e (N4' `iV a 1 ,lif 8 -. T.t. F .. `. 1: RiYT.Y+ , . _ i ix^ r." sisL �1 ` • * e 3 ""` . -,--� ..-.a. 'Gg z oaf. 1 t�; Pr 4s. s. - _ • Q1 �r • y.: i l�iE.kr i I • • if � .` I � r ', i` , i /A Banks & Gesso, LLC Exhibit 1: Soils Map 720 Kipling, Suite 117 Goiden'sAndesite Mining Company Lakewood, CO 80215 Lewis Sand a Gravel Mine 5/27/99 PS0.99020 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT J —VEGETATION INFORMATION The eastern half of the property consists of well developed riparian forest and horse pasture , on both sides of the meandering Lupton bottom ditch. Tall plains cottonwoods are present, with an understory of native cool and warm season grasses, such as western wheatgrass, alkali sacaton, and inland saltgrass. Scattered throughout the eastern riparian areas were relict oxbows, with sedges, rushes and some snowberry bushes. Most of the native vegetation on the western half of the property has been replaced with cultivated crops, such as corn and alfalfa. Some cool season grasses remain along the irrigation ditches. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 32 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT K—CLIMATE INFORMATION The attached climate summary data was obtained from the Fort Lupton and Brighton Stations from the Western Region Climate Center. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 33 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 FORT LUPTON 2 SE, COL ADO Period of Record M... Page 1 of 1 FORT LUPTON 2 SE, COLORADO (053027) Period of Record. Monthly Climate Summary Period of Record : 9/18/1948 to 3/31/1976 ran Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Average Max. 42.2 47.3 52.9 63.5 73.7 83.7 89.9 88.0 79.0 68.2 52.7 44.3 65.5 Temperature(F) Average Mtn. 11.9 17.3 22.3 31.4 41.4 50.2 55.6 53.5 43.4 33.3 21.8 14.5 33.1 Temperature (F) Average Total 0.48 0.38 0.87 1.32 2.35 1.68 1.27 1.19 1.24 0.79 0.52 0.34 12.43 Precipitation (in.) Average Total 5.4 3.1 4.1 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.6 2.3 22.0 SnowFall (in.) Average Snow 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Depth(in.) Percent of possible observations for period of record. Max. Temp.: 95.8%Nftn. Temp.: 95.6%Precipitation: 97.5% Snowfall: 87.4% Snow Depth: 81.4% Check Station Metadata or Metadata graphics for more detail about data completeness. Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc(a»dn.edu BRIGHTON, COLORADO: :od of Record Monthly C... Page 1 of 1 BRIGHTON, COLORADO (050950) Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary Period of Record : 10/1/1973 to 12/31/1998 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Average Max. 42.1 47.3 55.3 63.4 72.7 83.3 88.5 86.2 78.8 67.5 51.1 43.8 65.0 Temperature (F) Average Min. [3.8 18.7 25.6 33.3 42.9 51.7 56.6 54.8 46.2 34.3 22.8 15.8 34.7 Temperature(F) Average Total 0.46 0.41 1.26 1.58 2.43 1.79 1.64 1.50 0.99 0.87 0.93 0.55 14.41 Precipitation(in.) Average Total SnowFall (in.) 6.2 4.6 7.8 5.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.5 8.3 6.4 42.6 Average Snow 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Depth (in.) Percent of possible observations for period of record. Max. Temp.: 98.6%Min. Temp.: 98.5%Precipitation: 98.5% Snowfall: 98.2% Snow Depth: 97.9% Check Station Metadata or Metadata graphics for more detail about data completeness. Western Regional Climate Center, wrcc@sri.edii Map of Weld County Page 1 of I Weld County - Ft; � - - L•( , raw , 5 y it; t -- • 14 .l-. �_- Ix n-t-- I t-'bscn-d'}' r�L.- } F -- V r , �� R m` r.�'� ref t ti�,�.ve��, ,O.,:;,. +� I _ L SM 3Ne- -"it ., MRCS a 1 t I f I i , *+ .L .. es _.F..- . len;-- -.. La_... Ay 5 • EMON : tyeORM:3 �f _ ..1 e i I . ,GRLETON ft, JJ4-�,,-.. 9RRNSNN.E Q '!t'R`tj nl - - ... je. ..: , ?o, COUNTY JON.NSi.OYN __-:.- .w R >.=.:AMxI6b __.. MILL MILIEU .LRSRLLE .c n -- µ. -. / v Nlapq. 1 '^PFCNFRM N'. yyy. - �GlLRE5T y^Y«�� f MERDP .u. .t ZI PLMUiLLE ? Tit S'I * it .T 1 � ti ,ROGG[N -- o aE1RE550NE I I`-'t 1 c 1 ✓t / , 1 y nt NEENSEStURG S R NUe50N Pv.. r I;.; Return to previous page Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT L— RECLAMATION COSTS An estimate of the reclamation costs for the proposed mine is provided in Table L. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 34 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC TABLE L RECLAMATION COST ESTIMATE ITEM QUANTITY UNIT PRICE COST Compacted Clay Liner 1,123,000 cy $0.75/cy $842,250 (17600LF, 63.8CY/LF) Topsoil Application (32 ac, 1 ft deep) 51,627 cy $0.40/cy $ 20,651 Final Grading/Contouring 32 AC $200/AC $ 6,400 Grass seeding/mulching/fertilizing 32 AC $200/AC $ 6,400 Collect and haul incidental refuse 30CY $25 $ 750 TOTAL COST $876,151 Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 35 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT M — OTHER PERMITS AND LICENSES Additional permits/approvals required for this project are as follows: • Weld County Use by Special Review Permit; • Air Emissions Permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE); • Colorado State Engineer's Office Gravel Well Permit and Temporary Substitute Supply Plan; • CDPS Discharge Permit for discharge of ground water from dewatering the gravel pit; and • A U.S. Corps of Engineers 404(b)(1) Permit • Weld County Flood Hazard Development Permit Mobile processing equipment that is permitted for air emissions by CDPHE will be used at the proposed mine. A fugitive dust emissions permit will be obtained and the terms and conditions of the permit will be met. An application for a Use by Special Review Application has been submitted to Weld County. Historic Resources A search of the Colorado Cultural Resource Inventory indicated that there are no cultural resources listed on the State Register of Historic Places on the site. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 36 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC Significant historical or archaeological sites that are encountered during mining shall be studied and preserved and/or recorded, if deemed warranted by Colorado Historical Society, Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Lewis Farm Sand anc Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 37 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT N — SOURCE OF LEGAL RIGHT TO ENTER Harvey E. Deutsch has provided the attached letter authorizing Golden's Companies to enter the property and to act as permit holder for the purposes of mining and reclaiming the property. Lewis Farm Sand anc Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 38 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 JUL. .22' 99(THU) 15:32 GATEWAY AMERICAN PROPERTIES TEL:303 740 8657 P. 002/002 Harvey E. Deutsch 9145 East Kenyon Avenue.Suite 200 Denver,Colorado 80237 Telephone(303)694-1982 July 22, 1999 Mr. Reggie Golden Golden's Companies P,O. Box 328 21 South Sunset Longmont, CO 80.501 RE: SE 1/4, Section 13,Township 1 North, Range 67 West,containing 160 acres located in the County of Weld(the 'Property") Dear Reggie: You have requested this letter in connection with your proceeding to obtain the permits to undertake sand and gravel excavating operation on the Property. This letter will confirm that the undersigned has contracted to purchase the Property by contract dated December 15, 1998 and has entered into an agreement with Reggie Golden to be co-owner of the property. We have also agreed upon an arrangement whereby the property will be leased to Golden,Companies to excavate sand and gravel on royalty basis. Our attorney is currently completing the agreements. Please do not hesitate to contact should you have any questions, Sincerely, iH � Deutsch cc: Ms. Sheri Lockman Weld County Planning Dept. 1555 North 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT 0 - OWNERS OF RECORD OF AFFECTED LAND (Surface Area) AND OWNERS OF SUBSTANCE TO BE MINED The enclosed deed grants Golden's Andesite Mining Company the legal right to enter the property for the purposes of mining and reclaiming the property. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 39 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 rt • Ax.lo 1'k•J1 a•.. - t. !•` N. •i'••'.\o ' � � � p ' ' 1 1 • A, . ' nr PIlr Uf I h C O, I tl Y 74 Mft'okusk-SSTAM:' TILLS I)EF.I), Made this ,I•ti" ,day or _...tat . here I. Levi= and Marjorie C. Iewla I ,.. of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado,of the first part,and the Marjorie B. Levis Trust• 1 • dated March 26, 1982 .. whose legal address ie. 14155 West 54th ;we.. Arvada, Colorado 801102 of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado,of the secrnd part; - • .. tl'ITNESSETH,That the said part i es of the first part.for and in consideration of the aunt of j *Me Below) DOLLARS, i t6AAndiddl////6fAKFdlYat/dirViHKAANYINYYYAIW00dAdnO //P/OPA it'P1M4►}YytOPARWPYi • WMiniti iA/((plvloYPOO d O01$p/M4ktWM'eMe/i,has granted.APl,N774flgt$and conveyed, and by these presents do grant.Ulu fdIMF.convey and confirm unto the said party of'I e 1 .._.__ - the second part, her heirs and assigna forever•all the following described lot or parcel of I :I • •_ . land,situate, bindg and being in the County of Weld +nd state of 1 I t Colin silo.to-wit: ' An undivided one-half interest In "The South Half of the Southwest II.e quarter (SlSU+a) and the Southeast Quarter Seven of Sect Ihirtatn 'I (Ill, Township (inc (I) North. Range Sixty-Seven (67) Yee of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. !I t !! Together with, but not by way of limitation, an undivided one-half .: • ants rest in two shares of the capital stock of the Brighton Ditch h Cecpanv, and all other water acid water rights.as hereinafter provided." ' it • i_. " • • 'So consideration furnished, convenienca deed. • • + it ii II 2 • • r. dr -cm f l ,a �: If III Ills. 1V.00 2/DO.i t l 'In • lnd'bl h WI I D 1.0, CO 1 • A. II II e I 1 • • • • • II also known as street and number I •• • • I. TOCETHL.R with all and singular the hereditamen4:mt appurtenances thereunto belong. II tt in[.or in anywisea 1 ppertaining.and the reversion and reversions,remainder and remainders. I� anywise • ,I. ^^•- Isaacs and mails thereof; and allthe estate, right, title, interest,claim awl m demand I! whatsoever,of the said II • part des of the first part either in law or equity,of.M and le the above I' bargained premises,with the hereditament•and appurtenances, , I' I. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the saidmime sremises above bargained and described.with the ue i! 4 , tenatices unto - the saidns party of the second part, her heirs and ensign.forever. if a ' And the saidtI l21 part ire oft',first part. 11 fin t hem I. elves heirs,executors and administrators,do covenant,grant,bargain and arras to .I and with the said party of the send part, her heir.and assigns,that at the time el the eu.eslnugg and delivery of thew (.resents well wised of the premwo above .ous ete,l.as ed geed.sure,perfect,abolish and indefeasible of inheritance um law,in he I I un,ide,and have geed right,full power and lawful authority to grant,bargain,tell and teeny .I . Ow same in manner and form aforesaid.and that tlw same are bee aryl clot fro,as fuagr sad 11 ,Alert canto, bargains, ales, hens. lases, aeaessm.nls and m-ua,braur.s of whatever bad of I e 1.al„1•s...set I f • 1 4 . • . ,J lr l I h h„ Ilk Dl h' WI l l. 0 Ill 1 ': ii I, • 1 iI Il . r 1, lit • 11 II I ' I I II _ 1 II I I . it • IIil and the above bargained premiss in III . I. the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part. her heirs and assigns. 'I ageing,all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof, i; ,I the said part lee of the first part shall and will WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND.- I' ' IIN WITNESS said part of the first part hereunto set their I hand and era! the day and Scat first above written. - " �Jf i ) . e IbaldMYIh lama EaPreenreef V fan" Iseey I `I ccl l4 y119L -,-, .ci--. + 1 ISEALI 'j _—_ fSEALI ti II ii n tt4/&tl— Vi-d-'n• • - . - _ .-_ ISEA4 I: tl - 1' STATE OF COLORADO, I as. _—_.__- .. County of-. L.Lsaalut___ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this Jib."' day of lulu. !' a it .by svnLt at P. IZ@tl.lgl n'Idl .1Y1Q'tjoltt 13 `IRwt1, 1 I • •I Ny.vmmus,un ester's AL at.Y5- Wet nes.my hand and dfa,al seal. .11 . Nam. ' a.Le fua' a. DAL&*arr.,r 'at..... . r. ff ♦. f, . ` . 4 4 - • AR1619232 • a.rer' i. .Y/' tI.0 01099232 u11/03/112 10:06 $9.00 1/003 Germ 1 .'on/ nAI, ANN FEUEKSILIN Cl ERR A RECORDER WELD CO, CO ... RLCONDLR'b bTAMr i TH Is DEED, Made till? ,28z ,day of j,.11 18 a2 ,between Robert E. Lewis and Marjorie B. Lewis . of the County of Jefferson and State of I Colorado,of the first part,and The Robert E. Lewis Trust, dated March 26, 1982 IIwhoselegal address is 14155 West 54th Ave., Arvada, Colorado 80002 I - -- i of the Countyof Jefferson and State of Colorado,of the second part; 1 W ITNES.SETH,That the said part ies of the first part,for and in consideration of the sum of; . , •(See Below) ,t� DOLLARS, ' •`' ldAlt6/ddiAlli/d/fN[AIIAdlaTAANNAMAUiVVYAAEh'wiA/d1o/111410AWAANddll4,0416kllY vNI✓ebfAhAid'v'e /fUAfolaid/dddkMJ% ildleW has granted,Utt4/dotl,/#l4 and conveyed, • a` and by these presents do grant,NlffliWJeNR convey and confirm unto the said party of • ?, the second part, his heirs and assigns forever,all the following described lot or parcel of • �•.. land,situate,lying and being in the County of Weld and State of Colorado,to-wit: c. t. An undivided one-half interest in "The Smith Half of the Southwest Quarter (SASWA) and the Southeast Quarter (5Elt) of Section Thirteen (1:0, Township One (1) Worth, Range Sixty-Seven (67) West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. . Together with, but not by way of limitation, an undivided one-half , • interest In run •h•.res of the capital stock of the Brighton Ditch Company, and all other water and water rights as hereinafter • provided." ' - *No consideration furnished, convenience deed. 1 • • . 1 Ii_Na.sit ono w Ns . . LJpJ bu.nm,re.lam N MwUn ,.n 4me GwuM,n4W 1,-i b O,, .r.i. 6 • r— b 0973 KEG 011199232 08/03/82 10:06 t9.00 2/003 I F 20113 MAkY ANN FFUERSTE IN CLERK d RECORDER WELD CO, CO is 44' also known as street and number TOCE71'H!ER with an and singular the hereditament and appurtenances LMveunte belong. Mg,or in an;rwiw appertaining,and the reversion and reversions,remainder and remainders, rents, Issues and profits thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest,claim and demand whatsoever.of the said part See of the first part either in law or equity,of,in and to the above te; bargained promises,with the hereditament,and appurtenances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises above bargained and described,with the eppun tautness unto � q,:' the said party of the second part, hie heirs and assigns forever. ' b� And the mild /.. parties of the first part, fottheaal van heirs,matters and administrators,do covenant,grant,bargain and agree to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns,that at the time of the enasling and delivery of these present. well seised of the promises above conveyed,as e(good,sure,perfect,absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance in law.*fee • simple,and hive good right,full power and lawful authority to grant,bargain,sell and convey the same in manner and form aforesaid,and that the same are free and clear from all former and other grants, (bargains, sales, liens,taxes, assessments and encumbrances of whatever kind or nature soccer. ,.. ' r L. 097A lite 01099232 00/03/02 10:06 49.00 3/003 ` •. t 701i4 MART ANN EEUERSTEIN CLERK a RECORDER WELD CO, CO =_ Pr e"Y f`.i!. yM 474 g and the above bargained premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, - 11-against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof. the said parties of the Ant part shall and will WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND. IN WITNESS WHEREOF.The said parties of the Ant part have hereunto set their hand and:::.: the day and year first above written.�en y, . ��%SI SS sea 0.0rera la MwlwH ,SEA /n7.aer e_4,./1/5/firr?A [SEAL, r3EALI STATE OF COLOO[��RADO. a ',. IJlrvu hJ . t,� County of 11 .,c. The foregoing Instrument was,p0 acknowledged before me this • f�tmp' day of yUyy $ 19 42 ,by ROLiitt,a belt a)- 41 aura, menttie Q oltw4). Mycommluion expires b(s al.QZ 0 jz' Witness my hand and official seal. art Q. CIAPAi I oTl.11, v i a.w.PvY4. �Y. a 1 : �.� 1 pi]:1.`G i e i r1 Kok�.�.•� � 1. a - Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT O - OWNERS OF RECORD OF AFFECTED LAND (Surface Area) AND OWNERS OF SUBSTANCE TO BE MINED Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 39 99020.W0 Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT P — MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN 2 MILES Wattenberg arid Fort Lupton are both located within two miles of the site. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 40 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July,1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT Q— PROOF OF MAILING OF NOTICES TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT Proof of mailing the notices to County Commissioners and Soil Conservation District are found in letters on the following pages. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 41 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT R— PROOF OF FILING WITH COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER The proof of filing with the Weld County Clerk and Recorder is found on the following pages. Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 42 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Wining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC EXHIBIT S - PERMANENT MAN-MADE STRUCTURES Permanent, man-made structures within 200 feet of the affected land include: STRUCTURE OWNER One residence, numerous farm structures & fencing, Robert Lewis Concrete-lined irrigation ditch (currently on-site, to be removed for mining) One residence, various farm/cattle structures (southeast corner of WCR-8 and WCR-25) George Norden County Road 8 Weld County Natural gas well/facilities - Keifer Pooling Unit#2 HS Resources, Inc. Oil well — Lewis Trust 33-13 Oil well — George Keifer Unit "C" #1 Natural Gas Transmission pipelines KN Energy, Inc. (4" pipeline, running north-south) (E-W 3" pipeline, to be relocated) Lupton Bottoms Ditch Fort Lupton Ditch Co. Underground telephone cable (S of WCR8) U.S. West (existing service to be changed to commercial) Overhead power lines United Power, Inc. (north side of WCR-8, north-south through the site, along the north property line) Based on the use of adequate setbacks and because no blasting operations will be performed, it is not anticipated that the proposed mining operations will adversely affect the stability of these structures. Notarized affidavits will be obtained, prior to mining within 200 feet of these structures, as required by Lewis Fame Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 43 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Banks and Gesso, LLC 115(4)(e) of the 1996 CMLRB Construction Material Rules and Regulations (amended April 1999). Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 44 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Table C-1 Property Owners Within 200 Feet Mark Chikuma Mary Chikuma Donald & Barbara Rosenbrock 3550 Weld Co. Rd. 23 3550 Weld Co. Rd. 23 3286 Weld Co. Rd. 23 Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 Mike & Rocco Leon Jean Robbins Steven McWilliams 5460 East 104th Ave. 2876 Weld Co. Rd. 23 12236 Weld County Rd. 8 Northglenn, CO 80233 Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 George Norden Living Trust Robert & Ronald Anderson 3185 Weld Co. Rd. 23 12237 Weld Co. Rd. 8 Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 Ft. Lupton, CO 80621 Banks and Gesso, LLC APPENDIX A DRILLING REPORT Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 45 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 REPORT OF A MINERAL EVALUATION FOR 11717 WELD COUNTY ROAD #8 WELD COUNTY, COLORADO MR. BOB LEWIS BRIGHTON, COLORADO PROJECT NO. 1468-L-89 BY EMPIRE LABORATORIES , INC. 1242 Bramwood P1 . , P . O . Box 1135 Longmont , Colorado 80501 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents i Letter of Transmittal ii Report 1 Appendix A A--1 Test Boring Location Plan . . A- 2 Key to Borings A__3 Log of Borings A-4 Appendix B fl-.1 Summary of Test Results . . . B-2 i • Empire Laboratories, Inc. CAP.O.BoPOx 5RRATE03OF(303)%137 484-0359 GEOTECHNICA L ENGINEERING&MATERIALS TESTING 301 No.Howes• Fort Collins,Colorado 80522 January 31 , 1989 Mr . Bob Lewis 2700 E . Bridge St . , Suite 104 Brighton, CO 80601 Dear Mr . Lewis ; We are pleased to submit our Report of a Mineral Evaluation for the property located at 11717 Weld County Road #8 iii Weld County, Colorado. The accompanying report presents the results of our subsurface investigation. Very truly yours , EMPIRE LABORATORIES, INC . I J. y. • �R o - 0 1 r (": Edward :I . Peas , P . E . � ' ' Longmont Branch Manager Reviewed��by:: � "�'y / tn%flt11Iti1/tgtt �51ER C. `J1s., Chester C. Smith, P . E . �` j� •�1Sie : President OrN� ,se /PJk = :o _ •m 480 s •N 1•1,A '%ENG 'L . ii K% R4jo4 ra,'o Branch Offices N P.O.Box 16859 PO.Box 1135 P.O.Box 1744 = Colorado Springs,CO 80935 Longmont,CO 80502 Greeley.COO632 P.O.Box 5659 d� 7 13031597-2116 (30317763921y Cheyenne,WY82003 /15 '�. (303)351-0460 (307)632-9224 __ l Member of Consulting Engineers Council REPORT OF A MINERAL EVALUATION SCOPE This report presents the results of a Mineral Evaluation prepared for the property located at 11717 Weld County Road #8 in Weld County, Colorado . The evaluation was carried out by means of test borings , engineering evaluation and preparation of this report . The objectives of this evaluation were to : 1 ) determine the depth of overburden and thickness of sand and gravel encoun- tered at the site, 2 ) determine the approximate quantities of overburden and sand and gravel , and 3 ) determine the approximate aggregate sizes . SITE INVESTIGATION The field investigation, carried out on January 17 , 1989 consisted of drilling, logging and sampling eleven ( 11 ) test borings . Sand and gravel bulk samples were also obtained from pits . The locations of the test borings are shown on the Test Boring Location Plan included in Appendix A of this report . Boring logs prepared from the field logs are also presented in Appendix A. These logs illustrate the soils encountered , depth of sampling and elevations of subsurface groundwater at the time of our investigation. 1 All borings were advanced with a four-inch diameter , contin- uous-type, power-flight auger . The test borings were drilled to depths of thirty (30) to fifty ( 50 ) feet . The drilling operations were performed under the supervision of a geotechnical engineer from Empire Laboratories , Inc . , who made a continuous visual observation of the soils encountered. SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION This site is located at 11717 Weld County Road #8 in Weld County, Colorado. More particularly, this site may be described as a tract of land situated in Section 13 , Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the Sixth P .M. , Weld County, Colorado . The property encompasses one quarter section and is located north of the existing residence . The area of this mineral evaluation includes the north and east portion of this quarter i section and encompasses approximately one hundred ( 100) acres . A creek transverses through the site in a north-south direction . The property west of this creek is a corn field . The property east of the creek is vacant land vegetated with dense, short weeds . Large deciduous trees exist along the ditch . This property in general slopes downward toward the north and exhibits varying degrees of drainage . LABORATORY TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS Laboratory testing and examination were performed on samples obtained from the test borings and from the test pits at this 2 site . Moisture contents and gradations were performed on the sand and gravel . A summary of the test results is included in Appendix B of this report . SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS The soil profile at the site consists of strata of materials arranged in different combinations . In order of increasing depth, they are as follows : ( 1 ) Topsoil : The site is overlain by a layer of silty topsoil approximately six ( 6 ) inches thick. The upper two ( 2 ) to four ( 4) inches of topsoil has been penetrated by root growth and organic matter . ( 2 ) Sandy Silty Clay: Brown sandy silty clay underlies the topsoil and extends to the underlying sand or sand and gravel stratum at depths of one ( 1 ) to seven and one- half ( 7 1/2 ) feet . This stratum contains varying amounts , of sand , silt and clay. ( 3 ) Silty Sand: Brown silty sand underlies the sandy silty clay stratum in Borings 1 , 6 & 10 at depths of two and one-half ( 2 1/2 ) to seven and one-half ( 7 1/2 ) feet and extends to the underlying sand and gravel stratum at depths of nine (9 ) to fifteen ( 15 ) feet . This sand stratum is fine grained . ( 4 ) Sand & Gravel : Sand and gravel underlies the sandy silty clay or silty sand stratum at depths of one ( 1 ) to fifteen ( 15 ) feet and extends to the underlying bedrock stratum 3 at depths of twenty-four ( 24 ) to forty-four ( 44 ) feet . Occasional cobbles with approximately diameters of three ( 3) to six ( 6) inches exist within the sand and gravel stratum at greater depths . This sand and gravel stratum is clean and is well graded . ( 5) Siltstone Bedrock: Siltstone bedrock underlies the sand and gravel stratum at depths of twenty-four ( 24 ) to forty- four ( 44 ) feet and extends to the depths explored . Approximately the upper one ( 1 ) to two ( 2 ) feet of bedrock is weathered . ( 6) Groundwater : At the time of our investigation, free groundwater was encountered at depths of four (4 ) to eleven ( 11 ) feet . Water levels in this area are subject to change due to seasonal variations and irrigation demands . DISCUSSION An average of approximately five ( 5 ) feet of overburden was encountered at this site . The average sand and gravel thickness on this site was approximately thirty ( 30 ) feet . It is estimated that approximately four million seven hundred and twenty thousand ( 4 , 720, 000) cubic yards of sand and gravel exists on this 100 acres with approximately seven hundred and eighty-five thousand ( 785 , 000) cubic yards of overburden above the sand and gravel stratum. The actual quantities of mineable 4 sand and 'gravel would be less than the above estimated figure due to setbacks along property boundaries . Based on a sand and gravel to overburden ratio of approxi- mately E : 1 on this site we feel that gravel exploration would be feasible . Gradations on this aggregate indicate that the sand and gravel stratum is primarily finer than one and one- half ( 1 1/2 ) inches in diameter . Mining operations on this aggregate should be tailored for uses consistent with a finer gravel . Dewatering would be required for much of the mining operations . GENERAL COMMENTS Variations in soil and groundwater may exist between test borings . The variations may not become evident until quarrying operations take place . Additional test borings , test pits and laboratory analysis may be needed prior to proposed quarrying operations to more accurately determine the quanitity and quality of granular materials encountered at the site . 5 APPENDIX A. TEST BORING. LOCATION PLAN S NI SGa L0.. : 1 = 1/Iz MiLEi NO.1 No.2 / Na 3 S' •• T=P. #1 N0.di- No 5 S- NO th No.7 S • • NN• FP #3 • ® NCS • TY. #•z . LUvro►J BOTTOM GlzgE.,K eR MO.0 711\ • • • .. N0.11. K N®f0 W .Lr! GOUNTY !Zr). $ 6i TEST 6o2iNc-, /._OCA--rloN • 6AGKH0E TF�T PIT LOG.A.T{ON KEY TO BORING LOGS e'er TOPSOIL • GRAVEL Pre SOO FILL .•�•.. SAND& GRAVEL •• SILT :."� it SILTY SAND & GRAVEL reel CLAYEY SILT c enl COBBLES e' SANDY SILT =i i, •i SAND,GRAVEL&COBBLES CLAY a WEATHERED BEDROCK SILTY CLAY SILTSTONE BEDROCK Fa SANDY CLAY CLAYSTONE BEDROCK . .� SAND • • • SANDSTONE BEDROCK •••/, SILTY SAND MINI LIMESTONE i. '. ■s. CLAYEY SAND XXx re GRANITE SANDY SILTY CLAY Jj ' • SHELBY TUBE SAMPLE STANDARD PENETRATION DRIVE SAMPLER WATER TABLE 0.0 hrs. AFTER DRILLING C HOLE CAVED 5/12 Indicates that 5 blows of a 140 pound hammer falling 30 inches was required to penetrate 12 inches. A-1 LOG OF BORINGS P'Er "H- h0�11 No.2 go... 3 1,104 T - — 7 5 /'r • / • v r' _ -. /. A e 9�, v' • d • r i / • r • %b • • p j7 9 • r o /r _ V. 91r. ' Y. ' f, .- 0- - Y r rra• 4 /b. C _- 15 • e 12/12 . -, *_ vb P. K� 24/12 .a• - b • /v • >'_ p• b n 9 . . b . l 20 27/12 t- . 'o - Y' iY > 23/121c Y H . 'r r d r r 25 F. _- .. a / / r. • Yb • _ - Y /• .. r r. / r. . 6. -• d q r'O.r' Sy r. S V... , r 6 v v a. b - r i " r • 4 /Y P/' r,. ) 9 35 r . .. P• n .; 9. < r. P b •% a P/ _ /r ti 40 v' vl ♦,a . .. 50/2 .-- �Y i r'. 45 1 50/3 L- -= 50/5 LOG OF BORINGS F it . ti10.5 ND.6 ►J0.7 N0. 8 • J /- .•, V / D v . - 10 7. h. • - �. .y. •'D vn. • tl r ,•b .p F •?a-.. v- 6R. p '6' �.- • . _ %J b 15 o r °; 23/12 <. • "a r- o ' A .D Yb . v b . 6 .0' 20 ;yQ. 34/12 j', 22/ 2 'n- b 6. • ¢ d y 6 < c• o O v P 25 32/12 4.,.' o /A . O ` .O' •� d- -v. •6 p'o -/e.- d - 30 • A • v s .• • P P / / 35 / v : h — h- v .e • V P Rr• 40 r ca. c - -- y 45 50/3 LOG OF BORINGS fig t1/410.9 IJo.10 N1).11 {ram /� •,•/ /- • 10 < ' a -< ./y 21/12 cp• S • / • • _ e . I. /v 15 1 o- r' P . .•'x R/e > 20 "• :' 31 /124" : v r �F. ✓. et 7 v 25 ?br. 22/124— -- b ✓ F _ 4526P; '6 / •fin 30 50/4 - - a, :, 50/2 1� -- — P. . 35 • C --_ 6 • r . C " 40 : R — O • • O • p 45 —� APPENDIX B. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS RE: ELI Project #1488-L 11717 Weld County Road #8 Weld County, Colorado Test Pit #1 -- 1 . 0-1 . 5 ' Sieve Size % Passing 1 1/2" 100 1 " 94 . 2 3/4 " 86 . 8 1/2" 79 . 3 3/8" 72 . 3 #4 54 . 8 #8 42 . 0 #16 31 . 8 #30 22 . 8 #50 16 . 3 #100 6 . 0 #200 2 . 8 Test Pit #2 -- 1 . 0-4 . 0 'j composite sampled Sieve Size % Passing 1 1/2" 100 1 " 95 . 4 3/4" 93 . 0 1/2" 85 . 9 3/8" 79 . 1 #4 61 . 6 #8 46 . 0 #16 34 . 8 #30 22 . 4 #50 10 . 0 #100 3 . 7 #200 1 . 9 B-2 SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS RE : ELI Project #1488-L 11717 Weld County Road #8 Weld County, Colorado Test Pit #3 -- 0. 5-1 . 5 ' (composite samplel Sieve Size % Passi_ng 1 1/2" 100 1" 96 . 2 3/4 " 90. 9 1/2" 84 . 1 3/8" 77 . 6 #4 63 . 5 #8 50 . 5 #16 38 . 8 #30 17 . 7 #50 5 . 8 #100 0 . 9 #200 0 . 4 B-3 o 6 N N C N N N N N ' 'V N N .-- CO r N . r tf) .- r r r CO • --•-.. r- \\ �.\ - `m CJ CD N O d' M CDIV CO N d' O V .- O N 0 Cm . - In CV I0 N Ntf) (NI N CO Mit) CO CO LC) N NIP 0- iU to ¢O c 0 7.Oco .2 ,t0 co H Q mQ . 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N � N r ct rc- rN rd' rN r d' N r d- rN er S. o O r .O Z r- N en d- to tO 1` CO 01 r r 0) Banks and Gesso, LLC APPENDIX B LIST OF SURROUNDING WELLS (WELLS ON EXHIBIT G) Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 46 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 REPORT DATE COLORADO WELLS,APPLICATION.' 1D PERMITS PAGE 1 Thu May 06 14:20:51 MDT 1999 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER k..._JUCES PERMIT D CTY OWNER INFORMATION ACTIVITY STATUS 1ST USED ANN AREA GEOL WELL WELL WTR SEC LOC TWN P CD DATE CO DATE WO MD DB USE DATE APR IRR AOFR YIELD DPTH LEV COORD OTRS SEC SHP RNG M .43F I WEL ROSSI RAYMOND L 8 ANITA.M 19150 WCR 10 HUDSON,CO 90642 RC 03-02-1992 2 0 0 1 03-17-1965 0 0 1200.00 90 58 0,0 NENE 18 1N 66W S 158809 1 WEL RANKIN CLAYTON M 8 STEPHANIE E 12749 WCR 8 1/2 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 08-17-1990 AR 09-19-1990 2 0 0 8 09-15-1958 1.00 0 GW 9.50 50 0 26574,1390E NWNE 18 1N 66W S 11383R 1 WEL PALOMBO PETE F 8 MARY 5990 BROOKS OR ARVADA,CO 80001 2 0 1 0 0 1100.00 35 14 0,0 SENE 18 IN 66W S 67131 1 WEL PALOMBO PETER F RT 3 BOX 189 D 3 BRIGHTON,CO 80801 2 I) 8 04-10.1974 0 0 15.00 70 20 2300N,850E SENE 18 IN 86W S 1408R 1 WEL SASAKI BROS RT 1 BOX 161 BRIGHTON,CO 80801 2 0 0 1 04-15-1937 0 0 1200.00 50 16 0,0 SWNE 18 1N 66W S 55276 1 WEL ROBERTS CLEON 0 RT 1 BOX 79B FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 03-23-1972 2 11 0 8 06-27-1972 0 1.00 GW 22.00 35 14 0,0 SWNE 18 1N 66W S 89440 1 WEL OGILVIE DANIEL 12678 WELD CR 812 FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 2 (I 8 09-17-1977 0 0 0 150 0 2595N,3284W SWNE 18 IN 66W S 127052 1 WEL GURULE ALFRED S. 2612 TATE AVE.FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 2 (I 8 04-20-1984 0 1.00 15.00 60 18 2595N,3284W SWNE 18 1N 66W S 134524 1 WEL SOMERS ROBERT L. FT LLPTON,CO 80621 EX 11-04-1983 WA 2 0 0 89 0 0 KA 0 0 0 0,0 SWNE 18 1N 66W S 150833 1 WEL SOMERS ROBERT FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 02-22-1968 EP 04-01-1990 2 0 0 89 0 0 KA 0 0 0 0,0 SWNE 18 1N 66W S 157524 1 WEL SOMERS ROBERT L 12651 VVELD CNN RD 812 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 04-02-1990 AR 05-11-1990 2 ( 0 89 0 0 KLF 14.00 820 284 230074,1850E SWNE 18 1N 66W S 163349 I WEL SASAKI FARMS 1821 WCR 27 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 03-17-1992 2 C 0 8 9 L 0 0 GW 15.00 41 19 2605N,1370E SW'IE 18 1N 66W S 37341 1 WEL WATADA ALBERT RT 2 BOX 56 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 C 8 04-03-1969 0 0 20.00 51 19 0,0 NENW 18 1N 66W S 64R8AD 0 WEL CHIKUMA HARRY S. FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 4D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 SWNW 18 IN 66W S .ER 1 WEL MALARA JOHN J B JERI E 3285 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 04-20-1960 OC 08-01-1995 2 0 1 0 0 GW 760.00 45 20 0,0 NESE 18 IN 66W 5 I22648A 1 WEL MALARA JOHN J 8 JERI E 3285 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 10-01-1981 OC 06-051995 2 0 0 H 0 0 GW 18.00 45 21 13505,150E NESE 18 IN 66W S 122648 1 WEL MALARA CLYDE 8 MARGARET 931 WELD CO RD 27 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 10-07-1981 2 8 1.00 0 GW 0 0 0 25205,40E NESE 18 IN 66W S 157135 1 WEL WAGNER BERNARD 14801 E 144TH AVE BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 05-01-1990 2 0 0 8 06-01-1930 1.00 0 GW 15.00 50 0 13865,1412E NWSE 18 IN 66W S 157135A I WEL WAGNER BERNARD 14801 E 144TH AVE BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 05-01-1990 EP 05-25-1992 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 0 0 0 13965,1492E NWSE 18 IN 86W S 7280R 1 WEL VILLANO BROS FARMS 1305)WC RD 10 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 01-14-1971 OC 04-09-1997 2 0 1 06-01-1955 0 0 GW 1250.00 0 0 24N,1200W SESE 18 111 66W S 194905 1 WEL VILLANO BROS FARMS 13050 WC RD 10 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 07-01-1976 OC 04-09-1997 2 0 I 04-01-1977 0 80.00 GW 1250.00 40 18 20074,600E SESE 18 IN 66W S 99034 1 WEL WATADA BROS 2292 WELD CO RD FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 8 08-04-1978 0 1.00 15.00 51 18 7005,300E SESE 18. 1N 66W S 153631 1 WEL SASAKI JOE 1821 WCR 27 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 02-24-1989 AR 03-15-1989 2 0 0 8 1031-1950 1.00 0 OW 15.00 40 0 505,2350E SWSE 18 IN 66W S 153631A 1 WEL SASKI JOE 1821 WCR 27 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 02-24-1989 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 15.00 40 20 655,2400W SWSE 18 1N 66W S I2259F 1 WEL GETZ HELMER RT I BOX 88 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 08-01-1957 0 0 200.00 15 0 0,0 NWSW 18 IN 66W S 12258F 1 WEL GETZ HELMER RT I BOX 881T LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 I 0 0 300.00 32 6 0,0 SESW 18 IN 66W 5 REPORT DATE COLORADO WELLS,APPLICATION?' ND PERMITS PAGE 2 Thu INN 061420:51 MDT 1999 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER F_ UCES PERMIT D CTY OWNER INFORMATION ACTIVITY STATUS 1ST USED ANN AREA GEOL WELL WELL WTR SEC LOC TWN P CD DATE CD DATE WO MD DB USE DATE APR IRR AOFR YIELD DPTH LEV COORD GTRS SEC SHP RNG M 478 1 WEl US GEOL SURVEY DENVER FEDERAL CTR BOX 25046 MIS 415 DENVER CO 80225 NP 02-06-1994 AR 03-11-1994 2 0 0 0 M 0.00 0 GW 0.00 0 0 2003.1500W SESW 18 1N 88W S 166447 1 WEL LAMB GEORGE R 12367 WCF:8 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 09-18-1992 2 0 0 89 04-15-1907 1.00 0 GW 10.00 40 0 200S.185 / SESW 18 1N 66W S 166448 1 WEL LAMB GEORGE R 12367 WCFI B FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 09-18-1992 2 0 0 89 04-15-1907 0 0.33 GW 10.00 60 0 2005,1775W SESW 18 IN 66W S 45729 1 WEL EVEN NANCY 8 LEROY 1510 E 10TH DENVER CO 80202 2 0 6 07-05-1971 0 0 15.00 520 60 0,0 SWSW 18 IN 66W S 7071VE 1 WEL ANDERSON ROBERT 12237 WCR 8 FT LUPTON,CO AV 03-17-1997 2 8 0 0 10.00 800 475 3355,1040W SWSW 18 1N 66W S 1 WEL ANDERSON ROBERT D 1223T WELD COUNTY RD 8 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 07-24-1997 AU 09-11-1997 2 8 L 0 0 191 10.00 800 475 3356,1040W SWSW 18 1N 66W S REPORT DATE COLORADO WELLS,APPLICATIONS ND PERMITS PAGE 1 Thu May 06 14:27:07 MDT 1999 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER R. JUCES PERMIT 0 CTY OWNER INFORMATION ACTMTY STATUS 1ST USED ANN AREA GEOL W W WELL WELL FR SEC LOC TN P CO DATE CO DATE WO MO DB USE DATE APR IRR AOFR VIEW DPTH LEV COORD OTRS SEC SHP RNG M , I WEL DAMIANI FRANK R R BRIGHTON,CO 80601 2 0 8 11-23-1959 0 0 12.00 30 8 0,0 NENE 19 IN 66W S 47543 1 WEL LAMBERT&SON INC 1261 LONGSPEAK BRIGHTON,CO 80601 2 0 6 05-27-1971 0 0 15.00 67 47 0,0 NENE 19 1N 86W S 20317R 1 WEL NAKATAJT RT 1 BX 12 FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 0 0 565.00 32 18 0,0 NWNE 19 11,1 66W S 20583R 1 WEL ADAMS HELEN 631 OLD COUNTY RD 27 FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 08-04-1928 0 120.00 1000.00 43 0 25994,1794E SWNE 19 IN 86W S I3914R 1 WEL OCKER WILLIAM R I BX 86 FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 0 0 800.00 38 7 0,0 NENW 19 1N 66W S 176982 1 WEL US GEOL SURVEY DENVER FEDERAL CTR BOX 25046 M/S 415 DENVER,CO 80225 NP 02-08-1994 AR 03-11-1994 2 0 0 0 M 0.00 0 GW 0.00 13 0 10N,2000W NENW 19 TN 66W S 176983 1 WEL US GEOL SURVEY DENVER FEDERAL CTR BOX 25046 MIS 415 DENVER,CO 80225 NP 02-08-1994 AR 03-11-1994 2 0 0 0 M 0.00 0 GW 0.00 13 0 ION,2000W NENW 19 IN 66W S 1145R I WEL MCWILLIAMS STEVEN S 12233 WCR 8 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 0 1 10-23-1946 0 0 GW 500.00 23 6 0,0 NWNW 19 1N 66W S I I46R 1 WEL MCWILLIAMS STEVEN S 12236 WCR 8 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 0 1 10-23-1971 0 0 GW 450.00 23 6 0,0 NWNW 19 IN 66W 5 5889R I WEL DAVIS JOHN H 8 THERESA RI 1 BX 12A FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 0 0 0 28 10 0,0 SENW 19 IN 66W S 5890R 1 WEL DAVIS JOHN H 8 THERESA RT 1 BX 12A FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 0 0 300.00 32 5 0,0 SENW 19 IN 66W S 1147R 1 WEL MCWILLIAMS STEVEN S 122315 WCR 8 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 0 1 10-23-1974 0 0 GW 400.00 23 6 0,0 SWNW 19 IN 66W S 1657RR I WEL WATADA ALBERT RED FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 0 1 10-23-1966 0 0 1000.00 54 18 0,0 NESE 19 1N 66W S 12600R 1 WEL ADAMS TED A 8 HELEN A R 2 FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 0 0 750.00 38 20 0.0 NESE 19 IN 66W S i 1 WEL WATADA ALBERT FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 8 03-30-1966 0 0 15.00 42 19 0,0 NESE 19 1N 66W S 94301VE 1 WEL WATADA FARMS 2292 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 AV 07-27-1994 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 0 0 0 13905,130E NESE 19 1N 66W S 183739 1 WEL WATADA FARMS 2292 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 AR 08-01-1994 2 0 0 89 04-01-1950 1.00 0 GW 15.00 26 0 13955,130E NESE 19 IN 66W S 183739A 1 WEL WATADA FARMS 2292 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 08-01-1994 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 15.00 45 23 13905,130E NESE 19 IN 66W S 19944R 1 WEL ADAMS H. FT.LUPTON,CO 130521 NP 03-21-1977 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 NESE 19 1N 66W S 26039F 1 WEL CO LANDFILL GREELEY,CO F0631 NP OS-25-1982 AU 11-23-1982 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 NWSE 19 1N 66W S 126525 1 WEL -CO LANDFILL GREELEY,CO E0631 EX 05-25-1982 AU 06-17-1982 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 NWSE 19 IN 66W S 2820E 1 WEL YOKOOJI FRANK LONGMONT,CO 80501 EP EP 05-27-1997 2 0 0 1 0 3 UNC 15130.00 40 0 0,0 SESE 19 IN 66W S 9167 1 WEL DENT W L BRIGHTON,CO80E01 2 0 8 07-10-1961 0 0 28.00 52 21 00 SESE 19 114 66W $ 45162 1 WEL DOUGHTY FREDRICK 242 S 9TH AVE BRIGHTON,CO 80601 2 0 6 04-15-1971 0 0 20.00 50 18 0,0 SESE 19 IN 66W S 68802 1 WEL THE FULTON IRRIG DITCH CO 25 SO 4TH AVE BRIGHTON,CO 80601 2 0 H 05-10-1973 0 0 15.00 35 22 2505,170E SESE 19 IN 66W $ 73921 1 WEL GOLOBE NICK JR 8 LUCAS GEORGE RT 1 BOX 160 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 2 0 8 04-30-1958 0 0 35.00 72 0 7655,983E SESE 19 111 66W S REPORT DATE COLORADO WELLS,APPLICATIONS 'ID PERMITS PAGE 2 TIUMs 0614:27O7 MDT 1999 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER IN JUCES PERMIT D CTY OWNER INFORMATION ACTNITY STATUS 1ST USED ANN AREA GEOL WELL WELL WFR SEC LOC TWN P CD DATE CD DATE WD MD DB USE DATE APR IRR AOFR YIELD DPTN LEV COORD OTRS SEC SHP RNG M A 1 WEL GOLOBE NICK 8 GEORGE LUCAS RT 1 BOX 160 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 CA 04-04-1974 CA 11-17-1997 2 C 8 09-11-1974 0 1.00 15.00 870 145 10725,526E SESE 19 IN 66W S 91327VE 1 WEL SPAIN MARGARET 2021 WELD CNTY RD 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 AV 08-12-1991 2 C. 0 8 0 0 GW 15.00 50 18 1195,86E SESE 19 IN 66W S 161588 1 WEL SPAIN MARGARET 2021 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 00621 NP 06-29-1991 2 0 0 8 05-29-1943 1.00 0 GW 15.00 28 0 1195,86E SESE 19 IN 66W S 181588A 1 WEL SPAIN MARGARET 2021 WCI2 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 08-29-1991 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 15.00 50 16 815,77E SESE 19 1N 66W S 0 1 WEL SPAIN MARGARET 2021 WCR 27 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 AP 08-29-1991 AW 10-25-1991 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 0 0 0 1405,203E SESE 19 1N 66W S 2819F 1 WEL YOKOOJI FRANK RT 1 BOX 164 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 2 0 1 0 34.00 1000.00 50 18 415,1397E SWSE 19 IN 66W S 18450 1 WEL DOUGHTY FREDERICK 242 :5 9TH AVE BRIGHTON,CO 80601 CA 12-10.1963 CA 04-06-1992 2 0 0 89 0 0 GW 50.00 12 3 0,0 SWSE 19 1N 66W S 43443F 1 WEL CABRERAJ G 53105 NELSON ST LITTLETON,CO 80127 NP 08-20-1993 S5 11-09-1998 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 KLF 41.50 920 477 6005,1800E SWSE 19 1N 66W S 163521 1 WEL PATTERSON CHARLES 8 BARBARA 12563 WCR 6 BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 11-21-1991 AR 03-19-1992 2 0 0 3 0 0 GW 0 0 0 97$2350E SWSE 19 1N 66W S 49205F I WEL AAA CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC 12672 CO RD 61/4 FT LUPTON,CO 80621-8333 NP 10-20-1997 2 4 5 0 0 KLF 21.00 870 145 11755,1560E SWSE 19 1N 66W S 13699F 1 WEL DAMIANA FRANK FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 04-15-1930 0 0 600.00 6 5 0,0 NESW 19 1N 66W S 13699R 1 WEL DAMIANA F. FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 07-08-1977 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 NESW 19 1N 66W S 118183 1 WEL DAVIST FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 02-05-1981 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 NESW 19 1N 66W S 176979 1 WEL US GEOL SURVEY DENVER FEDERAL CTR BOX 25046 M/S 415 DENVER,CO 80225 'IP 02-08-1994 AU 02-17-1994 2 0 0 O M 000 0 GW 0.00 30 0 2006,1500W SESW 19 1N 66W 5 REPORT DATE COLORADO WELLS,APPLICATIONS YD PERMITS PAGE 1 Thu May 0614:28:11 MDT 1999 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER F. JUCES • PERMIT D CTY OWNER INFORMATION ACTIVITY STATUS 1ST USED ANN AREA GEOL WELL WELL. WIR SEC LOC TWN P CD DATE CD DATE WD MD DB USE DATE APR IRR AQFR YIELD OPTH LEV COORD OTRS SEC SHP RNG M .F 1 WEL CHIKUMA HARRY FORT LUPTON,CO 80821 2 0 1 07-12-1964 0 0 875.00 26 5 0.0 SENE 13 IN 67W S 9219F 1 WEL CHIKUMA HARRY RT 1 BOX 201 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 04-26-1965 0 0 800.00 28 5 0,0 SENE 13 IN 67W S 133BOR 1 WEL CHIKUMA HARRY R I BX 20'1 FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 1 0 0 800.00 35 10 0.0 SENW 13 IN 67W S 97613 1 WEL CHIKUMA HARRY S. 3550 WELD CO.RD.23 FT.LUPTON.CO 80821 CA 0405-1978 CA 02-15-1991 2 0 H 07-01-1978 0 0 11.03 614 180 2600N,1640W SENW 13 IN 67W S 158481 1 WEL CHIKUMA RICHARD 3570 W C R 23 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 EP 07-19-1990 EP 10-17-1992 2 0 0 3 0 0 GW 0 0 0 1800N,1850W SENW 13 IN 67W S 159407 1 WEL CHIKUMA MARY K 3570 WCR 23 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 11-08-1990 AR 02-01-1991 2 0 0 8 0 0 KLF 0 0 0 1600N,2560W SENW 13 IN 67W S 46107 1 WEL ROSENBROCK DONALD W R71 BOX 198 FT LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 8 06-02-1971 0 0 15.00 33 17 0,0 NWSW 13 IN 67W S 98582 1 WEL LEWIS R E ARVADA,CO 80002 NP 03-16-1978 SU 10-03-1984 2 0 0 8 03-13-1985 0 0 15.00 740 70 00 SWSW 13 IN 67W S 136955 1 WEL LEON M NORTHGLENN.CD 30233 NP 09-07-1984 2 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 SWSW 13 1N 67W S REPORT DATE COLORADO WELLS,APPLICATIONS ''D PERMITS PAGE 1 Thu May 0314:34:34 MDT 1999 COLORADO DIVISION OF WATER R. JUCES PERMIT D CTY OWNER INFORMATION ACTIVITY STATUS 1ST USED ANN AREA GEOL WELL WELL WTR SEC LOC TWN P CD DATE CD DATE WD MD DB USE DATE APR IRR AOFR VIEW DPTH LEV COORD OTRS SEC SHP RHO M :2 1 WEL NORDEN G FT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 11-16.1982 RC 12-06-1982 2 0 0 89 0 0 0 0 0 0,0 NWNE 24 IN 67W S 34106 1 V.EL ROBBINS JEAN 6 ART 2876 WEW COUNTY RD 023 FORT LUPTON,CO 80621 NP RC 03-27-1990 2 0 0 8 06-12-1968 0 0 40.00 40 12 0,0 NWNW 24 1N 87W S 175245 1 WEL SCHARTON DIANNE 2876 W1JR 23 FT WPTON,CO 80621 NP 10-20-1993 AR 12-07-1993 2 0 0 8 9 L 0 0 GW 15.00 45 15 180N,100W NWNW 24 IN 67W S 157087 1 WEL SCHARTON RICHARD&DIANNE 271 S 15TH AVE BRIGHTON,CO 80601 EP 04-11-1990 EP O5-16-1992 2 0 0 8 9 L 0 0 GW 0 0 0 180N,100W NWNW 24 IN 67W S 164726 1 WEL VARGAS LEONARD J 650 S 5TH BRIGHTON,CO 80601 NP 04-24-1992 AR 05-05-1992 2 0 0 8 0 0 GW 15.00 27 10 1164N,128W NWNW 24 IN 67W S 147296 1 WEL STOLZ JOHN HENRY JR. 11533 WCR N6 FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 2 0 8 12-31-1989 0 0 15.00 48 0 2400N,2100W SENW 24 1N 67W S 147296A I WEL STOLZ JOHN H. FT.LUPTON,CO 80621 NP 03-09-1987 SA 2 0 0 8 10-02-1987 0 0 GW 0 0 0 0,0 SENW 24 1N 67W S Banks and Gesso, LLC APPENDIX C FILE SEARCH RESULTS COLORADO NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 47 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company .luly, 1999 Colorado Nauman-tentage Program,254 General Services Building—CSU,Fat Collins,CO 80523 f• • �O ,,x""`�4 The e � Nature, U t eray conservancy saon+ia May 13, 1999 Ross Bjerke Banks &Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling Street, Ste. 117 Lakewood, CO 80215 Dear Ross, The Colorado Natural Heritage Program(CNHP) is in receipt of your request for information regarding the rock quarry project. In response, CNHP has searched its Biological and Conservation Datasystem(BCD)for natural heritage resources(occurrences of significant natural communities and rare,threatened or endangered plants and animals)documented from the immediate area of 13-T1N-R67W,Weld County. The only sensitive species that our database indicates in the vicinity of your project area is the Northern Harrier. Because this is an avian species it is very likely that it occurs within your project site,therefore,planning should be carried out accordingly. Raptors prey upon small mammals, including prairie dogs,thus we recommend mitigating any disturbance to this prey base. We have enclosed two reports from BCD. One describes natural heritage resources known from the area and gives location(by Township, Range, and Section),precision of the locational information,and the date of last observation at that location. Please note that"precision"reflects the resolution of original data. For example,an herbarium record from"4 miles east of Colorado Springs"provides much less spatial information than a topographic map showing the exact location of the occurrence. "Precision"codes of Seconds, Minutes,and General are defined in the report footer. You may notice that some occurrences do not have sections listed. Those species have been designated as"sea sitive"due to their rarity and threats by humans. Peregrine falcons, for example,are susceptible to human breeders removing falcon eggs from their nests. For these species, CNHP does not provide locational information beyond township and range. Please contact us should you require more detailed information for sensitive occurrences. A second report outlines the status of the known elements. We have included status according to Natural Heritage Program methodology and legal status under state and federal statutes. Natural Heritage ranks are standardized across the Heritage Program network, and are assigned for global and state levels of rarity. They range from"1"for critically imperiled or extremely rare elements, to"5"for those that are demonstrably secure. For your convenience we have also included habitat descriptions. However,please be aware that these descriptions are in draft form and have not been edited for content. Please do not cite CNHP habitat information; instead, cite the original source of the habitat information as indicated. Colorado Nature,*wattage Program,254 General Services Building—CSU,Fan Collins,CO 80523 The Colorado Division of Wildlife has legal authority over wildlife in the state. CDOW would therefore be responsible for the evaluation of and fmal decisions regarding any potential effects a proposed project may have on wildlife. If you would like more specific information regarding these or other vertebrate species in the vicinity of the area of interest,please contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The information contained herein represents the results of a search of Colorado Natural Heritage Program's (CNHP)Biological and Conservation Data System(BCD). However,the absence of data for a particular area,species or habitat does not necessarily mean that these natural heritage resources do not occur on or adjacent to the project site, rather that our files do not currently contain information to document their presence. The information provided can be used as a flag to anticipate possible impacts or to identify areas of interest. If impacts to wildlife habitat are possible,these data should not be considered a substitute for on-the-ground biological surveys. Although every attempt is made to provide the most current and precise information possible, please be aware that some of our sources provide a higher level of accuracy than others,and some interpretation may be required. CNHP's data system is constantly updated and revised. Please contact CNHP for an update or assistance with interpretation of this natural heritage information. Sincerely, John Armstrong Environmental Review Coordinator enc. cc: Kris Moser,CDOW Northeast Region Office ! ! § §) O CL 03 V k ; � 0, ID E. t. a Ec § § z ! ■ : § ƒ r } rc _ { k - ) e | k \ N \ \} /( \ �o z. � ( \ \ 111 tf j ) § _ 8 cc cc re \ \ � \ \ \ i ) \ \\ ! , y % ° ° | \ z ; / § f o ] fCO § a 3 3 K ( ; & § i : 550 n Banks and Gesso, LLC APPENDIX D FILE SEARCH RESULTS COLORADO HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFICE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 48 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 • aaaa rrr 4GM arrry } | ma' ; { } vvvy ««44 . »: : wm «w , ; „ R 4, ) S PR : ! . ; ! ; r : » «« . ; : ; »m: RURRR A M : R I { \ R 1 n , : : S . P R R rn r». w » »;±. 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COLORADO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation 1300 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80203 Ross Bjerke Banks and Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling, Suite 117 Lakewood, CO 80215 05/11/1999 At your request, the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation has conducted a search of the Colorado Inventory of Cultural Resources for the following locations: PM TWNSHP RANGE SECTIONS: 6TH 1N 67W 13 1 survey(s) were located in the designated area(s). Results of the search are summarized in the attached report. If information on sites in the project area was found, detailed information follows the summary. If no sites or districts were found, but surveys are known to have been conducted in the project area, survey information follows the summary. We do not have complete information on surveys conducted in Colorado, and our site files cannot be considered complete because most of the state has not been surveyed for cultural resources. There is the possibility that as yet unidentified cultural resources exist within the proposed impact area. Therefore, in the event [t.ere is Federal or State involvement, we recommend that a professional survey be conducted to identify any cultural resources in the project area which are eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. We look forward to consulting with you regarding the effect of the proposed project on any eligible cultural resource in accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Procedures and the Preservation and Protection of Historic and Cultural Resources (36 CFR 800). Please provide this office with the results of the cultural resource survey for our review of professional adequacy and compliance with regulations. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation at (303) 866-3395 or 3392. Thank you for your interest in Colorado's cultural heritage. Susan M. Collins* Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Archaeology t Information regarding significant archeological resources is excluded from the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, legal locations of these resources must not be included in documents for public distribution. #| § E _ | k| ! \ _11 . a. |ifti- rT0rs \ \ - , § 4f 7 � !} ( / # .- CO c . . \ } § k _ « ; E ..zi • _ 2 § / } ƒ \ f| ■ \/) / ° ` ƒ { ] 2 o Jf- * ® ! \ \ \ \ { \ § | O• 3 / \ ) ! k k 320 ( 2 2 , 5 - Banks and Gesso,LLC APPENDIX E PRELIMINARY SITE ASSESSMENT SAVAGE AND SAVAGE, INC. REPORT Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 49 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July, 1999 Savage and Savage practical solutions for environmental problems Land Restoration and Reclamation Services 464 West Sumac Court 303 666-7372 telephone Louisville,Colorado 80027-2227 303 665-6808 facsimile May 7, 1999 Mr. Stan Peters Banks and Gesso 720 Kipling Street, Suite 117 Lakewood,Colorado 80215 Re: Preliminary Investigation of Lewis Property, Weld County, Colorado Dear Stan: On May 6, 199'9 I conducted a preliminary site investigation of property that may be developed for mineral extraction south of Fort Lupton, Colorado. The purpose of the site investigation was to assess the likelihood of encountering jurisdictional wetlands, and potential habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblel) and Ute ladies-tressed orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis). The site investigation consisted of a pedestrian and vehicle inspection of approximately 180 acres located within the SEW,of Section 13, Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the Sixth Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. Currently, the property has several ongoing land uses including, agriculture (row crops), oil and gas production, and grazing. Adjacent land uses include oil and gas production, agriculture, and grazing. Findings of the preliminary site investigation are detailed below. The general location of potential Preble's meadow jumping mouse and Ute ladies-tresses orchid habitat and likely jurisdictional wetlands are depicted on the attached map. Waters of the United States Waters of the United States, regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are all waters which were, are, or could be used in interstate commerce; and include (but are not limited to) rivers, streams, sloughs, and wetlands. Other than jurisdictional wetlands, the most significant water of the United States within the property is an unnamed perennial drainage. From the USGS maps, this drainage appears to originate approximately 0.5 miles upstream at the South Platte River. It may serve as a water supply for irrigation. However, as the drainage follows a natural channel, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will exert jurisdiction over the drainage, including the channel and all associated wetlands. -1- Jurisdictional Wetlands Regulated jurisdictional wetlands encountered in Colorado include submergent, emergent, wet meadows, sloughs, surface water drainage ditches, bogs, and potholes. Within the property, submergent, emergent, and wet meadow types of jurisdictional wetlands were observed. Submergent wetlands are those wetlands which contain vegetation which is rooted on the bottom of a channel and does not grow out of the water. This type of wetland is contained within the flowing channel of the drainage described above. Emergent wetlands are those areas where the vegetation is rooted in a saturated or inundated area and the vegetation emerges from the wet area. Within the property, emergent jurisdictional wetlands were observed along the drainage channel. Several areas were observed which appeared to be relict alluvial geomorphic features. These areas appeared to be old oxbows or channels, with lower topography than the surrounding area and hydrophytic vegetation (willows). These areas may represent jurisdictional wetlands. The east half of the property is dominated by an open cottonwood riparian forest. Old cottonwood trees (Populus deltoides) are found in association with the drainage and the area currently used as pasture. The area contains microtopography characteristic of many wet meadow areas we have observed in the South Platte basin. Inland saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), a wetland indicator species, was observed as a common element of the herbaceous community below the cottonwoods. It is likely that there is a mosaic of wet meadow jurisdictional wetlands in this area. Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Habitat The Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblet) is a federally listed threatened species which generally occurs near wetlands and water bodies. Currently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is requiring habitat assessment and/or live- trapping surveys for all projects in potential Preble's habitat. The property was evaluated for potential Preble's habitat, based on the current USFWS guidelines. Potential habitat exists along the drainage corridor within the east half of the property, particularly where cottonwood trees and willows (Salix exigua) are found along the banks and areas adjacent to the drainage. The areas that have been continuously tilled in the west half of the property, can generally be excluded as potential Preble's habitat. Ute Ladies-tresses Orchid Habitat The Ute ladies-tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis) is a federally listed threatened plant species characteristically found in wet meadows and alluvial flood plains below 6500 fret in northern Colorado, southwestern Wyoming, and the Uintah Basin of Utah. Habitat assessments and/or pedestrian surveys during the blooming period are required for sites within the South Platte River 100 year floodplain and in characteristic habitat which -2- includes areas with a seasonally high water table, wet meadows, stream channels, floodplains, areas with vegetation in the facultative wet or obligate classification, and jurisdictional wetlands. Based on the preliminary investigation, there appears to be potential orchid habitat within the east half of the property, along the drainage, and in any wet meadow communities encountered. Discussion and Recommendations Jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the United States are present within the property investigated. If development envisions impacting the east half of the property (generally within the forested area), a jurisdictional wetland delineation should be undertaken to characterize the wetlands and establish areal extent. If necessary, Army Corps of Engineers permitting could then be pursued. Potential Preble's meadow jumping mouse habitat was observed within the property, adjacent to the drainage and within adjacent willow thickets. If development envisions disturbance within 100 feet (300 feet if the currently proposed regulations are finalized) of the habitat, it is probable that USFWS will require a live-trapping survey. Surveys may be conducted between June 1 and September 15. If Preble's is found, a mitigation plan will be required. Characteristic potential habitat for the Ute ladies-tresses orchid appears to be present in the property adjacent to the drainage and in topographic low areas within the east half of the property. The Corps of Engineers and USFWS may require a detailed habitat assessment and documentation to be submitted for a determination of habitat presence. If USFWS determines that there is potential habitat, a pedestrian survey will be required during the orchid's flowering period. The survey must be conducted between July 20 and August 31. If I can provide additional information or clarification regarding survey or delineation requirements, please call me at your convenience. Sincerely, Michael S. Savage Vice President enclosure: General Location Map -3- 1st Popery,Weld Camay,C*Wdu _ .r ILL_--40 ' 1 ) o, r; ! i 'rift J / / _ �' l �m I y ass Ikx °weu ITT F e s r � I rQ o _ J / j/ ' rLl \ iiijill. II 'i : rr 4 i G ). 1 ) \ )( 11 'fJ �r �� / \ ° ( I / .. 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A i r^k�0 ` - V fFL;—) une o o d _1 sin r_l\2 4 •, a19 owe" i • § sm... 4 Jr . i/ u lre �Srs600l•: .P_ i.an oso--_.----� �..—+cx�� I •*well " B __. i •I e I r..V : tl ''Water "' 4950 J t: .r ; ° 'i Tank / I o 1 Wattenberg J: o Ti .._,f? 1 ) I i` • 1, 1 \,\�A: �� \� 26\ O % \�Y, \T �oLJr \I �/ '% 30 is Tilt * In IMLE t Iwo ° 1000 2000 2000 taa)rRT Punted f lOPOI 01997 W4111mer haters fun.topo.roW 720 Kipling Street, Suite 117 • Lakewood, Colorado 80215 Banks aid GessO, LLC (303) 274-4277 Fax(303) 274-8329 August 20, 1999 Weld County Planning 1555 North 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Attention : Ms. Sheri Lockman RE: Orchid Survey Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine Golden's Andesite Mining Company Dear Sheri, As discussed on the phone, I am enclosing a copy of the orchid survey performed on the Lewis site. No Ute Ladies'-Tressed Orchids were found. Please feel free to call if you have any questions or comments. Stan Peters, P.E. Attachments CC : Norm Roche, Goldens Planning Uept. AUG 23 1999 RECEIVED LEWIS PROPERTY WELD COUNTY, COLORADO LUTE LADIES'-TRESSES ORCHID SURVEY REPORT (SPIRANTHES DIL UV/ALIS) Prepared by Savage and Savage August, 1999 SUMMARY Savage and Savage conducted a pedestrian survey for the presence of the federally listed threatened Ute Ladies'-Tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis) along the banks of the Lupton Bottom Ditch as well as in swales and relict oxbows on the upland area adjacent to the ditch. The Lewis property is located west of U.S. Highway 85 and immediately north of Road 8 in Weld County, Colorado on July 28, 1999. The survey was conducted for Banks and Gesso, LLC on behalf of Golden's Companies. The survey was conducted in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey guidelines and during the period of anthesis of the type population of the orchid in neighboring Boulder County, Colorado. No individuals of Spiranthes diluvialis were found during the survey. INTRODUCTION Banks and Gesso, LLC requested the survey as part of a sand and gravel development plan for Golden's Companies for the Lewis property. As part of the development plan Banks and Gesso, LLC requested identification of any potentially critical Ute ladies'- tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) habitat, and survey such habitat, if present. The Lupton Bottom Ditch(ditch) is located in the E1/2 SE1/4 of Section 13, TIN,R67W, of the 6th Prime: Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. Latitude of the center of the survey area is 40°02'52"N and the longitude is 104°49'56" W. UTM coordinates of the center of the survey area are 2,187,200 ft. E and 261,100 ft. N. Elevation of the area surveyed ranges from 4915 to 4922 feet. Average elevation of the ditch is 4918 feet. The survey was conducted along both sides of the ditch channel and primary alluvial terraces as well as in swales and relict oxbows on the upland area east of the ditch. The surveyed area begins at Weld County Road 8 and ends at the north boundary of the property. The survey area is accessed by driving 4.0 miles north of Brighton, Colorado (Bridge Street intersection) on U.S. Highway 85 to Weld County Road 8, and proceeding 0.75 miles west on Weld County Road 8 to the driveway leading north to the Lewis' homestead. The property is bounded on the north and east by fences, the south by Weld County Road 8, and the west by a north-south road serving oil and gas wells. The Ute Ladies'-Tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis) is a federally listed, threatened plant species known to occur in Colorado. Interim U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey requirements (USFWS, 1992) for the orchid require surveys along the South Platte River 100-year floodplain and perennial tributaries and in potentially critical orchid habitat. Characteristic orchid habitat requiring a survey includes sites below 6500 feet elevation with seasonally high water tables, wet meadows, stream channels, floodplains, 1 jurisdictional wetlands, and areas where vegetation falls into the facultative wet or obligate classification. Sites excluded from the survey requirement include upland sites (short grass prairie and sagebrush rangeland) and highly disturbed or modified sites. Based on the above requirements, and a site visit, Savage and Savage staff determined that the proposed gravel development project area could not be disqualified from the requirements for a pedestrian survey. On July 28, 1999, Savage and Savage staff conducted a pedestrian survey of the proposed gravel development project in order to determine the presence of the orchid. SITE CHARACTERISTICS Hydrology The local hydrologic regime is largely influenced by the flow of the Lupton Bottom Ditch that is the predominant hydrologic feature on the site. Topography and elevation play a secondary role in the hydrologic regime at the property. The Lupton Bottom Ditch was flowing during the survey, and appears to be a perennial drainage. Vegetation The area adjacent to the Lupton Bottom Ditch, within the primary alluvial terraces contains vegetation characteristic of regularly inundated conditions. Clumps of Salix exigua (coyote willow) line the banks and a thick herbaceous layer is dominated by Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass). Above the primary alluvial features of the ditch(channel and terraces), an open riparian woodland is present, comprised of a tall(up to 100 feet) oveirstory of Populus deltoides (plains cottonwood). The understory is low, herbaceous, and largely comprised of a mix of native cool and warm season grasses and invasive annual weeds. The native species include Agropyron smithii (western wheatgrass), Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton), and Distichlis spicata (inland saltgrass). Weedy invader species include Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) and the noxious weed, Cardaria draba (whitetop). This community is notable in the absence of a shrub understory, common in riparian woodlands of the Colorado plains. Swales and relict oxbows located on the uplands east of the ditch are comprised of Carex sp. (sedge),Juncus balticus(rush),Distichlis spicata(saltgrass), Poa pratensis (Kentucky blue grass), Rumex crispus (rumex), Asclepias sp. (milkweed), Equisetum arvense (horsetail), and Salix exigua(coyote willow). Soils Soils within the area of interest are representative of their genesis and topographic position. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA, 1980) identifies six soil map units within the property. Two map units are found within and immediately adjacent to the ditch. The area adjacent to the channel of the Lupton Bottom Ditch trending generally north-south contains Bankard sandy loam soils. This soil is comprised of deep, somewhat excessively drained soils from recent alluvial sources. Bankard soils are not 2 listed as hydric in the national list of hydric soils (USACE, 1987). Soils bounding the Bankard sandy loam on the east and west in a linear pattern are considered aquolls and aquents, formed from alluvial sources along bottomlands and floodplains. Aquoll and aquent soils are identified as hydric by definition(USACE, 1987). SURVEY The survey was conducted by randomly crisscrossing the riparian corridor located on the primary alluvial terraces along both sides of the Lupton Bottom Ditch as well as within swales and relict oxbows on the upland area east of the ditch. CONCLUSIONS A pedestrian survey to identify the presence of Spiranthes diluvialis was conducted on July 28, 1999 by Savage and Savage staff. The survey was conducted in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey guidelines and during the period of anthesis of the type population of the orchid in neighboring Boulder County, Colorado. No individuals of Spiranthes diluvialis were found during the survey within the Lewis property. LITERATURE CITED U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1980. Soil Survey of Weld County Colorado, Southern Part U.S. Fish and 'Wildlife Service. 1992. Interim Survey Requirements for Spiranthes diluvialis. 3 • ki � 6eiy 'At UM.104fQ' +w v ,rlui ioy !i iid-Sm la.M.p s ) - J: i f r , a � a !iLiPt t_ 1 / O (i 1 r� rI I 1 -(/ if lb J '..trt -r7 it � , • '�1 ( \� i -: i `, 'ti•i7 ' /; I � f , , ,:f-, fiel >. cf ,v II • Y k 14-r t ,' S. I Z� Al , -- Ii .i A r ' , ' o z; 1 ( 1 . '.� ,�4 ' -- ti ,�C' IE�Ms PROPENIII r -, ♦ 71 Is l I. - • 17 d le 1�, . 1 '! .<� i - � //i i ,- , � 4t 22 n t, 23 f=" y .,. - / ,- r A \" C . t�T. .; a mr *St ‘Siln 1 ♦ • o 30�' < ( • / /. 1 e ) i I ft. I` t . .1 '' l''', - / f L® a �"""' / . .,. i y j v'ar\ u / 1. ' •e N 1 -�\� ; • 7_ 1 GY ( + { ►asA ;. :S `�' ` 1• I i i H- mid. i 34p.IOMe6y3 30'5440'.10103741•NAD83 0 +n 1 nLt Re lox• IOW 0 +OOP 2000 20111 10W fFE+ Prated Dom IOPOI C2998 WOdOower pmduc (www.+opotorn) Banks and Gesso, LLC APPENDIX F WETLANDS DELINEATION REPORT SAVAGE AND SAVAGE REPORT Lewis Fans Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 50 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Miring Company July, 1999 LEWIS PROPERTY JURISDICTIONAL WETLAND DELINEATION WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Prepared For: BANKS AND GESSO, LLC Prepared by: Savage and Savage, Inc. 464 West Sumac Court Louisville,Co 80027 (303) 666-7372 telephone (303) 665-6808 fax May 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 1. SITE CHARACTERISTICS 1. STUDY METHODS 3. RESULTS 4. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 5. LITERATURE CITED 6. FIGURES 7. APPENDIX 12. FIGURES 1. Jurisdictional Wetlands and Sample Point Locations map pocket 2. General Location Map 8. 3. Typical Pasture Area 4. 4. Typical Agricultural Area 10. 5. Typical Jurisdictional Wetland Area along Lupton Bottom Ditch 11. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A jurisdictional wetland delineation was conducted May 24 and 25, 1999 by Savage and Savage within the boundaries of the Lewis property. Jurisdictional wetlands were found within the channel and adjacent primary alluvial terraces of the Lupton Bottom Ditch. The Lupton Bottom Ditch enters the south boundary of the Lewis Property at Weld County Road 8 and flows sinuously through the property to the north boundary of the property. The property was evaluated for the three criteria for jurisdictional wetlands; hydrophytic vegetation, hydiic soils, and a hydrologic regime indicative of inundation or saturation. An investigation of the pastureland within the east half of the property revealed no jurisdictional wetlands within the relict oxbows and historic alluvial geomorphic features of the pasture area. Agricultural fields in the west half of the property were examined and no jurisdictional wetlands were encountered in this area of the property. The only area in which jurisdictional wetlands and"waters of the United States"were encountered was the Lupton Bottom. Ditch. Submergent wetlands were encountered within the flowing channel of the ditch, and emergent wetlands were identified along the channel meanders forming the primary alluvial terraces of the ditch. INTRODUCTION Savage and Savage was contracted by Banks and Gesso, LLC to investigate an area preliminarily identified as containing jurisdictional wetlands within the boundaries of the Lewis property. The area of interest is accessed by driving 4.0 miles north of Brighton, Colorado (Bridge Street intersection) on U.S. Highway 85 to Weld County Road 8, and proceeding 0.75 miles west on Weld County Road 8 to the driveway leading north to the Lewis' homestead. The property is bounded on the north and east by fences, the south by Weld County Road 8, and the west by a north-south road serving oil and gas wells. The property is located within the SE%, of Section 13, Township 1 North, Range 67 West of the 6th Prime Meridian in Weld County, Colorado. The USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle "Fort Lupton" contains the area of interest. The latitude of the center of the area of interest is 40°02'53"N and the longitude of the center of the area is 104°50'08"W. The purpose of this delineation was to identify and map jurisdictional wetlands within the property in advance of feasibility planning for mineral extraction and development of this property. Fieldwork was conducted May 24 and 25, 1999 by Michael and Edith Savage of Savage and Savage,Inc. SITE CHARACTERISTICS Topography and Geomorphic Features The regional geomorphology and topography of the area is dominated by the historic channel and adjacent terraces of the South Platte River. Currently, the South Platte River is approximately one-half mile east of the property. The Lewis property is within the broad alluvial terrace system of the South Platte River drainage. A fluvial feature identified -1- - on U.S. Soil Conservation Service maps as the Lupton Bottom Ditch transects the property from south to north. The ditch,which appears to be a natural channel utilized for irrigation and agricultural, originates from the South Platte River and marshlands approximately 1.5 miles south of the Lewis property. Within the Lewis property, the Lupton Bottom Ditch shows evidence of meandering, with attendant development of primary alluvial terraces opposite the meanders. To the east of the Lupton Bottom Ditch, the property is dominated by relict oxbows and microtopographic features formed by the influences of the Lupton Bottom Ditch and the South Platte River. These topographic features are elevated from three to five feet above the ambient water level of the Lupton Bottom Ditch. The area west of the Lupton Bottom Ditch is generally higher in elevation than the area to the east, and was less influenced historically by the South Platte River drainage. Vegetation Vegetation within the property reflects the historic land uses of the area. The east half of the property contains an old well developed riparian woodland and horse pasture. The west half of the property has been developed for agriculture, a homestead, and oil and gas production. The area adjacent to the Lupton Bottom Ditch, within the primary alluvial terraces contains vegetation characteristic of regularly inundated conditions. Clumps of Salix exigua (coyote willow) line the banks and a thick herbaceous layer is dominated by Phalaris arundinacea(reed canarygrass). Above the primary alluvial features of the ditch (channel and terraces), an open riparian woodland is present, comprised of a tall (up to 100 feet) overstory of Populus deltoides (plains cottonwood). The understory is low, herbaceous, and largely comprised of a mix of native cool and warm season grasses and invasive annual weeds. The native species include Agropyron smithii (western wheatgrass), Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton), and Distichlis spicata (inland saltgrass). Weedy invader species include Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) and the noxious weed, Cardaria draba (whitetop). This community is notable in the absence of a shrub understory,common in riparian woodlands of the Colorado plains. Scattered throughout the riparian woodland, pockets of vegetation characteristic of wet meadows were encountered within microtopographic swales (relict oxbows). Dominant plants of this vegetation community include a number of sedge species in the Carex, Cyperus,Schoenoplectus, and Scirpus genera, as well as the dominant rush species Juncus arcticus. Interestingly, the shrub Symphoricarpos occidentalis (snowberry) was found along the margins of these relict oxbows. The native vegetation of the west half of the property has been largely replaced by annual agricultural crops including corn,and the perennial alfalfa, used for hay. Remaining native vegetation is restricted to small patches adjacent to irrigation ditches, and is comprised largely of Poa and Bromus cool season grass species and annual weeds. -2- Hydrology The groundwater hydrology of the property and adjacent areas is determined by the alluvial aquifer of the South Platte River drainage. Deposits of sand and gravel within the alluvial terrace extending from the South Platte River on the east to the tertiary terrace on the west provide the conduit for groundwater. The local hydrologic regime is largely influenced by the flow of the Lupton Bottom Ditch. Topography and elevation play a secondary role in the hydrologic regime at the property. The Lupton Bottom Ditch was flowing during the field investigation, and appears to be a perennial drainage. Upland areas above the relict oxbows and topographic lows are dry, with no evidence of ponding or water retention. Within some of the microtopographic lows, there is evidence of an ephemeral hydrologic connection between the alluvial aquifer or discontinuous lenses of subsurface water, whose presence is determined by alternating strata of sand and clay. Soils Soils within the area of interest are representative of their genesis and topographic position. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA, 1980) identifies six soil map units within the property. The area adjacent to the channel of the Lupton Bottom Ditch trending generally north-south contains Bankard sandy loam soils. This soil is comprised of deep, somewhat excessively drained soils from recent alluvial sources. Bankard soils are not listed as hydric in the national list of hydric soils (USACE, 1987). Soils bounding the Bankard sandy loams on the east and west in a linear pattern are considered aquolls and aquents, formed from alluvial sources along bottomlands and floodplains. Aquoll and aquent soils are identified as hydric by definition(USACE, 1987). Within the west half of the property, four soil series were mapped (from east to west forming general linear bands); Vona sandy loam, Nunn clay loam, Nunn loam, and Fort Collins loam. Vona and Nunn series soils are deep, well-drained soils fora - in alluvial and/or aeolian deposits on terraces and plains. Fort Collins loam is also a deep, well drained soil of terraces and plains. It is predominantly alluvial in origin and has been overlain by a thin aeolian veneer. None of the soils of the western half of the property are listed in the national list of hydric soils. STUDY METHODS Banks and Gesso provided Savage and Savage with a detailed aerial photograph that identified and located the property and adjacent surrounding area. Upon arrival at the site, the study area boundaries were driven and walked, and the character of the area was established. After establishing the boundaries and reference points for mapping purposes, a jurisdictional wetland survey was conducted. The survey and delineation was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual -3- (USACE, 1987). To determine the areas are subject to Corps jurisdiction, three criteria were evaluated: (1) evidence of a hydrologic regime reflecting saturation or periodic inundation by surface or ground water of sufficient duration and frequency, (2) soils which are considered hydric by classification or field characteristics indicating anaerobic conditions, and. (3) a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted to areas of wetland hydrology and soils. At ten sample points within the property the three criteria were evaluated. Dominant individual plant species were identified, and their wetland indicator status was assessed at each sample point (USFWS, 1988). Evidence of the hydrologic regime at the sample point was collected and evaluated. A soil test pit was dug using a bucket auger to a depth of at least 18 inches. The soil horizons were inspected and described using texture, soil color (Munsell, 1992), and moisture. Observations were recorded on USACE approved data sheets, and are attached in the Appendix. Color photographs of the property were taken and are being maintained in the permanent data file with the original field data sheets. Sample point locations were located through distance and bearing measurements to the established reference points. Jurisdictional wetland measurements and locations were transferred to the base aerial photograph. Area measurements of jurisdictional wetlands were made from the 1:2400 scale aerial photograph(Figure 1). RESULTS Jurisdictional Wetlands Jurisdictional wetlands were identified and mapped in a number of locations (primary alluvial terraces along meanders) along the Lupton Bottom Ditch within the property. Field investigations revealed that areas within and adjacent to the ditch met the requirements for designation as jurisdictional wetlands. Although vegetation within the relict oxbows and microtopographic lows was indicative of hydric conditions, neither hydric soils or a hydrologic regime suggesting regular or periodic inundation or saturation was encountered in these areas. Several ditches were investigated in the west half of the property. These ditches were directly related to irrigation activities or did not exhibit the required characteristics of jurisdictional wetlands. The enclosed map illustrates the jurisdictional wetland boundaries, and "waters of the United States". The total area of jurisdictional wetlands within the property was 7.14 acres. Emergent wetlands (primary alluvial terraces along the ditch) accounted for 4.25 acres and submergent wetlands (within the ditch channel) encompassed 2.89 acres. Waters of the United States "Waters of the United States" were also identified within the area of interest. The Lupton Bottom Ditch, while serving irrigation and livestock uses, is contained within a natural channel in this area, and originates from natural sources (marshes and the South Platte -4- r•� .w.w River),and as such comes under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers. Acreage of the waters are, included in the wetland areas identified above, as the waters within the property all contain submergent wetlands. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS A survey for jurisdictional wetlands and "waters of the Unites States" was conducted within the Lewis property between Wattenberg and Fort Lupton, Colorado on May 24 and 25, 1999. Areas that met the 1987 USACE Wetland Delineation Manual criteria for jurisdictional wetlands were identified, sampled, and mapped. Jurisdictional wetlands and "eaters of the United States" were found within and adjacent to the Lupton Bottom Ditch, a perennial surface drainage, which bisects the property from south to north. -5- LITERATURE CITED Kollmorgen Instruments Corp. 1992. Munsell®Soil Color Charts. Newburg,NY U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1987. Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation ManuaL Technical Report Y-87-1. Department of the Army, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1988.National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands: Central Plains(Region 5). U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Research and Development, Biological Report 88(26.5), Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1980. 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Typical Jurisdictional Wetland Area along Lupton Bottom Ditch -1 l- Banks and Gesso, LLC APPENDIX G PREBLES MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE STUDY SAVAGE AND SAVAGE REPORT Lewis Farm Sand and Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 51 99020.WD Golden's Andesite Mining Company July,1999 Savage and Savage practical solutions for environmental problems Land Restoration and Reclamation Services 464 West Sumac Court 303 666-7372 telephone Louisville,Colorado 30027-2227 303 665-6808 facsimile June 30, 1999 Stan Peters Banks and Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling, Suite 117 Lakewood,Colorado 80215 Re: Zapus hudsonius preblei Trapping Survey Report for Lewis Property, Weld County, Colorado Dear Mr. Peters: Enclosed please find two reports for a Zapus hudsonius preblei survey Savage and Savage conducted for the Lewis property. The original mouse survey has been sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for their concurrence. When we receive the concurrence letter from USFWS we will fax it to you. Mouse surveys may be used for one year from the date of concurrence. Please contact me if I can be of further assistance, or answer any questions concerning the survey. Sincerely, Salo. L,,, Edith Savage President enclosure: Zapus hudsonius preblei Trapping Survey for the Lewis Property Savage and Savage practical solutions for environmental problems Land Restoration and Reclamation Services 464 West Sumac Court 303 666-7372 telephone Louisville,Colorado 80027-2227 303 665-6808 facsimile June 30, 1999 Peter Plage U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service Colorado Field Office P.O.Box 25486,DFC Denver, Colorado 80225 Re: Zapus hudsonius preblei Trapping Survey Report for the Lewis Property, Weld County, Colorado Dear Mr. Plage: Enclosed please find one report for a Zapus hudsonius preblei survey Savage and Savage conducted for the Lewis property for Banks and Gesso, LLC on behalf of Golden's Companies. This survey was conducted as part of a sand and gravel development plan for Golden's Companies. The survey was located along the banks of the Lupton Bottom Ditch located on the Lewis property west of U.S. Highway 85 and immediately north of Road 8 in Weld County, Colorado. The survey was conducted between June 13 and June 18, 1999. No Zapus hudsonius preblei individuals were found during the survey. Sincerely, . id age 6C0-c Edith Savage President enclosure: Zapus hudsonius preblei Trapping Survey for the Lewis Property \/Stan Peters, Banks and Gesso, LLC LEWIS PROPERTY WELD COUNTY, COLORADO PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE SURVEY REPORT (Zapus hudsonius preblei) Prepared by Savage and Savage June 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Savage and Savage conducted a trapping survey for the presence of the federally listed threatened Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei)along the banks of the Lupton Bottom Ditch located on the Lewis property west of U.S. Highway 85 and immediately north of Road 8 in Weld County, Colorado from June 13 to June 18, 1999. The survey was conducted for Banks and Gesso, LLC on behalf of Golden's Companies. The survey was conducted in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey guidelines dated May 19, 1999. No individuals of Zapus hudsonius preblei were found during the survey. Name and Address of Surveyors Michael S. and Edith A. Savage Savage and Savage, Inc. 464 West Sumac Court Louisville, Colorado 80027 (303) 666-7372 Project Description Banks and Gesso, LLC requested the survey as part of a sand and gravel development plan for Golden's Companies for the Lewis property. As part of the development plan Banks and Gesso, LLC requested identification of any potentially critical Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) habitat, and if present, a survey of such habitat. Savage and Savage conducted a wetland delineation of the Lewis property, including the Lupton Bottom Ditch, in May 1999 and concluded that the site could not be disqualified as potentially critical habitat for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse. The trapping survey was undertaken to determine the presence of Zapus hudsonius preblei individuals. Site Location The Lupton Bottom Ditch(ditch) is located in the E1/2 SE1/4 of Section 13, TIN, R67W, of the 6th Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. Latitude of the ditch is 40°02'52" N and the longitude is 104°49'56" W. UTM coordinates of the trapping survey area are 1 2,187,200 ft. E and 261,100 ft. N. Elevation of the area surveyed ranges from 4915 to 4922 feet. Average elevation of the ditch is 4918 feet. The survey was conducted along both sides of the ditch channel and primary alluvial terraces. The area surveyed extended for approximately one mile along both sides of the channel, beginning at Weld County Road 8 and ending at the north boundary of the property. The survey area is accessed by driving 4.0 miles north of Brighton, Colorado (Bridge Street intersection) on U.S. Highway 85 to Weld County Road 8, and proceeding 0.75 miles west on Weld County Road 8 to the driveway leading north to the Lewis' homestead. The property is bounded on the north and east by fences, the south by Weld County Road 8, and the west by a north-south road serving oil and gas wells. Survey Dates and Times The survey was initiated on June 13, 1999 and concluded June 18, 1999. One hundred fifty traps were laid out and initially set June 13, 1999 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. MDT. Traps were checked each subsequent morning from 5:45 am. to 10:00 an,. MDT, and reset from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. MDT each day. The survey ended June 18, 1999 at 8:45 a.m. MDT with collection of the traps after documentation of trapped species. A trapline was established along each side of the Lupton Bottom Ditch within the riparian vegetation community located along the primary alluvial terraces (meander terraces). Seventy-five traps were positioned on the east side of the ditch, and seventy-five traps were set along the west side of the ditch. All traplines were positioned adjacent to the ditch and within the riparian corridor along the ditch. The tree stratum of the riparian corridor is scattered and dominated by mature Populus deltoides (plains cottonwood). Salix exigua (coyote willow) was present in intermittent patches along the riparian corridor. A diverse but generally sparse assemblage of grasses, grass-like plants, and forbs was present under the trees and between the shrubs. The total number of trap nights during the survey was 750. Bait Type and Amount Traps were baited with approximately one teaspoon of Manna Prom Sweet 3-way Livestock feed. Traps were re-baited with fresh bait after each capture. One synthetic cosmetic puff was placed in each trap for use as bedding by trapped animals. MeteorologicaUClimatolo¢ical Conditions Skies were clear to partly overcast during the duration of the survey. There were rain showers Tuesday morning (June 15). The maximum daily temperatures (Denver) during the trapping survey ranged from 58°F-79°F. The minimum overnight temperatures (Denver) during the trapping survey ranged from 45°F-51°F. 2 Ecological and Site Features Associated Animals Four species of rodents were captured during the trapping survey; Microtus ochrogaster (prairie vole), Microtus pennsylvanicus (meadow vole), Mus musculus (house mouse), and Peromyscus maniculatus(deer mouse). The species and number trapped per date are summarized below. S ecies 6/14/99 6/15/99 6/16/99 6/17/99 6/18/99 Total Microtus ochrogaster 1 1 3 5 Microtus n dvanicus 2 2 2 6 Mus musculus 2 2 4 Perom sous maniculatus 12 26 30 39 35 142 Total number of individuals 12 28 33 44 40 157 Number of rung traps 95 89 88 91 95 458 Percent of ung traps 63% 59% 59% 60% 63% 61% Raccoon tracks were observed along the edge of the ditch, adjacent to the traplines. A minor amount of trap vandalism occurred, presumably due to the raccoons. Muskrats were also observed within the Lupton Bottom Ditch. A variety of birds were observed within the Lewis property including; wood ducks, mallards, killdeer, red-winged blackbirds,western kingbirds, barn swallows, cliff swallows, a Baltimore oriole, and wild turkeys. A large snapping turtle was also observed during the survey. Plant Community The area adjacent to the Lupton Bottom Ditch, within the primary alluvial terraces contains vegetation characteristic of regularly inundated conditions. Clumps of Salix exigua (coyote willow) line the banks and a thick herbaceous layer is dominated by Phalaris arundinacea (reed canarygrass). Above the primary alluvial features of the ditch(channel and terraces),an open riparian woodland is present, comprised of a tall (up to 100 feet) overstory of Populus deltoides (plains cottonwood). The understory is low, herbaceous, and largely comprised of a mix of native cool and warm season grasses and invasive annual weeds. The native species include Agropyron smithii (western wheatgrass), Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton), and Distichlis spicata (inland sahgrass). Weedy invader species include Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) and the noxious weed, Cardaria draba (whitetop). This community is notable in the absence of a shrub understory, common in riparian woodlands of the Colorado plains. Ecological Condition/Management History The Lewis property is a well-established ranch homestead. It is presently used to graze horses and raise crops such as corn, alfalfa, and hay. Due to the degree of disturbance to the area there is a mix of remnant native species such as western wheatgrass, alkali 3 sacaton, and inland saltgrass intermingled with dominant invader species such as cheatgrass, whitetop,and others. Proximity,Degree, and Type of Human Development Development has been described above. Other Site Features The local hydrologic regime is largely influenced by the flow of the Lupton Bottom Ditch that is the predominant hydrologic feature on the site. Topography and elevation play a secondary role in the hydrologic regime at the property. The Lupton Bottom Ditch was flowing during the survey, and appears to be a perennial drainage. Upland areas above the relict oxbows and topographic lows are dry, with no evidence of ponding or water retention. Soils within the area of interest are representative of their genesis and topographic position. The Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA, 1980) identifies six soil map units within the property. Two map units are found within and immediately adjacent to the ditch. The area adjacent to the channel of the Lupton Bottom Ditch trending generally north-south contains Bankard sandy loam soils. This soil is comprised of deep, somewhat excessively drained soils from recent alluvial sources. Bankard soils are not listed as hydric in the national list of hydric soils (USACE, 1987). Soils bounding the Bankard sandy loans on the east and west in a linear pattern are considered aquolls and aquents, formed from alluvial sources along bottomlands and floodplains. Aquoll and aquent soils are identified as hydric by defmition(USACE, 1987). Results of the Trapping Survey Trapping conducted over 750 trap nights between June 13 and June 18, 1999 yielded no individuals of Zapus hudsonius preblei. One hundred fifty-seven individual rodents were captured and released during the trapping survey. Of those individuals captured, five were Microtus ochrogaster, six were Microtus pennsylvanicus, four were Mus musculus, and 142 were Peromyscus maniculatus. Conclusion No Zapus hudsonius preblei individuals were found during 750 trap nights from June 13 to 18, 1999, at the Lewis property in Weld County, Colorado. Based on these results, it was concluded that Zapus hudsonius preblei is not present in this location. Literature Cited U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1980. Soil Survey of Weld County, Colorado; Southern Part. 4 • dCo , '� • ', r • " • / r: '}b • • 44'rj tbcriaiu • c Figures 1 and 2. Typical Trapping Area along Lupton Bottom Ditch 5 Zap us hudsonius preblei, Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse )urvey Field Data Compilation Form Z h.preblei found? Yes ❑ No 12 Dates of Survey June 13 - June 18, 1999 Surveyor: Organization/Company Savage and Savage FullName(s) Michael S. Savage, Edith Savage Lupton Bottom Ditch; west of U.S. Highway 85 and immediately north Location: of Road 8 in Weld County, Colorado. Descriptive Site Name(creek,nearby road intersection, etc.) U.S.G.S. Quad Name Fort Lupton County Weld Elevation 4918 Section(s) E1 /2 SE1 /4 Township(s) T1 N Ranges) R67W Sec. 13 UTM Coordinates,Zone 13 Northing 261 , 100 • Basting 2,187,200 _ Directions to Location 4 miles north of Brighton (Bridge St. Intersection) on U.S. " Highway 85 to Weld Cty Rd 8, proceed 0.75 miles west to Lewis' homestead. Land Ownership private Habitat: General Habitat Description Channel and banks of perennial stream. Dominant Plant Community Dominate plant along banks consists of reed ranarygrass and coyote willow. Oven riparian woodland with plains rnttnnwnna Drainage Type: Perennial Stream X Ephemeral Stream Pond/Lake Ditch X Other Trapping Information: Sherman live traps Type of Traps Type of Bait Manna Pro %Available(unsprung) 61 % Number of Nights Trapped 5 Total Trapnights 750 Weather conditions prior to and during survey Mild weather conditions, clear to partly cloudy. Some rain showers. .ssociated Animal Species (especially urban predators, rats, house mice) house mice, raccoons, various birds, snapping turt] e Sketch of surveyed area showing trapanes, specific area disqualified(can be ..one on required U.S.G.S.map of site if appropriate) See USGS map Preble's Data: Number of Preble's trapped or seen Distance from water(m) Sex(rn/f) Evidence of repro.* Weight(grams) Marked or tagged? 1. 2. 3. 4 (Continue on separate sheet if needed) * Reproduction evidence for males is descended testes, for females is enlarged nipples. 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