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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY,
COLORADO, APPROVING THE ELAM CONSTRUCTION, INC. SPECIAL REVIEW TO
EXPAND THE V AGNEUR GRAVEL PIT
Resolution No.t21-2006
RECITALS
1. Elam Construction Inc. (Applicant) submitted an application to the Pitkin County Board of
County Commissioners (BOCC) to expand the Vagneur gravel pit from the west to the east and
maintain the terms of operation for 20 years (plus one year for reclamation) for the sand and
gravel extraction operation and the asphalt hot mix/concrete operation.
2. The property is located in Woody Creek across from the Woody Creek Mobile Home Park and is
more specifically described in Exhibit A.
3. The Elam operation was granted Special Review approval by BOCC pursuant to Resolution Nos.
88-47 and 99-69.
4. The BOCC reviewed the application at a duly noticed public hearing on June 14,2006, at which
time evidence and testimony were presented with respect to this application. The application was
then continued to October I I, 2006, in order to obtain more information about the visual impacts
of mining operation.
5. The BOCC finds that the application meets the provisions of Section 3-250 ofthe Pitkin County
Land Use Code.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners
that it does hereby approve the Elam Sand and Gravel Pit and AsphaltIHot Mix/Concrete plant request for
expansion and a 20 year extension of the Special Review approval of their operations, subject to the
following conditions:
I. Material Representations: Representations made by the Applicant thereafter referred to as the
("Operator") within its application and as amplified or expanded by the Operator's representations
during the processing thereof, will be adhered to by the Operator unless otherwise expressly
provided in this resolution.
2. Areas Covered by the Permit: The gravel permit agreement shall apply to those areas in the legal
description attached hereto as Exhibit A.
3. Cessation of Activities: The operator agrees to remove all stockpiled gravel and all facilities
necessary for such removal within 360 (three-hundred sixty) days of the termination of this
permit and to remove, within one-hundred eighty (180) days after termination, the hot-mix
asphalt plant and concrete batch plant and all other building improvements, equipment and
materials created, constructed or installed pursuant to this permit, or pursuant to or prior to
subsequent permits or approvals.
4. Hours of Operation: The permitted operations, and facilities, specifically including the asphalt
hot-mix plant, concrete batch plant, mining, equipment mobilization, and rock crushing may
commence no earlier than 7:00 A.M. and shall cease no later than 7:00 P.M. However, deliveries
to the site may occur after 6:00 A.M. Operations shall be limited to Monday through Saturday.
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5. Required Perfonnance Standards: The Operator shall conduct its operations in accordance with
the following standards:
A. Drainage: Surface run-off shall be contained entirely within the site, including run-off
from storm or moisture situations, as more fully described. Prior to the initiation of
Phase II, the Applicant shall provide a specific drainage plan for the eastern edge of the
operation as it relates to the drainage into Woody Creek. The plan shall be submitted for
review and approval to the County Land Use Engineer and Environmental Health and
Natural Resources.
B. Air Pollution: Smoke and dust originating from the operation of the asphalt plant,
concrete batch plant and gravel operation shall be controlled as follows:
1) County and State Air Pollution Regulations, whichever are most stringent now or
hereafter adopted shall be strictly observed. Violations shall be subject to fines
and/or orders to cease and desist operations.
2) Sprinkler systems for pollution control shall be kept in good repair and function
proper! y at all times
3) Operations shall be conducted in such a malUler as to prevent damage to forest
and agricultural resources by air pollutants resulting from such operation.
4) The Operator shall utilize it best efforts to follow up and eliminate escape of
noxious and offensive odors and fumes from the site.
C. Water Pollution: Discharge of muddy water, resulting from dust and smoke suppression
measures or otherwise shall not be permitted, but the Same shall be drained to settling and
percolation ponds. The water table or water quality thereof shall not be degraded or
altered without study and separate approval of the Board of County Commissioners of
Pitkin County, Colorado. Operations shall be conducted sufficiently above the water table
to prevent any contamination of ground water.
D. Noise: Noise from the operation as measured at any point on the property line of the
property shall be governed by applicable Pitkin County noise abatement ordinances.
Additionally, the Sound Level Monitoring Protocol (Exhibit C) shall be adhered to, and
discriminating back-up signals shall be utilized by the Operator's equipment and trucks.
E. Scenic Values: Operator shall harmonize operations with scenic values through such
measures as the design and location of operating facilities, including roads and other
means of access, vegetative screening of operations, and construction of structures and
improvements which blend with the landscape. Berms shall be
constructed to screen operations. Adequacy and diligence of such measures shall be the
subject ofthe Operator's report and annual hearing procedures.
F. General Environmental Requirements: At all times the Operator shall take such measures
as will prevent or control on-site and off-site damage to the environment including, but
not limited to:
1) Control of erosion and prevention of landslides;
2) Prevention of water run-off;
3) As part of the annual report the Operator shall provide a detailed report
inventorying toxic materials and disposal thereof as required by federal
regulations.
4) Elimination of hazards to public health and safety;
5) Restoration of fisheries and wildlife habitat in surface water bodies;
6) Stabilization of access roads by proper grading, drainage control, surface
treatment and vegetation
G. Water Supply: Adequate water supply will be provided to meet Pitkin County Land Use
Regulations.
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6. Revegetation and Reclamation:
A. Reclamation for Phase I shall be In accordance with the proposed reclamation plan as
described in the text of the application submitted to the Planning Office on December 15,
1987 and consistent with Exhibit 3 ofBOCC Resolution No. 88.47. Such plan shall be
amended to include permanent noxious weed prevention and suppression measures
approved by the County official responsible for weed control. In addition to the
aforementioned requirement, the Applicant shall provide a third party baseline report of
the existing vegetation, as well as a revegetation plan as part of the Annual Report for
2007 (which will be submitted in January of2008). This report will be compiled by a
certified biologist.
B. Revegetation must be accomplished as soon as practicable after work has been completed
in an area where the Operator has concluded its work. The intent of this provision is that
exposed slopes shall be rehabilitated and revegetated at the earliest possible date.
C. Pitkin County recognizes that the State of Colorado's Mined Land Reclamation Board
wiJI require a bond for revegetation. So as not to duplicate said bonding Pitkin County
will not require a bond at this time. However, Pitkin County shall review bonding and
reclamation provisions and progress thereunder at each of its annual hearings, and
reserves the power to impose additional reclamation provisions or require additional
security to aSsure proper reclamation and revegetation. Should reclamation plans or the
bonding provisions prove to be unsatisfactory, the County may require a bond of an
amount per acre of land to be disturbed which is reasonable to cover the costs of
reclamation and revegetation. This permit shall be null and void if the bond is not
furnished and the permittee shall cease all work hereunder.
7. Designated Pit Site: As additional consideration for and condition of the permit herein granted:
A. The Operator shall make its unmined sand and gravel reserves available for public works
projects as a designated pit site which includes the rights to quarry sand and gravel, and
to process the same into asphalt, hot-mix, concrete and other products herein approved
for the Operator, and ingress and egress to, from and
within the site provided that:
I) A royalty for the sand or gravel extracted shall be paid to the Operator at the
prevailing market rate;
2) The designated pit activities and the activities of the Operator can be managed so
as to avoid significant interference with the Operator's normal operations;
3) This right applies only to parties responding to, and/or award recipients pursuant
to invitations to bid for public works projects;
4) A suitable bond as set by the Board shall be posted with the Operator and/or the
County as to each such designated pit project to ensure operations in compliance
with this permit, the designated pit permit, cleanup and revegetation; and
5) Separate special review and sand and gravel permits shall be obtained by the
public entity proposing to permit its successful bidders to use the designated pit
site, which permits shall specifY the extent and the nature of extractive and
processing operations to occur on the site and any mitigation procedures
necessary, and shall contain conditions no less restrictive than those contained
herein.
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8. Control of River Road Traffic: The Operator shall use its best efforts to minimize the impacts of
truck traffic on the River Road access to the subject property. The operator agrees that truck
traffic entering and leaving the Elam site shall exclusively utilize the new access road rather than
the old River Road access road. The operator shall control access within the permit site to
discourage use of the old River Road access road by trucks entering and leaving the site. These
provisions shall be evaluated at the annual hearing, and may be modified by the Board
9. Rights of Enforcement: The County or any member of the public who is aggrieved by a failure by
Operator to comply with the terms and conditions hereof shall have standing to enforce the terms
of applicable permits or any amendments hereto as provided by law.
10. Camper Area: Camper spaces shall be provided for a maximum of20 campers. Campers shall
only be on site from Aprill~ to December I" of each year. Use shall be restricted to temporary,
short-term, seasonal use by employees of the Operator only using campers, and not for longer-
term housing, mobile homes or other forms of habitation, except for the mobile home utilized to
provide year-round security, which may be occupied by the Security employee and his family.
Camper use is accessory only and shall be terminated in accordance with paragraph 3 of this
resolution
11. Weed Control: Operator shall abide by the weed control program described in Exhibit 5 of
Resolution No, 88-47 which may be amended as provided by paragraphs 6 A, Band C hereof, or
operation of law.
12. Term of Permit: Operator's long-term Sand anti Gravel and AsphaltfHot Mix Concrete Plant
permit, and special use approvals thereof, shall expire twenty (20) years after the approval of this
resolution, unless sooner terminated or extended pursuant to Code.
13. Non-Discrimination: Operator agrees that no discrimination shall be shown to any
purchaser within the County, but this provision shall not prevent the Operator from giving
quantity discounts or refusing to sell gravel to operators who access or leave the gravel pit via the
River Road access road or refusing to sell gravel to Operators with poor current credit standing.
14. The Water Resource Protection Plan dated September I, 2006, shall be adhered to (attached as
Exhibit B).
15. Crusher operations shall be limited to the dates of April 1 through November 25 of each year.
Any required extensions beyond these dates must be approved by the BOCC in consultation with
the Woody Creek Caucus.
16. Any asphalt plants andfor rock crushers must be permitted by the Colorado Department of Public
Health and environment and stay in compliance with conditions of the permit.
17. Fugitive dust from the pit operations must be contained to maintain compliance with applicable
stale standards.
18. Night time operations beyond the standard allowed operating hours shall be permitted under the
following parameters:
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A There may be a maximum of 10 nighttime operations in anyone calendar year at the Elam
Asphalt/Hot Mix Plant in which operational hours may be extended to include 7:00 p.m.
until 7:00 a.m. as well as normal daytime operating hours. These 10 nights can only be to
accommodate publicly owned projects. The Operator shall notifY Pitkin County, the WIJ
Homeowners Association, and the Woody Creek Caucus, in writing, as to approximately
when and how long the operations will be conducted at least 72 hours prior to
commencement of the nighttime operations.
B. This approval shall be limited to a maximum of 40 truck loads per night.
C. A traffic control plan shall be submitted to the County Engineer which will include
suitable methods for providing warnings, information, and signage (including lighted
warning signs) to persons using County roads and bike trails in the vicinity of the truck
activity area
D. The Operator, in conjunction with the public project owner shall implement a public
information/notification plan utilizing at least the follow mediums of communication:
public service announcements, newspaper notices, and neighborhood newsletters to alert
affected residents and other travelers of potential delays and hazards.
E. There shall be no gravel extraction, crushing, processing, nor stockpiling during the
extended nighttime hours.
F. The Operator must comply with all noise and air quality standards at the plant.
G. Trucks shall not use "Jake" brakes during nighttime operations except in an emergency
situation
19. Annual Hearings:
A. During January of each year, but no later than January 31, the Operator shall file a written
report with the Planning Director demonstrating compliance or non-compliance with
conditions of the sand and gravel permit and other provisions of the County Land Use
Code. The required annual report will include an updated estimate of gravel reserves
remaining at the site. The Planning Office shall review the operator annual written report
to determine compliance with the permit and prepare a report to the Board to be reviewed
at a duly noticed public hearing. The purpose of the hearing shall be to review the annual
written report of the permittee and to provide an opportunity for the citizens of Pitkin
County to comment on the sand and gravel operation.
B. Based upon the annual hearing, the Board shall have the power upon good cause being
shown, to mOdifY the permit to require certain corrective measures to be taken or to direct
the County staff or its agents to enter upon the premises and to take corrective measures
required by the Board; impose new or additional conditions, standards or restrictions to
address environmental concerns required by considerations of public health safety and
welfare or to achieve the objectives and purposes of the original permit or to bring the
permit into compliance with other laws or regulations regulating permits to or uses of the
site; the cost to be assessed against the Operator and its sureties.
20. The Applicant shall construct a wildlife friendly fence along the northern property line near the
road to the well. If the road is on the adjacent property (Braun), it shall be removed and located
on the subject property.
21. The Applicant shall explore the feasibility of vegetation screening between the subject parcel and
the Braun property. The issue of this vegetation screening shall be further discussed at the Annual
Review for 2007 (January 2008).
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22. The Applicant shall provide a report discussing different housing options for the seasonal
workforce that utilizes the camping area from April I" through December I" of each year. The
report shall explore options for more permanent housing that could include sharing housing with
winter season employees of other companies, agencies, etc. The report shall be available for
review and discussion by the BOCC no later than the annual hearing scheduled for January of
2010.
23. Revocation. The County shall have the power to revoke the special use permit, upon showing of
good Cause, after a public hearing on tbe same.
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NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED IN THE ASPEN TIMES
WEEKLY ON THE 5th DAY OF February 2006.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the 1 J Ih day of October, 2006.
PUBLISHED AFTER rrOPTIOr::OR VESTED REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE ASPEN
TIMES WEEKLY ON fIl.I Mt1 Ii, ;).(j~(,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORAD
ATTEST:
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By
Mick Ireland
Chair
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Date
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APJ'ROVED AS TO FORM:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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John Ely,
County Attorney
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C d ouben,
Community Development Director
PID# 264316102010
P048-06
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A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NE 1/4 AND THE
NE 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH,
RJlNGE 85 WEST Of THE 6TH P. H., PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO,
SAID PARCEL BEING HORE: FULLy DESCRIBED AS.FOLLOWS:
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. BEGINNING AT A POINT ON .THEEASTERLY EDGE OF THE
ABANDONED DENVER AND RIO -GllANDE 'RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY
WHENCE THE If 1/4 COllNER OF SAm SECTION 16BEAEs
If 1S-00'06- W 164.84 FEET;
'THENCE S 70-55'12- E 393.66 FEET;
THENCE 5 68-39'07- E 527.45 FEET;.
THENCE S 56-33'16- E 538.74 FEET;
THENCE 5 53-Z1'46- E 434.89 FEET;
THENCE N 81-18'38- E 409.36 FEET;
:. THENCE N 63-51'28- E 218.35 FEET;
THENCE S 84-47'32-.2 369.63 FEET'TO THE POINT OF
INTERSECTION WITH '1'HE EASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID
SECTION 16,
THENCE 500-24'36- 2 2411.08 FEET ALONG ,SAID EASTERLY
SECTION LIltE TO THE, NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF A TRACT OF
LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 199 AT PAGE 162 OF THE PITKIN
COUNTY RECORDS;
THENCE THE FOLLOWING COURSes AND DISTANCES ALONG THE
" NORTHERLY BOUNDARIES OF THOSE TRACTS OF LANDS DESCRIBED
. '':; IN BOOK 199 AT PAGE 162 AND BOOK 250 AT PAGE 355 OF THE
PITKIN COUNTY RECORDS:
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WATER RESOURCE PROTECTION PLAN
Vagneur Gravel Pit - Woody Creek, Colorado
Revised September 1 , 2006
Prepared for
Elam ConstructIon, Inc.
1225 South ih Street
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
(970) 242-5370
Prepared by
Rare Earth Science, LLC
Post Office Box 4523
Grand Junction, Colorado 81502
(970) 241-1762
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ ii
1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ........................................................................1
2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS & CONTROL MEASURES............................................4
2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS ...................................................................................4
2.2 FUEL STORAGE AND SPILL PREVENTION............................................................5
2.3 CONCRETE WASHOUT FACILlTY...........................................................................7
2.4 IMPORTED SOIL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA............................................................7
2.5 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL....................................................................8
2.6 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.........................................................................8
3.0 PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES....................................................................9
3.1 POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION .......................................................9
3.2 LOCAL GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY......................11
3.3 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION .........................................................................12
3.4 GROUNDWATER PROTECTION............................................................................13
4.0 SUMMARy....... ........ ....................... .............. ............. ................. .................... .... ......... 14
5.0 REFERENCES ............... ...... ............................. ........ ......... ...... .............. ........ ......... .....15
FIGURES
1 SITE LOCATION MAP ...........................................................................................................2
2 SITE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH ...............................................................................................2
APPENDICES
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Certification of Clean Material
Imported Soil Acceptance Protocol
Soil Sampling Protocol
Water Sampling Protoool
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
Air Pollution Control Division
Above mean sea level
Aboveground storage tank
Best management practice
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Elam Construction, Inc.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
leaking underground storage tank
Mined Land Reclamation Board
Oil Inspection Service
Vagneur Gravel Pit
Petroleum, oil, and lubricant
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan
Stormwater Management Plan
Total extractable petroleum hydrocarbons
Total petroleum hydrocarbons
Total volatile petroleum hydrocarbons
Underground storage tank
Water Resource Protection Plan
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1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
This Water Resource Protection Plan (WRPP) has been revised and updated for Elam
Construction Inc.'s (Elam's) Vagneur Gravel Pit (Pit) located near Woody Creek, COlorado
(Figure 1). The original WRPP was prepared in August 2000 by OASIS Environmental, Inc.
Elam has been operating the Pit since 1980 for the extraction of sand and gravel, and the
production of asphalt and concrete products, for road-building and construction purposes in
the Roaring Fork Valley.
During Elam's application for Pit expansion in May 2006 (Case No. P048-06), Pitkin County
determined that the original WRPP was overly restrictive for current and on-going operations
at the Pit. The following document and appendices have therefore been updated to serve a
dual purpose of compiling all environmental control measures currently implemented at the
Pit, along with providing plans and procedures for monitoring site conditions and protecting
local water resources.
The Pit is located in the northeast quarter of Section 16. Township 9 South, Range 85 West
(Sixth Principal Meridian), approximately 10 miles northwest of Aspen, Colorado. The general
elevation at the Pit entrance is approximately 7,450 feet above mean sea level (asl). The Pij
encompasses a State-permitted area of 104.7 acres for the mining operation, of which about
48 acres encompass the active mining area (known as Phase I). Elam is proposing to expand
their mining operation by about 19 acres (Phase 2) into the hillside located directly east-
southeast of the current Phase 1 gravel extraction area. The expansion area is still within the
original State-permitted boundary and Phase 2 mining activities are anticipated to last for
approximately 16 years.
It is important to note that the Pit is not known to be a contaminated site, and mining activities
take place above the groundwater surface. The Pit is dry by nature and no documented
incidents ot surface water or groundwater contamination have occurred at this location during
Elam's operation of the facility.
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SITE LOCATION MAP
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2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS & CONTROL MEASURES
Protection of the air, water, and land is a primary concern at the Pit. To that end, Elam
maintains all required environmental permits; maintains the necessary controls for petroleum,
oil, and lubricant (POL) storage; and has voluntarily implemented a variety of best
management practices (BMPs) to avoid potential environmental liabilities at the Pit. These
preventative measures are implemented to minimize the potential for POL spills, to prevent
storm water pollution, and to prevent surface water or groundwater pollution.
A discussion of the existing environmental permits and the methods that are currently
implemented at the Pit to control and minimize environmental impact are described in the
following sections.
2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS
Environmental issues at the Pit are regulated, and enforced, by the Pitkin County
Environmental Health & Natural Resources (EH/NR) Department and the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Sand and gravel mining operations
are regulated by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS [formerly
Division of Minerals and Geology]) and the Colorado Mined land Reclamation Board (MlRB).
Water issues (including well permitting and water rights) are regulated by the Office of the
State Engineer and Water Division NO.5 in Glenwood Springs. The Pit is not in a floodplain or
f100dway area and does not contain wetlands.
Elam maintains the following permits for the Pit:
:;.. .M.I.B!! - Permit No. M-1980-085 (mining operation)
.. Pitkin County - Resolution No. 99-69
... CDPHE (Air Quality Control Division) - Permit Nos. l3P1388-5 (fugitive dust
emissions), 97POO820 (X-Ol0 crusher emissions), 98POO455 (V-755 asphalt plant
emissions)
.. CDPHE (Water Quality Control Division) - Permit Nos. COG-500549 (sand and gravel
generalstormwater permit) and COR-Ol094l (asphalt plant)
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2.2 FUEL STORAGE AND SPILL PREVENTION
POL products at the Pit are handled and stored in a way to prevent them from entering
surface waters or groundwater. The type, and volume, of POL products stored at the Pit are
listed in the table below.
POL STORAGE - Vagneur Gravel Pit
POL Product Container Number of Maximum Maximum On-
Type Tanks or Capacity (gallons) Site Storage
Drums (gallons)
Diesel Fuel it 2 Steel Tank 1 6,000 6,000
Diesel Fuel it 2 Steel Tanks 2 10,000 20,000
Diesel Fuel it 2 Steel Tank 1 500 500
Lubricating Oils Steel Drums 6 55 330
Asphalt Oil Steel Tank 1 25,000 25,000
Gasoline Steel Tank 1 4,000 4,000
All fuel is stored in aboveground tanks (ASTs), which are placed in concrete-bermed and
lined containment areas. The ASTs are inspected annually by the Colorado Department of
Labor and Employment's Oil Inspection Section (OIS). Asphalt oil is stored in portable,
heated, tank trailers. Tank ullage documents are kept at the pit to determine routine POL
usage and Elam maintains a current Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan
(SPCC) for the Pit (dated August 2002). Equipment (i.e., loaders, hand tools), laborers, and
materials (Le., absorbents) for implementing spill control are also readily available at the Pit.
All Pit operations are conducted and managed in a manner that prevents the release of
potential contaminants or waste materials to the environment. Fueling of Pit equipment is
performed only in designated areas away from surface water or drainages leading to surface
water.
To minimize the risk of a fuel spill, the following procedures are implemented:
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no POL leaks prior to operation.
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. Position equipment so that valves, piping, tanks, or other fuel-containing parts are
protected from damage by other vehicles or equipment.
o Verify that adequate secondary containment and absorbents are on site.
o Before starting any fuel transfer operation, inspect all hoses, connections, valves, etc.
Ensure that these items have been properly maintained and all connections are properly
tightened.
· Use secondary containment or absorbents under all appropriate connections, vents, or any
other likely source of spillage. Use as many secondary containers as necessary.
. During fuel transfer, maintain line of sight with equipment operator and/or all connections
and other potential sources of spillage.
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. Maintain secondary containment while disconnecting filling hoses.
. Maintain drive-in protection for all portable ASTs.
Should a release be detected from an AST or drum, or from overfilling, the following
procedures will be performed, at a minimum:
. Immediately notify the Elam facility manager.
. Take immediate measures, using properly protected personnel, to control and contain the
spilled material.
. Notify the appropriate regulatory agencies as required (i.e., CDPHE's 24-hour Emergency
Response Notification Number [1-877-518-5608], the Pitkin County EH/NR Department,
and the Aspen Fire Protection District [if potential fire danger occurs)). The State Oil
Inspector's office will be contacted if a release of more than 25 gallons occurs from an
AST.
. Isolate the area and keep all unnecessary personnel out of the area.
o Obtain an appropriate container to package the spilled material.
. Pump or scoop up the spilled material and any additional contaminated soil, and place it in
a container.
o Keep ignition sources and combustibles away from the spilled material.
o Photograph and document the spill response activities.
In addition, the Pit is a secured area and not accessible to the public in order to prevent
accidents and potential vandalism. The entire Pit area is bermed and the main road leading to
the Pit is gated and locked during non-working hours.
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Lafarge Corporation operates a concrete batch plant, on a lease basis with Elam, within the
boundary of the Pit. The plant has been in operation for approximately 15 years. During late
Summer 2000, Lafarge constructed a facility that provides containment and reuse of water
generated from mobile concrete truck washout.
The facility is constructed entirely from concrete and consists of an apron area for truck
unloading, two settling basins, and a drying area for the concrete washout. The facility was
conservatively designed to accommodate wash-water usage at a rate of 250 gallons per truck
(7,500 gallons per day, assuming 30 trucks per day) and concrete waste at a rate of 0.25
cubic yards per truck (7.5 cubic yards per day).
A clean-water storage tank, pump system, and truck-loading rack allows for a closed-loop
system with complete reuse/recycling of the wash water. The settling basins can be accessed
by a front-end loader to remove accumulated concrete solids that are ultimately recycled or
landfilled offsite. By using the washout facility, there is no direct discharge of concrete-truck
washout to the Pit floor.
2.4 IMPORTED SOIL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA
From time to time, Elam accepts inert soil generated from local area construction-related
activities. These soils are stockpiled at the Pit and will ultimately be used for reclamation
purposes. In effort to avoid potential contamination from this material, a company policy has
been established for accepting and sampling the off-site soils. Each company or individual
who delivers soil to the Pit is required to sign Elam's Certification of Clean Material (Appendix
A) acknowledging the origin of said material and lack of contamination. Imported soil will not
be accepted at the Pit unless this certification has been signed by a responsible party.
Additionally, Elam has developed Imported Soil Acceptance Protocol and Soil Sampling
Protocol documents (revised September 1, 2006 and included in Appendices Band C,
respectively). The Imported Soil Acceptance Protocol details which types of soil materials are
specifically excluded from acceptance at the Pit; for example, mining waste, asbestos
materials, solid wastes, hydrocarbon-impacted soils, etc. The Soil Sampling Protocol provides
internal guidance for Elam's routine sampling procedure for the imported soil stockpile(s).
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minimize the chance of future environmental contamination at the Pit.
2.5 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
Elam will implement and maintain erosion prevention and sediment control systems to
minimize the transport of soil particles into surface waters at/near the Pit. Berms, ditches,
and/or silt fencing may be utilized to accomplish this goal.
Stormwater discharges from Pit operations (including sand & gravel mining and asphalt &
concrete batch plants) comply with the Colorado Discharge Permit System regulations. Elam
has the required general permits and Stormwater Management Plans (SWMPs) in place for
the Pit and asphalt plant. Annual reports are submitted to CDPHE, and bl-annual inspections
are performed at the Pit. All stormwater runoff is contained onsite and no process water or
mine water is discharged at the Pit; therefore. no discharge monitoring is required for the site.
2.6 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Air Quality - Air emissions from pit operations (aggregate crushing. asphalt & concrete
production, and fugitive dust from haul roads) comply with CDPHE Air Quality Control Division
(APCD) regulations. Elam has the necessary APCD permits and control plans in place for the
Pit, crusher, and asphalt plant
Landfflls - Elam does not perform anyon-site landfilling of solid waste at the Pit.
Hazardous Waste. No hazardous waste is generated or stored at the Pit.
Employee Training and Awareness Programs - Every Elam employee receives annual
training on environmental issues including pollution prevention, spill prevention/spill response,
"good house-keeping" practices, and erosion control.
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This section addresses the environmental contamination sources that could potentially impact
water resources at the Pit and in the Woody Creek area. The greatest concem is the impact
to public/private drinking water supplies - those individuals who reiy on groundwater wells in
the area.
3.1 POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION
Environmental constituents of concern at the Pit include a variety of hydrocarbon compounds
originating from the on-site storage and usage of POL products; total metals (e.g., cadmium,
chromium, lead. and silver) originating from used oils or other mining operations; along with
sediment and turbidity. Water resources potentially impacted by Pit operations include surface
water and groundwater. The greatest risk to these water resources would be a sizable POL
release at the Pit, with potential pathways as groundwater infiltration and overland flow to
nearby surface waters. Fortunately, these pathways are protected through:
)- The use of controls and spill prevention/response methods (i.e., maintenance of site
security, containment of POL, fueling of equipment only in designated areas,
adherence to spill control procedures};
)- Berms surrounding AST locations and around routes of travel (roadways} within the
Pit;
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)- Erosion prevention and sediment control measures;
)- Site monitoring programs; and
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All of these BMPs and engineering controls (as described previously in Section 2.0} have
been implemented at Elam's Pit in order to prevent or minimize POL, or other potential
environmental contaminants, from entering surface water or groundwater pathways. Beyond
the permitted boundary of Elam's mining operation, there are myriad sources of contamination
that have the ability to affect surface water and groundwater supplies in the vicinity of Woody
Creek.
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compounds of concern, in Colorado (CDPHE, 2000).
COMMERCIAL IINDUSTRIAL:
. Chemical I Petroleum Transportation and Storage (pipelines, fuel tank farms) -
(organics, inorganics)
. Fleet I Trucking I Bus Terminals - (organics, inorganics)
. Gas Stations and Fueling Areas - (organics, inorganics)
. Injection Wells - (organics, inorganics)
. Land Development. (organics, inorganics, turbidity)
. Machine I Maintenance I Repair Shops - (organics, inorganics, microbial)
. Mining (active and inactive) I Milling - (organics, inorganics, radionuclides)
. Historic Railroad Corridors (fueling I maintenance areas) - (organics, inorganics)
. Storage Tanks (AST and underground [UST]) - (organics, inorganics)
. Superfund Siles - (organics, inorganics)
RESIDENTIAL / MUNICIPAL:
. Airports - (organics, inorganics)
. Golf Courses and Parks (chemicallfertilizer application) - (organics, inorganics)
. Landfills I Dumps (active and historic) - (organics, inorganics, microbial)
. Waste Transfer Stations and Recycling Facilities (incl. municipal I commercial I
hazardous waste) - (organics, inorganics, microbial)
. Septic Systems - (microbial, inorganics)
. Transportation Corridors (transport of hazardous materials) - (organics, inorganics,
radionuclides)
. Utility Stations (substations, power plants, etc.) . (organics, inorganics, radionuclides)
. Wastewater Treatment Plants - (microbial, inorganics, organics)
AGRICUL TURAL I RURAL:
. Campgrounds and Rest Areas (septic systems) - (microbial, inorganics)
. Animal Feeding Operations - (microbial, inorganics)
. Irrigated Crop Areas (chemicaVfertilizer application) - (organics, inorganics)
. Pesticide I Fertilizer Storage Facilities' (organics, inorganics)
It should be understood that most of these activities occur (or have occurred) topographically
upgradient from the Woody Creek town site and Elam's Pit.
According to information obtained from the OIS in 2000, there were 180 registered tank
facilities (both AST and UST) in Pitkin County with 108 documented leaking UST (LUST)
sites. Of these, four LUST sites were listed in Woody Creek (i.e., Comstock Ranch, Jon
Peters residence, Pitkin Iron Corp., River Bend Apartments). These are documented POL
releases with OIS. It is reasonable to assume that numerous unregistered USTs/ASTs also
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In addition, there are known septic system failures (Le., Woody Creek Trailer Park) in the area
(Dunlop, 2000). All of these example contamination sources discussed above have the
potential to impact local water resources and public/private drinking-water supplies.
3.2 LOCAL GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
The Pit lies within a thick deposit (approximately 50-60 feet) of river gravels, formed as a
terrace during Pleistocene-age glacial outwash, which is situated on top of a bedrock layer of
Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale (Chen, 1973). Groundwater is currently used as a drinking
water source in the Woody Creek area. However, water quality and quantity data for Pilkin
County, and the Roaring Fork Valley, is either antiquated (in excess of 20 years), incomplete,
or in a form not easily understood (Dunlop, 2000).
The nearest perennial surface water body in the vicinity of the Pit is Woody Creek, flowing in
a southeast to northwest direction, located adjacent to the northern Pit boundary. Mining
activities are separated from Woody Creek by an undisturbed ridge approximately 80 feet
above the creek flow line. The Roaring Fork River (flowing in a south to north direction) is
located approximately 1,000 feet west of the Pit boundary. Additionally, an unnamed,
intermittent stream is located along the east boundary of the proposed Phase 2 expansion
area, flowing to the north into Woody Creek.
Surface water is known to occasionally pond in the lowest portion (topographically) of the
Phase 1 Pit. The pond bottom elevation was measured at approximately 7,345 feet asl during
Summer 2000. The source of the standing water has been determined to originate from
precipitation and irrigation runoff. In October 1999, Elam commissioned a surface
water/hydrologic study to further evaluate the standing water. The study compared surface-
water inflow (precipitation and irrigation wastewater) to the losses due to evaporation and soil
percolation rates at the Pit. The Pit receives seasonal runoff from irrigated lands located
upgradient (south and east of the site). The report findings indicate that free standing water
may occur in the Pit, with the elevation varying depending upon the time of year (AIC, 1999).
The greatest accumulation of surface water occurs in the late spring/early summer months
when the Pit receives peak flow from regional snowmelt and irrigation runoff. in addition, the
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Elam has an on-site groundwater well at the Pit. permitted for industrial and irrigation
purposes. The well (46 feet total depth) is located in the northeast corner of the property. near
Woody Creek. at a surface elevation of approximately 7,364 feet as!.
3.3 SURFACE WATER PROTECTION
As discussed in Section 2.5, erosion prevention and sediment control measures will be
implemented to mitigate potential impacts to the intermittent drainage found along the east
boundary of the proposed Phase 2 expansion area during mining activities. These measures
will be tailored to site-specific conditions in order to fit the natural topography and minimize
disturbance to native vegetation, and may include the installation of ditches, berms, and/or silt
fencing. As mentioned previously, all stormwater runoff is contained onsite and no process
water or mine water will be discharged at the Pit. Elam will comply with all terms & conditions
of their stormwater permits and SWMPs.
Elam has collected several samples of ponded water in lowest portion of the Phase 1 Pit
since 2000. The samples were laboratory analyzed for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 418.1, with the results indicating
non-detectable levels of petroleum hydrocarbons in all samples.
Elam plans to continue monitoring surface water at the Pit to ensure that potential
environmental contaminants (e.g., hydrocarbon compounds and metals) have not migrated
across the site and impacted water quality. Samples will be collected when surface water is
seasonally available, on a monthly basis. Each sample will be submitted to a qualified
analytical laboratory. The samples will be collected either by an Elam employee or their
designated environmental professional. The surface water sampling procedure is outlined in
the attached Water Sampling Protocol (Appendix D).
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Elam's proposed Phase 2 expansion plans call lor the bottom 01 the Pit excavation to remain
alleast 2 leet above the uppermost, unconfined, alluvial groundwater aquifer underlying the
site. This will insure that groundwater is not exposed during mining and that the potential lor
adverse water-quality impacts is minimized. The Pit is intended to be "dry"; therefore, no
gravel well permits have been applied for, or issued by the State.
In the event that groundwater is exposed, Elam has a system in place to mitigate potential
impacts. Elam's excavation personnel will be required to notify the on-site facility manger of
the situation and clean, native, nearby fill material will immediately be used 10 cover (with a
thickness of not less than 2leet) the exposed groundwater. Necessary corrections to the Pil
survey and grading plans will also be made in order to avoid additional encounters with the
groundwater surtace.
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4.0 SUMMARY
Elam is confident that its mining operation at the Vagneur Gravel Pit poses a minimal threat to
water resources in the Woody Creek area. The procedures and controls implemented at the
Pit to avoid and prevent accidental releases of POL and other potential environmental
contaminants are proven to be effective and meet (or exceed) all current regulatory
requirements. Addnionally, Elam has adopted protocols for accepting and evaluating soils that
are brought to the Pit for future reuse in reclamation activities. As a further, voluntary method
of demonstrating environmental compliance. Elam will continue to routinely monnor the
seasonal surface water quality in the Phase 1 Pit along with the on-site stockpiled soils.
By operating the Pit in accordance with all current environmental permits & regulations and by
implementing the soil importation procedures explained in Section 2.4 of this WRPP, Elam is
confident that the local surface and groundwater resources will be sufficiently protected. Elam
will present a summary of its findings from the on-going monitoring activities directly to Pitkin
County in the required Annual Operafions Report.
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5.0 REFERENCES
Allied Independent Consultants (AIC). 1999. Surface Water I Hydrologic Study for the
Vagneur Gravel Pit. Prepared for Elam Construction, Inc. Grand Junction, CO.
October.
Bryant, Bruce. 1979. Geology of the Aspen 15-minufe Quadrangle, Pitkin and Gunnison
Counties, Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1073.
Bryant, Bruce and Martin, Peter. 1979. The Geologic Story of the Aspen Region - Mines,
Glaciers and Rocks. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1603.
Chen and Associates, Inc. 1973. General Geology and Subsoils at the Sludge Disposal Area
near Woody Creek, Pitkin County, Colorado. Denver, CO. October.
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). 2000. Source Water
Assessment and Protection Program Plan. Water Quality Control Division. Denver,
Colorado.
Dunlop, r.5. 2000. Growth Impacts on Water Quality and Quantity. Memorandum prepared
for the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners. Aspen, CO. March.
Greg Lewicki and Associates. 2005. Vagneur Pit Development Permit, Pitkin County,
Colorado. Prepared for Elam Construction, Inc. Parker, CO. June.
OASIS Environmental, Inc. 2000. Water Resource Protection Plan, Vagneur Gravel Pit-
Woody Creek, Colorado. Prepared for Elam Construction, Inc. Grand Junction, CO.
August
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CERTIFICATION OF CLEAN MATERIAL
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CERTIFICATION OF CLEAN MATERIAL
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(Name of Company or Individual)
my knowledge, the imported material being delivered to the Vagneur Gravel Pit is clean
and contains no known toxic or hazardous substances (or wastes). The imported material
originated from
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(Name of Company or Individual)
toxic or hazardous substances (or wastes) be discovered contained within any material
delivered to the Vagneur Gravel Pit through our operations, said company or individual
will be financially and legally responsible for all activities associated with, but not
limited to, qualified personnel and equipment required to perform material
sampling/testing and clean up, transportation, and proper disposal of contaminated
material at an approved facility.
This Certification form shall be completed by the above-named Company or Individual
on a job- or project-specific basis for ease of tracking and monitoring purposes by Blam
Construction, Inc. Refer also to Blam' s Imported Soil Acceptance Proto('ol dated
September 1, 2006 for additional information.
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VAGNEUR GRAVEL PIT
Pitkin County, Colorado
Revised September 1, 2006
Elam Construction, Inc. has been accepting inert soil from construction related activities
in the area of their Vagneur Gravel Pit operation at Woody Creek since 1997. In order to
assure the property remains free from contamination of materials deemed hazardous to
the environment, Elam has developed this company policy that establishes acceptance
criteria for Imported soil:
Elam Construction, Inc. will not accept, under any condition, material that knowingly
contains:
· Hazardous substances or wastes (either listed or characteristic).
. Free liquids or sludge.
· Solid waste (e.g., tires, branchesl1ogs, appliances, electronics, scrap
wood/steel, domestic rubbish, construction debris other than steel free
concrete and asphalt rubble suitable for recycling, etc.)
· Biomedical or infectious wastes.
· Petroleum hydrocarbon or antifreeze contamination.
· Heavy metals (e.g., cadmium, chromium, lead) or mining-waste
contamination above background levels.
. Radioactive materials or mill tailings.
· PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) or pesticides.
· Asbestos or asbestos-containing building material (ACM).
To insure that all the material delivered to the facility from outside areas is clean and
inert from the above listed items. Inert Material, as defined by the State of Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology is "non-soluabfe and non-putrescible solids together
with such minor amounts and types of other materials, unless such materials are acid or
toxic producing, as will not significantly affect the inert nature of such solids. The term
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solids. Therefore, the following procedure is implemented:
1. The individual or company delivering material to the Vagneur Gravel Pit is required
to sign an affidavit certifying that the material is: clean and inert, along with the
originating source of the material. This affidavit shall be filled out on a job- or project-
specific basis and submitted to Elam's Woody Creek office prior to delivery approval
at the Pit (refer to Elam's Certification of Clean Materia~. For example, multiple
loads/deliveries may result from a single project or job site; however, only one
Certification of Clean Material would be required for the project hauling duration.
2. During the stockpiling process, the facility manager, and those individuals who
operate the stockpiling equipment, will conduct constant visual and olfactory analysis
of the delivered material on a truck-by-truck basis. At a minimum, the visual
evaluation will be utilized to identify the presence of any stained/discolored soils (an
indicator of potential hydrocarbon contamination), hazardous substances, or other
solid waste.
3. In the event that contaminated material is suspected, all work in the Immediate area
will cease and a qualified individual or company will be contacted by the facility
manager. The contracted qualified Individual will be responsible for developing and
implementing a sampling procedure for the suspected material. Should the
preliminary tests show positive for contaminants of hazardous materials, the
qualified individual shall prepare, supervise and Implement a Remediation and
Disposal Plan conducted In accordance with the requirements of the governing
regulatory agencies.
4. Elam reserves the right to reject individual loads of material if contamination is
suspected, or if the required Certification of Clean Material has not been properiy
filed with Elam's Woody Creek office.
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SOIL SAMPLING PROTOCOL
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SOIL SAMPLING PROTOCOL
VAGNEUR GRAVEL PIT
Pitkin County, Colorado
Revised September 1, 2006
To insure that Vagneur Pit soil stockpile samples are properly collected, handled
and analyzed, Elam Construction, Inc. (Elam) has implemented the following
protocol. Composite samples will be collected from the soil sfockpile using
decontaminated sampling tools and following standard protocol for environmental
sample collection and handling, as described below.
1. Proper sampling equipment includes: stainless-steel spoon and bowl,
latex (or Nitrile) gloves, laboratory-supplied pre-cleaned sample jars,
sample jar labels, pen and field logbook, laboratory chain-of-custody
(CoC) forms, and pre-chilled cooler (using Blue lce<ll>, or similar).
2. All non-disposable sampling equipment will be decontaminated before
and after sampling. Decontamination of sampling equipment will
consist of washing with non-phosphate soap {such as L1quinox<ll> or
Alconox~ and rinsing with distilled water.
3. At least one composite sample will be taken for each 20,000 cubic
yards of soil accepted at Elam's designated site within the Vagneur
Gravel Pit. At a minimum, one composite soil sample shall be taken
quarterly from the imported soil stockpile. As an example, a composite
sample will include collection of soil from at least three separate
locations within the stockpile (3 spots), collected in equal proportion
using the stainless-steel spoon and bowl. The collected soil should be
homogenized (Le., sufficiently mixed) in the bowl prior to linal
placement in the sample jar.
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laboratory analyses will be placed on the sample jar label and chain-of-
custody (CoC) form.
5. All samples will be placed in a cooler immediately after collection and
the inside cooler temperature shall be maintained at or near 40 C (390
F), until delivery to the analytical laboratory.
6. A field logbook will be maintained to document all sampling activities,
and all field notes will be entered in permanent ink. The log sheet shall
contain the following information: collection date and time, sampler
initials, and comments
7. Each soil sample will be submitted for laboratory analysis of the
following parameters, on a standard turn-around basis:
ANALYSIS METHOD
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hvdrocarbons ITRPH) EPA 418.1
Benzene, toluene. ethvlbenzene, and xvlenes7BTEX) EPA 8021B
Total RCRA Metals EPA 6000 &
7000 series
8. The soil samples will be submitted to a qualified testing laboratory via
hand delivery or ovemight courier (i.e., FedEx).
9. Records of each sampling event, including the CoCs and laboratory
report forms, will be maintained at either Elam's Grand Junction or
Vagneur Pit offices.
1 O.ln the event that obviously contaminated soil (unusual dark staining or
discoloration, petroleum odor, or solid wastes) is identified during the
sampling process, all work in the immediate area will cease and the
facility manager will be notified.
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Federal) standards for allowable petroleum hydrocarbon and/or metals
levels.
12.Questions about this soil sampling protocol should be directed to the
Property Division Manager in Elam's Grand Junction office (970-242-
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APPENDIX D
WATER SAMPLING PROTOCOL
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WA TER SAMPLING PROTOCOL
VAGNEUR GRAVEL PIT
Pitkin County, Colorado
Revised September 1 , 2006
To insure that surface water in the Vagneur Gravel Pit has not been adversely
impacted by mining operations, Elam Construction, Inc. (Elam) has implemented
the following protocol for sampling surface water impounded within the floor of
the gravel pit. Samples will be collected from the impounded water by Elam
personnel utilizing the procedure described below.
1. New, disposable gloves (either latex or nitrile) will be donned before
sampling.
2. The water sample will be collected by slowly immersing laboratory-
supplied glass bottles and/or vials in the water column, approximately
4 to 6 inches below the surface, if possible.
3. If the glass bottles and/or vials contain laboratory-supplied acid
preservation, this material shall not be allowed to flow from the
container during sample collection.
4. At least one surface water sample will be collected monthly when
seasonally present in pit floor within the Vagneur Gravel Pit.
5. The sample collection date and time, sampler initials, and requested
laboratory analyses will be placed on the sample jar label and chain-of-
custody (CoC) form.
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6. All samples will be placed in a pre-chilled cooler immediately after
collection, and transported immediately to the selected analytical
laboratory.
7. A field logbook will be maintained to document all sampling activities,
and all field notes will be entered in permanent ink. The log sheet shall
contain the following information: collection date and time, sampler
initials, and comments.
8. Each water sample will be submitted for laboratory analysis of the
following parameters, on a standard turn-around basis:
ANALYSIS METHOD
Total Recoverable Petroleum Hvdrocarbons iTRPH\ EPA 418.1
Benzene toluene ethvlbenzene and xvlenes IBTEX\ EPA 8021 M/602
Total RCRA Metals EPA 200 series
9. The water samples will be submitted to a qualified testing laboratory
via hand delivery or overnight courier (I.e., FedEx).
10.Records of each sampling event, including the CoCs and laboratory
report forms, will be maintained at either Elam's Grand Junction or
Vagneur Pit offices.
1l.Questions about this water sampling protocol should be directed to the
Property Division Manager in Elam's Grand Junction office (970-242-
5370).
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VAGNEUR GRAVEL PIT
WOODY CREEK, COLORADO
JULY, 2006
. Fill in name of person performing monitoring and date performed
. Describe weather conditions - (clear, partly cloudy, overcast, etc.) Include temperature,
wind speed and direction - This can be obtained from the internet ( www.weather.com)
for Aspen, CO. or from the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport automated weather observation
at (970) 925-9168.
. Description of pit activities. Describe truck activities - heavy, moderate, light, or none;
operation status of crusher, asphalt and concrete plant - continuous, intermittent, or not
operating.
. Conftrm sound level meter calibration. This should be performed each time monitoring is
performed. Calibration shall be per manufacturer specification.
. Recording of sound levels
o Determine location to be tested. See Site Speciftc Map, or identify alternate
locations on monitor form. Sound levels are measured as close as possible to
property line.
o Turn Sound Level Meter on LOW and 'A' scale.
o Hold meter at chest level (this will allow the noise level to be registered nearest
the monitor's ear and still be able to read the meter), point the meter towards the
noise source within the pit. Allow noise reading to stabilize, this will usually
require 15 to 20 seconds, or longer depending on weather conditions.
o Record maximum sound level in dB(A) on form.
o Record time that each individual test was performed.
. Include any additional comments that may be relevant. (example: may be increase of
background noise that does not originate from the Vagneur Pit, gusty wind, etc.)
. Frequency of monitoring:
o Initial startup or major adjustments to equipment and/or operations - monitoring
shall occur on a weekly basis for four (4) consecutive weeks.
o Normal operations (beyond initial startup or adjustments) - monitoring shall
occur on a monthly basis.
o Sound level monitoring is not required during months on non-operation (winter)
. Noncompliance of maximum allowable sound levels:
o The Special Use Permit for the Vagneur Gravel Pit states a maximum allowable
sound level of 55dB(A) at the property line.
o Determine basis for non-compliance. If source of sound originates from gravel
pit, notify Aspen Area Manager or Blarn Property Manager.
o Increased monitoring (daily for 5 consecutive working days) is implemented to
confmn possible noncompliance.
o If noncompliance is conftrmed through daily reports, corrective action must be
taken to bring operation into compliance with maximum allowable sound levels.
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