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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is a Quarry Excavation Application consisting of a 218 . 15 acre, 30-year, three-phase excavation. The applicant estimates that the excavation will yield an estimated 15, 463 , 000 cubic yards of material. The anticipated annual yield of finished product is 330, 000 cubic yards. Excavated material will be processed on site at the existing processing plant and stockpiled on site until transported off site by truck. CURRENT SITE CONDITIONS: The site is comprised of rolling foothills. Vegetation consists of grasses and a few scattered trees along the eastern boundary of the site. The property has been used for cattle grazing and for surface mining, as evidenced by several old railing piles. Structures on site consist of a mobile office ant the sand/gravel processing plant. There are five types of soil on site, all considered to be non-prime. These include the following: 1) KRB, Keys-Redding Complex, type VI non-irrigated; 2) RDB, Redding Gravelly Loam, type IV irrigated; 3) LTC, Lithic Xeororthents - Toomes Complex, type VII non-irrigated; 4) PZE, Pentz Sandy Loam, type VI non-irrigated; and 5) ZKC, Pentz-Bellota Complex, type VI non-irrigated. The project site includes two parcels totalling 481 acres. The proposed excavation area is approximately 218 . 15 acres. There is an existing Quarry Excavation Permit No. EP-81-9 for approximately 67 . 1 acres, which is included in this current application to excavate 218 . 15 acres. There are five existing ponds on site used for settling purposes and to retain used process water. Three of these ponds are currently under permit, the other two are not. The applicants are also engaged in excavating a 12-acre area south of the existing permitted quarry boundaries. The additional area was permitted administratively as a 10% or less expansion in the project size. However since the size the permitted area is, only 67 . 1 acres, only an additional 6. 7 acres could be administratively approved. SURROUNDING LAND USES: The surrounding land is used for cattle grazing. There are also scattered residences on adjacent properties.