Will there be storage of hazardous, nonhazardous, or any other type of materials?
□ Yes □ No Explain: ___________________________________________________________
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Please describe the provisions proposed to make the proposed development compatible with the appearance
and character of the surrounding area? _________________________________________________________
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Please describe the provisions proposed to safeguard the adjoining properties against any detrimental effects
caused by the development? __________________________________________________________________
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How close is
the nearest residence to the site? __________________________________________
How far are the mining operations from the property lines? _____________________________
How do you propose to conceal the mine from public rights of ways or residential development? (25-foot vegetation
buffer, fences, etc.)
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Are the mining operations within a critical aquifer recharge area? □ Yes □ No
If yes, show that the following criteria can be met:
• Fuel tanks and oil drums shall be double containment construction and protected by bermed areas having adequate capacity
to accommodate, contain, and allow the removal of petroleum spills. Fuel nozzles shall not contain locking devices. Fuel
storage shall be above ground. Fueling of mobile equipment shall be located at least twenty feet above the seasonal high
ground water level or within lined and bermed areas with adequate capacity to accommodate, contain, and allow the removal
of petroleum spills. Where the nature of the operation is such that the machinery cannot be moved for fueling, or the aquifer
is less than twenty (20) feet from the surface, the Hearings Examiner may approve an alternative fueling plan which
accomplishes aquifer protection.
• All operations shall maintain a fuels/hazardous waste management plan maintained by the operator and available on-site at
all times.
• Surface mines shall not use any noxious, toxic, flammable, compactable, or combustible materials not specifically authorized
by Lewis County Department of Health for backfill or reclamation. Non-contaminated process water used for gravel washing
shall be routed to settling ponds to minimize off-site discharges. A general permit from the Department of Ecology for process
and storm water discharge may substitute for these requirements.
• On-site truck and equipment wash runoff shall be routed to retention facilities equipped with an oil-water separator prior to
its release to settling ponds.
• Use of chemicals, petroleum or hazardous products, and disposal of such products, in concrete or asphalt plant operations
within critical aquifer recharge areas shall meet all the standards set forth in Chapters 90.48RCW and 173.303
WAC.
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