Environmental assessment for a proposed quarry expansion by Livingston Marble and Granite Corp

6 Pages·1992·0.13 MB·English

by  Montana. Department of State Lands

DOCUMENTSCOLLECTION
ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT APR13)993
APPLICANT: Livingston Marble & Granite Corp. HMOENTLAENAtSfTAlTE^LnIB^RA^RV
TYPEOFOPERATION: Travertine Quarry
LOCATION: Sec. 14, T9S, R8E COUNTY: Park
PERSONPREPARINGE.A.: Pete Strazdas
APPLICATIONCOMPLETE: November 13, 1992 E.A. COMPLETE: December 15, 1992
Date Date
POTENTIALIMPACTS
A B C LONG SHORT AMPLIFICATION
TERM TERM
PHYSICALENVIRONMENT
1. TOPOGRAPHY X X X
2. GEOLOGY:Stability X X
3. SOILS;Oualitv.Distribution X X
4. WATER; Oualitv.Ouantitv:
Distribution X
5. MR;Quality X X
6. UNIOUE.ENDANGERED.FRA-
GILE,orLIMITEDenvironmental X
resources
BIOLOGICALENVIRONMENT
1. TERRESTRIAL,AVIAN,and
AQUATIC;speciesandhabitats X X
2. VEGETATION;quantity,quality. X
species X
3. pArGodRuIctCiUonLTURE;prazin*.crops X X
HUMANENVIRONMENT
1. SOCIAL;structuresandmores X
2. CULTURALuniqueness,diversity X
3. POPULATION;quantityand X
diversity
4. HOUSING;quantityand X
distribution
5. HUMANHEALTH&SAFETY X

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POTENTIALIMPACTS
A B C LONG SHORT AMPLIFICATION
TERM TERM
6. COMMUNITY&PERSONAL
INCOMF x X
....
7. EMPLOYMENT:quantityand
distribution X X
8. TAXBASE:localandstatetax
X X
9. GOVERNMENTSERVICES:
x
10 INDUSTRIAT rOMMFRPlAT
andAGRICULTURALactivities X X
11 HISTORICALand
ARCHAEOLOGICAL X
12.AESTHETICS X X
13.ENVIRONMENTALPLANSand
GOALS;localandregional X
14.DEMANDSonENVIRON-
MENTALRESOURCESofland, X X
water,airandenergy J
15.TRANSPORTATION:networks X X
andtrafficflows
PUBLICINVOLVEMENT: Buhlte w»n
ALTERNATIVESCONSIDERED: Yes
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COMPLIANCESTATUS: Full Compliance
RECOMMENDATIONSCONCERNINGPREPARATIONOFANEIS: Not ner-essarv at this level
Of distiirhanre. .
OTHERGROUPSORAGENCIESCONTACTEDORWHICHMAYHAVEOVERLAPPINGJURISDICTION:
None
INDIVIDUALSORGROUPSCONTRIBUTINGTOTHISEA:
A: SignificantUnavoidableImpacts
B: Insignificantasaresultofconditionedmitigation
C: Insignificantasproposed

AMPLIFICATION OP LIVINGSTON MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
BACKGROUND
Livingston Marble and Granite Works was issued Operating Permit
00023 in 1972 to quarry travertine on 17.5 acres. The operation
consists of four small quarries on the bench northeast of
Gardiner. Application for Amendment No. 001 was received on
Nov. 13, 1992. This amendment would allow expansion of one of
the existing quarries onto an additional 1.4 acres.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Topography and Geology: The proposal would create a minor alter-
ation in the local topography. A rise of land approximately 2
feet in height would be mined out, resulting in a gently sloping
configuration. This slope would be revegetated.
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