Identification of Suitable Sites 

 Section I 



A. GENERAL GUIDELINES 



A number of factors influence the suitability of a gravel removal site. 

 Among these are: 



• Technical Requirements - such as quantity and quality of available 

 material, required processing (washing of fines) 



• Economics - such as hauling distance, and site preparation and 

 rehabilitation requirements (overburden removal, river-training 

 structures, and site grading) 



• Environmental Characteristics - including location within the flood- 

 plain, and biological characteristics of the site 



Many projects require more than one type of material, and these types 

 often will not be available from a single material site. Linear projects 

 such as pipelines and roads will require sites spaced along their 

 length. In regions where winter construction activities are required, 

 stockpiling of gravel in summer may be necessary to provide material 

 with lower moisture content. 



B. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES 



Because of the need to incorporate technical, economic, and environ- 

 mental factors, siting decisions must be considered on a case-by-case 

 basis. However, a sequence of four levels of decisions should be util- 

 ized in site selection. All levels should consider both previously undis- 

 turbed sites as well as previously mined sites. There may be occasions 



11 I. IDENTIFICATION OF SUITABLE SITES 



