Environmental Assessment Completed

Mule Creek Gravel Pit expansion

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Teller, Colorado Pikes Peak Ranger District

The PSICC is considering a proposal from Mule Creek Gravel, LLC to expand their current pit from 10.3 acres to 21.8 acres (increase of 11.5 acres) over the next ten years. Operations began in 2000 and Mule Creek has operated the pit since 2019.

Location

The Mule Creek Pit is located 4 miles south of Divide, Colorado in Teller County. The pit is directly east of Mueller State Park and is partially on NFS lands and partially on privately owned land.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
11/13/2023
2
Comment Period
05/23/2024
3
Objection Period Start
08/30/2024
4
Decision
12/2024 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Mule Creek Gravel Pit expansionDecision Signed Date: 12/09/2024
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsPikes Peak Ranger District
Legal Land Description6th P.M., T13S, R69W, Section 30
Minerals and geology