2005 MLRR Awards - Outstanding Reclamation, Government Agency


	Mineral Land Regulation and Reclamation Program, 2005 Mined Land Reclamation Awards

Outstanding Reclamation, Government Agency - Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Region 5, Burns, Harney County

Contact: Gary VanHouten, (541) 963-1334

Background:

This upland quarry site has been used by the county and state since at least the mid 1950s. The quarry is located along the Steens Highway southeast of Burns.

This site has been permitted by ODOT since 1984 and has been used as a material source sporadically over the years. In between maintenance jobs the quarry lies dormant.

ODOT Region 5 has done an excellent job of maintaining this site. The quarry slopes have been reduced to 2:1 or flatter, soil/overburden stockpiles have been seeded in native grasses to reduce erosion, a perimeter berm was constructed to contain stormwater, and the quarry floor was sloped toward the highwall to help contain stormwater on site.

Use of existing topography has effectively screened this site from public viewing areas along the Steens Highway.

ODOT Region 5 is being recognized for the extra effort that went into mothballing this site after the last extraction project to insure there are no off-site impacts.

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ODOT quarry site along the Steens Highway south of Burns, Harney County

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Mineral Land Regulation and Reclamation Program, 2005 Mined Land Reclamation Awards