RECLAMATION SUCCESS

New Residential Areas
Successful environmental reclamation examples from the sand, gravel and crushed stone industries.  Former quarries and mined pits have been reclaimed and are now offering a wide variety of diverse land uses. Apartments, condominiums and housing developments spring from reclaimed lands. 

HOUSING


Condominiums constructed on sand and overburden fill in a sand and gravel pit along the White River in Indiana.
Apartments and condominiums constructed around a quarry in Ohio. The residential development preserved the character of the rock formations and also provided waterfront sites for home development.

Housing development built around a series of lakes created by a sand and gravel mining operation in Michigan. The mining company and developer worked together to landscape and provide special terrain features for the individual lots.
The Mystic Bay condominium project in Indiana is built on a 60-acre sand and gravel site. The shoreline is shaped to provide access to the gravel pit lake.

 

The Blue Heron condominium project near Detroit has developed a gravel pit into an up-scale residential neighborhood featuring a productive wetland and nature area.

 
The Quarry is a single family residential community developed along the shadows of 30-foot high walls, distinguishing the housing site from those in adjacent areas.

 
VISUAL SHIELD

The specially contoured and landscaped berm screens a sand and gravel mining area on the right from a residential area on the left. The mining operation is located 150 feet from the road.
A "sunken" processing plant with earth berms screening the mining operation and effectively controlling noise levels.

Natural and planted vegetation and landforms screen operations and promote a positive image.

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