2014-01-30_REPORT - C1992080 (2)

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C -1992 -080 File 30- Jan -2014 Permit Acreages Page 3 of 4 (PRSA), Topsoil Stockpile #2, South Pit Drill Pad, the main haul road, and ancillary areas. SL- 03 was approved in Apr -2008. In Mar -2011, SL -04 granted Phase I release for reclamation accomplished in 2008 at Sediment Ponds 1 and 2, Topsoil Stockpile #8, the Equipment Area, the East Collection Ditch, and the Carbon Junction Permanent Diversion. Topsoil Stockpiles #4 and #7, which were later approved for retention as permanent features under TR -16 in Jun -2010, also received Phase I release. Phase Il release was granted for all of the known disturbed areas. The only remaining area for which Phase I and II bond release has not been requested or granted is 2.20 acres in the Carbon Junction Channel, upstream of the Permanent Diversion. This area was graded, topsoiled and seeded in Nov -2013 in response to Notice of Violation CV -2013 -005. Carbon Junction Mine Disturbed Area I was unsuccessful in my efforts to construct an accurate accounting of the disturbed area for the coal permit from permit issuance to the present. Acreages reported on the Division's Decision Forms were not regularly updated to reflect changes that were made, and the permit text (Section 2.05) was frequently inconsistent from one version to the next. The table submitted with each year's Annual Reclamation Report from 2006 thru 2012 showed 59 acres proposed for disturbance. Beginning with 2007, 45.31 acres were listed as having been disturbed. In order to make an accurate estimation of the current disturbed acreage, I utilized the La Plata County GIS website. The site includes a tool which computes the acreage of an area of interest, as outlined by the user. A tabulation of the areas I measured is provided here. (Areas which have received full release from reclamation liability are not shown.) Table 2 — Disturbed Area Acreages (Current) Feature Acres North Pit 7.67 North Pit Haul Road 5.89 South Pit Drill Pad 1.08 Permanently Reclaimed Spoils Area 12.51 Topsoil Stockpile #2 2.69 Topsoil Stockpile #4 3.43 Topsoil Stockpile #7 5.43 Sediment Pond 2 2.51 Southern Area (former T.S. #8, Pond 1, Equipment Area) 13.81 Carbon Junction Permanent Diversion (lower) 0.93 Carbon Junction Permanent Diversion (upper) 0.93 Upper Carbon Junction Channel 2.20 Main Road 4000' L x 30' 2.75 Total Disturbed 61.83