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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />March 28, 2014 <br />Roy Karo <br />Seneca Coal Company, LLC <br />P.O. Box 670 <br />Hayden, CO 81639 <br />RE: 2013 Annual Reclamation Report Review <br />Seneca 11 Mine (Permit No. C- 1980 -005) <br />Dear Mr. Karo, <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division has completed its review of the above referenced report received on 26 March 2014. The <br />Division finds the 2013 Annual Reclamation Report in compliance of the following Rules: <br />Rule 2.04.13(1) — Received 26 March 2014. <br />Rule 2.04.13(1)(a) — The cover of the ARR includes the name of the permittee, the address, and the <br />permit number. <br />Rule 2.04.13(1)(b) — The ARR identifies no new disturbed acres permitted to be disturbed during <br />calendar year 2012. <br />Rule 2.04.13(1)(c) — The ARR identifies 0.0 new backfilled and graded acres during calendar year 2013. <br />Rule 2.04.13(1)(d) — The ARR identifies 0.0 new topsoiled acres during calendar year 2013. <br />Rule 2.04.13(1)(e) — The ARR identifies 0.0 acres which were permanently revegetated during calendar <br />year 2013. <br />Rule 2.04.13(1)(f) — The ARR identifies 0.0 acres which were seeded during calendar year 2013. <br />Rule 2.04.13(2) — The following additional information was provided in accordance with the approved <br />PAP: the Noxious Weed Control Program activities conducted in 2013, grazing activities conducted on <br />the Seneca II Mine, and information on past sediment pond surveys. Pond 008 is surveyed every two <br />years, with the most recent survey being conducted in 2012. The 2012 survey identified a storage <br />capacity for Pond 008 of 6.1 ac /ft, this is the same capacity surveyed in 2010. The minimum allowable <br />water storage for Pond 008 is 2.9 ac /ft. The next survey will be conducted in 2014. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />