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Louis Head, New Elk Coal Company Page 4 July 22, 2014 Over the entire 66 disturbed acres classified as Wildlife Habitat, this works equates to —6 stems /acre. The landowners in question are NECC and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, (CPW). Mike Trujillo of CPW was consulted on the proposed plan from its inception and was asked to comment on the formal plan in writing. His letter, dated March 24, 2014 endorses the plan, with just one comment: that the transplanted shrubs should be watered twice monthly during the first two seasons after planting. Please add a line to page 2.05 -60 clarifying the total number of shrub clumps that will be established. Please also revise the watering plan to allow for two season's worth of watering, per CPW's recommendation. ii. TYPOS The response is sufficient iii. Permanent impoundments The Division is in agreement, in principle, with the plan to retain ponds 4 and 8 as permanent impoundments, as described on proposed pages 2.05 -52 and -53. Please provide a letter from the landowner showing their support for the retention of pond 4 as a permanent impoundment. (Since pond 8 is on land owned by New Elk Coal Company, landowner approval is assumed.) 15. Permit boundary Maps 1 & 2 The paper maps were scanned and georeferenced in ArcGIS and the area enclosed by the permit boundary was measured. Although each of the steps in this process introduce errors, the area was measured at 5770 acres which clearly does not agree with the Division's record or the value in Table 4 on page 2.04 -1 (4198.9 acres). The permit boundary shown on the currently approved version of map 2 (dated 1/31/2011) appears to correspond to this area. Please ensure that all maps show the same permit boundary. The area enclosed by the boundary (plus, the permitted acreage at the Jansen Loadout) should be equal to the value in Table 4. Until and unless a revision is approved which extends the permitted area is 4198.9 acres. This comment applies to all maps that show the permit boundary. 16. Map 2 unidentified parcel The response is sufficient 17. Disturbance area boundary, Map 15 The version of Map 15 dated 10/18/2013 is much clearer and easier to interpret than the currently approved version. The disturbance boundary is clearly shown, as are the post- mining land uses and the areas where refuse has been deposited. The following issues remain: i. At the east end of the site an area has been indicated as "Industrial land use ". This does not appear on the currently approved version of Map 15. Furthermore, the approved Post - Mining Land Uses at the New Elk mine are Rangeland, Wildlife Habitat (Upland) and