2014-09-23_REVISION - C1981038 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 9/23/2014
• Doc Name: Letter & Application
• From: J.E. Stover & Associates, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL5
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE of CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................... ............................... 1
1.1 General ................................................................................................ ..............................1
1.2 Precipitation .......................................................................................... ..............................1
1.3 Background and Success Standards and Evaluation ................................ ............................... 6
2.0 Methodology for Vegetation Sampling .................................................. ............................... 8
2.1 Sample Site Selection / Location ............................................................ ............................... 8
2.2 Determination of Ground Cover ............................................................. ............................... 9
2.3 Sample Adequacy Determination ............................................................ ............................... 9
3.0 Results .................................................................................................. ............................... 12
3.1 Summary ........................................................................................... ............................... 12
3.2 West Mine Revegetation ...................................................................... ............................... 13
3.3 Run of Mine Revegetation ................................................................... ............................... 13
4.0 Conclusions ......................................................................................... ............................... 14
5.0 Literature Cited .................................................................................... ............................... 15
In Text Maps, Figures, Tables and Charts
Table P — Annual Precipitation for Paonia, Colorado, 2005 — 2013 ................... ............................... 2
Chart P1 — Seasonal Precipitation for the 12 months Prior to Evaluation... 2006-2013 ...................... 2
Chart P2 — Seasonal Precipitation for the 12 months Prior to Evaluation... 2013 vs. 86 -yr Avg............ 2
Map 1 - Phase II Bond Release Sample Unit Locations - 2013 ......................... ............................... 3
Map 2 - Phase II Bond Release Sample Point Locations — Run of Mine - 2013 ... ............................... 4
Map 3 - Phase II Bond Release Sample Point Locations — West Mine - 2013 ..... ............................... 5
Figure 1— Sampling Procedure at a Systematic Sample Site Location ............. ............................... 10
Chart 1 — Total Plant Cover Standard Comparison — 2013 ............................. ............................... 12
Appendix A - Raw Data — Tables, Charts, and Photographs
Table1 - Species List - 2013 ..................................................................... ............................... A -1
Chart 2 - Comparison - Average Cover Ground Cover by Lifeform - 2013 ...... ............................... A -2
Chart 3 - Comparison - Relative Cover (Composition) by Lifeform — 2013 ...... ............................... A -2
Table 2 - Vegetation Cover - Average Cover Summary — 2013 ...................... ............................... A -3
Table 3 - Vegetation Cover - Relative Cover Summary — 2013 ...................... ............................... A -4
Table 4 - Vegetation Cover — West Mine — 2013 — Raw Data ........................ ............................... A -5
Table 5 - Vegetation Cover — Run of Mine — 2013 — Raw Data ...................... ............................... A -6
Photos 1 -2 Photographs of the West Mine — 2013 .................................... ............................... A -7
Photos 3 -4 Photographs of the Run of Mine — 2013 ................................... ............................... A -7