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9/24/2014 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - Re: Request for Modification of Approved Reclamation Seed Mixtures - Colowyo Coal Permit No. C- 1981 -019 <br />303.866.3567, extension 8113 1 F 303.832.8106 <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 <br />rob.zuberCstate.co.us I http: / /mining. state. co. us <br />- <br />Tri -State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., on behalf of the Colowyo Mine (Permit No. C -1981- <br />019), respectfully requests to make the following substitutions /modifications to the approved seed mixtures to <br />be applied to Colowyo's 2014 reclamation areas, and is seeking DRMS concurrence as required by the permit: <br />Table 2.05 -7 Grassland Mix <br />Replace Lewis flax with Blue flax at an equal replacement of 0.25 pls /acre. <br />Reduction of Mountain snowberry from 0.75 pls /acre to 0.25 pls /acre. <br />Adding Skunkbush sumac at 0.30 pls /acre to make up for reduction in Mountain snowberry. <br />• Reduction of total mix pls /acre from 12.0 to 11.8. <br />*Note - Skunkbush sumac is listed in Table 2.05 -8 as a pre- approved contingency, Blue flax (Linium <br />perenne) is not. <br />Table 2.05 -9 Sagebrush Steppe Mix <br />Replace Louisiana sagewort with Small burnet at an equal replacement of 0.50 pls /acre. <br />Replace Lewis flax with Blue flax at an equal replacement of 0.20 pls /acre. <br />• Replace Silver sage with Skunkbush sumac at an equal replacement of 0.75 pls /acre. <br />*Note - Small burnet, Skunkbush sumac and Douglas rabbitbrush are listed in Table 2.05 -8, Blue flax is not. <br />This request is exactly the same as was requested in 2013 and the Division concurred. Please provide a <br />response of concurrence for the proposed substitutions /modifications itemized above. Thanks. <br />M •r'ii4 -- ,M <br />Office: 970.824.1232 <br />ttennyson@tristategt.org <br />Iiiii Please consider the environment before printing this email. <br />https: / /mail.google.com /mail / ?ui =2 &ik= 4546421 a5a& view =pt& search = inbox& th= 148a83c59faad37d &siml= 148a83c59faad37d 2/3 <br />