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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Mr. Scott Cowman <br />Seneca II West Mine <br />Seneca Coal Company LLC <br />P.O. Box 670 <br />Hayden, CO 81639 <br />October 16, 2015 <br />Re: Seneca II West 2014 Annual Reclamation Report Review <br />Dear Mr. Cowman: <br />The Division reviewed Seneca Coal Company's (SCC) 2014 Annual Reclamation Report <br />(ARR) that was submitted on March 31, 2015. SCC submitted a thorough ARR with the <br />approprate information, though several corrections are requested below. SCC also <br />submitted a detailed GIS file depicting every parcel, year of seeding, bond release status, <br />and acreage. The Division appreciates the effort that went into the consolidation of this <br />file. Please note the items listed below that require correction. <br />Chronologic seeding map: The Division disagrees with several of the seeding <br />dates as shown on the submitted map. <br />A. Specifically, the Parcel east of PD -11, and PM -4A, PM -4B, and PM -4C, is <br />shown as having been seeded in 2002. In 2014, SCC conducted significant <br />repairs to Drainage PD -4D (?-Verify naming convention). While these repairs <br />did not redisturb the entire parcel, the area that was reconstructed underwent <br />significant redisturbance. The area of the repairs needs to be depicted on the <br />map with the corrected seeding year for the repaired portion of the parcel. <br />B. The parcel located immediately to the east of Pond 016. SCC personnel <br />submitted photos to the Division, dated October 9, 2013, documenting seeding <br />with the perennial seedmix for this parcel. The Division considers that the <br />2014 Chronologic seeding map should note this parcle as having been seeded <br />in 2013. The map submitted to DRMS with the 2014 ARR, denotes this <br />parcel as "0", indicating that it had not been seeded at the end of 2014. <br />C. Stock tank T-22 should be included within the disturbance area boundary on <br />the north side of Haul Road G <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />'C <br />�0 <br />* 1876 �` <br />