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compliance with the return of pre -mining hydrologic conditions (relating to sediment <br />generation and hydrologic balance) was made during the last bond release approval. <br />Reclamation Delays <br />As this land use has already been implemented, there would be no delay in reclamation of <br />the mine site attributable to implementation of the post -mining land uses. <br />Fish and Wildlife Values <br />This rule pertains to alternative land use changes proposed during a permit application <br />process and prior to surface coal mining operations. In any event, there are no adverse <br />impacts to fish, wildlife or related environmental values by approving the proposed land <br />use changes. <br />Land Use Changes to Cropland <br />This rule does not apply, as the alternative post -mining land use being requested is not <br />cropland. <br />2 05 5c Secondary Post Minim Land Use (as approved in Technical Revision 05) <br />The post -mining land use approved during Technical Revision 05 are industrial and <br />commercial, recreation, and residential. At this time Oakridge Energy still has <br />development plans (including residential) approved by La Plata County. In the event that <br />residential development of a nature adequate to satisfy CDRMS requirements would <br />commence prior to final bond release, Oakridge Energy would opt to proceed with a bond <br />release demonstration under this secondary post -mining land use requirements. <br />Secondary Land Use (Commercial/Industrial, Residential, Recreation) Discussion <br />During the initial permitting of the Carbon Junction Mine, the Ewing Mesa area was <br />relatively undeveloped and generally outside the area adjacent to the city of Durango <br />thought logical for development. With the large influx of new residents in the, early <br />1990's, development of Durango and mid -La Plata County has increased greatly, making <br />development of Ewing Mesa property a realistic and economically feasible endeavor. <br />The need for construction materials fueled the development of the current Ewing Pit <br />(sand and gravel extraction) within the Carbon Junction Mine permit boundaries. The <br />sale of Ewing Mesa property which was formerly in dryland farming, or undeveloped, <br />has resulted in residential development, establishment of an equestrian center, and <br />aggregate extraction businesses. As evidenced by these developments, the current land <br />uses of property within and adjacent to the Carbon Junction Mine have significantly <br />changed since initial mine permitting in 1982. <br />Abridged Permit Document 5-20 Permit Revision PROI 9/2014 <br />