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AAL AGGREGATE Mr. Peter Hays,Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety INDUSTRIES March 25.2016 Page 4 The post-mining depletions at Longmont Distel Operations are covered under Longmont's February 20, 2013 approved permanent augmentation plan (District Court, Water Division 1, Case No. 2009CW271). Following are excerpts from the Decree: 111. 11.A. Depletions. The total annual depletions from the reclamation features at Longmont Dixie!Operations are estimated to he 318.25 acre feet. based on a projected 64.0 acres of free water surface area (ponds and streams)and 63.7 acres of•new wetlands area to he established upon./111 implementation of the post-mining reclamation plan for the Mine Permit Area. The foregoing is only an estimate, and Longmont shall replace the actual out-of-priority depletions ji•om the Project Reclamation Features. 111.l l.A.iii. Determination of area. Longmont shall survey the (post December 31. 1980)free water surfctc•e area established by reclamation of the Mine Permit Area and shall hi-annually survey the total post-mining area of new wetlands. For purposes qf this Ruling and Decree, -wetlands-shall he defined in accordance with the criteria contained in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (USACE 1987). as it may be amended or updated at the time(Ouch survey. The surveyed acreage shall be recorded on Longmont's accounting forms. Bi-annual wetlands area surveys qf the Mine Permit Area shall continue after mining ceases until the percentage change limn the prior survey is less than 5%. The Decree further states in II.L. Revegetation, that: The Project Property will he managed. in perpetuity, by Longmont's Public Works and Natural Resources Department as a public open space/greenway, thereby ensuring that such natural vegetation is established and maintained. Longmont's incorporation of these lands into its parks and open space system is therefore adequate to satisfy the revegetation and noxious weed management provisions of§37-92-305('4.5)(a). C.R.S. Summary Exhibit F-1 —Post 2013 Flood Conditions, Restoration. Improvements and Remaining Post- ,Mining Reclamation is submitted with this amendment application as the updated reclamation plan. It identifies remaining areas for post-mining reclamation as well as reflecting the current landscape of the site and flood restoration and improvements areas. Additional Exhibits submitted with this application include: Exhibit Q—Proof of Delivery of Notices(to Board of County Commissioners, Weld County and Longmont Conservation District). Exhibit R—Proof of Filing with the Clerk Recorder(Clerk to the Board of Weld County Commissioners).