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letter from the ranch manager to the Division and therefore not reclaimed to original contour; the <br />pond and access road were nevertheless re -seeded to control erosion. <br />Mr. Weaver conducted some site reclamation in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Following permit <br />revocation and bond forfeiture in February of 1996, the Division completed reclamation of the <br />site in the summer and fall of 1996 in accordance with the site's approved reclamation plan. <br />Work involved sealing the access portal and the fan portal south of the road, backfilling the <br />portals and yard area with material from bench areas, and grading the backfill to the approved <br />post -mining topography. Mine structures and electrical utilities were demolished and removed. <br />One to two inches of topsoil was redistributed over the graded area, followed by seeding, planting <br />and mulching in October of 1996. The sediment pond, access road, and ditch areas were also <br />seeded. Some re -seeding was conducted by the Division in 2006. <br />Six to twelve inches of topsoil were removed and stockpiled during sediment pond construction. <br />The pond and topsoil stockpile were retained as permanent features and not reclaimed. The <br />topsoil stockpile currently exhibits stable vegetation. <br />Table 1. The list of seed species for revegetating the Ohio Creek Mine No. 2 and their associated <br />broadcast rates in pounds/acre (lbs/acre). <br />OHIO CREEK TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION DEC 2016 <br />AUTHOR: R. REILLEY <br />Ohio Creek Mine No. 2 Revegetation Seed Mix <br />Grasses <br />Variety <br />lbs/acre <br />Species <br />Season <br />1 <br />Canada bluegrass <br />Ruebens <br />0.01 <br />Poa compressa <br />cool <br />2 <br />Mountain brome <br />Manchar <br />1.40 <br />Bromus marginatus <br />cool <br />3 <br />Bighorn sheep fescue <br />Redondo <br />0.04 <br />Festuca ovina L. <br />cool <br />Slender wheatgrass <br />VNS <br />2.20 <br />Ely us trachycaulus <br />cool <br />5 <br />Rosanna western <br />wheatgrass <br />Secar <br />1.00 <br />Pascopyrum smithii <br />cool <br />r64 <br />Orchardgrass <br />Latar <br />0.30 <br />Dactulis glomerata <br />cool <br />Forbes <br />7 <br />Rocky mountain <br />penstemon <br />Bandera <br />0.20 <br />Penstemon strictus <br />8 <br />Delar small burnet <br />0.20 <br />San uisor a minor Sco . <br />9 <br />Vernal alfalfa <br />0.15 <br />Shrubs <br />10 <br />Service berry <br />0.10 <br />Amelanchier <br />11 <br />Antelope bitterbrush <br />0.125 <br />Purshia tridentata <br />Table 1. The list of seed species for revegetating the Ohio Creek Mine No. 2 and their associated <br />broadcast rates in pounds/acre (lbs/acre). <br />OHIO CREEK TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION DEC 2016 <br />AUTHOR: R. REILLEY <br />