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STOCK TANKS <br />There are 13 stock -tanks or stock -ponds in the PSCM mined/reclaimed area, and most are classified as <br />permanent and are certified annually. No new stock tanks/ponds were constructed during 2018. <br />WILDLIFE MONITORING <br />Wildlife monitoring was conducted in cooperation with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) during <br />2017, but not in 2018. Under Temporary Cessation, suspension of the wildlife monitoring was <br />approved in January 2017. The work included: <br />Monitoring of Golden Eagle nest sites <br />A total of 6 sites were identified for monitoring as part of the original permit approval. <br />Three were believed to have been destroyed by natural causes. The remaining three nests <br />were monitored in 2017. The only nest that appeared to be in active use was Site GOGA <br />2A, and observations indicated that Site GOGA 2F was being used by a turkey vulture <br />(Cathartes aura). <br />Monitoring four known Columbian sharp -tailed grouse leks and checking for new ones <br />The following summarizes the grouse counts at the 4 established leks on the PSCM <br />reclaimed area for 2017 (most recent data available from CPW). These numbers represent <br />a decrease in the number of grouse observed on these leks, however, grouse counts were <br />down throughout Northwest Colorado, possible due to weather conditions during the the <br />two previous winters. <br />Seneca Mine 1 Lek <br />3 males <br />Seneca Mine 2 Lek <br />18 males <br />Seneca Mine 3 Lek <br />I 1 males <br />Seneca Mine 4 Lek <br />2 males <br />CDPS PERMIT UPDATE <br />A renewal application for the CDPS <br />was filed on April 9, 2011. A draft 1 <br />number of significant changes from t <br />the draft permit on August 15, 2014. <br />permit on November 16, 2015. The f <br />draft permit and continued to include <br />concerns for permit implementation. <br />December 14, 2015. Subsequent <br />Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on <br />2017. The judge issued an initial dec <br />permit provisions which represented c <br />resulted in a Final Order on 01/17/1 <br />Director's Final Order is currently un( <br />ermit for the Sage Creek Mine property (Permit CO -0048275) <br />=it was issued on July 18, 2014. The draft permit included a <br />e original permit, and PSCM provided extensive comments on <br />After a significant delay, the CDPHE-WQCD issued the final <br />ial permit did not reflect any significant modifications from the <br />rovisions which would represent ongoing and future compliance <br />Given this situation, PSCM filed a formal permit appeal on <br />a series of associated legal actions, a hearing before an <br />ie permit appeal was held on July 31, 2017 through August 2, <br />,ion on September 7, 2017, which for the most part negated the <br />impliance concerns. Review by the CDPHE Executive Director <br />overturning key provisions of the ALJ decision. The CDPHE <br />;r appeal. <br />PSCM has also pursued site-specific standards reflecting naturally degraded ambient conditions for <br />several water quality parameters, duc to geologic and other considerations. In a hearing before the <br />Water Quality Control Commission on December 11, 2017, PSCM presented information and <br />documentation in support of the prop sed site-specific standards. After hearing testimony from PSCM <br />and other interested parties, the Commission elected to apply temporary modifications for the <br />2018 ARR 7 <br />