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Colorado outlines requirements for bond release at Rule 3.03.1 of the Regulations for the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. For Phase I, the operator must complete the <br />backfilling, regrading (which may include the replacement of topsoil), and drainage control of a <br />bonded area in accordance with the approved reclamation plan. For Phase III, Rule 3.03.1(2)(c) <br />states the operator must complete all surface coal mining reclamation operations in accordance <br />with the approved reclamation plan including drainage control and revegetation in support of the <br />PMLU. <br /> <br />Findings <br />Each of the reclaimed parcels below, including associated reclaimed roads and road segments, <br />was visually evaluated for Phase I bond release under SL-12. With limited exceptions as noted, <br />these parcels displayed vegetative establishment typical of the time since seeding, surface <br />stability with drainage control and no erosion, boreholes plugged and abandoned as required, <br />stamped aluminum survey monuments, backfilling and regrading to approximate original <br />contour, no remaining stockpiled materials, and surface pocking with distributed slash to help <br />intercept sheetflow and aid the germination process. In limited instances the Team mechanically <br />treated minor occurrences of noxious weeds, primarily Canada thistle. For some sites on-the-spot <br />weed treatment was impractical and professional intervention is recommended. MCC agreed to <br />replace missing survey monuments as noted below. <br /> <br />Site Remarks <br />E4-15 <br />E4-16 Thistle establishing <br />E4-17 <br />11LWE6X53 Survey monument missing <br />E5-1, E5-2, E5-3 Thistle establishing <br />E5-4 <br />E5-5 <br />E5-6 <br />E5-7 <br />E5-8 <br />E5-9 <br />E5-10 <br />E5-11 Not reclaimed, retained for staging use <br />E5-12 Thistle establishing <br />E5-13 Survey monument missing <br />E5-14 Thistle establishing <br />E5-15 Thistle establishing. See Figure 4 <br />E5-16 Thistle establishing, plus mullein and <br />houndstongue <br />E5-17 <br />E5-18 Thistle establishing plus houndstongue <br />E6-1 Thistle establishing <br />E6-2 Thistle establishing <br />E6-3 Thistle establishing <br />10LWE6X62