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1. Required topsoil replacement depth of a minimum of 6 inches; <br /> 2. Required vegetation cover standard; and <br /> 3. Establishment of vegetation in support of the approved post mining land uses of rangeland <br /> and wildlife habitat. <br /> PHASE III <br /> Rule 3.03.1(2)(c) states that the final portion of performance bond, "shall be released when the <br /> permittee has successfully completed all surface coal mining reclamation operations in accordance <br /> with this approved reclamation plan,and the final inspection procedures of 3.03.2 have been satisfied. <br /> This shall not be before the expiration of the period specified for revegetation responsibility in 3.02.3." <br /> Rule 3.03.1(4) states, " No bond shall be fully released until all reclamation requirements of these <br /> Rules and the Act are fully met...". The same rule goes on to state, " No acreage shall be released <br /> from the permit area until all surface coal mining and reclamation operations on that acreage have <br /> been completed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan." Criteria for Phase III bond <br /> release included: <br /> 1. Meeting revegetation standards for species diversity, productivity and woody plant density; <br /> 2. Achievement of wildlife habitat and range land post-mining land use; and <br /> 3. Protection of hydrologic balance. <br /> III. OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS <br /> PHASE II <br /> During the June 27,2018 inspection, all 2.4 acres of land requested for release by SCC were inspected <br /> by CDRMS for Phase II criteria. The sites displayed sufficient vegetative cover to support the post- <br /> mining land use of rangeland and wildlife habitat. The sites were stable and there were no indications <br /> of erosional features. No off site impacts from the reclaimed areas were observed. <br /> Topsoil depth replacement of a minimum of six inches was only required at the Conveyor Footprint. <br /> The other locations requested for Phase II release were disturbances created during the pre-law phase <br /> of the mine. Therefore, topsoil depth requirements do not apply to those areas. During the June 27, <br /> 2018 bond release inspection, a total of 6 topsoil depth measurements were taken at the Conveyor <br /> Footprint. All six of the samples yielded a depth of 6 inches of topsoil. <br /> Table 1. SL-11 Application,Areas Requested For Phase 11 Release <br /> Area Description Acres Req. for Phase Phase 1 Released <br /> II with <br /> 94 Conveyor Corridor 0.3 acres SL-04(2009) <br /> 95 Substation A 0.2 acres SL-04(2009 <br /> 96 Light Use Road 91 1.9 acres SL-04(2009) <br /> Total 2.4 acres <br /> 5 <br />