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gully maintenance plan. Both ponds were holding water at the time of inspection. <br /> Rules 4.13, 4.14, 4.15: Contemporaneous Reclamation, Backfilling and Grading, <br /> Revegetation <br /> Coal production at the Seneca II-W mine ceased in January 2006. Reclamation of the permit area <br /> began in 1990 and continued through 2008. Therefore, reclamation was contemporaneous, and <br /> all areas now meet or exceed the mandatory 10-year revegetation liability period. All parcels <br /> proposed for bond release under SL-6 and SL-7 were observed during this inspection. These <br /> constitute a majority of the disturbed acres associated with the Seneca II-W mine. All observed <br /> areas were reclaimed according to the approved permit. <br /> Inspection began on the parcels of land owned by the Hayden Public Library. These included <br /> Parcels 10, 38, 61, and 13. All Library parcels were stable and well-vegetated. The tins from a <br /> GPS ground-truthing point in Parcel 38 should be removed as they are no longer necessary. <br /> Attendees representing the Library requested that their property be fenced prior to release. <br /> Existing fences encircle most of their property, and Mrs. Kawcak indicated her summer crew <br /> would repair and install fencing on the remaining portions. Library representatives departed after <br /> inspecting and discussing their parcels. Other than fencing they did not express concerns with <br /> this proposed release. <br /> Roads are reclaimed or retained consistently with landowner requests as noted on approved <br /> maps. The reclaimed haul road corridor denoted as parcels 97, 77, 3, and 67 is well vegetated <br /> with diverse species. <br /> Prominently noted vegetation species include: Big sage (Artemisia tridentata), Woods rose (Rosa <br /> woodsii), Rubber rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa), Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), <br /> Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron Cristatum), Great Basin wild 1-ye (Leymus einereus), Curlycup <br /> gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Yellow clover (Melilotus <br /> officinalis), Alfalfa(Medicago sativa), Blue flax (Linum lewisii), and Cicer milkvetch <br /> (Astragalus cicer). Noted species support the postmining land use of livestock grazing and <br /> wildlife habitat and are consistent with approved seed mix as well as vegetation sampling results <br /> provided in bond release application. <br /> Scattered Houdstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) and various types of thistle were observed <br /> throughout the permit area. This is typical of grazed lands. Parcels 140 and 154 had areas with <br /> abnormal amounts of grasshoppers and patches of sparse vegetation. Because grasshoppers <br /> consume plants, depletion of vegetation is expected under these circumstances. Seneca Property, <br /> LLC is not required to control this species. All parcels were included in vegetation sampling, and <br /> sparse areas did not decrease averages to below acceptable parameters. <br /> Surface stabilization netting is exposed in Parcel 76 and should be trimmed to avoid ensnaring <br /> wildlife. <br /> Shrub plot fences have been approved for permanent retention with landowner approval. Gates <br /> are open to demonstrate that vegetation can withstand grazing. Now that shrubs are established <br /> and have grown beyond the life stage where browse would be detrimental, the purpose of the <br /> 2 1 Pa g e <br />