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and for minimizing runoff until vegetation becomes established. Mulching, fertilizing, <br /> or irrigation are not proposed. Disturbed areas will be seeded using drill, broadcast, <br /> and/or hydromulch methods, depending on slope gradient. Exhibit 2.04.13-E1 of the <br /> permit application package lists seed mixes used through the reclamation of the <br /> transferred land. Map 2.04.13-M1 of the permit application package delineates and <br /> identifies seeding blocks along with locations of inter-seeding areas and concentrated <br /> shrub establishment areas. <br /> XII. Post-mining Land Use <br /> The Division is proposing to approve a post-mining land use of rangeland and <br /> wildlife habitat. The land use meets the criteria of Rule 4.16.3. <br /> XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values <br /> Baseline fish and wildlife information is contained in Exhibit 2.04.11-E1 of the permit <br /> application package. One of the proposed post-mining land uses at the PSCM is <br /> wildlife habitat. Features of the reclamation plan that are designed for protecting or <br /> restoring wildlife habitat are: <br /> • Using beneficial native plants in the reclamation seed mix, <br /> • Establishing shrubs for cover and roosting areas in the reclaimed areas, <br /> • Not disturbing lands in buffer zones in bottomlands, and <br /> • Preserving or restoring surface water resources. <br /> PSCM developed a fish and wildlife mitigation plan in consultation with the Colorado <br /> Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW). The plan is provided in Section 2.05.6(2) of the <br /> permit application. The plan contains the following fish and wildlife protection <br /> measures. <br /> Wildlife protection measures in operations include: <br /> • Minimizing mining-related disturbance, <br /> • Designing and constructing powerlines in accordance with REA Bulletin 61- <br /> 10, <br /> • Providing passages for big game underneath conveyors, <br /> • Posting speed limits on all mine roads, <br /> • Fencing electrical substations and other potentially hazardous installations, <br /> • Preventing, controlling, and suppressing range, forest, and coal fires, and <br /> • Properly handling and storing mine waste materials. <br /> General wildlife protection measures require PSCM to promptly report to the Division <br /> any discovery in the permit area of: <br /> 20 <br />