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The following constructed drainage corridors were requested in the SL8 bond release. <br /> YPM3-2 YPM4 YPM4-2 YPM20 <br /> YPM6-2 YPM6-3 YPM7 <br /> YPM7A YPM8 YPM13 <br /> No shrub plots were included in the SL8 bond release request. Table 2 below tracks the permanent shrub <br /> plots,their acreages and the bond release status of each feature. <br /> Table 2: Shrub Plot Bond Release Status <br /> Shrub Plots Phase I acres Phase II acres Phase III acres <br /> SP07-1 4.0 <br /> SP05-1 5.2 <br /> SP06-1 7.3 <br /> SP06-2 1.0 <br /> SP06-3 1.0 <br /> SP07-1 4.0 <br /> SP072- 2.6 <br /> The electric substation was released in SL7. The substation was constructed to provide electricity to <br /> the mining equipment and facilities during the mining process. The substation is privately owned by <br /> the Yampa Valley Electric Association (YVEA). Both the powerline and substation were retained as <br /> permanent features in support of the post-mining land use as part of Technical Revision 37 (TR37). <br /> The YVEA powerline corridor was released with SL6 (Phase III) in 2018. The substation pad (Phase I <br /> released with SL6) constitutes approximately 0.46 acres and was approved as a permanent feature. <br /> The topsoil in topsoil stockpiles I and C were requested in the SL8 bond release application. The soil in <br /> the stockpiles was to be redistributed on Haul Road B. Since this area was approved for permanent <br /> retention,this topsoil was not needed for reclamation. Release of the parcel 60 topsoil stockpile <br /> associated with Pond 10 was also requested. The vegetation present on the existing topsoil stockpiles is <br /> consistent with the approved post-mining land use. <br /> Bond Release Parcels <br /> The SL8 application requested a partial Phase 11 bond release on 193 acres. All areas have received Phase <br /> I bond release. Backfilling and grading occurred across the site between 1997 and 2007, generally within <br /> 180 days following coal removal. Topsoil replacement and revegetation of the SL8 bond release parcels <br /> took place between 1997 and 2013. For topsoil replacement details please see SU bond release <br /> documents. <br /> Bond Release Inspection <br /> The SL8 application was deemed complete as submitted by DRMS on June 18, 2020. The Division <br /> conducted a bond release inspection on 22 July 2020. The site inspection was conducted in accordance <br /> with Section 3.03.2(2). The Division notified the operator, surface owners, Bureau of Land Management <br /> (BLM),the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), of the inspection via certified mail. Attendees included: <br /> o Christine Belka, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) <br /> o Robin Reilley, M.S. GISP; Colorado Division of Reclamation,Mining, and Safety (DRMS) <br /> o Miranda Kawcak, Peabody INC <br /> Permit Number C1994 082 Page 5 of 15 <br />