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consists of salt tolerant greasewood plants. Reclaimed surfaces will be roughened prior to seeding via <br /> broadcast seeding or hydroseeding. Areas disturbed at the Loadout will be returned to a combination of <br /> industrial,fish and wildlife, and fish and wildlife/rangeland. Map 7 of the PAP illustrates the areas of the <br /> Loadout designated for each post mining land use. The eastern/southeastern portion of the site will remain <br /> as industrial. The middle portion will be fish and wildlife habitat. The western portion will be a <br /> combination of fish and wildlife habitat and rangeland. <br /> III. OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS <br /> PHASE I <br /> Surface disturbances within the permit area are limited to two hydrologic monitoring wells. These two <br /> wells have no additional disturbed acreage associated with them. The current landowner,ARC Colorado, <br /> LLC, wishes to retain the wells as a permanent feature. On October 1, 2020, the Division received <br /> notification from the operator documenting the transfer of the wells to ARC Colorado, LLC. Therefore, <br /> the backfilling and regrading requirements for the site have been met. During the SL-1 Bond Release <br /> inspection,the site was stable and there were no erosional features identified. The soil was observed to be <br /> in its original contours. Drainage at the site is stable. There were no indications of rills or gullies. Runoff <br /> at the site does not create off site impacts to the adjacent lands or Reed Wash. Drainage at the site <br /> resembles the pre-existing conditions. The site has met the requirements for drainage establishment. The <br /> site remains in the condition it was in prior to being permitted as the Fruita Loadout. Observations made <br /> during the SL-1 inspection reflect observations made by previous Division inspections. <br /> Summary and Conclusions <br /> Based upon a review of the mine permit,the applicant's bond release application, and site inspections,the <br /> Division finds that CAM-Colorado, LLC has not initiated approved surface disturbance activities. As <br /> such,the backfilling,grading and drainage reestablishment at the Fruita Loadout is in accordance with the <br /> approved reclamation plan. <br /> PHASE II <br /> There were no disturbances created within the permitted area, with the exception of the monitoring wells <br /> noted above. Topsoil within the permit boundary remains in the locations that it was identified to <br /> originally exist. The Success standard for vegetative cover of revegetated areas is if the perennial <br /> vegetation cover is not less than 90% of the perennial vegetation cover as determined from the reference <br /> area with a 90%statistical confidence utilizing one of the three methods detailed under Rule 4.15.11(2)(a), <br /> (b)or(c). Perennial plant cover was the same as preexisting conditions. None of the perennial vegetation <br /> was removed from the site. The woody plant density success standard for revegetated areas is if the <br /> perennial woody plant density is not less than 90% of the perennial woody plant density as determined <br /> from the reference area with a 90%statistical confidence utilizing one of the three methods detailed under <br /> Rule 4.15.11(2)(a), (b) or (c). The woody plant density standard was observed to be the same as <br /> preexisting conditions. None of the woody plants species were removed during the lifespan of the site. <br /> Both the vegetation success standard and woody plant density standard reflect the conditions of the <br /> reference area. Suspended solids were not observed to be contributing more than preexisting conditions <br /> to the surface water system. No disturbances were created at the loadout. The two hydrologic monitoring <br /> Permit Number C-2010-088 Page 5 of 7 <br />