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Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br /> III. Phase II Areas Summary of Reclamation and Management <br /> A. General Description <br /> As shown on Map 1, each area requested for bond release is comprised of smaller units, which <br /> correspond to the specific year that backfilling, grading and reseeding were performed. The <br /> work completed includes regrading to the approved post-mining topography, topsoil <br /> replacement, and seeding with the approved seed mix. Grading and topsoil replacement was <br /> generally performed in the summer and fall months with seeding occurred in the fall. The <br /> following table presents when each reclamation parcel was regraded, topsoiled, and seeded. <br /> Reclamation Total Acres Regraded Topsoiled Seeded <br /> Unit (Year) (Year) (Year) <br /> EP061 14.5 2018 2018 2018 <br /> WP026 50.2 2018 2018 2018 <br /> WP027 17.2 2018 2018 2018 <br /> WP028 17.8 2018 2018 2018 <br /> WP029 38.2 2018 2018 2018 <br /> WP032 10.5 2015 2015 2015 <br /> Phase I bond release has been granted on all parcels being applied for Phase II. It should be <br /> noted that acreages applied for Phase II bond release may not correspond to topsoil and seeded <br /> acreages presented in annual reclamation reports. <br /> B. Topsoil Replacement <br /> Topsoil application depths are taken as soon as topsoil is replaced on a given reclamation unit. <br /> Colowyo presents replacement topsoil depths in the annual reclamation report to the Division. <br /> For topsoil replace depths pertaining to the reclamation units applied for bond release under this <br /> application please refer to annual reclamation report as follows: <br /> SL-22 Phase II Bond Release Application <br />