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Phase II release on 11.7 acre of Dryland pasture, and Phase III on 157 acres of Irrigated Pasture and <br /> Dryland Pasture. <br /> SL-23 was received on September 26, 2019. SL2-23 approved Phase III bond release of a reclaimed <br /> ditch, with a post-mining land use of irrigated pasture. The reclaimed ditch accounted for 0.4 acres. <br /> No objections were received regarding SL-23. SL-23 was approved on March 19, 2020, and released <br /> $2,361.00 in reclamation liability. <br /> SL-24 was received on January 28, 2021. SL-24 approved Phase I, II, and III bond release of <br /> Stock Pond I (SP1), previously known as the Goforth Stock pond, and the immediate surrounding area, <br /> consisting of approximately 1.1 acres. SL-24 was approved on May 13, 2021, and released $5,675.00 <br /> in reclamation liability. <br /> SL-25 was received on May 16,2022. SL-25 approved Phase I, II and III bond release for nine <br /> (9)plugged and abandoned monitoring wells, and two (2)plugged and abandoned backfill wells. SL- <br /> 25 also approved Phase I release on 24.5 acres, Phase II release on 11.4 acres. SL-25 was approved on <br /> February 15, 2023 and released $52,098.00 in reclamation liability. <br /> An application for Phase I, II and III bond release was received by the Division on August 15, <br /> 2023. The application was deemed complete on September 28,2023, after the Division received proof <br /> of publication of the applicant's public notice. Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC published the <br /> notice of the bond release application in the San Miguel Basin Forum once a week for four consecutive <br /> weeks, beginning on August 16, 2023. ERMR also notified landowners within and adjacent to the <br /> mine permit area, and other interested parties of the application for the bond release, as required by <br /> Rule 3.03.2(1). <br /> No written objections were received by the Division for this bond release application. <br /> The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on October 26,2023. The site inspection <br /> was conducted in accordance with Rule 3.03.2(2). The inspectors,Clayton Wein and Travis Marshall met <br /> Tony Tennyson of ERMR at the mine office. Andrew Monroy,representing the Office of Surface Mining, <br /> Reclamation and Enforcement,met the inspection party at the SP-2 Stock Pond. <br /> II. CRITERIA AND SCHEDULE FOR BOND RELEASE <br /> PHASE I <br /> Rule 3.03.1(2)(a) states, "Up to sixty percent of the applicable bond amount shall be released when the <br /> permittee successfully completes backfilling, regrading, and drainage control in accordance with the <br /> approved reclamation plan." <br /> Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation requested 0.1 acres of Phase I bond release associated with the C-15 <br /> Ditch. The C-15 Ditch was approved to remain as a permanent feature to support the SP-2 Pond's post- <br /> mining land use of a stock pond for a dryland pasture. <br /> C1981008 SL26 Page 5 of 9 <br />