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Coors Energy Company Keenesburg Mine <br /> Phase II/III Bond Release Application <br /> Description of Bond Release Amount Request: This Phase III bond release request is for Areas <br /> 23, 29, 30, and 31 which have been successfully reclaimed. The sedimentology demonstration <br /> attached to this application shows that Area 30 meets the Phase II requirement for erosion control <br /> and that its suspended solids contribution to runoff or streamflow outside the permit area does not <br /> exceed pre-mining levels. The revegetation success demonstration attached to this application <br /> shows that all these areas have met the Phase III bond release vegetation standards for cover, <br /> herbaceous production, and species composition. Further, the areas requested for release are in <br /> conformance with the approved post-mining land use. <br /> The amount of the reclamation bond associated with this release area is $98,287.00 (see attached <br /> Table 2). Coors Energy Company is requesting the release of this full amount. <br /> Protection of the Hydrologic Balance: Annual Hydrologic Reports have been submitted for the <br /> mine and the information within the AHRs has demonstrated the continued protection of the <br /> hydrologic balance at the mine site and off-site. Self-monitoring of the sediment control system has <br /> been continual and where regular inspections have revealed concerns with protection of the <br /> hydrologic balance,protection measures have been implemented and maintained. <br /> Notice to Parties Identified in Rule 3.03.2(1): Notification letters were posted via certified mail <br /> after receipt of DRMS approval of the notification letter content to the entities included in Section <br /> 2.03.4 (7) of the DRMS Reclamation Permit RN-8 (notification letter and certified mail receipts <br /> are attached). A copy of the letters to the Weld County Clerk and Recorder and the Town of <br /> Keenesburg,requesting retention of a public copy of bond release application are also attached. <br /> Newspaper Advertisement: A copy of the newspaper advertisement being published in the Fort <br /> Lupton Press is attached. An affidavit of publication will be submitted after the four-week running <br /> period. <br /> SL-12 May 2024 <br />