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Phase I <br /> Rule 3.03.1(2)(a) states, "[u]p to sixty percent of the applicable bond amount shall be <br /> released when the permittee successfully completes backfilling,regrading, and drainage <br /> control in accordance with the approved reclamation plan." <br /> The approved reclamation plan for the Southfield Mine is specified in Section 2.05.4 of <br /> the Permit Application Package (PAP) for the Southfield Mine. The key portion of this <br /> section of the PAP for the Phase I areas in SL-05 states that EFCI will "establish a post- <br /> mining configuration which complies with regulatory requirements for long term stability <br /> and blends with surrounding undisturbed and reclaimed areas." <br /> Phase II <br /> Rule 3.03.1(2)(b) states, "[u]p to eighty-five percent of the applicable bond amount shall <br /> be released upon the establishment of vegetation which supports the approved postmining <br /> land use and which meets the approved success standard for cover based on statistically <br /> valid data collected during a single year of the liability period ". In regard to Phase II <br /> bond release, Rule 3.03.1(3)(b) also states, "[n]o more than (60)percent of the bond shall <br /> be released so long as the lands to which the release would be applicable are contributing <br /> suspended solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area in excess of premining <br /> levels as determined by baseline data or in excess of levels determined on adjacent <br /> nonmined areas". <br /> With regard to Phase 11 bond release, the approved reclamation plan calls for the <br /> following: <br /> Vegetative Cover Success Standard <br /> The vegetative cover standard in Section 2.05.4 of the PAP indicates that herbaceous <br /> cover will be considered successful when herbaceous cover on the reclaimed area is <br /> greater than or equal to 90 percent of the herbaceous cover from the reference areas. At <br /> the Southfield Mine,multiple reference areas are used and the cover value comes from a <br /> weighted average based on acreage. <br /> Post-Mining Land Use <br /> Southfield Mine <br /> Permit No.C-1981-014 June 7,2024 <br /> 6 <br />