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Mr. Peter O'Connor -3- July 14, 1986 <br />2. In order to meet the requirements for establishing revegetation success cri- <br />teria for Blue Flame Coal Mine we adopt the success criteria the Division <br />has provided. Blue Flame Coal Mine is grateful for your help. <br />Revegetation Success Criteria <br />A. The standard for herbacious cover is 30~ to be measured either by ocular <br />estimates using a one meter square cover quadrant or by the point intercept <br />method. <br />B. The standard for herbacious productivity is 500 pounds per acre of dry bio- <br />mass measured through the use of the harvest method via one cubic meter quad- <br />rants. <br />C. The standard for woody plant density is a minimum of 600 stems per acre. <br />D. The standard for species diversity using species ccrrgosition approach is as <br />listed below: <br />Species <br />Grasses <br />Cool Season <br />Warm Season <br />Forb s <br />Shrubs <br />Requirement* <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />2 <br />* No single species shall be represented by more than 40e relative cover or <br />less than 3~ relative cover. Once again, Blue Flame Coal Mine appreciates <br />your help in this matter. <br />2.05.5 Post Mining Land Use <br />Please find enclosed copies of certified letters sent to Mr. Lawrence Huntington <br />and the Ute Mountain Ute's pursuant to Rule 2.05.5(2)(b). As stated earlier in <br />2.03.4, Identification of Interests, Blue Flame Coal Mine has not received any <br />correspondence from either of the parties. <br />2.10 Maps and Plans <br />Blue Flame Coal Mine has revised the maps to include the portion of the access <br />mad to the Blue Flame Coal Mine bench and that portion of the access mad frun <br />County Road 120 to the Blue Flame Coal Mine bench. The Blue Flame Coal Mine <br />would like to reiterate that the west access mad from County Road 120 into <br />Blue Flame Coal Mine property is owned by the Ute Mountain Ute tribe. This <br />access mad strikes in a Northwest/Southeast direction until it reaches a 90 <br />degree turn and begins its climb to Blue Flame Coal Mine bench. The Blue Flame <br />Coal Mine has comnitted to reclaim that mad up to the point where it makes the <br />90 degree turn and starts heading toward County Road 120. Please see the pre- <br />~:ious descriptions of this matter as they explain the reasons for not reclaim- <br />ing that portion of the mad that strikes Northwest/Southeast. <br />