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success will be in accordance with that which is presented in 7eb 73, Postmini ng Lend Use <br />Plan. The area will remain fenced and thus excluded from grazing in the Cressy Creek <br />drainage until establishment of the vegetation occurs. Because of the soil qualities and <br />amount of moisture for plant growth, this period should not be more then two years. <br />Stock Pond Replacement. Prior to operations at Seneca II, stockwaier pond existed on <br />Grassy Creek in the SEKSY'i, Section 27, T6R, R87Y. In the fall of 1980, this pond was <br />enlarged to meet the sediment pond design criteria of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act. At present, the pond not only serves as a sediment pond but also ~a~ <br />dependable source of water for livestock and wildlife. SCC proposes to leave this pond <br />after mining with some modifications. Gre ssy Creek will L>e rechanneled to flow through <br />the pond, the existing culvert will be removed, and the d+am will be Leveled. Basically <br />whet will remain is a wide depression in Grassy Creek that' will benefit both livestock and <br />wildlife. All water rights and legal considerations ere consistent with this plan. This <br />proposal is compatible with the desire to maintain or improve total agricultural <br />management systems on the property and benefits to wildlife. The sediment pond, as it <br />will exist after mining, will be a more desirable facility than the premining original <br />pond for the following reasons: the sediment pond is dug out end contains ground water as . <br />well es surface water flow end it will contain flow from l:rassy Creek, thus making it a <br />more dependable water source; the main channel of Grassy l:roek will not be obstructed by a <br />dam; there will be a larger surface area of water available which will be more attractive <br />to wildlife; and maintenance by [he postmining operator will. be minimized. <br /> <br />73-2-5 Revised 10/77/94 <br />