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~~ M-97-084/3rd Adequacy 1 ]/18/97 page 2 paragraph discussing unconsolidated alluvium, and I apologize if you interpreted it to include bedrock material also. Bedrock may be considered stable even if vertical, and undisturbed alluvium maybe left as is, but stable slopes for disturbed alluvium should have a defined gradient. I have proposed 3:1, but will need a commitment from the applicant. The runoff and debris control plan, which you have stated is to be provided to the City of Ouray as fulfilling part of their permit requirements, must be provided to this agency also. The Division must ensure that any permitted mining operation will not contribute to an unstable condition within the permit area and offsite. You may propose your plan to the City first, and if that plan is acceptable to this Division, it may be included as part of your State permit. That requires that such a plan be provided to the Division with your commitment for its implementation. It also must be reviewed prior to being approved by this Division. The main concern will be that debris may damage the highway, plus any damage to stmctural development (buildings) on the site during the life of this permit. Notifications and Proof of Publishing Thank you for the publisher's affidavit. We have also received the clerk and recorder's receipt. Reclamation Cost Estimate You have provided adequate details to allow me to agree with you on most of the tasks' costs. I have a question about use of no topsoil, which was mentioned above. As stated before, the basic idea behind all this is that the site be returned to a beneficial post-mining land use, even if the State performs the final reclamation. At the conclusion of reclamation, if there is no imminent plan to develop the site, it must be revegetated. If the potential revegetation can be assured without the use of soil or other segregated growth medium, you will not be required to stockpile and spread any. Your response to this was to cite two examples of such successful revegetation nearby. To support this please provide a brief description of those sites (riparian or hillside, dry or subimgated, etc.), whether they received any additional inputs (fertilizer, mulch, etc.), and what plant species were utilized. Be reminded that I am attempting to assess the possibility of successful reclamation on a site which has received a layer of fill and has no topsoil layer. Given strong similarities of the characteristics of your examples to this site, and the other sites' success, this may be a very compelling argument. You still need to commit to a specific seed mix, and may wish to use some ofthe species used on the other example sites. Your reclamation plan must also specify rates and method of seed application, plus whether fertilizer or other measures are to be used. Please contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) for specific reclamation recommendations and other assistance.