PERMFILE70300

• Permit No: M1988044
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: COAL CREEK RESOURCE ARAPAHOE CNTY COLO
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' RECLAMATION PLRN
EXHIBIT E
The final reclaimed land use will be the re-establishment of
' grazing land for• the 5t ate grazing lessee. We will leave a hardy
grass cover in place and the improved mining roads will remain
for• use by the rancher. No slopes will be steeper than 3:1.
' The mining will incorporate in progress reclamation during its
life. In this way the minimum amount of distur•betl acreage will
' be exposed et env time. The mining plan pr•eser•ves over 60Y. of
the existing trees along Coal Creek. These preserved tree grow pin
ar•e always connected to the high ar^ound by unmined peninsulas.
In this way the trees can continue to receive water from the
' Upland groundwater. Rlso these trees will maintain the ch ar•act er•
of the Creek and thus lessen the reclamation work neetletl to
return the Creek to its previous state. In addition, the
existing trees will maintain the animal habitat dur•inq and after
' mining. Refer to Figure £ - 3.
Rfter• tfie mining, the reclamati~~n inv~~lves tw~~ main areas. In
' the Upland area the main goal will 6e to prevent erosion and to
establish a past ur•e for• cattle. In the Lowland area the main
reclamation goal will be to recreate a stable Creek. bottom
' environment.
In the Upland area erosion will be prevented by minimizing the
area of forward stripping prior to mining. Topsoil stockpiles
' which remain more than one growing seas.~n will be seeded by a
fast germinating grass. With two mining operations going on in
the Upland area, no more than fifteen acres will be dist ur•bed.
' In addition, the mining plan calls for• existing slopes greatee•
than 3iPY. t~~ remain unmined. In this way we can prevent ma~or-
gullying on these steeper slopes. The existing grass on these
slopes will als~~ act as a buffer to filter out rainwater runoff
' prior to entering Coal Creek.
Following is a list of reclamation and er•osi~~n contr~~l techniques
' available for• use in the Upland area:
Contour Ridging
'
This technique employs a plow or• disk to create a series of
trenches running perpendicular to the slope. The trenches reduce
slope length by catching and holding wat er•, thus all~~wing it to
' percolate into the slope. Spacing between the trenches and
trench depth depends on the form ~~f equipment used. Wind er•oslon
can also be reduced 6y contour plowing. The moisture holding
' capabilities of the ridging encourages seed ger•rninat ion.