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Mr. Dan Matheun <br />Divirian of Mineratr and Geology <br />January 23, 2004 <br />Page 2 <br />4. Section 7.0 Future Rerearch indicater that information orproporal for additional rtudy to arrerr when and haw <br />tranrplantr could be weaned from rupplemeuta! waterrng would be rubmitted no later than December 2006. It it <br />mot clear how the trees will be managed during the 2006 growing reason. Prerumably, irrigation at rome level <br />would need to be continued pending initiation of furthei formal rtudier. Pleare include within the rtudy plan a <br />dircurrian of how the arpen ploft will be managed upon conclurion of the 2005 field rtudier, including irrigation <br />during the 2006 field rearon. <br />Response: Irrigation will continue through the 2006 field season as necessary. The level of <br />irrigation will be determined by the 2005 study results. The Study Plan has been updated to reflect <br />this. <br />5. We have a couple recommendationr regarding the arpen motherplant technique ar dercribed in Section 8.0 <br />Additional Techniguet to AugmentArpen Ertabluhment. Firrt, please rpecify that, in addition to other <br />potentially favorable niter ar dercribed, arpen mother plant raplingr will be planted in the Arpen Planting Siter <br />depicted an Exhibit 22-1A (including the Arpen Site in the 2004 ridgeline pit reclamation partelJ. Second, in <br />addition to planting raplingr unurually deep ar described, pleare include rome rapkngr planted at normal depthr for <br />campariron, within the rome habitatr, with rupplemental water at planting and during the firrtgrowing reason ar <br />dercribed an page 23. Third, raplingr not within fenced planting titer rhoukl be caged ar dermibed on page 23. <br />Fina!!y, we would reguert that the matherplant appmach with a relatively !aw number of rapkngc be continued ar <br />a component of the reckunation plan in futureyearr, unleu documentation it submitted and approved, <br />demonstrating that the approach it not rutterrful, ar dertribed in Section 9.0. <br />Response: Section 8.0 of Appendix 22-3 has been revised. Review of wording in Section 9.0, <br />indicates chat SCC will continue to use the Study Plan and "field trial" results if proven successful. <br />If there aze any questions regazding these response, please contact me @ (970) 275-5227. <br />S~~- <br />Roy A. Kato <br />Reclamation Manager <br />Seneca Coal Company <br />Enclosure <br />cc: John Husband (BI.M) <br />Cazl]ohnston (OSMRE) <br />