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Wr~a~ PUBLIC NOTICE Seneca Coal Company, 36600 Routt County Roatl 27, P.O. Bon 670, Hayden, Coloratlo 61630, (CDMG Permit No. C-80-0O5, approved September 23,1981) is requesting release of Phase I bontl liability on 2,247.7 reclaimetl acres of its to[a13,457.0 acres cur- rency within the permit boundary at the Seneca II Mine. A surety bond in the amount of $11,673,659 a curtently in place of which $4,535,010 is bang re- quested for release. Pursuant to Rule 3.03.1, a pa- uWleeamy46gdeskPllaseiBOtrt1•relxffie llpon suc- cessful completion o1 backflling, regretling antl drainage control in accordance with roe epprovetl reclamation plan. The approved reclamation plan can be reviewed in its entirety in the Seneca II Mine Permit Application Package located in the Hayden Public Ubrarv. Havtlen. Colorado. All affected lands withn Seneca II Mine fall wiMin pre-law, interim program and pertnaneni program categories. The regulatory programs are itlentifietl as follows: Mined prior to August 3, 19]7. (Pre-Law) Mined and reclaimetl after August 3,1977 and prbr to May 3, 1 W8. ing was tlone with scrapers and draglines. All areas atlectetl by the surtace mining operations, except as specilically ezemptetl by the CDMG, were regraded on a timely basis to a stable configuration that con- forms with the approved Postmining land use Qivestock grazing and wiltllife habitat). For the most part, grading was tlone along contour to also mini- mize erosion. Any time operations were conducted on steep slopes that could present safety concerns to the operators, then gretling was done in a tlirec- tbn other [ I~eJ tp contour. Exhibit E.ip the Phase I Ban~`d ~elE9~E ep~l~atlompr6vi~a=repre- sentative cross-sections showing the final slope con- figurations. Amore detailetl tliscussion of the overall mining antl reclamation can be found in the Seneca II Mine Permit Application, speci0calty Tab 12, Opera- tion Plan and Tab 13, Postmine Lantl Use. Included in the postmine regrading opere6on was the constmdion of small swales to minimize erosion a~ [o conserve soil moisture antl t0 promote reveg- etation. Small stock tanks was also utilized in the postmine grading operetions to minimize erosion and to provide water for livestock antl wiltllife. The de- signs and certified as-bullts for the permanent stock ponds can be reviewetl in the Seneca II Mine Permit Application Tab 13, Postmining Lantl Use. the described affected area. A copy of the Seneca II Mine Phase 1 Bond Release application is available for public inspection a[ the Haytlen Public library, 201 E Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, Colorado 81639. Written comments w obleclions or requests for pub- lic heartng or informal conference concernir;q this ap- plication may Da submitted to, antl atltlltional infor- mation obtained ham, the Colorado Division of Min- erals and Geology, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203-2273, (303) 866-3567. Comments must be received within 3S.days p$tthe last publication of this notice or within30 days of the onsite inspection, whichever is later. The mailing address for Seneca II Mine is: Seneca Coal Company Mr. Roy Karp Reclamation Manager P.O. Box 670 Hayden, CO 81639 First Publication Date: May 21, 2006 Last Publication Date: June 11, 2006 1n6ms2 Postmine drainage channels were designetl end con- _„n"'^othe approval of the applicable regulatory program or nets all ultimately flow to permanent setliment Ponds issuance of the permanent program permit to ensure that water quality leaving the permit area is (September 23, 1981). (Interim Program) within regula[etl/specified limits. Exhiblt E in the Phase I Bontl Release application shows the loca- Mined antl reclaimetl after September 23, 1981. tlons of the channels, while Exhibit G provides the (Permanent Program) as-built profile of each channel. The.designs end hy- tlrologic criteria usetl are feuntl in the Seneca II Mine For the purposes of this Phase I Bond Release re- Permit Application in Tab 7, Hytlrology. quest, the term "reclaimed" means those -disturbed mined areas where successful completion °:of backfilling, regrading and drainage control, in ec- :~ cortlance with [he approved reclamation plan, have '~ been completed. The Phase i reclamation activities have produced a 'stable landform in compliance with the approvetl 'coalitions in the CDMG Permit No. C-80-005 The following is a brief summary of the Phase I recla- mation that has been completed. Rough bacMilling . and 9retlin9 was conducted beginning Tn9972 antl con[inuetl through 2005 antl was generalty com- ple[etl within 180 tlays following coal removal and was not over four (4) spoil ridges behind Ne active pit. The malodtY of ilia 9mtlin9 woM was pertormetl with tlozers antl motor gratlers. In some cases grad- The Seneca II Mine is located approximately nine (9) miles southeast of Haytlen, Colorado. The specific area (2,247.7 acres) to which this frond release re- quest applies is included vnMin Me Permit Area lo- caletl as follows: Section 1: al section z: al Section 3: Portions of EAEK Section ll: NE'/a, .NYzNW~ SEV.NWY., NEY.SE'/., Portions of SE`/.SE ., and NWY.SEY. Section 12: al Section 13: NNeNkN'h TfiN. RBTN Section 27: Portions of SE/SW'/, SWY.SW'/., SW'/.SE'/., antl SEY SE`/. Section 34: EYeEYx, NWV.NE'/., Portions of NE'/aNWY., and SW'/.NEy Section 35: WYz, WYaE'h, Portions of SEY.NEV.. antl E'hSEY. Secdon 38:. Portions of ShSYe Section 6: WYzWKSWY. Section 7: W*kNWV.~, N`/:SWY.NW'/. All west of the Blh Principal Merttlian, totaling ap- proximately 3,457 acres. The USGS 7.5 Minute Ouatlrengle Maps, ~or,Milner and Mt. Hams contain