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Road A, as well as the Oil Well Road, would be retained in a reduced configuration for the post mine land use. Additional road segments have subsequently been proposed for retention for the postmining land use, in accordance with applicable postmining road designs, as described under °Roads°, in Section B.I of this Findings Document. The roads generally replace premising roads, and will facilitate postmine management activities in the persist area. All proposed permanent roads are subject to the demonstrations specified in Stipulation 32, in Section B.I. Existing sedimentation ponds and a number of existing and proposed stock ponds have been proposed as permanent impoundments for the postmine land use. The impoundments would appear to be warranted to facilitate postmine livestock grazing and wildlife use, and to replace water sources that existed prior to mining. However, documentation required by Rule 4.05.9(13) has not been provided to allow for final approval of the sedimentation ponds or stock ponds as permanent impoundments. The following commitment is included in Permit Tab 13, page 5, regarding permanent impoundment demonstration of compliance: Permanent impoundments will be reevaluated prior to bond release and remedial construction performed to satisfy the appropriate sections of the regulations. Prior to submittal of a bond release request, SCC will submit a complete technical revision demonstrating tbat each permanent impoundment meets the requirements of 4.OS.9(13). The Division hereby approves the primary post-mining land uses rangeland/wildlife habitat, and non-irrigated cropland, and industrial use as the secondary land use(2.07.6(2)(1)), The proposed operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. X. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values The fish and wildlife resources information is presented in Tab 10 of Volume 6 of the permit application. Section 11.1 contains the entire contents of Tab 11 from the previously approved permit application package. Section 11.2 contains information from the 1997 supplemental wildlife baseline studies in the Seneca II-W South Extension area. The fish and wildlife mitigation measures to be used are contained in Tab 23 in Volume 14 of the permit application. In developing the original permit and the PR-L and PR-2 applications, the applicant consulted with the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management to develop appropriate mitigation measures. The mitigation measures that were required included establishment of shrub and tree clumps in the reclaimed areas, development of surface undulations in reclaimed final grading to Seneca II-W Findings Document 60 June 12, 2006 Permit Renewal No. 5