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M <br />reclamation bond changes have been completed, a minor revision to <br />incorporate the new reclamation liability estimate into the permit <br />should be submitted. The reclamation bond instruments will also <br />have to be updated accordingly as explained in section IV of this <br />document. <br />In addition to this change, Sanborn Creek has approached the <br />Division about changing the currently approved seed mix for final <br />reclamation. The change is being requested due to the difficulty <br />of procuring some of the species included in the mix. Several of <br />the species are difficult to locate and once located are extremely <br />expensive. It is the Division's opinion that equally suitable and <br />less obscure species for reclamation are available and can be <br />substituted for some of the more unusual species. A minor revision <br />should be submitted to the Division which proposes suitable <br />substitutes and may even include several additional species which <br />could be substituted on an as available basis. In addition, some <br />of the tree and shrub species included in the current mix are not <br />likely to establish from seed, especially if they are sewn with the <br />grasses and forbs. Given the size of Sanborn Creek's disturbance, <br />live transplanting of many of these species would be a better <br />alternative than drill or broadcast seeding them, especially those <br />in the riparian areas. Therefore, Sanborn Creek should submit a <br />minor revision to change their permanent seed mix to include <br />species that are more likely to be available and have a proven <br />track record with respect to reclamation. Native species should <br />still make up at least 50$ of the mix and live transplanting stock <br />should be utilized wherever possible. <br />The final two items which will require the submittal of revisions <br />are updating the permit application to conform with recent rule <br />changes concerning "complete and detailed legal descriptions" and <br />"haul road compliance with performance standards". Sanborn Creek <br />Mine should have received a letter notifying them of the <br />requirement to submit a revision to their permit application to <br />comply with new rules 2.03.6(1) and 4.03.1(d) & (f). Two separate <br />minor revisions can be submitted to comply with these new rule <br />changes. <br />III. Summary of Revisions and Stipulations <br />There have been ten (10) technical revisions and sixteen (16) minor <br />revisions since the last permit renewal. A summary of these <br />permitting actions are listed below. <br />Technical Revision Summary <br />NO. TOP1C <br />Decision Date <br />17 Renewal Response/Hydrologic Monitoring Approved 4/30/94 <br />-3- <br />