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Mr. David Berry Division of Minerals and Geology Page 3 appropriate contractor assistance in spring of 2005, depending upon the type and amount of work accomplished during the remainder of the year, and the 2005 requirements. OTHER COMPLIANCE RELATED PROJECTS A number of other smaller projects exist as a result of Division inspections, SCC internal reclamation assessments, or items identified by the Division during the September 23, 2004 meeting. A discussion of the projects, the status of field activities, and schedule for completion of the projects organized by mine follows. SENECA H The Division noted the following items requiring attention at the September 23`s meeting: I. Complete construction/reconstruction of the postmine drainages in Seneca H and evaluate drainage density Postmine drainage reconstruction and density (TR-36) is considered a major project and pennitting task. As discussed previously the construction reconstruction activities have been completed and TR-36 was submitted to address drainage density and contains designs for additional channels. 2. Weed control problems SCC completed approximately 200 hours of spraying between June and September. Spraying has been discontinued for the remainder of the year. In 2005, SCC will conduct spring and fall weed inventories to determine the nature and extent of the weed problems at Seneca II, and conduct control activities as warranted. SCC will submit the approved Routt County Weed Control Plan to DMG. 3. The ueed for SCC to evaluate/revise the revegetatiou success staudards. Evaluation of the revegetation success standards was mentioned in the Division's midterm permit review comments. As will be noted in SCC's response to the midterm review comments to be submitted by November 1 Ts of this yeaz, SCC has retained ESCO Associates to finalize the evaluation of the standards and assist SCC in preparing and submitting a technical revision at the appropriate time. SCC identified a number of areas with rills and gullies that warranted repair. The initial repair work was completed in June 2004 and the repair areas were reseeded. Additional work is ongoing, and will be completed by the end of the year. SENECA H-W The Division discussed eight action items at the September 23`" meeting: