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channels will be designed with gently sloping banks that are stabilized with vegetation and will safely pass the 10 year, 24 hour event. Nucla Road ~ will be reconstructed to county road standards and culverts that will pass [he pass [he appropriate storm event will be placed as needed. III. OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS An on the ground inspection was performed on July 15, 1999, to verify that the conditions of the permit and bond release application were met. Reclamation activities for [he bond release area took place at various times between 1996 through 1998. The parcel of land requested for release is south of B-Road, in Section 6, and in the present active mining-reclamation area of New Horizon Mine. The legal description of this parcel is as follows: A tract of land in Montrose County, Colorado, beginning at a point which is the SE comer of Section 6, T46N, R 15 W, bearing N 49"~ 15' OS" W, a distance of 3836.09', and Thence I013.6T on a bearing of N 06C 46' 27" E Thence 658.18' on a bearing of N 85 C 4T 40" W Thence 376.35' on a bearing of N 18^ 00' 20" W Thence 336.80' on a bearing of N 590 29' S2" E Thence 747.88' on a bearing of N 09C 35' 09" E Thence 417.95' on a bearing ofN 45C 14' S3" E Thence 337.37 on a bearing of N 88'C 53' 36" E Thence 1910.83' Due South Thence 376.46' on a bearing of S 16G 55' 45" E Thence 147.33' on a bearing of S 44C 33' 43" E Thence 230.12' on a bearing of S 09^ 3T 09" W back to the beginning for an area of 43.4 acres MOL. The postmining configuration of [his area closely resembles the original contour and drainage patterns. The reconstructed Nucla Road 5 meets the county rules and is far superior to the original Road 5. The drainages had broad and relatively mild slopes and were well vegetated. All water from the disturbed area is routed [o Pond 7 which is the only sediment control pond for the Mine 2 area. All of the permanently reclaimed drainages in the area blend into the site's original topography and aid in the approved post mining land use of dryland and irrigated pastures. The reclaimed topography, channel gradients and general engineered designs are in compliance with all rules and regulations. Backfilling and grading for the bond release area was closely inspected. No signs of differential settling at [he face of the highwall/pit interface, subsidence, or erosion were noticed. The site was heavily vegetated and showed no signs of any water ponding or standing. All backfilling and grading requirements of [he bond release area are in compliance with all of [he Rules and permit requirements. Summary and Conclusions Based upon a review of the mine permit, [he applicant's bond release application. and site inspections, the Division finds that Western Fuels-Colorado has completed backfilling, grading and drainage reestablishment at the New Horizon Mine in accordance with the approved reclamation plan.