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Phase Ii .................................................................................................................... ....................................... 5
<br />State and Federal Water Quality Slandazd Requirements ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6
<br />III.OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS ........................................................................... ........................................6
<br />Topsoil Replacement ............................................................................................... ........................................6
<br />Establishment of Vegetalion ................................................................................... ........................................6
<br />Contribution of Suspended Solids ........................................................................... ........................................7
<br />Remaining Reclamation Work ................................................................................ ........................................8
<br />Permanent Features at the Site ................................................................................ ........................................ 8
<br />Summary and Conclusions ...................................................................................... ........................................9
<br />IV. PROPOSED DECISION ...................................................................................... ........................................9
<br />Acronyms
<br />Act Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act
<br />Applicant Eastside Coal Company, Inc.
<br />Application An applica[ion including supporting information for a complete Phase II bond release,
<br />dated March 14, 2001, submitted under a Stephen Self letter of March 20, 2001
<br />Division Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
<br />Eastside Eastside Coal Company, Inc.
<br />PAP Permit Application Package. A set of text, drawings, maps, and exhibits, consisting of
<br />two Volumes, that describe mining and reclamation operations, and demonstrates
<br />compliance with the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Boazd for
<br />Coal Mining. Associated reports and files are included.
<br />Permit A pemut for mining operations, issued by the Colorado Division of Minerals and
<br />Geology.
<br />Rules Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Boazd for Coal Mining
<br />I. PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS
<br />Eastside applied (Mazch 14, 2001) for a complete Phase II bond release (Application) under the
<br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act following reclamation of the Eastside Mine, The
<br />Application was received by the Division on March 22, 2001. The Application was deemed complete
<br />on May 7, 2001 [after the Division received proof of publication of Eastside's (Applicant's) public
<br />notices].
<br />Eastside published notice of the bond release application in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent
<br />once weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning March 29, 2001 and ending April 19, 2001.
<br />Eastside also notified landowners within and adjacent to the mine permit azea, and other interested
<br />parties of the application for bond release, as required by Rule 3.03.2(1). The Division received no
<br />comments, written objections, or requests for an informal conference regazding the bond release
<br />Phase II Bond Release (SL-02), Eastside Coal Mine
<br />15 August 2001
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