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Contemporaneous Reclamation Once it has been determined that a particulaz MD W site is no longer needed, contemporaneous reclamation is undertaken to reclaim the site and the access road. This reclamation consists of plugging and abandoning the well in accordance with CDMG guidelines established in MR-300 and the terms of the AOP (MR-302, 2004; MR-306, 2005, MR-334, 2006), and reclaiming the site and road to approximate original contours (AOC). When the drill hole has been properly plugged and abandoned, the site is restored to AOC using the subsoil that had been placed to accommodate the drilling equipment. Then, the topsoil pile is utilized to place a layer of topsoil over the disturbed area. The entire surface area of the restored pad is then seeded, mulched and fertilized and provided with silt fences and other erosion controls as needed. On those pads with steep slopes erosion blankets have been used in place of mulches to secure the soil and prevent erosion, while allowing the vegetation an opportunity to get a good start. Roads aze subsequently reclaimed after the pad by pulling subsoil and topsoil previously placed along the road, back over the road surface along with some brush and debris to provide a protective cover for the new vegetation. The road surface thus reclaimed is left in a semi-rough state to provide places for water to collect and vegetation to flourish. MCC has completed reclamation using innovative reclamation techniques, using native materials for sediment control. Although these techniques have been employed previously, MCC is now documenting the technique in order to share the experience. Documentation includes photography and vegetation surveys (future). The following pictures demonstrate the effectiveness of the innovative reclamation techniques, using native materials for sediment control and contemporaneous reclamation done on MDW sites to date. Results and Discussion Mountain Coal Company has found that interim reclamation is effective in controlling erosion on the MDW sites using the specified USFS recommended seed mixture and the application of straw and fertilizer. Vegetation started in this fashion further assists future contemporaneous reclamation in that the soils aze kept alive and active rather than lying dormant. Contemporaneous reclamation makes use of the stockpiled topsoil to provide a more viable seedbed for the new growth and consequently does much better than the interim reclamation. The use of brush and debris as a cover and the provision for rough surface azeas on the reclaimed roads has provided excellent vegetation results on these segments. It has been observed on some pads reclaimed using this technique, that native plants are much more likely to grow in the reclaimed azeas using this technique. While it is anticipated that the wildlife will use these areas for forage as well, they aze not neazly as damaging to the reclamation efforts as they are much more mobile and tend to browse rather that over-graze.