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Species diversity: <br />Minimum three perennial species that each have minimum relative <br />importance of 3%. The "relative importance" of a perennial species is its <br />cover expressed as a percentage of all perennial species (excluding noxious <br />weeds). <br />2. The three perennial species that have the highest relative importance shall not <br />in aggregate comprise more than 92% relative importance. <br />3. None of the three perennial species having the highest relative importance <br />shall individually exceed 70% relative importance. <br />The revegetation success standards are technical standazds that aze based on a letter from the Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service office in Steamboat Springs. A copy of the letter is on page 184-24 <br />of the permit application. There is no success standazd for woody shrubs because the landowner <br />requested no shrubs be planted to allow for more growth of desirable grass and forb species for <br />grazing purposes (Findings foz Permit Renewal RN-1, page 15). Due to the limited areal extent of <br />the azea to be reclaimed and the wooded nature of adjacent azeas, the Division agreed has agreed to <br />this request. <br />IV. OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS <br />Bond Release Phases I, II, and III for the Pond, East Yard Drainage Control Berm, and <br />Monitoring Wel-s <br />As previously noted in this findings document, the Division has approved leaving the pond as a <br />permanent structure. Recent monthly inspections and the bond release inspection found proper <br />maintenance has been completed on the pond and the pond meets design standazds. <br />Sunland sealed the two remaining monitoring wells in 7anuary 2003 in accordance with Section <br />4.07.3, and submitted a fmal plugging and abandonment report to the Division. The Division <br />inspected those former well sites in its regular monthly inspection of January 2003. The sites had <br />been properly reclaimed. <br />During the bond release inspection the Division inspected the drainage control berm on the east side <br />of the yazd area. Sunland had regraded this azea in Fall 2003 and broadcast seed. The east yazd <br />drainage control area is a relatively small portion (approximately 1800 square feet)of the bond <br />release area. This flat, rocky ground was regraded to the approximate original contour, appeared <br />erosionally stable, and topographically blends with the adjoining yazd area. <br />Based on the foregoing observations, the Division fmds that the pond, the east yazd drainage control <br />berm azea, and monitoring wells meet the requirements for Phases I, R, and III bond release. <br />Apex No. 2 Mine Page 7 January 24, 2003 <br />Phases I, II, and III Bond Release <br />