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<br />Ms. Kay James <br />Stipulation No. 2 <br />required the permi <br />methodologies to b <br />this stipulation t <br />monitoring program <br />Northgate Load-out <br />land use, and the <br />required for other <br />inappropriate. <br />-3- <br />January 10, 1984 <br />to Technical Revision No. 1 for the Northgate Load-out <br />ttee to develop re vegetation success criteria and <br />e applied to the Northgate Load-out. In the response to <br />he operator requested that the Division not require a <br />set specific re vegetation success criteria for the <br />This is because the load-out has served an industrial <br />operator feels that to reestablish vegetation to the degree <br />areas of rangeland or wildlife habitat would be <br />Rule 4.15.10 of the Division's regulations states, "for areas to be developed <br />for industrial or residential use less than two years after regrading is <br />completed, the ground cover of living plants shall not be less than required <br />to control erosion." Since the approved land use for the Northgate Load-out <br />is industrial the Division believes that this section of the reyulations is <br />applicable. However, the Division also feels that a numerical standard must <br />be established for cover in order to assure that erosion is prevented on the <br />post-mining surface. Based on information presented by Walden Coal Company, <br />acquired from the S.C.S., the Division will set a vegetative cover standard at <br />20 percent. It is felt that if this amount of cover is established at the <br />Northgate Load-out, given the topography and aoiotic conditions at the site, <br />erosion will be effectively prevented. <br />Walden Coal Company has satisfied the requirements of Stipulations 1 throuyh <br />and Technical Revision Stipulations 1 and 2 to the Bourg Strip permit <br />(C-021-81). Responses to the revisions will be incorporated into the permit <br />application document by reference as well as by page. Any commitments or <br />requirements for further information which have been committed to by 'Walden <br />Coal Company in the course of responding to the stipulations will become a <br />binding part of the permit document. <br />If you have any questions please feel free to contact me regarding this <br />assessment. <br />Sincerely, <br />Michael S. Savage <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />MSS/e ap <br />Doc. No. 8421 <br />