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<br />• 4. Post-Planting Management and Evaluation. Management and monitoring <br />of revegetation success will be in accordance with that which is presented in <br />Tab 13, Posimining Land Use Plan. The area will remain fenced and thus <br />excluded from grazing in the Grassy Creek drainage until establishment of <br />the vegetation occurs. Because of the soil qualities and amount of moisture <br />for plant growth, this period should not be more Than two years. <br />Stock Pond Replacement. Prior to operations of Seneca II, o stockwoter <br />pond existed on Grassy Creek in the SE9sSWYa, Section 27, T6N, R87W. In the <br />fall of 1980, this pond was enlarged to meet the sediment pond design cri- <br />teria of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. At present, the <br />pond not only serves as a sediment pond but also a dependable source of <br />water for livestock and wildlife. Seneca Coals, Ltd. proposes to leave this <br />pond after mining with some modifications. Grassy Creek will be rechan- <br />neled to flow through the pond, the existing culvert will be removed and the <br />dam will be leveled. Basically what will remain is a wide depression in <br />Grassy Creek that will benefit both livestock and wildlife. All water rights <br />• and legal considerations are consistent with this plan. This proposal is <br />compatible with the desire to maintain or improve total agricultural man- <br />agement systems on the property and benefits to wildlife. The sediment <br />pond, as it will exist after mining, will be a more desirable facility than the <br />premining original pond for the following reasons: the sediment pond is dug <br />out and contains ground water as well as surface water flow and it will <br />contain flow from Grassy Creek thus making it o more dependable water <br />source; the main channel of Grassy Creek will not be obstructed by a dam; <br />there will be a larger surface area of water available which will be more <br />attractive to wildlife; and maintenance by the posturing operator will be <br />minimized. <br />• <br />NOV 2 3 1981 <br />