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<br />35. Rule 2.05.3 (Statute 34-32-111(1)1 <br />The permit is in compliance with this Rule. <br />36. Rule 2.05.4 (Statute 34-32-1111 <br />(a) With regard to Rule 2.05.4(2)(a), page G-1 is out of date. We recommend <br />revising this page to state: <br />"On March 14, 1988, Walden Coal received Division approval of a reclamation <br />timetable that projected that bacld-tlling, grading, topsoiling and reseeding would <br />be completed by the end of 1988. <br />"The actual dates of completion of these activities were: <br />Bacld"dling [actual completion date] <br />Grading [actual completion date] <br />Topsoiling [actual completion date] <br />Reseeding [actual completion date]" <br />(b) With regard to Rules 2.05.4(2)(e)(vi) and 4.15.7, the Bourg Mine is approved to <br />have two reference azeas for the purposes of assessing revegetation success. <br />These two azeas represent two vegetative community types: a Grassland type and <br />a Big Sagebrush type. <br />It is unclear in the permit which reclaimed areas at the mine site will be compared <br />to which reference area. Please identify on a map, in accordance with Rule <br />2.05.5(1)(c), which areas of reclamation will be compared to which reference <br />area. <br />(c) With regazd to Rule 2.05.4(2)(g), the permit should be revised to include a <br />statement that the two remaining monitoring wells (Wells 30C and 33B) will be <br />reclaimed by filling them up to the water table with clean sand or gravel, <br />cementing the remainder of the hole up to the surface, and providing awater-tight <br />seal at the surface. This statement should be accompanied by cross sections of the <br />wells, detailing their proposed reclaimed configurations. <br />37. Rule 2.05.5 (Statute 34-32-111(1)(1)) <br />With regard to Rule 2.05.5(1)(x), the permit currently contains a copy of a January 29, <br />1988 letter from Mrs. Ida B. Peep to Walden Coal Company requesting that five <br />structures remain after reclamation. Please address the following issues in regard to <br />this letter: <br />(a)In accordance with Rules 2.05.5(1)(a)(iii) and (1)(b), please provide a letter from the <br />current landowner, Mr. William Bush, regazding his wishes pertaining to the <br />disposition of each of these five structures, should they still exist. <br />-7- <br />