GENERAL51479

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/14/1983
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION AND FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE
• From: The Allen Mine
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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NO PESTICIDES OR HERBICIDES WILL BE USED ON REVEGETATED AREAS
WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE DIVISION.
THE PERMITTEE WILL CONDUCT A SOIL TESTING PLAN, EVALUATING THE
MAJOR SOIL NUTRIENTS OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM, PRIOR
TO SEEDING. RESULTS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE DIVISION. AUGMENTED
FERTILIZATION WILL BE CONDUCTED AS REQUIRED BY THE DIVISION.
Stipulation No. 24:
THE PERMITTEE SHALL DEVELOP AND SUBMIT A REVISION CONTAINING A SPECIFIC
RECLAMATION AND REVEGETATION PLAN FOR THE WILLOW CARR RIPARIAN AREA.
THIS PLAN SHALL ADDRESS AND DISCUSS, AT A MINIMUM, THE GRADING Of BANKS
ALONG THE PURGATOIRE RIVER, THE TOPSOILING OF THIS AREA, THE SEED MIX TO
BE USED, REESTABLISHMENT OF WOODY SPECIES ALONG THE RIVER, AND ALL
MEASURES TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, OR MAINTAIN THE RIPARIAN COMMUNITY. THIS
PLAN SHALL ALSO DEVELOP AND PROPOSE SUCCESS CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED TO
THE WILLOW CARR RIPARIAN AREA. THIS PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE
DIVISION NO LATER THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE.
Stipulation No. 25:
THE PERMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE ANNUAL OR BIENNIAL REVEGETATION
MONITORING PLAN TO BE INITIATED UPON DIVISION APPROVAL. THIS PLAN SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION AS A REVISION NO LATER THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER
PERMIT ISSUANCE.
Stipulation No. 26:
THE PERMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A REVISED BACKFILLING AND GRADING PLAN THAT
SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THE ELIMINATION OF ALL HIGHWALLS AND DEPRESSIONS,
AND THE BACKFILLING AND GRADING OF ALL CUT SLOPES AND BENCHES AT THE
ALLEN MINE. IN ADDITION, THIS PLAN SHOULD ADDRESS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF
THE MANY STREAM CHANNELS TRAVERSING THE SITE. A.i2•EVISED CONTOUR MAP,
USING CONTOUR INTERVALS OF TEN FEET, AND ADDITIONAL CROSS SECTIONS
DEPICTING THE POSTfiIINING TOPOGRAPHY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED. THE
POST-MINING CROSS SECTIONS SHOULD ALSO INDICATE PRE-MINING TOPOGRAPHY,
IF AVAILABLE, AND EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY.
THIS REVISION TO THE PERMIT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR DIVISION APPROVAL
WITHIN 120 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE.
Stipulation No. 27:
WITHIN 120 DAYS OF PERMIT APPROVAL, THE PERMITTEE MUST EITHER: A) SUBMIT
A PLAN TO THE DIVISION FOR DEMONSTRATING THAT SUCCESSFUL REVEGETATION
CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH LESS THAN FOUR FEET OF THE BEST AVAILABLE
NON-TOXIC, NON-COMBUSTIBLE COVER MATERIAL; OR B) SUBMIT A PLAN FOR
RECLAMATION OF THE WASTE DISPOSAL PILE USING FOUR FEET OF THE BEST
AVAILABLE NON-TOXIC, NON-COMBUSTIBLE COVER MATERIAL. THIS PLAN MUST
INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE FOUR FEET OF COVER hATERIAL TO BE USED,
INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, SOURCE AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS.