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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />STATEOF COLORADO <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St.. Room 215 <br />Denver. CO 80203 <br />303 866-3567 <br />RA x. 303 832-Bt06 <br />DATE: April 15, 1992 <br />T0: Steve Renner <br />FROM: Dan Hernandez ~) <br />RE: Summary of GEC Reclamation Plans and Revisions <br />of ~a~ <br />'~~`- qsQ <br />NT/' . <br />~ 1(7 <br />/876 <br />Roy Ramer. <br />Governor <br />Micnael B. Long, <br />Division Director <br />The GEC Reclamation Plan, approved by the Board in September of 1984 and revised <br />through various subsequent proposals, is as follows: <br />1. Final Land Use: Rangeland and Wildlife Habitat. (9/84) <br />2. Disturbances Identified: East Pit, West Pit, Center Ridge, Stockpile #1, <br />Stockpile ~2, Refuse Dump and Spoil Piles, Orphan Pit, North Orphan Pit, Tipple <br />and Shop Areas, Prospecting Pit and Diversion Ditches, and Auger Mining Holes. <br />(9/84) <br />3. Affected Area: Approximately 120 acres. (3/92 review) <br />4. Plan: <br />A. All bore, drill and blast holes would be filled with inert material. Any <br />holes exhibiting artesian flow would be cemented. Any holes converted to <br />water supply wells or ground water monitoring wells would be cased and <br />capped, and reclaimed after use. (9/84) <br />B. All structures would be removed. (9/84> <br />C. Coal dust at the Tipple/Shop Areas would be moved to the Refuse Dump and <br />covered over with nearby spoils. (9/84) <br />D. Backfilling and grading to approximate original contour would occur at all <br />sites but the East Pit, West Pit, and Stockpile #1. Auger mining holes <br />would be backfilled, and drainage patterns reestablished in all channels. <br />(9/84) <br />E. Replaced subsoils would be ripped. (9/84) <br />F. Topsoils would be replaced at all sites, with the exception of both the <br />Refuse Dump and the Tipple Area which had topsoil stripped pre-law. (9/84) <br />G. Riprap would be placed in major drainages. (9/84, 2/87, 8/89) <br />H. Replaced topsoils would be analyzed for fertilizer needs, and any required <br />amendments utilized. (9/84) <br />I. Disturbances would be seeded and mulched. (9/84) <br />