PERMFILE101612

• Permit No: C1994082A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/6/2004
• Section_Exhibit Name: Tab 23 Fish and Wildlife
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• 73. Provisions to immediately notify the proper regulatory authorities of the discovery
of any threatened, endangered, candidate, or otherwise protected plant or animal
species (or their critical habitats) on [he permit area.
14. Compensation to the USFWS or its designee for depletion of water resources in the
upper Colorado River Basin resulting from operation of the Yoast Nine.
75, lmplementation of appropriate monitoring plans with provisions to report monitoring
results to appropriate agencies (see discussion below).
16. Avoidance of bottomland habitat not authorized for disturbance by posting a 700-foot
no mining buffer around such habitat.
Postmining Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
Effective end contemporaneous reclamation is the most important method to minimize impacts
to wiLdl ife from land disturbance activities and to enhance wildlife values in the
postmining landscape. Successful accomplishment of objectives related to reestablishing
the premining land uses of grazing and wildlife habitat serve to reduce both short and
long term impacts to wildlife. In the short term, cover end forage are made available for
• displaced species capable of utilizing the shrub/grassland, mesic drainage, and mixed tree
and shrub habitats that are reestablished, In the long term, the permanent vegetation
provides stabilization of soil resources, protection of water resources, a diverse and
stable cover and forage base, and other benefits that either directly or indirectly
benefit wildlife.
The retlemation grading plan (Tab 20) is designed to achieve micro-relief in the
postmining topography consisting of humps, small swales, and undulating surfaces which
provide shelter end hiding cover for wildlife. Similar postmining topography at the
Seneca II Nine was evaluated by Y.D. Clark (CDOw). In a letter to Peabody dated June 17,
1987, Nr. Clerk stated "Finally, I want to mention how good the landform looks on some of
your reel a(med areas. I am confident that some 'cover' has been developed by relief in
the terrain. I feel this may be quite useful for reestablishing the cover component prior
to sufficient shrub growth...".
Once grading is completed, direct haul topsoiling will be maximized (Tab 21, Minesoil
• Reconstruction); that is, es much topsoil as possible which is removed from an area to 6e
mined will be immediately distributed upon the graded spoil in areas to De reclaimed.
11 Revised 06/18/95