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the applicant will need to provide an itemized cost for bridge & conveyor removal during final <br />reclamation in Exhibit L -Reclamation Cost. Please provide. <br />6. The applicant has specified that each of the cells (A & B) will be stripped in internal phases of <br />approximately 15 to 20 acres each and that with the addition of stockpiles and roads, there will <br />be a total disturbance of 35 acres at any one time. The applicant also specifies that Cell A will be <br />completely mined out prior to mining of Cell B. However, it has not been clarified whether <br />mining disturbance will occur in Cell B prior to completing reclamation of Cell A. In <br />conformance with Rule 6.4.4(d) please confirm if this is the maximum disturbance to be <br />expected at any one time. (Also, the applicant will need to define the surface acreage and <br />number of linear feet of pit disturbance to be expected at the time of maximum disturbance. For <br />purposes of calculating a reclamation cost, this defined acreage will need to be de-watered for a <br />period of time sufficient to complete backfill and grading of all disturbed slopes.) Please <br />provide. <br />6.4.5 EXHIBIT E -Reclamation Plan <br />7. The applicant has specified apost-mining land use of "pastureland" on Page 4 of the Regular <br />112 Application form; however, the reclamation plan specifies that the pit excavations will be <br />reclaimed to two (2) unlined, groundwater fed lakes. In order for the proposed reclamation plan <br />to be adequate to achieve the designated post-mining land use, the applicant will need to either a) <br />change the post-mining land use to a category that more appropriately matches groundwater fed <br />lakes, such as recreation, wildlife habitat, or rangeland; orb) revise the reclamation plan to <br />account for backfill and grading of the excavations to above the groundwater surface, re- <br />topsoiling and re-vegetation with a pastureland seed mix. Please respond. <br />8. The applicant mentions that a portion of the excess overburden will be utilized to build small <br />islands, coves, and wetland shelves around the lake edge to create palustrine emergent and <br />submergent vegetation. The shoreline and grading configuration as presented is not conducive to <br />the development of wetland vegetation. The Colorado Division of Wildlife has provided review <br />comments and suggestions for creation of riparian and wetland vegetation types within the areas <br />to be reclaimed. (Please see attached review comments). Specifically, the applicant is <br />encouraged to revise the shoreline configuration by adding excess overburden where possible to <br />create coves and wetland shelves where the slope configuration is on the order of 4:1, 5:1 or 10:1 <br />slopes. The applicant is also encouraged to revise the shoreline grading plans for each cell to <br />reflect the development of shallow slope azeas for creation of coves and wetland shelf areas. <br />Please respond. <br />9. The applicant has specified that topsoil and/or overburden material will be replaced at a depth <br />of 12 inches for final reclamation. Since the majority of the excavated area will be reclaimed to <br />water surface, and the bottomland soils to be excavated through are expected to be at least 12 <br />inches in depth, the Division recommends that the depth of topsoil replacement be increased to at <br />least 18 inches (and preferably 24 inches) for best re-vegetation success. At a minimum, the <br />