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• ?.05.4 page 1 DECLAMATION PLAIV ABANDONMENT OF THE MINE: REMOVAL OF SURFACE FACILITIES All mine portal facilities, shown on Map C-4, will be tom down, the foundations removed where they won't be covered by at least 4 feet of fill and topsoil, and all debris taken from the area to the La Plata County landfil] for disposal. All useable buildings which lie on Lawrence Huntington's property, including the shop and upper pumphouse, along with the access road will be left intact at the request of Mr. Huntington. Mr. Huntington has made such a request by letter to both the Colorado M.L.R.D. and National King Coal, LLC (See Appendix 9(1)). The steep cut slope azea behind the shop building will remain as is to allow continued use of the shop by the surface landowner. This highwall was constructed during the summer of 1976. Don May, P.E., has certified [he stability of this area (See Appendix 7). Salvageable items (conveyors, motors, mining supplies and equipment) will be sold and removed from the property. The remainder of the surface buildings including the bathhouse, scalehouse, substation, old scale & storage building adjacent to Bumwell #2 Tipple, etc., will be left intact and will be used to accommodate the stated post mining land use. The access road [o the site will not be reclaimed but maintained for access to the reclaimed mine bench for reclamation work and inspection of the site. The access road will also be used by the owners of the site for transporting livestock to and from the area. The surface land owner has so requested by letter noted above. Upon conclusion of mining, the water wells will be transferred to the landowners. The water well shown on Map C-4, located in the meadow of Hay Gulch off the permit azea is the property of Mr. • Wiltze. National King Coal, LLC has water rights at this well until September 1, 1998, with renewal options there-after (See Appendix 2(7)). The water impoundments (sediment ponds) are not intended as permanent constructions on the mine site, but will remain intact until the site has been successfully reclaimed. The diversion channels and buried culvert pipe will be maintained during the reclamation program until the area is stabilized and soil erosion and plant damage is unlikely to occur during spring runoffs. Seedlings and young plants could be washed out and the graded top soils eroded with deep gullies during heavy runoff periods until enough vegetation on the pennit area can hold the soil in place, the open channels must be inspected periodically for erosion. After vegetation is reestablished the open channels will be filled and graded and seeded. January 1998