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Seed Mixture for Reclamation <br />No seeding is required since vegetation will not be stripped from road or drill pads. <br />Aquifers <br />No aquifers are present within the NOI boundary. <br />Method for Plugging Drill Holes <br />Drill holes not completed as monitoring wells will be backfilled with cuttings to within 10 <br />feet of the ground surface. A cement plug will be paced from the top of the cuttings to <br />within 3 feet of the ground surface. Cuttings will be placed in the top three feet of the <br />hole and the remaining cuttings will be spread around the drill site. <br />Plans for Transfer and Modification of Exploration Drill Holes to Be Used as <br />Surveillance, Monitoring, or Water Wells <br />Two of the exploration holes will be completed as monitoring wells. <br />§2.02.2(2)(h): Endangered or Threatened Species <br />See the BLM Environmental Assessment located in Appendix A. <br />Cultural or Archeological Resources <br />See the BLM EA located in Appendix A. <br />§2.02.7(1): Public Availability of Information <br />A complete copy of this Notice of Intent to Explore Involving the Removal of 250 Tons or <br />Less of Coal has been delivered to the Mesa County Clerk & Recorders Office, 544 <br />Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81502. <br />§2.02.7(2): Confidentiality <br />None of the information contained in this Notice of Intent to Conduct Coal Exploration is <br />considered confidential. <br />Estimation of Reclamation Costs <br />The estimated reclamation cost of $1,957 is detailed in Appendix B. <br />Additional information will be submitted to the Division of Minerals & Geology as <br />required. <br />Questions concerning this application and requests for additional information should be <br />directed to: <br />James E. Stover, P.E. <br />J. E. Stover & Associates, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 60340 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81506 <br />Phone (970) 245-4101 <br />