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the development of wetland vegetation and does not depict how the applicant will achieve the <br />stated goals. The shoreline gading plans will also need to be revised to reflect the development <br />of shallow slope areas for creation of coves and wetland shelf azeas. Please provide a revised <br />reclamation plan map and representative cross-sectional diagram(s) to show how these features <br />will be created and where they will occur. Also, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has suggested <br />creating 30 feet of meandering shoreline for every 100 linear feet of shoreline. Please indicate if <br />the CDOW recommendation will be incorporated into the reclamation plan for the North Bank <br />Pit. Please respond. <br />6.4.6 EXHBIT F -Reclamation Plan Map <br />11. The Reclamation Plan Map specifies the creation of 1.7 acres of riparian habitat in Cell A <br />and 3.3 acres of riparian habitat in Cell B. The Reclamation Plan also specifies creation of <br />wetland shelf azeas. Please revise the Reclamation Plan Map - Exhibit F to show the areas} <br />where these habitat types will occur and also identify their representative acreages. Please <br />respond. <br />6.4.7 EXHIBIT G -Water Information <br />12. Attached are revised review comments from the State Engineer's Office (SEO) regarding <br />water permitting requirements at the North Bank Pit site. Please commit to limiting the depth of <br />excavation at the North Bank Pit to no more than two (2) feet above the groundwater surface, <br />until such time that the applicantloperator can demonstrate written approval ofthe required <br />authorizations required by the SEO. Please respond. <br />13. By virtue of the applicant's described de-watering activities (dewatering rate of 250 to 750 <br />gpm over 47 acres for a period of up to a yeaz), it is the Division's position that there will be a <br />direct affect on surface and/or groundwater systems within the affected land and possibly within <br />the surrounding azea. <br />14. In conformance with Rule 6.4,7(2)(b), the applicant has specified that the depth to <br />groundwater in the area proposed for excavation ranges from 3 to 9 feet below ground surface <br />and fluctuates throughout the year due in part to local irrigation practices. The Division requests <br />that the applicant specify the typical seasonal variation expected throughout the year, the <br />hydraulic gradient, and predominant direction of groundwater movement in the area(s) proposed <br />for excavation. Please provide. <br />15. In conformance with Rule 3.1.6(1), the applicant has specified a maximum drawdown of- <br />up to 31 feet*, down to the shale contact, and extending out laterally 200 to 300 feet. Please <br />explain the basis for the predicted cone of depression extending laterally an estimated 200 to 300 <br />feet. In addition, please show on one (1) of the mining plan maps and describe the location of <br />any groundwater wells, springs, irrigation channels, sub-irrigated meadows, wetlands, riparian or <br />woody vegetation, or other water dependent features within the predicted horizontal extent of <br />