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ACZ Inc. ACZ Engineering and Environmental Services II I III I II9 II IIII III 1475 Pine Grove Road, Suite 205 P.O. Box 774018 Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477 303-879-6260 /rl(3O B/E D MAR 15 1990 MINED LAND March 13, 1990 '4ATVI' r ' Ms. Cathy Begej Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division 215 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Responses to 1989 Annual Reclamation Report Comments Kerr Coal Company, File No. C-80-006 Dear Ms. Begej : We are in receipt of your January 29, 1990 letter regarding Kerr Coal Company' s (Kerr) 1989 Annual Reclamation Report. On behalf of Kerr, ACZ has prepared responses addressing each of your comments and questions as follows: Comment la. We agree with your conclusion that "The reclamation map would mean more if the topography reflected on-the-ground conditions. " However, as I am sure you noted during your review of past annual reclamation reports, no new areas of final postmining topography have been established since 1985 even though backfilling of the 720 Pit has been proceeding on a continuous basis. Additionally, we can find no specific requirements in the Colorado Regulations which dictate preparation of certified existing topography maps for annual reclamation reporting. Preparation of current certified topographic maps of reclaimed topography is appropriate when the approved postmining topography has been established on significant areas. Accordingly, Kerr will commit to preparing such maps in the future, most probably in conjunction with applications for bond release. If, for some unforseen reason, mapping of the 720 Pit and overburden stockpile areas becomes necessary, Kerr will provide this mapping with the annual reclamation report following map preparation.