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• Seneca II-W 1999 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Digital Submis Sion of 1999 Annual Reclama [i on Report <br />Seneca Coal Company ISCC1, in cooperation wt th [he Colorado Division of Minerals and <br />Geology, submits the Seneca II-W 1999 Annual Reclamation Report with maps on CD-ROM. The <br />maps are AutoCAD version 19 drawings and can 6e overlaid with previous year submittals 6y <br />inserting a[ point 0, 0. Also, an updated existing topography contour map is included on Che <br />CD-ROM. The MS Word Document on Che CD is set up with hyperlinks to quickly move through <br />the Document. Loo Y. for links underlined in blue. <br />1999 Disturbance Area <br />The 1999 Annual Re cl ama[ion Report, drawing 2w 99-2A, shows the limits of disturbance as of <br />December 31, 1995. The disturbance line as shown on this drawing tlepicts all das[u rbance <br />associated with [he mining operation including haul road and pond construction, topsoil <br />removal and sCO Cage, open pits, spoil piles, etc. The area disturbed in 1999 totals 44.5 <br />acres. <br />Bac k.f illinq and Grading <br />Bac k.filling and grading operations occurred in [he "A" "B" and "C" pit areas. A total of <br />37.8 acres were final graded in 1999. These areas are shown on drawing 2W99-1. <br />Light-use Roa tls <br />No new light-use roads were added during the 1999 field season. Haul road "H" was <br />constructed duri ny ,l my of 1999. The slopes of this road were hydromulched and Beetled <br />during September of 1999 (see photos). <br />Soil and Spoil Moni COn nq <br />SCC is re quiced by Petmi[ C-82-057 Co monitor [he salvage, storage, and redistn bu ti on of <br />soil and spoil handling operations at Seneca II-w Mine. Specific programs include <br />documenting soil recovery, verifying soil redistribution thickness, determining final <br />qr aded spoil v~itability in the Lennox Coal outcrop sampling area, determining soil <br />fern lily, evaluan ng plant rooting cha carte rise ics, recording the source of replaced soil, <br />and compleu nq ~n annual soil balance. The following sections present [he soil and spoil <br />monitoring d~c~ :oe the IN59 calendar year. <br />• <br />