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<br /> Digital Submission of 1996 Annual Reclamation Report <br /> Seneca Coal Company (SCC), in cooperation with the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br /> Geology, submits the Seneca II- W 1996 Annual Reclamation Report with maps on floppy disc. <br /> The maps are AutoCAD Version 12 drawings and can be overlaid with 1995 submittals by <br /> inserting at point 0,0. Also, an updated existing topography contour map is included on <br /> disc. Please follow the instru ctions on the disc to bring this drawing into a working <br /> directory. <br />1996 Disturbance Area <br />The 1996 Annual Reclamation Report, Drawing 2W96-2A, shows the limits of disturbance as of <br />December 31, 1996. The disturbance line as shown on this exhibit depicts all disGU rbance <br />associated with the mining operation including haul road construction, soil removal and <br />storage, open pits, spoil piles, etc. The area disturbed in 1996 totals 36.6 acres. <br />Backf filling and Grading <br />BackEilling and grading operations occurred In the "A" pit area. A total of 27.5 acres <br />• were final graded in 1996. These areas are shown on Drawing 2w96~1, <br />Light-use Roads <br />No new light~uee roads were added during the 1996 field season. <br />Soil and Spoil Monitoring <br />SCC is required by Permit C-82-057 to monitor the salvage, storage, and redistribution of <br />soil and the spoil handling operations at Seneca II-W Mine. Specific programs include <br />documenting soil recovery, verifying soil redistribution thickness, determining final <br />graded spoil suitability in the Lennox Coal ou [crop sampling area, determining soil <br />fertility, evaluating plan[ rooting characteristics, recording the source of replaced soil, <br />and completing an annual soil balance. The following sections present [he soil and spoil <br />monitoring data for the 1996 calendar year. <br /> Soil Recovery Documentation <br /> Soil recovery was documented by daily observation by the grading foreman and pit <br /> supervisor. This quality control information is used to verify soil salvage estimates <br /> predicted from the baseline soil survey, confirm soil map unit types, justify salvage <br /> <br />thickness, and evaluate soil suitability. Soil salvage occurred rn advance of [he "A" pit <br />during the 1996 field season (Drawing 2W96-2A). All of this soil was placed on graded spoil <br />