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~2Cia i712t Vii` ,k`ItS tO i' <br />`,ii 2:i tenS'.'? !'BCialila01017 pl'i ~j P.Ct '',%a5 Ii7iaatE el. in tl7c Iall pi 197] ._ addre5a Ile iju P;ie ~:0. <br />_:'Ii 11 ~°. if0ii71aI1~ Orel"!ai Cl ;~elj? ;i upiJer tliille area. nllddlc a1ea. mine 1"Oa'.'_'S .ii]d Ine nd'~i' <br />:':.~~!Il[b' i~U@.d all ?il i"tTe Pi Ilfal the E?a illig !'Oa; SIOCp11s. The readci' IS lcre7,ed i0 ihE <br />} rollo'.:'ing dacunients for a complete discussion of the deteils of ihi~ project: <br />Final Report. Reclamation; Colorado Westmoreland; Inc.; Orchard Valle; N±inE, <br />Z'aOnia, i nlGradn. ;'a^L'a7""`.' IJ]u. bi' IhGt7le ,r_''CGIGvlr81 I?i5 T7TUCe. <br />i`il IOPf 0I i~e4E~Ataii Oli, Jl~hard :'al~E J ~/lIn e; I9]/-I90%, Apt"iI I992. DI'ejifll'Ed <br />for C ;;'I, Orchard Valley IVline, ?'aonia: Coierado, by Ratner and Asspciates. <br />Revesetation ofcue and fill slopes was accomplished in 1974 on previously seeded but <br />sparsely vegetated and eroded slopes. This erosion stemmed from excessive water runoff <br />as the result of the 1ac1<of effective v~'ater diversion system. <br />In ]J79, a diversion channel and four sedimentation ponds were consuucted eo diver[ <br />u'aier awe;' from the main mine facilities. Access loads to the sedimentation ponds and <br />parking )ot ',vere also consriucted. The revegetation program of 1979 addressed disturbed <br />areas associated with these facilities and encompassed approximately' 12 acres of <br />reclamation, <br />The 1981 revegetation program encompassed minor disturbances consistine of <br />miscellaneous roadways, Steven Gulch u'eI1 field structures; and the scale house and <br />truck scales near the truck dump station. <br />ConsL"uction of dle West Ridge Waste Disposal Area was initiated in July 1953. Lands <br />available for reclamation at the site have been seeded ar~d mulched on approximate <br />annual basis since development began. 'The West Ridge disposal site encompasses <br />approximately 3.37 acres, of which, approximately 2.02 acres was cwrently reclaimed. <br />Reclamation of the old waste disposal site near ponds 1 and 2 was completed in <br />ivovember of 1943. <br />The following spring; vegetation was established on the 0.46 aa~e site. Develcpment of <br />the West Ridge Disposal site was initiated in 1983 in conjunction with development of <br />the west material stoclmile. This was established to accommodate material generated by <br />the West Ridge Disposal area development. <br />Reclamation of the Orchard Valle}' WesTivline fill slopes and associated disturbances was <br />finished by the fall of 1987. Slope instability necessitated the relocation o; topsoil at the <br />mine site and subsequent reseeding and mulching o` both the new pile and the old pile <br />footprint This was finished in the fall of 1990. <br />Se Vera) Small LOD~OII pI~C: of iSi Cill0llgi?OUi the 'v ar"i0u5 diSttirban CE areas Of Idle mine sll'E. <br />:~hcre topsoil piles projected to remain undisuirbed for longer than five years'.:'ti planted <br />i;-ith a permanent seed rni ttn~e. Topsoil piles projected to be redistributed v.'i[hin fi':'e <br />.'ears was planted with a temporary seed miJaure. <br /> <br />