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pow ~~,,~_ ~,~,~,, III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />~~~~ \ Doc Date:, ^~•s,~:~6s'r <br />i s AVE[?.A 312q 19 (~ <br />i Coal Company Seneca ~.vai ~.v~~~Na~l~/ <br />March 26, 1996 <br />pcr, ~l1/Fn <br />Ms . Janet Binns FMK ~ ~ ~~,~~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 - 2273 ~IVi9i0n CI i+ilnerdi5 a uEUlUgy <br />RE_:`. Permits C-80-005 ~ C-82-057, Seneca II ~ II-W 1995. <br />Revagetation Monitoring Report <br />Dear MS. Binns: <br />Please find enclosed two copies of the 1995 Revegetation Monitoring <br />Report f.or the Seneca II & II-w Mines of Seneca Coal Company. The <br />field work and reporting was conducted by ESCO Associates, inc., <br />with Dr. David Buckner as principal investigator. I am confident <br />,your staff will fond•tlie monitoring r~port of the quality exhibited <br />in previous .reports..MOnitorinq at both mines, especially Seneca <br />.~- II', is oriented towards measuring the status of variously-aged <br />reclaimed units and. the success of revegetation procedures. More <br />.importantly, monitoring aids in evaluating the affects of <br />successional processes on reclaimed, communities. Additional <br />:elements include evaluation of grazing_.in reclaimed lands and the <br />.applicability of new sampling procedures. <br />SCC, PWCC, and ESCO welcome any comments you or your staff may have <br />on the information provided in this report. Please contact me or <br />'Roy Karo if you or any other members of the Division have any <br />questions concerning the enclosed materials. <br />Respectfully, <br />~~P.~l C~~t-. <br />Michael G.. Altavilla, P.E. <br />Engineering Manager <br />Enclosure(s) <br />c: Brian Dunfee (PWCC) <br />Vern Pfannenstiel (PWCC) <br />Gary Wendt (PWCC) <br />.~ <br />Seneca Coal Company P.O. Drawer D Hayden, Colorado 81639 <br />Telephone (970) 276-3707 FAX (970) 276-3014 <br />