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f 1997 A <br />l F <br />l <br />i R <br /> Digital a mat <br />Submtssten o <br />nnua <br />ec <br />on e pert <br /> <br /> Seneca Coal Company (SCC~, to mope ra [ion with ;he Colorado Di vtsion of Mtne[als and <br /> Geoloq y, submits [he Seneca II-W 1997 Annual Reclama tton Repo r[ wt[h maps on CD-RUM- The <br /> maps ate AutoCAD Version 14 drawings antl can be overlaid with 19 95 submtttals by insetting <br /> at point U,O. Also, an updated extsting [e pog raphy conicur map is included on [he CD-FOI-1. <br />1 n57 Disturbance Area <br />The !'397 Annual Feclamation Bepo rt, drawiny 2W 97-?A., shows [he limt[s of distu[bance as of <br />Decerwer 31, 1957. The disturbance line as shown on this drawing deptcts all disturbance <br />associated wt[h the mining operatton includtnq haul road and pond construction, [opsotl <br />removal and storage, open pits, spoil ptles, etc. Th_ area diswrbed to 1997 totals 115.9 <br />acres. <br />6a~_,`.f illino ara Grad <br />ea cl'.ftiliny and ~: raging opera ticns recurred in ;he "A" ott area. A total of 51.7 acres <br />we[e final graded to i957. These areas are shown oo drawiny J4J97-1. <br />i.i art-use P.cads <br />;!o r.ew Light-use roads were added dun ng the 1997 field season. <br />'_ and Spct1 i-0or.i tociny <br />SCC .s required by E'e rmi[ C-82-U 57 [o monttor the salvaq=, s[c ray e, and redis[rtbuu on of <br />soii and spoil handling opera moons at Seneca Ii-W Mtn=. Spectfic programs include <br />documenu ny soil recovery, venfytny sail redis;ritutron [hickaess, de[ermintny final <br />yrag sa spotl suitabtltiy in [he Le WOOS Coal outcrop sampling area, determining soil <br />for-tltcy, evalusting plant rooting rha ra ct_c.s[ics, recording the source of replaced sotl, <br />ena ~=cinp!eting an annual soil balance. The following sections present the soil ana spctl <br />mcn_;eting data for the 1997 calendar year. <br />Set! Recovery Decumenta[ten <br />Sri: recovery was documented by daily observation by the yradina foreman and pit <br />supervtsor. Thts qualtty control informatton is used is verify soil salvage est:ma[es <br />p~e~cct ed from the oase!ine sotl su r'/e y, confirm sotl map unt[ cypes, justtfy salvage <br />rht c'r.n ess, and evaluate soil sui tabtlit y. Soil sal :•a ge occurred in advance of the "A" ptt <br />dur. rig the 1997 ti eid season as sne•wn en drawtny 2W97-2A. A po¢ten of this sctl was <br />placed or. y[aded ~pct1 north of "A." pi[ (d rawi rig 2W57 -~B( and the rest was placed in <br />