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• Seneca II-W 2000 Annual Reclamation Report <br />DipW Subrnissiw of 2000 Amwal Reclamation Rroort <br />Senecs Coal Company (SCC), in coaperction with the Colorado Division of Minerals end Geology, atbmits the Seneca Q-W 2000 <br />Anmtel Reclamation Report wish maps on CD-ROM. The maps arc AumCAD Version 14 drawings std can be overlaid with <br />previous yea submittals by inserting at poim 0,0. Also, eo updated existing topography comou map ie ircluded on Itre CD-ROM. <br />The MS Word D«umcnt on the CD is set up with hyperfipka to quickly move through the d«ument. Look for links underlined in <br />blue. <br />2000 Disturbance Area <br />The 2000 Annual Reclamation Report, drawing 2W-2000-2A.DWG, shows the IirtdD of disturbance as of December 31, 2000. The <br />disturbance line es shown on thin drawing depicts ell diGurberce eas«ieted with the rrtining operation including heal road end pond <br />constrttctiop, topsoil removal and slorgge, opro pits, spoil piles, etc. The sree disturbed in 2000 totals 77.5 acres. <br />Seckfilliog and Grading <br />Beckfdliug etrd grading operations occurred in the 'A' pit sree. A total of 11.3 acres were finl graded in 2000. This uw is sMwn <br />0o drawing 2W-2000-1.DWG. <br />• Light-uu Roads <br />No ttew light-use roads were added during the 2000 field season. Haul road "1' was constructed during July of 2000. <br />Sail end Spoil Monitoring <br />SCC is required by Permit CA2d57 to monitor the ssWege, storage, std redistribmion of soil erd spoil hendligg operetion et <br />Seneca Q-W Mine. Specific programs include d«umemiog Boil recovery, verifying soil redistribution lhickrcm, determining find <br />graded spoil ndtsbilily in the Lennox Gael outcrop samplipg use, determiniry; soil (enilily, eveluuing plant rooting cherecteris[ics, <br />recardipg the source of replaced soil, erd completing en errmrd soil belerce. The following section present the soil std spoil <br />nwnitoring elan for the 2000 cdendar yea. <br />Soil Recovery D«umenution <br />Soil recovery was d«umemed by daily abservntion by the grading foremen std pit supervisor. This quality comrol infortnetiop is <br />u¢d to verily sail selvage estimates prediered from the baseline soil atrvey, confirm soil mqt unit types, justify selvage Ihickrces, <br />sad evaluate soil euitabilily. Soil selvage «curred N edverce of the 'A' pit during the 2000 field season as shown on drawitg 2W- <br />2000-2A.DWG. A small portion of this sail was placed w graded spoil north of "A° pit (drawir~ 2W-20042B.DWG) and the <br />majority was placed io st«kpiles UU erd W (see Table 00.1). Observation within the mixed bnrsh, sandsmne-0erived soils <br />• indicated very suitable loamy soil was salvaged down to the fraetnred 6eldelarre bed[«k. The lhlckrc66 Of rCGOVCRd soil ranged <br />frcm 0.5 feet on ridgelops to about 3.0 (set in awale or drainage landscapes. <br />