2008-02-19_REPORT - C1981041 (2)

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Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. - 4 - 2007Annual Reclamation Report The North Decline disturbed areas were treated for infestation of cheatgrass. The treatment was chemical for two consecutive years, year one (2005) with Plateau/Roundup and year two (2006) with Plateau. In February 2007 the area was interseeded, via hydroseeding, with approved seed mix specified in Table 14-14 of the permit. (See attached seed mix tag.) Please note that at the time of purchase Gardner Saltbush was not available, so at the suggestion of DRMS, Palmer Penstemon and Winterfat were increased in the mix that was used. Area - 19 acres (Interseed) Date -November 2005, September 2006 and February 2007 Seed Mix - "Seed Mix, Table 14-14" 6. North Decline -treatment building, A-substation and power line between A and A-substations. Located in E'/2NE'/ and NE'/SE'/, Section 34, Township 10 South, Range 98 West, 6th P.M. Area - 0.1 acres Date -Spring 1993 Seed Mix =`Seed Mix, Table 14-9" 7. NW Intake Portal - Backfill portal located in NW'/NE'/, Section 34, Township 10 South, Range 98 West, 6th P.M. Area - 0.1 acres Date -Summer 1993 Seed Mix - No seed mix information on file. 8. Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 -Covered benches 1, 2, and 3. Located in the SE'/ Section 28, Township 10 South, Range 98 West, 6th P.M. Area - 10.3 acres Date -July 1994 Seed Mix - "Seed Mix, Table 14-10" 9. Cameo Refuse Disposal Area No. 2 -Covered benches 1, 2, 3, and the part of 4 south of the road. Located in the SE'/, Section 28 and the SW'/, Section 27, Township 10 South, Range 98 West, 6th P.M. Area - 7.5 acres Date -Benches 1 & 2 in July 1994 and benches 3 & 4 in December 1994. Seed Mix - "Seed Mix, Table 14-10" Inter-seeded previously seeded benches 1, 2, 3 and the part of 4 south of the road per the recommendation of the 2001 vegetation study entitled Revegetation Evaluation re: Diversity, Cedar Creek Associates, Inc., September 2001. Date -November 2001 Seed Mix - "Seed Mix, Table 14-12"