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approximately 8 miles to the west. Coal was unloaded and stored at New Elk in existing <br />silos for subsequent loading onto unit trains for transportation to market. <br /> <br />OFFICE AREA <br />X141 \ <br />Lorencito access <br />road to office area <br />Areas released as a result of Surety Release No. 2 (SL-02) <br />The applicant estimated 1.6 million cubic yards of topsoil and subsoil would be removed. <br />Some of this topsoil was stockpiled for re-application. Very little of the topsoil was live- <br />handled on the surface mine area. As of July 2008, nearly 98% of the disturbed area has <br />been topsoiled and re-seeded. Annual reclamation reports up to and including the 2007 <br />Annual Reclamation Report detail work completed through December 2007. <br />The revegetation plan has three main objectives. The first is to assist in controlling <br />excessive erosion and sedimentation. The second is to establish a vegetative cover that is <br />ecologically comparative to the native, pre-mine community. A final objective is to restore <br />wildlife, grazing, watershed, and aesthetic values to meet the post-mining land use. <br />The applicant proposes to seed disturbed areas with both native and introduced plant <br />species. The proposed seed mix includes a mixture of seasonally adapted species along <br />with introduced species that are both desirable and have a good chance of success. <br />Based on projected water needs for the operation, the applicant plans to rely on the water <br />rights decreed to four irrigation ditches that have historically irrigated portions of the <br />Lorencito tract. Total water available to the applicant from these four ditches is 5.5 cfs. <br />10 <br />mo