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.1 - <br />years with Yampa Valley Electric Utility, the owner of this easement. This easement was <br />executed nearly forty years ago and the deed mentions a forty-foot wide easement but the utility <br />company claims that this easement is 100 feet wide. We have been informed by the utility that <br />this distribution line is very near its maximum transmission capability and that in the near future <br />they will have to either relocate or upgrade this line. It will be approximately 12 years before <br />there will be any mining in the easement. It is hoped that before that time the intentions of the <br />utility will be clear as to their future intentions on this line. The Applicant has committed that <br />this issue will be resolved before there is any mining within the easement and the Routt County <br />SUP contains a Specific Condition which requires that this issue be resolved before there is any <br />mining within this easement. The Applicant believes based on what they have been told that this <br />line will probably be relocated prior to that time and it is our ultimate intention of mining within <br />this easement. In the event that the utility has not completed their planning by that time and the <br />easement is left it an unmined condition then the mining and reclamation plan which will be <br />employed in this area is that depicted on the Camilletti Milner Pit # 2, Reclamation Plan, which <br />shows how the area will be mined and reclaimed with the electric transmission line left in place. <br />The Special Use Permit Approval issued by the Routt County Board of Commissioners for this <br />project contains special conditions which address the moving of this transmission line before <br />mining occurs in this area. However, the approval issued for this project specifically addressed <br />two proposed mining alternatives, one involving the mining of the area with the transmission line <br />left in place and one mining alternative where the power line is relocated. The original SUP <br />Application and corresponding approvals contain provisions which address the reclamation for <br />each of these proposed mining options. The enclosed map entitled Map 4A, Camilletti Milner Pit <br />No. 2, Reclamation Plan Map With Power Line Corridor in Place, shows the details of the <br />reclamation plan in the unlikely event that the power line is not moved while Map 4B, Camilletti <br />Milner Pit No. 2, Reclamation Plan Map With Power Line Corridor Relocated shows the specific <br />details associated with the approved reclamation plan with the existing power line corridor <br />moved. <br />WEED CONTROL <br />Given the relatively low level of weeds which are currently found on this area and the extensive <br />experience we have had in this immediate area reseeding coal exploration drill pads we feel that <br />there is a relative low probability that noxious weeds will become established on any of the <br />reseeded areas. Newly reseeded areas always exhibit high levels of broad-leafed weed growth <br />and this is part of the typical successional nature of plant growth of newly replanted sites. <br />In the event that noxious weeds b,-Xome a problem, then the Routt County Weed Control District <br />and the Colorado State University Extension Service Office should be consulted for the latest <br />recommendations on which chemical and weed control techniques should be utilized to control <br />these weeds. <br />The specific plan which has been prepared in consultation with Mr. Matt Custer the Routt <br />County Weed Supervisor and approved by him is found in item one of this submittal. <br />I "A