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STATE OF COLORADO <br />?i'?IS[C?I? +?? R???,??TI?DN, ININ? [? sA??TY <br />[???arrm?ent of Natural R???urces <br />1.13 ?herma? st., R??m 215 <br />L7?nver, Col?rad? 8?20? <br />FAQ: ?3?3J ?2-?1?6 <br />??AI? <br />[?1V'151Uhf of <br />L?TIC?N <br />till <br />?F QTY <br />Bill fitter, Jr. <br />??vernc?r <br />?? ?A????? ?C ?? lV'1????? H?rr? D. Sherm?ro <br />Executive C?ire?t?r <br />Ronald W. ??tt?r?y? <br />[livi?ic?n f?irector <br />SATE: ?Ctobe r ?, ?'{? f?atural Re??urce Tr?rst?e <br />TC?: Jim Mark <br />FD?M: fan Mathews <br />??: +?olowyo Tf?-?,? ?? nse to stipulation 1?TR-7??`DN-??? <br />Permit No? -191-oJ. <br />here reviewed the referenced TRR? application submittal. The revision application was <br />submitted in response totipulation No. ?Z, which rewired ? detailed plan forvariabletopsoil <br />replacement, and ?ernmitrr?entta?anr???lt?p?ilthi??ne? re?l??c?ement ?nitrin,?an? <br />reporting. T`he revision plan doescornmittoannual rn?nitoring, end reporting within the <br />Annual Reclamation Report. The plan lees not include the specific detail r?epuested regarding <br />variak?le topsoil thickness pones end specific enhancement measures,. l??owever it does include ,? <br />comr?itrnent that specific plans would be provided within the Annual Reclamation Report. <br />Plans to be included within a given Annual Declamation Deport would address "targeted areas, <br />planned topsoil thickness ranges, overall planned reapplication volumes, and the general <br />ic?cation of any planned enhancement procedures.," <br />l thinkthe concept of leaving specific details to be provided intheAnnual Reclannation report <br />may be acceptable, but I think we need some 'rsideboards" in the section ??0?.4 Reclamation <br />Flan narrative,to rake sure thatthe details provided intheAnnual Declamation Report <br />actually do ensure °?ecologically significant variation in soil thickness". y recommendation <br />would be that the operator be requested toarr?end the Declamation Plan of the P.A,P.to <br />incorporate the following commitments <br />* For the west Pit Area, the plan will include at least two primary repiacement zones of <br />defined replacemer?tthickness range and average. Average replacement thickness for <br />the shallow replacerne?nt gone will be no less than 4 inches, and the average thickness <br />for the two primary replacement pones wil'??I differ b?y at least 6 inches. <br />For the youth Taylor Area, the plan will include at least three primmary replaiceent <br />?onesof defined replacernentthickness range and average, Average replacelrnent <br />thickness for the shallow replacement ?on?e gill be no less than 4 inches. Average <br />replacement thickness for ffinedium thickness" zone will exceed average thickness of <br />1 <br />?ffic? of C??fi?e ?? <br />Mined Land i?e?larr?a?tian aenv?r ? Grand Junction ? auxara,?o Active and Inactive ?ii?e