2009-11-18_REVISION - M1996050 (5)

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-2- 6.3 SPECIFIC EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS — REGULAR 110 OPERATIONS EXHIBIT A - Location Map (Rule 6.3.1(2)): A map showing information sufficient to determine the location of the affected land on the ground and existing and proposed roads or access routes to be used in connection with the mining operation. Names of all immediately adjacent surface owners of record shall also be shown. The operation location map shall be a standard 1:24,000 scale U.S. Geological Survey map. The location of the proposed operation shall be shown and labeled with the mine site name. Please show /label the site boundary and access road and surrounding property owners on the Site Location Map. None of these features are currently shown. EXHIBIT B - Site Description (Rule 6.3.2(b)): You must address Item (b) to the extent necessary to demonstrate compliance with the applicable performance standard requirements of Rule 3. At a minimum, you must identify any permanent man -made structures within two hundred (200) feet of the affected area and the owner of each structure. Permanent man -made structures include houses, barns, fences, above or below ground utilities, irrigation ditches, maintained or public roads, bridges, wells, pipelines, water storage impoundments, railroad tracks, cemeteries, and communication antennas, etc. Each structure should be located on Exhibit E — Mine Plan Map; This includes any and all structures, even those owned by the permittee, within 200' of the permit boundary. If no structures are present within 200' of the permit boundary, please state so in this section. Also, the site is not visible /labeled on any of the Soils Maps submitted with Exhibit B. EXHIBIT D - Reclamation Plan (Rule 6.3.4): I(c)(vi) explain the establishment methods for each species of shrub and /or tree, and state the number of each to be established per acre. A statement that "trees and shrubs might be planted" is insufficient. Please speck proposed species, numbers, and show proposed locations on Reclamation Plan Map. 1(d) Specify which ponds, streams, roads and buildings, if any, will remain after reclamation. These features must be shown on the Exhibit E - Map. If ponds are part of the Reclamation Plan, slopes from 5 vertical feet above to 10 vertical feet below the expected average water level cannot be steeper than 3H:1 V; remaining slope lengths may not be steeper than 2H:1 V. Where wildlife habitat is the proposed future land use, shorelines should be irregularly shaped to promote a diverse wildlife habitat. The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) must be consulted where wildlife use is the proposed future land use. Please state that shoreline sloping will conform to the above requirements. Will the access road be reclaimed, or remain after reclamation? If the access road will be reclaimed, how? Part of the Reclamation Plan states that "residential areas will be broadcast seeded with Kentucky Bluegrass ". What area of the permit will be reclaimed as residential, and how? This area will need to be clearly shown on the Reclamation Plan Map. (f) All Limited Impact 110 applications must provide an estimate of the actual costs to reclaim the site based on what it would cost the state using an independent contractor to complete reclamation. Include the unit costs for the following activities as appropriate to the operation: backfilling, grading, topsoil application, seeding, mulching, fertilization, and labor to complete reclamation. Determine and specify the point during the operation when the site has reached a point of maximum disturbance. The cost to reclaim the site to the specifications of the Reclamation Plan at this point must be estimated. Unit costs (cost per cubic yard), volumes, haul or push distances, and grades must be included when backfilling and grading is part of the Reclamation Plan. Volume