2010-05-07_PERMIT FILE - C2009087A (12)

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RULE 2 - PERMITS • 2.04.13 Annual Reclamation Report In compliance with applicable CDRMS regulatory requirements, PSCM will submit annually to CDRMS a reclamation report covering the previous calendar year and will include the required information as outlined by Section 2.04.13. The annual reclamation report will include text, discussion, and maps and will provide the name, address and permit number of the permittee; the location and number of any acres disturbed during that year; the location and number of any acres backfilled and graded during the year; the location and number of any acres topsoiled during the year; the species, location and number of any acres of vegetation planted during that year, including any augmented seeding or cultural practices (discrete areas planted with specific seed mixes will be indicated and seed tags or other comparable documentation will be included); and the location, number of acres and the date of any planting for all previously revegetated areas. Since PSCM is an underground mining operation, only portions of the reporting requirements may be applicable in any given year. The following three exhibits and associated maps contain historic information and activities previously collected or conducted at the Seneca II Mine on the lands transferred to SCCC. It should be understood that this information includes a compilation of results from all of the disturbed area originally controlled by Seneca II mine and in most cases results of specific reclamation activities can not be separated into the areas now controlled by SCCC. • Exhibit 2.04.13 -E1, Historic Revegetation, contains a listing of seed mixes used for revegetation seeding throughout the life of reclamation on the lands transferred from the Seneca II permit area to the SCCC permit area. This data has been compiled and/or copied from Annual Reclamation and Revegetation Reports submitted to CDRMS annually. Map 2.04.13 -M1, Revegetation History, delineates and identifies the historic annual seeding blocks along with locations of inter - seeding areas and concentrated shrub clumps or shrub establishment areas. Exhibit 2.04.13 -E2, Topsoil Replacement Summary, contains a tabulation and statistics of the sampling effort showing the topsoil replacement depths over the entire Seneca II reclaimed area. Numerous topsoil depth samples (933) have been taken over the 1793.5 acres which translates to one (1) sample per 1.9 acres. The results of this sampling indicate an average replacement depth of 15.6 inches over the entire area. Based on the results of the topsoil depth sampling, the area meets or exceeds the estimated replacement depths over the entire Phase II bond release areas. The documentation for this sampling effort is presented in the Seneca II Mine permit document in Tab 9, Attachment 9 -4, and in Annual Reclamation Reports submitted since 1986. Exhibit 2.04.13 -E3, Historic Husbandry Practices, contains results of annual grazing activities and a copy of the weed control plan that discusses the measures employed on the SCCC permit area to date. Map 2.04.13 -M2, Grazing Map, identifies the active pastures on the permit area. • PSCM Permit App. 2.04 -174 Revision 12/17/09