2010-07-15_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981041 (3)

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I AND 2 HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED TE Y vESTWATER ENGINEERING. THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN THEIR LETTER DATED AUGUST 2 , 2009 TO MESA COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE H LLIBURT N CANTED STORAGE YARD PROJECT HAS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED WITH TR- 9 INVOLVING RECLAMATION F THE PONDS NEAR THE COTTONWOOD STAND CONTAINING THE RAPTOR WEST BE DONE OUTSIDE OF THE NESTING PERIOD AND THAT NONE OF THE COTTONWOOD TREES IN THIS STAND BE CUT DOWN, THE PERT ITTEE WILL COMPLY WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE RECOMMENDATION TO COMPLETE RECLAMATION ACTIVIES OUTSIDE OF THE NESTING PERIOD TIM FRAME (APPROXIMATELY APRIL THROUGH JULY) AND NONE OF THE COTTONWOOD TREES IN THE STAND SHALL BE CUT DOWN. STATUS: Complied with 6/22/2010. Stipulation No. 24 has been satisfied and this was verified by the Division in two consecutive inspections of the Roadside Portals Kline Unit Train L ad ut area on May 17, 2010 and on June 22, 2010. Re lamati n of the UTL Sediment Fonds 1 and 2 has been completed and during the reclamation activities none of the cottonwood trees were cut down. Further, the Cooper's Hawk nest had been blown down by strong winds sometime during the winter prior to the reclamation work at the UTL Ponds. This was documented by Halliburton's consultant vestWater Engineering in their report Halliburtn Cameo Stora a Yard Biological cal Su.rve Re ert dated April 2010. The site of the former Cooper's Hark nest was verified during the May 2010 inspection. Because the rest had fallen and there were no ether signs of activity it was - determined that Halliburt n acted appropriately in commencing with the reclamation work at the U TL Ponds during the April /May timefr me. All reclamation work t the UTL Ponds was completed by June 22, 2 0 10. There are no active stipulations placed on the permit at this tine. SECTION IV — MIDTERM ADEQUACY QUESTIONS The Division does not have any adequacy questions or comments ments regarding this Midterrn Review. SECTION v — PERMIT VARIANCES AND SPECIFIC APPROVALS The Division has granted, a variance from the approximate original contour (AOC) restoration requirements for steep slope raining at the South Portal facilities area. Steep slopes as defined in Rule 1.04 125) exist in the South Portal disturbed area and they are depicted on Exhibit 6C of the pennit document. As allowed for in Rule 2.06.5, SCC requested an A. C variance with Permit Revision Number PR- for these steep slopes to alloy for an alternative commercial p stmining land use. Within PR-3, SCC requested, and the Division approved, a variance from the approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining, pursuant to Rules 2.06.5 and Roadside Portals Mine - - July 15, 2010