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Overland Conveyor. All reclamation obligations have been completed within the bond release <br />request areas. The industrial/commercial post - mining land use is fully functioning and the <br />reclaimed land serves this purpose well. A summary of the reclamation success criteria used to <br />evaluate the site is given below. <br />Because of this site's industrial/commercial post mining land use, the requirements of Rule <br />4.15.10 apply. Rule 4.15.10(2) requires the ground cover of living plants to be sufficient to <br />control erosion for areas to be developed for industrial use less than 2 years after regrading has <br />been completed prior to releasing final bond. However, Rule 4.15.10(3) allows the vegetation <br />requirement to be waived for mine support facilities located within areas where the pre - mining <br />and approved post- mining land use is industrial if requested in writing by the landowner, and if <br />the Division determines that revegetation is not necessary to control erosion. By letter dated <br />June 22, 2010, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., which holds the surface rights to the UTL and <br />Conveyor corridor areas, requested that the vegetation requirements of Rule 4.15.10(2) be <br />waived due to ongoing construction projects. Halliburton also noted that future vegetation and <br />weed management will be regulated by Mesa County under a current Conditional Use Permit. <br />The revegetation success criteria of 4.15.10 would only apply to non - active use areas where it <br />would be appropriate to reestablish vegetation if necessary to control erosion. Because of the <br />small size, flat topography, and no signs of erosion or instability at the non - active use areas, <br />DRMS determined that revegetation was not necessary to control erosion in accordance with the <br />standard set forth in Rule 4.15.10(3) in these few isolated areas. However, prior to the bond <br />release inspection, SCC, DRMS and Halliburton all agreed that it would be prudent to go ahead <br />and reestablish vegetation at the non - active use areas. The non - active use areas including UTL <br />Ponds land 2, the approximate 1 /2 acre area impacted by coal fines outside the rail loop, and <br />Topsoil Stockpile 4 footprint were all regraded, seeded, and mulched. As described previously <br />in this document these four non - active use areas are stable and show no signs of erosion or <br />instability. No problems were identified with regard to revegetation considerations for the entire <br />bond release request area. <br />In accordance with Rule 3.02.3(2)(c) SCC has demonstrated that the industrial post mine land <br />use has been established and is being implemented at the former UTL and Overland Conveyor <br />areas for which bond release is being requested. The site is actively used and will continue to be <br />used by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. for the unloading, storage, and shipping of <br />construction materials for their western oil and gas field operations. The reclaimed Unit Train <br />Loadout and associated facilities, Permanent Flood Control Dike, Railroad Spur and Overland <br />Conveyor areas are stable and there are no signs of erosion or instability at the small isolated non- <br />active use areas that were seeded and mulched. For the active use areas Halliburton has completed <br />the installation of a multimillion dollar sand plant, construction of a new bridge, access roads, truck <br />scale, and reconfigured the former reclaim tunnel as a storage facility. The Cameo Sand Storage <br />Facility is now operational. Some of the new facilities in operation are shown in attached <br />Photograph Numbers 17 and 18. <br />Page 14 <br />