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MINED LAND RECLAMATION ANNUAL REPORT <br />Date: May 4, 2011 <br />Permit Number: M-2002-020 <br />Operation Name: 25th Avenue Site (Poudre Ponds) <br />Permittee: City of Greeley <br />Submitted by: Suzanne Bassinger, Water Resource Operations Engineer <br />(970) 350-9804, Suzanne.bassinger@greeleygov.com <br />1. Extent of current disturbances. <br />There were no disturbances in 2010. <br />2. Reclamation accomplished to date and during preceding year. <br />The reclaimed end use for the area under the mining permit is water storage. The reclamation <br />_accomplished to date revolved around the construction of the slurry wall (completed in 2002) <br />_and inlet and outlet facilities needed to operate-the storage facility (completed frf-2005). -lh-2003, <br />Greeley's 25th Ave. gravel lake storage project met the Colorado State Engineer's Office <br />performance standard for lined gravel pits. After meeting this standard for lined reservoirs, <br />Greeley initiated and substantially completed the inlet and outlet facilities for the storage facility <br />in 2004. Greeley removed tamarisk from the side slopes in 2005. <br />3. New disturbances anticipated to occur during upcoming year. <br />LaFarge completed mining the berm between the lakes in 2004 and opted to discontinue <br />removing material below the present bottom of the existing lake(s). The disturbed slopes were <br />reclaimed per the Reclamation Plan. It is estimated that over one million cubic yards remains <br />above the bedrock elevation. Greeley plans to reclaim the remaining material within the next <br />few years, as soon as conditions support the economic feasibility of removing the remaining <br />material. There are no plans to mine in the current year. <br />4. Reclamation to be performed during upcoming year. <br />On-going mowing and manual weed removal as needed. <br />5. Dates for the beginning of active operations. <br />Active mining began at the site in December of 2003. <br />6. Date active operation ceased for the year, if any. <br />December 2004.