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reclaimed between 1997 and 2003. Released $130,189.80 of reclamation liability. <br />Two bond releases has been approved since RN -05 (approved October 2006). <br />SL -04: Approved October 19, 2009. Approved Phase III bond release on 165.29 acres. Released <br />$167,911.00 of reclamation liability. <br />SL -05: Approved September 10, 2010. Approved Phase II bond release on 51.05 acres. <br />Released $120,385.00 of reclamation liability. <br />One bond release, SL -06, is pending. This Phase III bond release on 42.49 acres is a request to <br />release $63,799.00 of reclamation liability. <br />3.1.8 Applicant Violator System <br />The Applicant Violator System (AVS) finding as of May 9, 2011 was "no violations." An AVS <br />finding of September 7, 2011 was "no violations." The Division recommendations for both of <br />these checks were "issue." <br />3.2 Description of the Environment <br />3.2.1 Maps <br />The Permit includes several maps. Three of these were revised in 2011 for TR -42: <br />• The Permit Area Map (Appendix A -1) shows the permit (boundary and includes a legal <br />description of the site location. <br />• The Surface and Mineral Ownership Map (Appendix A -2) includes roads, sections, the <br />ownership boundary, and major drainages, including Ennis Draw to the east of the site. <br />• The Adjacent Property Owners Within One Mile map (Appendix A -3) is based on United <br />States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5- minute Topographic Map Quadrangles Klug Ranch <br />and Tampa. <br />3.2.2 General, Disturbed and Affected Area <br />The Keenesburg Mine is located approximately 4.5 miles north of Keenesburg, Colorado. The <br />legal description of the permit area is presented under paragraph 1.1 above. <br />Per the RN -06 Application, there are 612.5 acres in the permit area, and approximately 438 acres <br />were disturbed. The Keenesburg Mine was a surface mine, and affected acreage equals the <br />disturbed acreage of approximately 438 acres. Of the 438 disturbed acres, approximately 251 <br />acres have been reclaimed and revegetated, and approximately 165 acres have been Phase II <br />released (thus approximately 86 acres have been reclaimed and revegetated but not Phase III <br />released). <br />5 <br />