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No crushing, screening or washing of coal was conducted, and as such, the operation did not <br />produce coal mine waste. Non -coal waste will be disposed of offsite at an approved dump site. <br />Information pertaining to water rights is contained in Tab 16 (Protection of the Hydrologic <br />Balance) of the permit revision application. All water rights in the area of the operation are listed <br />in Table 16 -1, and approximate locations are mapped on Exhibit 16 -1. Attachments 16 -A and <br />16 -B are water rights studies performed for Seneca Coal Company. <br />There are three adjudicated water sources within the proposed permit area. The Temple Pond No. <br />2 and the Temple well No. 1 were destroyed by mining. SCC has executed an agreement with the <br />water right owner(s) to replace these two sources by leaving Pond 006 as a permanent <br />impoundment. The Frank Temple Stock Pond is an adjudicated water source which was destroyed <br />by mining of the north pit, and SCC has arranged to leave Pond 005 as a permanent replacement <br />water source. <br />Seneca Coal Company has an augmentation plan approved by the Water Division 6 Water Court <br />to replace any other sources which may be impacted, and to provide supplies when a call is placed <br />on Dry Creek by senior water users. The plan also approved a well permit for the operation's <br />Trout Creek Sandstone water - supply well. <br />Backfilling and grading operations were completed during 2007 within the Wolf Creek/Sage <br />Creek block, and portions of the Wadge mining areas in the Pond 016 and Pond 017 watersheds. <br />The Mine Entrance Road, Haul Road "A" and all remaining haul roads in the South Extension <br />Area were reduced to postmine configuration, for permanent retention ( "A ", "J ", and segments of <br />"K" and "L"). Drainage channel construction, topsoil redistribution, and revegetation operations <br />were conducted contemporaneously, with most of this work completed during 2006 and 2007. <br />Sedimentation ponds (unless approved for permanent retention) will be reclaimed in subsequent <br />years, upon demonstration that disturbed areas are not contributing sedimentation in excess of pre - <br />mine conditions. The shop facilities buildings, well house, powerlines, and substations have <br />been approved for permanent retention. Backfilling and grading operations in the vicinity of these <br />permanent features were completed in September of 2011. <br />Reclamation success will be demonstrated in compliance with applicable requirements for phased <br />bond release. Revegetation success for final bond release will be demonstrated after a minimum <br />10 year period following completion of initial seeding (or remedial seeding that does not qualify as <br />normal husbandry). Success will be demonstrated by statistically comparing the reclaimed areas <br />to approved reference areas and technical standards. <br />Seneca II -W Findings Document 13 C- 1982 -057 <br />Permit Revision No. 6 January 6, 2012 <br />