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INTRODUCTION <br />SCC will apply for release of the reclamation bond held by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(CDRMS). Per the guideline pursuant to Rule 1.15.4, Guideline Regarding Selected Coal Mine Bond Release <br />Issues,(CDMG, 1995), states.... 'When Phase I bond releare a requested, the release will apply only to those area where hackfilliag <br />andgrading are completed Backfilling andgrw ing are considered completed upon the achievement offinalpost--mine topograpby in <br />accordana with the permit, including establishment of the approved permanent drainage rystam Amos which do nut qualm Jbr band <br />release include long-term faciktus such as sediment pondr, buildings, madr and other areas which will receive continued lire in acavrdancr <br />with the approved plan. " <br />SCC proposes to leave various structures as permanent features within the reclaimed area at the time of bond <br />release. These proposed structures are located on Exhibit 20-2, Post Mine Topography and Drainage. The <br />retention of the structures has been requested by the current landowners. The landowner request letters are <br />contained in Appendix 20-2.1, Surface Owner Request to Retain Permanent Features and Structures. The retention <br />of these structures will enhance the current postmine land use and landowner land use in the future. <br />The following discussions present the rationale, justification and/or documentation for retention of these features. <br />In some instances, the structure has already been approved as a permanent feature; in other cases approvals are still <br />required. In all cases, SCC has or will submit the required information for approval prior to applying for bond <br />release of an area containing a proposed permanent structure. <br />PERMANENT FEATURES/STRUCTURES <br />The structures proposed to be left as permanent features include the following. <br />• Access roads <br />• • Light use roads <br />• Shop and Storage Area <br />• Water well <br />• Power line and substation <br />• Fenced shrub plots <br />• Sediment ponds <br />• Stock ponds <br />• Miscellaneous boundary and grazing fences <br />Rationale, justification, and documentation are provided in the following discussions to demonstrate compliance <br />with the approved reclamation and land use plan. <br />Access Roads <br />Landowner Access Road- (load G, BidgehneA=u Roai4 Road), CongA*r Bond and Band K) <br />Rationale: This road will provide landowner access to individual properties within and adjacent to the II-W <br />reclamation area following final bond release. SCC will use this road in the interim as access for maintenance and <br />monitoring. <br />justification: Without this road some individual properties would be "land-locked" with no readily available access. <br />Landowner request letters are contained in Appendix 20-2.1 of this attachment A recorded right-of-way agreement <br />between applicable landowners is contained in Tab 3, Appendix 3-4, Right-of-Way Information. <br />Documentation: This road is approximately 5.7 miles in length (30,100 feet). The edges of the owl roods have <br />• been regraded, ripped, topsoiled and seeded to create the new average 20 foot wide limited access road The <br />originally constructed road ditches and culverts are left inplace and supplemental culverts have been installed to <br />TR-62 20-2.1 01/09