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Account balances could be reduced beyond these projections should significant <br /> reclamation maintenance activities be required during the summer of 2002. <br /> Non — Point Source Grant <br /> As of the end of 2001, the Non-Point Source Grant account had an approximate <br /> balance of$49,500. It is anticipated that approximately $36,000 of this balance will be <br /> expended in 2002 for the revegetation of the Mine Bench Outslopes at Mines 1, 3 and 5 <br /> Fan. Additional funding in the amount of approximately $69,000 will be requested from <br /> CDPHE in the Spring of 2002. This additional funding, if awarded, will be used for the <br /> 2002 Outslope Revegetation Project. <br /> Future Projects / Site Needs / Recommendations <br /> Steep Slope Revegetation <br /> A second attempt at revegetating the steep slopes below some of the mine benches will <br /> be undertaken. Specifically, the Mine Bench Outslopes below Mine 1, Mine 3 <br /> (southeast) and Mine 5 Fan entry, will be revegetated in 2002. Funding will come from <br /> bond money, existing 319 funds and money donated by the Forest Service. As noted <br /> above, additional 319 funding will be sought as well. <br /> Upper Coal Creek <br /> The Upper Coal Creek Project is an AML funded Project designed to remove pre-law <br /> coal refuse from Coal Creek near Mine 5. The Project will also address vegetative <br /> stabilization of the pre-law north facing mine bench outslope just south of Mine 5. The <br /> Project is funded, has been awarded, and will begin in June or July, 2002. <br /> Weed Control <br /> Weed control efforts will continue for at least three more seasons. Continued <br /> monitoring of the established plots is desirable, as is the establishment of new <br /> monitoring points within areas of more recent infestation. Continued reliance on other <br /> agency personnel in helping to monitor these reference areas is desirable, and should <br /> continue. <br /> Upper Old Refuse Pile Grant <br /> A decision needs to be made as to whether the land owner is approached regarding a <br /> cost share proposal for removal of coal refuse materials from the Old Refuse Pile south <br /> of the Warehouse Area. This would be a worthwhile Project to undertake, as a failure of <br /> this area into Dutch Creek will eventually occur. However, this Project is not <br /> contemplated in the Bond, it would be accomplished on private property, and the Grant <br /> is under-funded. Therefore, a cost share arrangement with the landowner is necessary. <br /> Should an agreement not be reached, the Grant money will need to be returned to OSM <br /> in December, 2004. <br /> 8 <br />