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vegetation becoming established is nearly sufficient to adequately control erosion within <br /> this permit area. <br /> Because the work at the ponds was just completed in 2000, it is unlikely that permit <br /> termination for the Ponds Stormwater Permit would occur earlier than late 2002. <br /> All other permits held by the Division at the site, including the 404 Permit and the <br /> Construction Dewatering Permit, have been terminated. <br /> Public Outreach <br /> As has been our custom at Coal Basin, public outreach, education and participation in <br /> the reclamation process has been an important component of this years work. Quite a <br /> few groups and schools were involved in the reclamation process in 2000, using the <br /> experience as either an educational opportunity, or by being directly involved in <br /> reclamation related work. <br /> Roaring Fork Conservancy <br /> The Roaring Fork Conservancy and the Division have developed a partnership to <br /> monitor the quality of Coal Creek and of the Crystal River below Coal Creek. The <br /> sampling is accomplished periodically by citizen volunteers trained by the Conservancy. <br /> These monitoring points are part of the Roaring Fork Valley —wide water quality <br /> monitoring network. The sampling point on Coal Creek is used jointly by the Division <br /> and by the Conservancy for the purpose of monitoring outflow from Coal Basin. <br /> CVEPA/ Community Tour <br /> A tour of the Coal Basin Mine was conducted by the Division in early August, while the <br /> remaining haul roads were still accessible. The tour was well attended by members of <br /> CVEPA and of the community at large. In addition, the Forest Service was well <br /> represented, and was able to respond to the most topical issue now facing Coal Basin — <br /> whether the remaining private lands will be purchased by the Forest Service. The <br /> public expressed a high level of satisfaction in regard to the quantity and quality of the <br /> reclamation work accomplished at Coal Basin. <br /> Tree Planting <br /> About 1,000 trees provided by the Tree Planting Contractor were held for planting by <br /> the community. Two schools planted these trees in the public portion of the Facilities <br /> Area east of Road A, and west of the Old Refuse Pile. Aspen Middle School and <br /> Redlands Middle School (Grand Junction) sent about 85 students to the site, and spent <br /> 2.5 days planting the trees. In conjunction with the tree planting, the classes were given <br /> an introduction to the reclamation process, and an overview of the work specifically <br /> accomplished in Coal Basin. <br /> 12 <br />