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Page 3 of 3 <br />Please utilize approved erosion control methods in accordance with NECC's approved <br />reclamation plan. <br />12. Reclamation success criteria required 500 stems per acre of woody species on <br />approximately 10% of the approved disturbance area. This criterion applies to the post - <br />mining land use of Rangeland, and applies to the grassland community of the Jeff <br />Canyon surface mine. The currently permitted disturbance area for the Lorencito Canyon <br />Mine is 129.3 acres. 5.9 acres will be permanent roads. 123.4 acres have been reclaimed <br />(2011 ARR). Therefore, approximately. 12 acres are required to be established shrub <br />plots, (permit page 2.05 -73) with 2 -3 shrub transplant areas established each successive <br />year of reclamation. <br />Currently, 2012, there is one fenced shrub enclosure constructed on the northwest side of <br />the reclamation area with no shrubs established. NECC needs to replant the shrub plot <br />areas in order to meet this woody plant success requirement. If NECC has established <br />other shrub plot locations, an inventory of the remaining woody stems established within <br />the plot, followed by additional transplants may be necessary for NECC to meet the <br />woody plant density criteria at final bond release. <br />13. Attached is the reclamation cost estimate for the 2012 Lorencito Permit Renewal, RN -3. <br />The Division updated the reclamation cost estimate with costs updated in the second half <br />of 2011. This updated estimate represents a new liability of $793,279.42. . This <br />estimate includes tasks identified in the permit and included a cost update only, as no <br />revisions were approved since the previous estimate was last updated with the 2010 <br />Midterm Review. This RN -3 revised cost estimate is $133,841.58 less than the current <br />bond held of $927,121.00. Please review the attached estimate and if you have any <br />questions or concerns. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jason Musick <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Jim Stover, 2352 North 7 th , Unit B, Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />C -RN -02 <br />