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' , f <br /> tailing and waste rock areas, and , if necessary, <br /> surface runoff from incompletely reclaimed <br /> areas . <br /> It is not possible to predict how long post- <br /> mining water treatment might be required, on <br /> either an environmental or regulatory basis . <br /> 12. Q. With so many long term post-mining cost and <br /> maintenance items, when can the area properly be <br /> considered reclaimed? Reclamation implies <br /> maintenance- and cost-free . <br /> A. While the amendments we have requested propose <br /> some change in reclamation timing and scope , we <br /> have not proposed any change in our long-term <br /> reclamation goals. The definition of "proper <br /> reclamation" is ultimately a question of law <br /> that will have to be addressed by the Board , or <br /> its successor agency, when we request the <br /> release of our bonds. <br /> H. Reclamation Plan - Section 10 . <br /> 1. Q. What is the current status of the alpine seed <br /> mix development project? <br /> A. Initial discussions regarding organization of <br /> the alpine seed mix project included Climax <br /> personnel , Drs. Wm. Berg and Robin Cuany of CSU, <br /> and Dr . Bettie Willard of CSM. Additional input <br /> was provided by personnel of the U. S. Forest <br /> Service and the U. S. Soil Conservation Service <br /> (Environmental Plant Center at Meeker) . As a <br /> result of these discussions , potential species <br /> and planting treatments were identified . Native <br /> alpine and subalpine seeds were collected and <br /> seeded into the treatment plots at elevations of <br /> 12, 000 feet and 12, 600 feet on topsoil , subsoil , <br /> waste rock, and , at an elevation of 11, 100 feet <br /> on waste rock over tailing . <br /> Two growing seasons of data are presently under <br /> analysis at CSU. The U.S. Forest Service has <br /> two additional seasons of data . Years of <br /> research remain to prove the worthiness of <br /> -13- <br />