2013-04-18_PERMIT FILE - C2009087 (9)

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RULE 2 - PERMITS 2.04.13 Annual Reclamation Report In compliance x�ith applicable CDRMS regulatory requirements. PSCM will submit anrluall} to C'DRMS a reclalllatloll report covering the previous calendar year alld will include the required lllforinatioil as Outlined by Section 2.04.13). The ailllual reclainatiori report will include text. discussion. and maps and x111 provide the halite. address and permit Illllllber of the perinittee, the location alld Illllllber of ally acres disturbed dUrlllg that N ear: the location and iniinber of ally acres backfillcd and graded dUrlllg the year, the location and Illllllber of ally acres topsolled dlll'lllg the year: the species. location and number of any acres of vgctation planted during that bear. including any au0Tnlented seeding Or cultural practices (discrete areas planted with specific seed mixes will be indicated and Seed tags or other coulparable doculllentatiori will be included); and the locatioI. number of acres and the date of any planting for all previously revegetated areas. Since PSCM is an underur011nd inining operation, only portions Of the reportiIl`_ requirements may be applicable in ally given year. The following three exhibits and associated maps contain historic information and activities previously collected or conducted at the Seneca II Mine on the lands transferred to PSCM. It Should be understood that this information includes a compilation of results from all of the disturbed area Orlginally coItrolled by Seneca 11 mine and In most cases results Of Specific reclamation activities can not be separated into the areas now controlled by PSCM. Exhibit 2.04.13-El, I listoric Revegetation, contains a listing of seed mixes used for revegetation seeding throughout the life of reclamation on the lands transferred from the Seneca II permit area to the PSCM permit area. his data has been compiled arid/or copied front Annual Rccla►llatiori and Reveoetatiou Reports submitted to C'DRMS annuall}. Map 2.04.13 -M1, Revegetation history. delineates and identifies the historic annual seedim, blocks along «ith locations of inter - seeding areas and concentrated shrub clumps or shrub establishment areas. Exhibit 2.04.13 -E2, Topsoil Replacement Summary. contains a tabulation and statistics of the sampling effort showing the topsoil replacement depths over the entire Seneca I1 reclaimed area. Numerous topsoil depth samples (933) have been taken over the 1793.5 acres which translates to one (1) sample per 1.9 acres. The results of this sampling indicate an average replacement depth of 15.6 inches over the entire area. Based on the results of the topsoil depth sampling, the area meets or exceeds the estimated replacement depths over the entire Phase II bond release areas. The documentation for this sampling effort is presented in the Seneca I1 Mine permit document in Tab 9, Attachment 9 -4, and in Annual Reclamation Reports submitted since 1986. Exhibit 2.04.13 -E3, Historic Husbandry Practices, contains results of annual grazing activities and a copy of the weed control plan that discusses the measures employed on the PSCM permit area to date. Map 2.04.13 -M2, Grazing Map, identifies the active pastures on the permit area. To identify the relationships between the Seneca I1 Mine and PSCM including permit boundaries, previous surface mine pits, bond release status of previously mined areas, various law types or periods, and potential hydrologic impacts from past surface mining and proposed underground mining a new map has been added to the revised PSCM PAP. It is identified as Map 2.04.13 -M3, Permit and Regulatory Information Map. This map also includes fold axes and faults in the permit area and adjacent areas. Midterm Review 2.04 -174 Revision 04/2013