CEMS March 2013 newsletter (5)

March Movie –Switch Sponsorships Available
CEMS is currently accepting sponsors for the March Move –Switch. For $100, your company can be a
sponsor. Sponsorship includes a location to set up in the lobby, and two theater tickets (with two $5 drink
vouchers) for the movie. For more information please see the CEMS movie link at
http://www.chwms.org/?q=node/598 or RSVP to admin@coems.org.
Monthly Newsletter
March 2013
March Movie - (no regular monthly luncheon)
Topic: Feature movie presentation of Switch
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 7pm screening, 5:30pm doors
open for registration (please note the day and time change)
Location: Denver Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO
(theater right next to the Tattered Cover on Colfax) for directions see
http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/denverfilmcenter/
CEMS presents a screening of Switch, a new award-winning documentary that moves past the politics to
deliver the straight answers on energy.
Is fracking polluting our water? How dangerous is nuclear? Will gasoline prices continue to rise? Can we clean
up coal? Can renewables really power our future?
CEMS, in coordination with Arcos Films, would like to invite you to a screening of Switch, a new awardwinning documentary that moves past the politics to deliver the straight answers on energy. Watch the trailer at
www.switchenergyproject.com.
The Switch Energy Project is a groundbreaking film, video and education program - uniting diverse
audiences in a shared understanding of energy and promoting efficiency.
Switch delivers straight answers to today’s most controversial energy questions as energy visionary Dr. Scott
Tinker travels the world, exploring leading energy sites from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, most of them highly
restricted and never before seen on film. He seeks the truth from international leaders of government, industry
and academia, then cuts through the confusion to discover a path to our energy future as surprising as it is
practical.
“I took my students to a screening of SWITCH, and we spent most of the following
class discussing it, a testament to its value as an educational tool. It was amazing...”
Amy Jaffe, Rice University Energy Program
“Every person in America should see and digest this film.”
Douglas Johnson, Statoil
“SWITCH really puts all the pieces together, and makes me optimistic for the future.”
Erin Geoffroy, Environmental Defense Fund
Cost: $10, which includes a $5 voucher for popcorn/small drink or alcoholic beverage of your choice
from the Henderson Lounge and light appetizers prior to screening
OR BE A SPONSOR
For $100, your company can be a sponsor for this fabulous event. Sponsorship includes a location to
set up in the lobby, and two theater tickets (with two $5 drink vouchers) for the movie.
Please RSVP to admin@coems.org or by calling (303)674-8364. You may also pay online via Paypal at
the CEMS website: http://chwms.org/?q=node/598.
PAGE 3
From the Board… Energy, gotta love it!
by Mike Moes, P.E., Erler & Kalinowski, Inc.
We live in fascinating times. Mobile tech devices; planes, trains,
and automobiles (and private space travel); server centers storing our
photos, movies, and entire libraries for instantaneous access; incredible
medical diagnostics and cures. And, quite frankly, relatively cheap energy
to power it all, at least in the U.S., thanks to abundant coal and newly
accessed reserves of oil and natural gas, along with hydro, geothermal,
nuclear, growing amounts of wind and solar, and budding alternative fuels.
Energy has certainly fueled our prosperity, and some would say climate
change too.
Hats off to the CEMS Programs Committee, especially Jacki
Malone and John Fontana, for stepping outside our luncheon boundaries
and organizing a screening of the Switch energy documentary for the
March meeting. While many CEMS members support the energy industry,
routine responsibilities are typically too far down in the weeds to provide a
broader perspective or expertise in the values, consequences, and true
costs of differing energy resources. So what? We can do our jobs quite
well, quantifying emissions, engineering controls, cleaning up spills,
assessing risks, managing liabilities, implementing restoration, etc. That is
all important work in supporting the energy producers and the energy users
that make our economy hum and fuel our lifestyle.
Yet, as current issues such as the Keystone XL Pipeline, global
warming (and what to do about it), and 40% of the corn crop going to
ethanol permeate U.S. politics and the general conversation, I think I hear
too much from the “opinionated uninformed,” if you know what I mean.
Natural gas burns cleaner than coal, yet both release methane during
production, so how important is that? What are the life-cycle emissions
and wastes from solar? What are temporal limitations on ramping
baseload power plants when the wind stops blowing? And why does it
matter? I wouldn’t pretend to know all the answers. In fact, as a chemical
engineer and frequent participant in ChemE meetings on conventional and
alternative energy resources, I’m pretty sure there are no easy answers to
the best resources for fueling our world. But that makes the possibilities
exciting, and the next 10 to 20 years of energy development will be fun to
watch.
I haven’t seen Switch yet. I suspect (and hope) it’s an “awareness”
documentary, at least shining light on real issues you won’t see explained
on the 10 o’clock news, making us all think a little more about the choices
out there, and allowing us to be more informed voices in the conversation.
Thanks again to the Programs Committee for pulling this off.
CEMS has also opened the screening to members of other local
organizations as a form of community service and education, helping fulfill
our mission.
Enjoy the show!
Mike Moes is a professional engineer with 26 years of experience in
environmental engineering and consulting, including 21 years at Erler &
Kalinowski, Inc. (EKI). Mr. Moes served as CHWMS President during
2000, and is currently a Director with both CHWMS and the Colorado
Brownfields Foundation and is also active with the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers.
2013 CEMS Officers:
President: Ann Prouty, Faegre Baker Daniels
LLP, (303) 607-3500,
Ann.Prouty@faegrebd.com
Vice-President: Derek Wintle, CDM Smith,
(720) 264-1149, wintledn@cdmsmith.com
Secretary: Noreen Okubo, US EPA Region 8,
(303)312-6646, Okubo.Noreen@epa.gov
Treasurer: Joe Dischinger, Fairfield and
Woods, P.C., (303) 894-4404,
jdischinger@fwlaw.com
Past President: Patrick Scher, Sky Research,
(720) 810-4607, scher.patrick51@gmail.com
Board Members:
Todd Bragdon, CDM Smith, (720) 264-1113,
bragdontr@cdmsmith.com
John Fontana, Vista GeoScience, (303)2771694, jfontana@vistageoscience.com
Jacki Malone, Aquionix, Inc., (303) 289-7520,
jmalone@aquionix.com
Mike Moes, Erler & Kalinowski, Inc.,
(303) 796-0535, mmoes@ekiconsult.com
Joe Schieffelin, CDPHE, (303) 692-3356;
joe.schieffelin@state.co.us
Committees:
Programs & Professional
Development:
Jacki Malone, Aquionix, Inc., (303) 289-7520,
jmalone@aquionix.com
Bob Greenslade, Fullbrigh & Jaworski LLP
rgreenslade@fullbright.com, (303) 801-2747
John Fontana, Vista Geoscience
jfontana@vistageoscience.com , (303) 2771694
Membership:
Kate Fangman, Technology Laboratory, Inc.
(970) 490-1414, info@techlabusa.com
Ann Prouty, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, (303)
607-3500, ann.prouty.faegrebd.com
Golf: Co-Chair
Brian LaFlamme, Nationwide Environmental
Services, Inc., (303) 232-2134,
blaflamme@nationwideenv.com
Dave Rowland, A&D Environmental,
(970)989-9411, Drowland@adenviro.com
Scholarship: Caroline G. Lee, Faegre
Baker Daniels LLP, (303)607-3696,
caroline.lee@faegrebd.com
Website: Juliana Reid, CEMS, (303) 6748364, admin@coems.org
PAGE 4
MEMBERSHIP – RENEWALS AND NEW MEMBERS
A big thank you to all those members who renewed, and welcome to our newest members.
Renewal – Individual
Tim Fitzpatrick, Laboratory Data Consultants, Inc.
Patrick Scher, Sky Research
Joanna Thies, Perkins Coie, LLP
Scott Wisher, Vironex, Inc.
Renewal Corporate
ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
Jason Adams
Brent W. Barker
Jamie Brodt
Nick Butel
Monica Dupre Cary Ellmers
Jeff Gillow
David Gomes
Treck Hohman Penelope Hunter
Jason Kerstiens Jim Knight
Ken Lehman
Dave Lipson
Jerry Mohnhaupt Richard Murphy
Chris Rutledge Tyler Sale
Kevin Szympruch Hans H. Van Aller IV
Phillip Zelenak Jean Zodrow
Matt Bauer
Susan Byers
Catherine Gallagher
Brett Grooms
Hans Johannes
Miriam Koesterich
Teresa Lujan
Tricia Olson
Randy Sillan
Richard Walther
Todd Bechtel
Lee Christoffersen
Mary Gilkison
Sara Handy
Patrick Keller
Sonja Koldewyn
Janis Lutrick
Kelli Jo Preston
Jonathan Spitzinger
Lauren Werckenthien
Neil Bingert
Kathryn Cloutier
Darla Gill
Monica Heintz
Linda Kemp
Amanda Kuhl
Laura Madsen
Patrick Quinn
Matt Spurlin
Drew Werth
Clair Booth
Craig Divine
Jacques Gillette
Kim Heinze
Aaron Kempf
J. Benjamin Latham
Jesse Manley
Susan Riggs
Julie Sueker
Bill Zahniser
Christiane Bohn
Lisa Farrell
Tom Herrod
Rose Maes
Justin Sterger
Cindy Bosco
Aimee Fenlon
Gene Hook
Alice Nightengale
Gregg Thomas
Janet Burgesser Sue Davidson
Steve Gonzales Stacy Guillaume
Peter Kates
Steve Keenan
Paul Schmiechen Ben Siller
Celia VanDerLoop Jerry Williams
Nicholas A. Ochs
Brent A. Scarbrough
Travis Snyder
Melissa Anderson
Daniel Burns
Steve Compton
Brandon Fetter
Pat Garland
Dustin Held
Steve Kahn
Tom Murphy
John Ragan
Kyle Schlidt
Marylou Sivigliano
Kyla Vaughan
Cade Wilson
Patrice Barnett
Liz Carney
Aimee Des Rochers-Cole
Brandon Finn
Devin Girtin
Devin Hencmann
Jordan Krider
Heather Otterstetter
Rob Rebel
Tarah Schultz
Steve Sivigliano
Andy Verbonitz
Eric Baum
Susan Borden
Gavin Casson
Brian Christopher
Ryan Dial
James Dockter
Rob Fishburn
Brett Forkner
John Groh
Melissa Halverson
Brooke Herb
Liz Houle
Ryan Kritzberger Paloma Lang
John Peterson
Keith Pollman
Debbie Rountree Chris Roy
Cindy Scott
Chris Shephard
Justin Solomon Nick Talocco
Kay Vollmayer Mait Walker
City and County of Denver, Env’l Quality Division and DIA
Paul Bedard
Diane DeLillio
John Hambright
Gary Laswell
John Student
Dave Wilmoth
Bill Benerman
David Erickson
Michele Herman
Debbie Loya
John Surette
Frontier Environmental Services, Inc.
Clay Combrink
Daniel S. Hinds
Ronald J. Southworth
LT Environmental, Inc.
Ashley Ager
Ray Brammer
Jeff Citrone
Brian Dodek
Alexis Fricke
Phillip Hamlin
Mike Hupp
Kristin Miller
Chad Powell
Lindsay Sanders
Jim Short
Becci Treitz
Todd Warnke
Maureen Anderson
John Brown
John E. Cocroft
Jeremy Espinoza
Shelly Fronapfel
Tom Harp
Jake Janicek
Dan Moir
Chris Purcell
Lee Schafer
Paul Shumate
Mike Unger
Michael Wicker
New – Individual
Mark A. Molen, Molen & Associates, LLC
March Movie –Switch Sponsorships Available
CEMS is currently accepting sponsors for the March Move –Switch. Join Vista GeoScience as a sponsor.
For $100, your company can be a sponsor for this fabulous event. Sponsorship includes a location to set up
in the lobby, and two theater tickets (with two $5 drink vouchers) for the movie. For more information please
see the CEMS movie link at http://www.chwms.org/?q=node/598 or RSVP to admin@coems.org.
PAGE 5
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Advertise Your Business Here!
Please contact admin@coems.org.
For information on listing products and services in the CEMS newsletter, please contact CEMS at (303)674-9752 or admin@coems.org.
CEMS Meeting Sponsorships
Sponsors for a CEMS lunch meeting are provided a table where brochures or other materials can be displayed. The cost to
sponsor a CEMS meeting is $30 for members and $85 for non-members. The non-member rate includes a one-year CEMS
individual membership. Please send your request to sponsor a lunch meeting to admin@coems.org.
PAGE 6
CO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SOCIETY REGULATORY UPDATE
FEDERAL AND STATE ACTIONS IMPACTING COLORADO
By Sarah M. Shechter, Burns, Figa & Will, P.C.
February 2013
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has approved new rules requiring oil and gas
operations to sample water wells before and after drilling to ensure that drinking water supplies are not
contaminated. More information about the new groundwater sampling rules and the proposed setback
requirements is available at http://cogcc.state.co.us/.
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval to rules imposing
new requirements for “setbacks,” or the minimum distance between drilling operations and occupied buildings.
More information about the new groundwater sampling rules and the proposed setback requirements is available
at http://cogcc.state.co.us/ .
The EPA has finalized an updated Total Coliform Rule that would require drinking water utilities to
assess their systems and fix potential sources of contamination if E. coli is detected above a certain level. More
information on the Total Coliform Rule is available at
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/tcr/regulations.cfm.
The EPA has issued a final rule that clarifies which materials may be treated as fuel rather than solid
wastes when burned in boilers or solid waste incinerators. The revisions to the final rule are available at
http://op.bna.com.env.nsf/r?Open=aada-937lgu.
Legislation signed by President Obama January 2 that would stave off hundreds of billions of dollars in
automatic tax increases and budget cuts includes an extension of the wind production tax credit and several
other energy-related tax incentives for alternative power, biofuels, and energy efficiency. The STRONG Act is
available at http://1.usa.gov/Wpwm4d.
The EPA will allow backup stationary engines that generate electricity to run without emissions controls
for 100 hours per year during electricity peak-use periods and emergencies, but the engines must use ultralowsulfur diesel fuel beginning in 2015, according to a final rule the agency released January 15. The final rule is
available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t3/fr_notices/rice_fin_amend_011413.pdf.
RECRUIT AND PROFIT!!
Recruit a NEW member for CEMS and get a $12.00 credit voucher! For each person you persuade to join CEMS, you
will be issued a $12.00 voucher that you can apply to the CEMS fee of your choice, whether it be a luncheon, workshop
or your own membership renewal. Note that you cannot take credit for a member’s renewal. However, there is NO
LIMIT to the number of vouchers you can accumulate. Just have the new member put your name on the referral
portion of the Membership Application Form. And keep those new members coming!!
PAGE 7
Save the Date – 2013 CEMS
Annual Golf Tournament to
be held Friday, September 6,
2013, at 1:00 PM at Fox
Hollow!
CEMS Scholarship Information
The Colorado Environmental Management Society (formally Colorado Hazardous Waste Management Society) is
pleased to announce that it is offering scholarships to students at Colorado universities/colleges.
Undergraduate and graduate students in engineering, geology, environmental sciences, law, or another field in which
they may address environmental issues students are eligible for the scholarships.
Students must intend to work in an environmental field. Other requirements are noted on the application form.
The application form and all items required by the application (including essay and a current resume) must be
submitted via e-mail by 5:00p.m. Mountain Time on Friday, February 28, 2013.
CEMS plans to award three scholarships of $1,500.00 each in 2013.
Questions regarding the scholarship or the application process should be submitted via e-mail to Caroline Lee
(caroline.lee@FaegreBD.com).
Please see the following link for a complete application:
http://chwms.org/?q=node/584#attachments
Presentation Opportunities for Upcoming CEMS Meetings
The CEMS Program Committee is currently searching for "interesting, topical and informative" presentations for our
meetings in 2013. This is a great opportunity to network with your peers, share information and technology, and become more
involved with the environmental community. CEMS is interested in an assortment and variety of topics relevant to environmental
and natural resources professionals. Each monthly presentation is roughly 50 minutes, followed by a question and answer period.
If you or someone you know is interested in presenting at our monthly meetings, our bi-annual workshops, or our
annual conference, please feel free to contact one of the following members of our Programs Committee: John Fontana
(jfontana@vistageoscience.com), Bob Greenslade (rgreenslade@fullbright.com), or Jacki Malone (jmalone@aquionix.com).
MEMBERS ON THE MOVE.......
To be included in this section, submit your previous information along with your new information either by fax to Juliana Reid at
(303) 674-8364, or email to admin@coems.org. Changes must have occurred within the last three months, and your membership
must be current.
PAGE 8
Meet a CEMS Board Member
Bob Greenslade, Senior Associate, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. – Programs & Professional
Development Committee
I’m a little far east, some Sweet Home Alabama, a dash of Magnum P.I. (sans mustache), and a
sprinkling of Mickey Mouse. I’m about as close as you can get to a military brat without actually being one. My
father served a stint in the Marines and then joined the American Red Cross as a case worker supporting U.S.
military personnel. I was born in Taiwan, but soon thereafter
we left for Paris Island, South Carolina. This was followed by
Fort Walton Beach, Florida; Fort Rucker, Alabama; Schofield
Barracks and Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii; and Orlando,
Florida.
By the time we reached Orlando, I was in sixth grade,
showed no hint of athletic talent, and preferred books to PE (I
once tried to bring a book to PE). To the surprise of none, I
became one of those kids who name their fish after notable
chemists and physicists and memorize pi to 30+ digits out of
boredom. In short, I was destined to be an engineer! (Even
though I somehow managed to have a high school girl friend,
an atypical trait for an engineer).
After seven years of Catholic school, I left Florida for
Rice University in Houston, Texas. I graduated in 1996 with
Bob at the Selfoss waterfall in Iceland
a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a “concentration” in environmental engineering and went to work for
Amoco E&P as a production and reservoir engineer. A couple of years later, BP “merged” with Amoco and I
went looking for a job. With crude prices hovering around $11/bbl—a shocking figure compared to today—I did
a side-step and accepted an environmental consulting job with ERM in Austin.
Consulting led me to law school. We were hired to provide litigation support for the grand jury
investigation and subsequent criminal indictment of Koch Petroleum over allegations concerning benzene,
during which I assisted with witness interviews and traveled with a team of defense attorneys. In 2003, I ended
up at the University of Texas School of Law. Three years later, I was
at Fulbright in Austin practicing all aspects of environmental
regulatory law, but specializing in Clean Air Act issues.
Unfortunately, I developed an allergy to ambient
concentrations of a local mold. Years of immunotherapy shots pretty
much failed and it was time to leave Austin. I transferred to
Fulbright’s Denver office in May of 2012. Austin doesn’t have a pro
Football team, so I didn’t feel too guilty about jumping on the
Broncos/Manning bandwagon. As a result, my post-season hopes
were crushed along with those of everyone else in my newly adopted
city. There’s always next year.
As for interests, I love to travel. The best part of law school
Bob at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
was study abroad my third year, which gave me a base in London
from which I visited as much of Europe as possible. My favorite destinations have been Iceland, Ireland,
Croatia, and Peru. Oddest thing I’ve seen: pink flamingo’s wading in a half-frozen lake at 12,000 feet in
Bolivia’s altiplano. Weirdest thing I’ve eaten: putrefied shark, an Icelandic delicacy (I really don’t recommend
it). Next up: a Yellowstone road trip at the end of May.
Bob Greenslade, Senior Associate
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
Tabor Center
1200 17th Street, Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80202-5835
(303)801-2747
rgreenslade@fulbright.com
PAGE 9
Who is CEMS
eMS?
John Bolders, Olsson Associates, Colorado Region Office Leader
My parents immigrated to Colorado in 1962 from the Netherlands.
We spent a few years in Canada before moving to Colorado, eventually
settling in Littleton. I earned my Bachelor’s degree from the University of
Colorado in 1976 (Biology) and my Master’s degree from Colorado State
University in 1980 (Wildlife Biology). I married my wife of 32 years in 1980.
I wanted to manage exotic game, so I moved in 1981 to Corpus Christi, Texas, to pursue wildlife
management opportunities on the 800,000-acre King Ranch. The job never happened because I started to
work for the Texas Department of Water Resources as a hazardous waste compliance inspector. After three
years of inspecting refineries, petrochemical plants, hazardous waste landfills, and injection wells, we decided
to return with our newborn baby to the Denver area.
In early 1985, I met Patric Galvin, Kemper Will, and Regan Heath. We started a consulting firm named
Industrial Compliance, focusing on hazardous waste management and solid waste landfill design. We
performed many hazardous waste inspections and cleanups and designed many of the current solid waste
landfills along the Front Range. From a historical perspective, Industrial Compliance
was one of the founders of CHWMS and I have been a member since 1987.
My favorite project was the Aerrco solvent-recycling site cleanup, which
began shortly after we started the company. The Aerrco project involved the removal
of several hundred hazardous waste drums, cleanout of solvent recycling distillation
bottoms from tanks, and groundwater assessment and remediation. During this
process, I had the privilege of working with some of the brightest and most energetic
young attorneys in Denver representing the various potentially responsible parties for
the cleanup. I was young and relatively inexperienced at project management, but
the attorneys (collectively) were more than willing to provide me with the valuable
commodity called “experience.” Maybe you will recognize some of the names of
those young attorneys – Linda Rockwood, Betsy Temkin, Jim Spaanstra, Alan
Gilbert, and Roger Freeman.
John Bolders
In the early 1990s, we sold Industrial Compliance to a division of
the Southern Pacific Railroad. Shortly thereafter, I started Maxxim
Environmental with Stuart Francone, Brian Kindsvatter, and Craig Pruett,
specializing in hazardous waste management and transactional due
diligence for the oil and gas industry. In 1998, we joined Terracon, and I
became the regional environmental manager. Beginning in 2008, I worked
with Cardno-TEC, providing environmental management systems
consulting to NASA and the Marines.
John and daughter Darcy on Grand Lake
In July 2012, I joined Olsson Associates as the Colorado
region lead and remain involved in hazardous waste consulting, environmental management systems, and due
diligence for the oil and gas industry. Olsson Associates provides engineering and design services in
transportation, structural, water resources, water/wastewater, land development, landscape architecture and
urban planning, environmental resources and compliance, and survey. The firm has more than 20 offices in the
Midwest and Southwest U.S.
My wife, Becky, and I have six children, eight grandchildren, and 34 nephews/nieces. Darcy is my
youngest at 18; she will graduate in May and will attend Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, to study
nursing. That will be a major change for us – empty nesters!
John Bolders, Colorado Region Office Leader
Olsson Associates
4690 Table Mountain Drive, Suite 200
Golden, CO 80403
(303)273-2072
jbolders@olssonassociates.com
PAGE 10
If you missed our last meeting, February 12. . .
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA)
Restoration Success of Mined Lands in Colorado by Henry
Austin Department of Interior, Office of Surface Mining
The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) was formed within the Department of the Interior in
1977. The mission of OSM is to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects
of surface coal mining operations.
There are three Regional OSM offices: Appalachian, Mid-Continent and Western.
Within the Western Regional office, there are three area offices, in Farmington, New Mexico,
Albuquerque, New Mexico and Olympia, Washington, and three field offices, in Denver,
Colorado, Casper, Wyoming, and the Tribal field office. Currently there are 10 active tribal
mine properties with the Navajo, Hopi, Crow and Ute Mountain Ute nations.
In the beginning (1977), OSM directly enforced mining laws and arranged cleanup of
abandoned mine lands. Today, most coal states have developed their own programs. OSM’s
focus is on oversight of the state programs and developing new tools through technology
transfer to help the states and tribes get the job done.
In Colorado, OSM collaborates with “stakeholders” including individual citizens, the
Colorado Mining Association (CMA), Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety
(DRMS), Western Governors Association, Western Interstate Energy Board, Interstate Mining
Compact Commission, and various national, regional and local environmental nongovernmental organizations.
On February 13, 2012, CEMS was pleased to have Henry Austin, from the OSM
Reclamation and Enforcement Division speak on successful restorations in Colorado. Mr.
Austin’s take-home message is that mined land restoration success is the result of significant
planning. Stakeholder outreach and environmental stewardship during mining and restoration
are used to ensure the land is restored to beneficial use. Land, water and vegetation uses
are approved by DRMS to meet “agreed upon measurement protocols and success criteria.”
There is no guessing on post-mining land use, rather the determination is the result of to a
scientific, deliberate process. Measurements must meet agreed upon success criteria for
companies to secure bond release.
Mr. Austin’s slides can be viewed at: Link to presentation slides:
http://chwms.org/files/CEMS%20February%202013%20presentation%20%5B1%5D.pdf