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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br /> <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br /> <br />October 7, 2013 <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br /> <br />Governor <br />Linda Saunders <br /> <br />Mike King <br />K2T <br />Executive Director <br />34315 Forest Park <br /> <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Elizabeth, CO 80107 <br />Director <br /> <br />Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014) <br /> Proposed Decision - Technical Revision No. 40 (TR-40) <br /> Energy Fuels requests removal of monitoring well MW-NW from the approved water <br />monitoring program. <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Saunders: <br /> <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has made a Proposed Decision for Technical Revision No. 40 <br />at the Southfield Mine. The Division took into account concerns you had identified in a letter to the Division <br />received on August 21, 2013. A second e-mailed letter was received on August 30, 2013. The Division <br />received a third e-mail from you on September 3, 2013. Your concerns were forwarded to the Division’s <br />hydrogeologist and evaluated in his review. <br /> <br />TR40 proposed to eliminate monitoring of Southfield’s monitoring well MW-NW. The Division finds that <br />elimination of monitoring well MW-NW still allows Energy Fuels Coal Inc.’s ground water monitoring <br />program to meet the requirements of Rule 4.05.13 (1)(a) and (c), and 4.05.13(3). <br /> <br />Concerns you had identified regarding flow in Newlin Creek have previously been addressed in a Division <br />memo titled, “Groundwater Review related to Citizen Complaint” dated June 3, 2013, available on the <br />Division’s laserfiche database. <br /> <br />Notice of the proposed decision will be published in the Cañon City Daily Record as soon as possible. The <br />first publication will initiate the ten (10) day public comment period for the Division's decision. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Janet H. Binns <br />Environmental Protection Specialist III <br />Janet.Binns@state.co.us <br /> <br /> <br />Office of Office of <br /> <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />