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Table of Contents <br />Introduction....................... ............................... <br />2 <br />I. Proposed Decision ................. ............................... <br />3 <br />II. The Review Process ................ ............................... <br />4 <br />III. Description of the Environment ....... ............................... <br />9 <br />A. General and Affected Area ........ ............................... <br />9 <br />B. Geology and Topography ........ ............................... <br />10 <br />C. Surface Water ................ ............................... <br />11 <br />D. Ground Water ............... ............................... <br />13 <br />E. Soils <br />15 <br />F. Vegetation and Land Use ........ ............................... <br />18 <br />G. Fish and Wildlife .............. ............................... <br />19 <br />H. Climate 19 <br />47 <br />IV. Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan ........................ <br />19 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Section A <br />- Rule 2.07.6 ............ ............................... <br />22 <br />Section B - <br />Rule 4 ............... ............................... <br />26 <br />I. <br />Roads .............. ............................... <br />26 <br />II. <br />Support Facilities ....... ............................... <br />27 <br />III. <br />Hydrologic Balance ..... ............................... <br />27 <br />IV. <br />Topsoil ............. ............................... <br />43 <br />V. <br />Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings .............. <br />47 <br />VI. <br />Use of Explosives ...... ............................... <br />47 <br />VII. <br />Disposal of Excess Spoil .. ............................... <br />48 <br />VIII. <br />Coal Mine Waste Banks .. ............................... <br />48 <br />IX. <br />Coal Mine Waste ....... ............................... <br />48 <br />X. <br />Backfilling and Grading .. ............................... <br />48 <br />XI. <br />Revegetation .......... ............................... <br />49 <br />XII. <br />Post - Mining Land Use ... ............................... <br />55 <br />XIIL <br />Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ........ <br />56 <br />XIV. <br />Protection of Underground Mining .......................... <br />56 <br />XV. <br />Subsidence Control ..... ............................... <br />56 <br />XVL <br />Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ................... <br />56 <br />XVII. <br />Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ......................... <br />56 <br />XVIII. <br />Operations on Prime Farmland ............................. <br />57 <br />1 <br />