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K2T LLC Linda Saunders and Tena Gallagher, members 34315 Forest Park Dr. Elizabeth, CO 80107 -7842 April 23, 2014 Colorado Division of Mining, Reclamation and Safety 1313 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203 To Staff Members and Board including Dave Barry (david.berrynstate.co.us), Dan Hernandez (daniel.hernandezn state. co.us), Janwet Bums (Janet. Binnskstate. co.us), Rob Zuvber (rob.zubernstate.co.us), Alysha Hernandez (alysha.hernandez @state.co.us) We are not sure why Mr. Barry is concerned about our right to present our issues before the Division's Board and plans to have the Division's attorney present during our telephone conference today. It seems that Dr. Corley had requested a hearing and it progressed. Reference: 10/9/2013- Hearing Postmonument Confirmation Request (Emailed) David Berry. To remind you of your directive, according to the "Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act ", "It is the intent of the general assembly to reclaim land affected by such operations as contemporaneously as possible with the surface coal mining operations so that the affected land may be put to a beneficial use. It is the further intent to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations, assure that the rights of surface landowners and other persons with a legal interest in the land or appurtenances thereto are fully protected from such operations; and to assure that appropriate procedures are provided for through the public participation in the development, revision, and enforcement of regulations, standards, reclamation plans, or programs established by the state under this article." Also "(11) "Imminent danger to the health and safety of the public" means the existence of any condition or practice, or any violation of a permit or other requirement of this article, in a surface coal mining and reclamation operation which could reasonably be expected to cause substantial physical harm to persons outside the permit area before such condition, practice, or violation can be abated." According to the 34 -33 -111. Reclamation plan requirements: (g) A detailed estimated timetable for the accomplishment of each major step in the reclamation plan; (h) The consideration which has been given to making the surface coal mining and reclamation operations consistent with surface -owner plans and with applicable state and local land use plans and programs; (i) The steps to be taken to comply with applicable air and water quality laws and regulations and any applicable health and safety standards as administered by applicable state and federal agencies. In January 2012, three family members, Linda Saunders, Paula Coulter and Tena Gallagher, met with Dan Hernandez and Janet Binns for over four hours explaining our concerns and were told that they were taking notes which we requested multiple times. We've never received them and it seems that the only concern that they even considered addressing after that meeting was the TR that was open at that time. Something is wrong with the system if basic concerns about the reclamation can't be addressed without having a TR attached to it. Also EF has been allowed to requestTechnical Revision and get around each problem with no remediation. At this time we asked the Division to adhere to their standards! This is a formal reauest for a hearing before the Board at the earliest bossible monthly meetin We will try to explain some of our concerns that have not been addressed. 1. Well water quality. Quoted from Tena Gallagher's email to the Division on July 25, 2012, "Southfield Mine has been mined by Energy Fuels since 1985. Originally Dorchester Coal drilled Wells 10, 16, 18, and 23 into different coal seams. At the 2003 Bond release hearing before the Colorado Division of Mining, Geology and