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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />June 16, 2014 <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C -1981 -035) <br />Technical Revision No. 22 (TR -22) <br />Dear Ms. Talvitie, <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Directorl5tate Engineer <br />The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reviewed the above- referenced King Coal Mine <br />permit renewal application received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) on May <br />8, 2014. The applicant is requesting a technical revision to allow drilling of up to nine exploration <br />boreholes for the purpose of evaluating coal reserves within the approved permit area. King Coal Mine <br />is an underground coal mining operation located approximately 6 miles southwest of Hesperus, CO. <br />Should any of the nine proposed exploration boreholes be used to access ground water for <br />water monitoring purposes, either notification or a permit from this office would be required. If it is the <br />intent of the operator to plug and abandon the monitoring well within one (1) year of construction, they <br />may construct it under the Notice of Intent to Construct Monitoring Hole(s) by filling out and submitting <br />Form No. GWS -51 at least 3 days prior to construction. If it is the intent of the operator to use the <br />monitoring well for longer than one (1) year, or if the operator would like to retain maximum flexibility <br />in future permitting of the structure as a production well, this office recommends they construct it <br />under a monitoring well permit. A monitoring well permit may be applied for by filling out and <br />submitting the Monitoring and Observation Well Permit Application, Form No. GWS -46. Additional <br />information concerning the aforementioned notification /permitting processes may be found at: <br />htt : /water_state.co.usJ roundwater /weiIpermit /Pages /ObservationHoles s asax. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this application. If you have any further <br />questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me directly at this office or the local Water <br />Commissioner, Matthew Schmitt, who may be contacted at (970) 749 -7913 or via email at <br />Matthew.Schmitt@state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />aleb Fo <br />Water R ources Engineer <br />cc: Robert Genualdl, Division 7 Engineer (via email) <br />Matt Schmitt, District 33 Water Commissioner (via email) <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax; 303 -866 -3589 <br />http://water.state.co.us <br />