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Table of Contents <br />Introduction............................................................................................................. ............................... <br />l <br />ProposedDecision .................................................................................................. ............................... <br />2 <br />Summary................................................................................................................. .............................13 <br />TheReview Process ........................................................................................ .............................13 <br />PermittingHistory ........................................................................................... .............................14 <br />SiteDescription ............................................................................................... .............................15 <br />Land Use and Cultural and Historic Resource Information .................... .............................15 <br />Geology 16 <br />Hydrology.................................................................................................. .............................17 <br />Climatological Information ...................................................................... .............................18 <br />SoilsInformation ....................................................................................... .............................19 <br />Vegetation Information ............................................................................. .............................19 <br />Fish and Wildlife Information ................................................................. ............................... <br />20 <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans ..................................... .............................21 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ............. ............................... <br />24 <br />SectionA - Rule 2.07.6 ................................................................................... .............................24 <br />SectionB - Rule 4 ......................................................................................... ............................... <br />30 <br />I. Roads ...................................................................................... ............................... <br />30 <br />II. Support Facilities ...................................................................... .............................32 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance .................................................................. .............................32 <br />IV. Topsoil ...................................................................................... .............................36 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ............. .............................37 <br />VI. Use of Explosives ..................................................................... .............................37 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil ........................................................ ............................... <br />38 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks ........................................................... .............................38 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste ...................................................................... .............................38 <br />X. Backfilling and Grading ........................................................... .............................39 <br />XI. Revegetation ............................................................................. .............................39 <br />XH. Post - mining Land Use ............................................................ ............................... <br />40 <br />XHI. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ......................... <br />41 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining ........................................ ............................... <br />41 <br />XV. Subsidence Control .................................................................. .............................41 <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ...................... ............................... <br />43 <br />XVIL Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors .................................... ............................... <br />43 <br />XVIIL Operations on Prime Farmland .............................................. ............................... <br />44 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal .............................................................. .............................44 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes ...................................................... .............................44 <br />XXI. In -Situ Processing ..................................................................... .............................44 <br />