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George V. Patterson, Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. Page 2 February 12, 2015 Review related to Citizen Complaint .2 It will be referred to as the "June 2013 Memo" henceforth in this letter. A follow up to the original application packet was received from EFCI on January 19, 2015, comprising a letter discussing MW -NW and an accompanying sketch. The Division received comments from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), on January 14, 2015.3 CPW found no water quality issues in the data supplied by EFCI and would endorse the termination of water monitoring provided that "reclamation has been completed to the satisfaction of [DRMS], and water leakage from the mine area is not a concern ". The Division also received comments from several citizens, or groups of citizens, in relation to TR43: • On November 19, 2014, an email was received from Dr. Corley 4It will be referred to as the "November 2014 Corley comments ". • On December 8, 2014 emails were received from South Central Land and Mining, LLC5 and K2T, LLC6. These two emails contain much of the same content and will be referred to as the "December 2014 Vento comments ". The November 2104 Corley comments comprise two substantive issues: • A question referring to previously stated concerns over the loss of water from Newlin Creek • A comment referring to presumed errors in reports prepared by Bishop - Brogden Associates (BBA) on behalf of EFCI These issues will be addressed within the broader content of this review. The December 2014 Vento comments object to TR43. The content comprises a number of questions and statements relating to surface water and groundwater, as well as procedural comments, requests and demands. The Division's understanding of these comments is summarized as follows: • A general concern over the adequacy of the approved groundwater monitoring plan • An assertion that the Southfield mine has had a negative impact on groundwater quantity, and a related demand that EFCI provide wells to the landowners in order to compensate for the loss of groundwater • A request for additional monitoring of the water quality in Newlin Creek • A request that the Division enforces NOV CV- 2013 -002 • A request that the water quality of pond 4 be tested, based on the assumption that pond 4 will be left as a permanent impoundment • A request for a hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) The first five of these six issues will be addressed within the broader content of this review. The request for a board hearing is noted; a response addressing the request was sent to Tena Gallagher and Linda Saunders of the Vento group on December 23, 2014.