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Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety for the Southfield Mine <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br />for Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety or the Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit <br />renewal, or permit revision. These findings are based on information made available to the <br />Division that demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the <br />Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to <br />the Act. <br />The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with <br />that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed <br />in accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles. <br />This findings document is updated upon permit renewal, which occurs every five years for most <br />mines. This is the renewal findings document for the Southfield Mine, which has a five -year <br />permit term. The following findings were reevaluated and updated if necessary to reflect <br />changes which have occurred during the past permit term. Any stipulations from the original <br />permit and findings document or subsequent revisions that have been totally resolved to the <br />satisfaction of the Division, have been removed from this document. <br />The stipulation history for the Southfield Mine was reviewed as part of the renewal process. <br />Review included investigation of the stipulation response file, revisions to the permit, and the <br />previous midterm review (February 2013). Stipulations are a binding part of the permit. At the <br />time of this renewal (RN -06), there are no active or un- resolved stipulations to the Southfield <br />mining permit. <br />Section A - Rule 2.07.6 <br />The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these <br />rules have been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)). <br />2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available <br />to the Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly <br />accomplished at the Southfield Mine (2.07.6(2)(b)). <br />3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the <br />general area on the hydrologic balance, as required in Rule 2.07.6(2), has been made by <br />the Division. This assessment is available for inspection at the offices of the Division. <br />The Division finds that the operations proposed under the application have been designed <br />13 <br />