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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. HEADQUARTERS: PO BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 July 14, 2015 Technical Adequacy Response Dear Mr. Zuber: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo). Therefore, Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is submitting this adequacy response for TR -105 to Permit No. C-1981-019. Tri-State received your adequacy comments dated May 20, 2015, and has the following response to comment 16. 16. In the cover letter for Technical Revision 105 Tri-State states that they have consulted landowners with regards to the proposed post -mining topography and received verbal approval for the changes. Please provide the Division with written verification of landowner approval for the proposed post -mining topography. These letters should include, at a minimum, BLM and CPW. Response: On August 20, 2014, Tri-State met with Mr. Jerod Smith from the Colorado State Land Board, Mr. Jeff Goncalves with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and Mrs. Jennifer Maiolo and Mr. Hunter Seim of the Bureau of Land Management and presented the proposed post - mine topography submitted under TR -105. All parties were informed on how the proposed changes to the post -mine topography affected each individual landowner property, and they were also presented with the opportunity to ask any questions they may have had. All parties verbally- agreed to the proposed post -mine topography presented during the meeting. At the request of the Division on May 20, 2015, each landowner has provided a concurrence letter indicating they agree with the proposed post -mine surface submitted under TR -105. A copy of each letter has been included under with this response. These letters are provided for documentation purposes for the permanent record only, and are not intended to become part of the permit application package. CRAM, STATIt1N EY -At ANI E STA FION NUCLA STATION PO81}X'311' 1," NVh 91, N() dUX-398 I .'t I It" ._Fail, (1) ,71r., r; 1111' FRFWIT"T ^ASM 37945 NIJ.`..LA :0 8`424 371 824 -1.111 S05 9'2 5200 910-964 11'.; RECEIVED Mr. Rob Zuber Environmental Protection Specialist Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety JUL 16 2015 Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Division of Reclamation, Denver, CO 80203 Mining & Safety RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. Permit No. C-1981-019 Technical Revision No. 105 (TR -105), Post Mining Topography Modification Technical Adequacy Response Dear Mr. Zuber: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo). Therefore, Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is submitting this adequacy response for TR -105 to Permit No. C-1981-019. Tri-State received your adequacy comments dated May 20, 2015, and has the following response to comment 16. 16. In the cover letter for Technical Revision 105 Tri-State states that they have consulted landowners with regards to the proposed post -mining topography and received verbal approval for the changes. Please provide the Division with written verification of landowner approval for the proposed post -mining topography. These letters should include, at a minimum, BLM and CPW. Response: On August 20, 2014, Tri-State met with Mr. Jerod Smith from the Colorado State Land Board, Mr. Jeff Goncalves with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and Mrs. Jennifer Maiolo and Mr. Hunter Seim of the Bureau of Land Management and presented the proposed post - mine topography submitted under TR -105. All parties were informed on how the proposed changes to the post -mine topography affected each individual landowner property, and they were also presented with the opportunity to ask any questions they may have had. All parties verbally- agreed to the proposed post -mine topography presented during the meeting. At the request of the Division on May 20, 2015, each landowner has provided a concurrence letter indicating they agree with the proposed post -mine surface submitted under TR -105. A copy of each letter has been included under with this response. These letters are provided for documentation purposes for the permanent record only, and are not intended to become part of the permit application package. CRAM, STATIt1N EY -At ANI E STA FION NUCLA STATION PO81}X'311' 1," NVh 91, N() dUX-398 I .'t I It" ._Fail, (1) ,71r., r; 1111' FRFWIT"T ^ASM 37945 NIJ.`..LA :0 8`424 371 824 -1.111 S05 9'2 5200 910-964 11'.;