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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />November 20, 2015 <br />Mr. Zach Trujillo <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Permit No. C-1981-019, <br />Permit Revision No. 04 (PR -04) <br />Third Preliminary Adequacy Response, Adequacy Items 1 to 86 <br />Dear Mr. Trujillo: <br />RECEIVED <br />Nov 2 3 2015 <br />pMWN OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to <br />Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo). <br />Tri-State received your adequacy letter, dated October 14, 2015, and Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo has <br />the following responses to your concerns: <br />ITEM 1. Per the Colorado Division of Water Resources, well permits are required for pits that intercept <br />groundwater. Please revise the PAP accordingly to state that a permit(s) will be obtained if necessary. <br />The Division suggests that this discussion be placed in Section 4.05.12, although we are open to <br />suggestion should Colowyo staff believe that another part of the PAP would be more appropriate for this <br />text. <br />Response: Colowyo is working directly with the Colorado Division of Water Resources to discuss if and <br />what permits are required for the Collom Mine including the pit. If permits are required, Colowyo will <br />update Section 2.03. 10 in Volume 1 with the appropriate permits that have been obtained from the <br />Division of Water Resources. Until it is clear permits are required, no changes will be made to the PAP. <br />ITEM 2. Response is adequate. <br />ITEM 3. Response is adequate. <br />ITEM 4. Response is adequate. <br />ITEM 5. Response is adequate. <br />ITEM 6. It appears that Line 8 has an error. The quantity of inches should be 8, it appears. Please <br />correct. <br />Response: Line 8 of Table 2.04.9-16 has been corrected as requested. <br />ITEM 7. Response is adequate. <br />AN FOUR: OPPOPTUNITY / AFFfRMATiVE ACTION cMPU)YER <br />A Touchstone Energy"Cooperative <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />CRAIG, CO 81626-1307 PREWITT, NM 87045 NUCLA, CO 81424-0698 <br />970-824-4411 505-972-5200 970-864-7316 <br />