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COLORADO
<br />Division of Reclarnation,
<br />Mining and Safety
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Roorn 215
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />Mn. Jerry Nettleton
<br />Seneca If West Mine
<br />Seneca Property 1L,I..,C
<br />29515 Routt County road No. 27
<br />Oak Creek, CO 80467
<br />Re: Seneca Coal Company, Seneca If West Mine, Permit Renewal No. 6
<br />Preliminary Adequacy Review
<br />Dear Mr. Nettleton:
<br />rl,l, e Division has reviewed Seneca Property, 1L,I..,C's (SP) application for a permit renewal
<br />(RN6) for the Seneca If West Mine in accordance with Rule 2.08.5. r I'hc Division has
<br />identified the following items ofconcern or comment:
<br />Rule 4.07: SP provided well abandonment reports to the Division on May 29,
<br />2015 for seven groundwater wells.
<br />Please update "fable 15 2 with the current status of all wells.
<br />Several wells ins r I'able 15 ..2 report than monitoring has stopped. I Pave these
<br />wells been abandoned in accordance with Rule 4.07.1(1), and applicable
<br />abandonment reports filed with the Division? Wells in question include: WW3,
<br />WW3, GW S2W 30V, WHAIL,7 2, ww�I-Al-8, WWAIL,9, WW 15, WWC 17,
<br />ww200.
<br />1 Rule 4.05. 9(13) and Stipulation No. 39: SP has previously been approved to
<br />allow ponds to remain as permanent features. r l.'ab 20 Attachment 20 2 in the PAP
<br />shows that ponds 005, 009, 015, have been approved by the Division as
<br />permanent ponds, and have been approved by the Colorado State Engineer's
<br />Office (SEO). Stock ponds "1;' ...2, '1_' .3 , r I,_ 5 , r I,_ I'S r1'...20, rI,_24, "1_' ...26, and "1_' ...27 have
<br />been approved as permanent features by the Division, and have received approval
<br />by the SEO(
<br />a r 1,1, e Division has approved Ponds 006, 016, and 0117 to remain as
<br />permanent features, but SP has not provided "CEO's approval for these
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Roorn 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303,8663567 F 303,832,8106 Ih't'tl:a:l/rnining.sta'te.co.0 s
<br />John W. Hickenlool::)er, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director
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