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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />'department of Na`.unil ResuuiI es <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />May 23, 2016 <br />Mr. Chris Gilbreath <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 33695 <br />Denver, CO 80233-0695 <br />RE: New Horizon Mine, Permit No. C-1981-008 <br />2014 and 2015 Annual Reclamation Reports Review <br />Dear Mr. Gilbreath: <br />The Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (Division) received the 2014 Annual Reclamation Report <br />(ARR) for the New Horizon Mine on March 16, 2015 and the 2015 ARR was received on March 16, 2016. The <br />ARR requirements are found in Rule 2.04.13 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has finished its review of the 2014 and 2015 ARRs. The reports were complete and had all the <br />required information. The Division does has a couple of clarifying questions. <br />The following questions are about the ARR forms: <br />a) The acreages for backfilled and graded are inconsistent from year to year. In 2013 it was 689.33, in <br />2014 it was 671.23 and in 2015 it is 697.93. Please update the acreage values for 2014 and 2015. <br />b) The acres topsoiled 2013 `cumulative total' is different from the 2014 `last year's cumulative total.' <br />These two values should be the same. Please update the acreage values. <br />c) The acres seeded 2013 `cumulative total' is different from the 2014 `last year's cumulative total.' <br />These two values should be the same. Please update the acreage values. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (303) 866-3567 ext 8142. <br />Sincerely, <br />Aw�4--L"71 <br />Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />brock.bowles@state.co.us <br />cc <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />