2016-08-25_REVISION - C1980007 (5)

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1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Robert W. Randall, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 August 25, 2016 Alan Boehms Office of Surface Mining Western Region 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 Denver, CO 80202 Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) Technical Revision Application No. 139 (TR-139) Reduction of Sites in Hydrology Monitoring Program. Dear Mr. Boehms: The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on August 25, 2016, an application to revise coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. TR-139 proposes to revise the hydrologic monitoring program at the West Elk Mine, so that the number of sites required to be monitored is reduced. Those sites proposed for elimination from the monitoring network were selected based on the assertion that they no longer provide valuable data. The applicant is not proposing additional surface disturbance outside of the area currently approved for disturbance. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles East of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: All or portions of: Sections 9 through 36 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 90 West; Sections 23 through 26 (inclusive), Township 13 South, Range 91 West; and Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Township 14 South, Range 90 West; all of the 6th Principal Meridian. Located in Gunnison and Delta Counties