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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />A7 Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />August 30, 2016 <br />Chris Gilbreath <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 33695 <br />Denver, CO 80233-0695 <br />Re: New Horizon 2 (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br />Phase I Bond Release 18 (SL -18) <br />Adequacy Review 1 <br />Dear Mr. Gilbreath: <br />The Division completed its field inspection and review of the SL -18 application and has the following questions <br />and comments: <br />Comments were received from Ms. Turner in a fax dated April 16, 2016. Ms. Turner's comments were <br />largely centered on the theme that `haul roads should not have a ten year bond period in a farming <br />community.' The Division replied to Ms. Turner's comments in a May 5, 2016 letter. Although the <br />Division did not agree with Ms. Turner interpretation of the haul road Rules, it did recognize that <br />requiring the NE Haul to go through the 10 year liability period could create an obstacle to a landowner <br />managing their property. A meeting was held with Ms. Turner to discuss options. The Division <br />proposed that the NE Haul road can remain as a permanent feature giving vehicle access to farmer's <br />property and can then be released with the adjoining property during the upcoming Phase III bond <br />release. Ms. Turner felt this was an adequate solution. The NE Haul Road is being requested as a <br />permanent feature in TR -75. <br />2. A section of the BB Detour Road, north of the BB Road has not been fully reclaimed. This section of <br />the road provides access to the CCC ditch headgate, is surfaced with asphalt and crosses two properties, <br />WFC and Richards. It is unclear in the permit if the property owners want this section of the road to <br />remain in place and surfaced with asphalt. Please provide letters from the landowners stating that the <br />headgate access road can remain in its current configuration. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at (303) 866-3567 ext 8142. <br />Sincerely, <br />4aA__L <br />Brock Bowles <br />pF COlO <br />H <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us I <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Robert W. Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director ** <br />