2016-12-14_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(23)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 12/14/2016
• Doc Name: Public Comment
• From: Kristin Krueger
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: TR110
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

1/9/2017 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - Fwd: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
STATE OF DRIVIS CoalAdmin - DNR, DNR <dnr dirms [e-mail]>
COLORADO,
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Fwd: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
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Musick - DNR, Jason <[e-mail]> Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:23 AM
To: DNR —DRMS—Coal—Admin <dnr—drms—coal—[e-mail]>
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From: Citizens for a Healthy Community <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:44 PM
Subject: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
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Cc: [e-mail]
The following comment letter was submitted by the named citizen through the website of the organization, Citizens for a
Healthy Community. It was submitted from the following page: http://www.citizensforahealthycommunity.org/bowie-coal-
gas if ication-plan L -proposal -comment
Please checlk -the (box IDear Director Brannon,
lbellow !if you agree -to
-the followling Iletteir, A It has come to irny attention that Bowie Resources, (_ILC is proposing to turn their
check iiia -the (box !is current Bowie No.. 2 coat mining site iinto a coat gasification plant. t allso understand
required iiia ordeirto, that the technology lbeiing proposed its experimental) and "patent pending".
sulbirnit -the -form to -the
BILIM. Bowie Resources its proposing to malke a significant change to its current mining
peirirnit (Permit INo.. C.-1996.-083) through a "routine" technical) revision application (TIR.-
110).. Bowie appears to be proposing to construct what amounts to an oit refinery and
possibly a new Ipoweir plant. lBowiie's IpiroposA its to construct a coal) gasification facility
on iits Bowie No.. 2 coat irnine site..
As stated iin the company's applliication, the facility, known as a "1DAX101M Plant," "willlt
be used to convert coat mime waste to synthetic gas which its then used either to
generate electricat power or diesel/fuet oil.."The project proposat envisions fiive coat
gasification units operating 24 houirs a day, and each capable of processing of 72 Loins
per day of coat irriine waste.. The plaird would be Ibuiillt w1heire the Bowie #2 Mine's cllean
coat stockpile resides, after that stockpile its depleted.
Such a facility would represent a dirannatic c1hainge within Bowie's perinit boundary,
potentially turning a coat mining operation iinto a hydrocarbon refinery facility. A
refinery is a very intensive, complicated, risky endeavor and at the end of the day iit's
a very different operation from coat mining. This is INOT a Techinicat Revision.
What's moire, theire, appears to be little to no information demonstrating that Bowie willl
effectiivelly protect publliic health and the enviroinirnent consistent vviflh Colorado coat
mining regulations.
II am particularly concerned over the impacts that the proposal) wilt have on water and
air quality, access to public lands and waters, fish and wildlife, on public lands in the
area, and on the agrarian character and quality of lliife of the North Fork Valley. t
respectfully request that IDIRIMS require Bowiie Resources, LLC to subirnit the
appropriate Permit Revision application and holld a public hearing on the proposed
plant.
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