2016-12-13_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(88)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 12/13/2016
• Doc Name: Public Comment
• From: Hortense Plummer
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: TR110
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

1/12/2017
State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - Fwd: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
STATE OF DRIVIS CoalAdmin - DNR, DNR <dnr drms [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]> Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:49 PIVI
To: DNR —DRMS—Coal—Admin <dnr—drms—coal—[e-mail]>
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From: Citizens for a Healthy Community <tens i pi um@gmail. com >
Date: Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 4:56 PIVI
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 IBirannon,
lbellow !if you agree -to -the
follllowiiin Iletteir. A check iin It has corne to my attention that lBowiie Resources, (JLC is proposing to turn their
-the (box !is required iiin order current Bowie No.. 2 coM mining site into a coal) gasification plant. 1I allso
to sulbinnit -the -form -to -the understand that the technology being proposed its experiential) and "patent
IB IL M. pending".
(Bowie Resources its proposing to malke a significant change to its current mining
permit (Permit No. C.-1996.-083) through a "routine" technical) reviisiion applliication
(TIR.-110).. lBowie appears to be Iproposiing to construct what amounts to an oil)
refinery and possiblly a new power plant. lBowiie's proposal) is to construct a coM
gasification facility on iits lBowiie INo.. 2 coM mine site.
As stated iin the company's application, the facility, known as a "1DAX101M (Plant,"
11 W11 be used to convert coM mine waste to synthetic gas which its then used either
to generate electricM power or dieseIA6 oil.." The project proposal) envisions fiive
coa11 gasification uniits operating 24 hours, a day, and each capable of processing
of 72 tons per day of coa11 mine waste.. 'The plairA would be built Where the lBowiie
92 Mine's Glean coM stockpile resides, after that stockpile its depleted.
Such a facility would represent a dirarnatic change within Bowie's permit boundary,
potentially turning a coa11 irrniniing operation into a hydrocarbon refinery facility. A
refinery is a very intensive, complicated, iriislky endeavor and at the end of the day
it's a very different operation'from coM mining. This is NOT aTeclhnicM
Revision. What's amore, there appears to be little to no inforirnaUon demonstrating
that IBowiie W11 effectiivelly protect public Iheallth and the environment consistent
with Colorado coM mining regulations.
1I am pairticulady concerned over the impacts that the proposal) W11 have on water
and air quality, access to public (lands and waters, fish and wildlife, on Ipulbllic
lands iin the area, and on t1he agrarian character and quality of lliife of t1he North
IFork Valley. 1I respectfully request that IDIRIMS require Bonnie Resources, ILLC to
submit the appropriate Permit Revision application and Iholld a public Iheariing on
the proposed plant.
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