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AVCOLORADO <br />Division of Water Resources <br />Department o! Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821 <br />Deriver, CO 80203 <br />March 16, 2017 <br />Robert D. Zuber, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN -7) <br />Dear Mr. Zuber, <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 16 20V <br />0fX i�f <br />The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reviewed the above -referenced King Coal Mine <br />permit renewal application received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) <br />on February 23, 2017. The operator, GCC Energy, LLC, is requesting renewal of the mining and <br />reclamation permit. King Coal Mine is an underground coal mining operation located <br />approximately 7 miles southwest of Hesperus, CO. <br />No information was provided in the application materials concerning the estimated water <br />demand and proposed water supply for operations at the mine. This office recommends for future <br />referrals that DRMS require the applicant to outline the estimated water demand of operations at <br />the mine in addition to the water supply proposed to meet such demands. Such information is <br />imperative in providing substantive comment regarding any potential injury from operations. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this application. If you have any further questions <br />regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me directly at this office or contact the local <br />Water Commissioner. The Water Commissioner for District 33 can be reached by contacting the <br />Division 7 Main Office in Durango at (970) 247-1845. <br />Since y, <br />i <br />van ranco <br />Water Resources Engineer <br />cc: Division7 Engineer <br />HIF: KingCoa1Mine_C1981035_RN7.docx <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 <br />John W. Htckenlooper, Governor I Robert Randalt, Executive Director I Dick Wotfe, State Engineer <br />