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5/15/17 <br />6/6/2017: The BLM controlled road does not affect the Steven's Gulch parcels. The road is <br />approximately 3 miles away from the Steven's gulch parcels. <br />12. Is there any R -O -M coal still near or close to the Steven's Gulch property to be sold? <br />No. All of the ROM coal has been removed. <br />13. It is clear that when the Loadout was built by Westmoreland, there were no detailed <br />requirements for how reclamation was to be achieved—just a general requirement to return the <br />site to "cropland" its historical land use ... so no topsoil was stockpiled at the sites. Can you <br />confirm, however, that when the permits for the leases were reviewed to be renewed, there <br />were specific requirements signed off on by Bowie Resources on Loadout sites reclamation? <br />There is a detailed revegetation plan to return the area to cropland. In order to achieve final <br />bond release the area will need to meet production standards in the permit. <br />14. The 2/9/2015 costs to reclaim the load out do not specifically mention the areas by the river <br />near the railroad bridge. Can you point to how the reclamation affects the areas below the site <br />and near the bridge? <br />6/6/2017: The reclamation of these areas are included in the cost estimate items for the load <br />out. Tasks for re -grading, placing topsoil and reseeding cover the railroad spur and lands <br />affected by the loadout activities. <br />15. Is the bridge owned by Bowie or the railroads? Who is responsible for any liabilities associated <br />with its upkeep or control now that the rail lines were pulled from it (as part of the reclamation <br />previously completed by Bowie). If the Hwy 133 parcels are sold through change of use, who <br />continues to have the liability? <br />6/6/2017: Bowie currently has bond monies posted for the reclamation activities associated <br />with reclaiming the bridge. Currently Bowie is responsible for the liabilities of the bridge. If the <br />bridge is in the portions of the loadout to be sold, then Bowie will be responsible for the bridge <br />until the land is approved for a bond release in the future. <br />16. The 46KV electric line was put in by DMEA as a requirement of the mining operations of <br />Westmoreland, to provide power for the envisioned conveyor system (never built) but also to <br />provide power to the silos, elevated conveyor system, etc. at the Loadout and truck dump. It <br />also served the East Mine and temporary West Mine through substations which reduced the <br />voltage for those mines use. These substations removal is part of the reclamation—but no <br />mention is made of required reclamation of the high voltage overhead line. Is there no <br />requirement by Bowie to share in its removal costs? <br />6/6/2017: The above question has been included in the Division's Preliminary Adequacy <br />Review, sent to the operator on June 2, 2017. <br />17. The Loadout area has two sedimentation ponds (required to capture seepage from the coal piles <br />and waste at the site). Who will be required to monitor those sites for waste contamination if <br />the final reclamation is not completed? Would it be a requirement of the new owner? <br />Questions on Bowie 1 reclamation requirements <br />