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well as the proposed supply of this water. GCC provided two water decrees issued by the <br />District Court (Water Division 7), and DWR had no further requests regarding this renewal. <br />The State Historic Preservation Officer responded to the Division in a letter dated March 16, <br />2017. That letter contained the following: <br />"A search of our database indicates that three cultural resource inventories have been <br />conducted within portions of the permit area. No cultural resource sites that are listed on or <br />nominated to the State Register of Historic Places have been recorded within the permit area. As <br />most of Colorado has not been inventoried for cultural resources, our files contain incomplete <br />information. Consequently there is the possibility that as yet unidentified cultural resources exist <br />within the proposed permit area. The requirements under CRS 24- 80 part 13 apply and must be <br />followed if human remains are discovered during ground disturbing activities. " <br />In regards to the letter from the State Historic Preservation Officer, nothing was required of GCC <br />at the time of the renewal. <br />The Applicant Violator System (AVS) was queried by the Division on May 15, 2017; August 17, <br />2017; and October 25, 2017. No outstanding violations or issues were reported. During the time <br />period since RN -06 was issued (April 18, 2013), the following violation was issued: CV -2015- <br />001 was issued on May 11, 2015 because the northern margin of Coal Storage Pile #2 was found <br />to have overrun both the designated pad area and the surrounding collection ditch, and to have <br />encroached upon undisturbed ground from which topsoil had not been previously salvaged. <br />GCC paid a fine and performed the required abatement steps. This violation was terminated by <br />the Division on May 18, 2015. <br />Description of the Environment <br />The King Coal permit boundary can be seen on Map King II -001 and other maps in the PAP. <br />Land Use (2.04.3) <br />The area known as "Hay Gulch" has historically been a source of coal production. Numerous <br />abandoned underground mines exist throughout the Hay Gulch drainage. The King Coal Mine is <br />now the sole active coal mining operation in Hay Gulch, and in La Plata County. Historically, <br />the valley floor of Hay Gulch has been used for grazing and production of hay. The surrounding <br />uplands have been used primarily for rangeland (grazing), with a secondary use of wildlife <br />habitat. The area is sparsely populated. More information concerning land use can be found in <br />Sections 2.04.3 and 2.05.5 of the permit application package (a.k.a. permit). <br />Cultural and Historic Resources (2.04.4) <br />The valley known as Hay Gulch has been settled since the late 1800s, deriving its name from the <br />fact that the U.S. Cavalry once stationed at nearby Fort Lewis obtained hay for their horses from <br />the valley. The Hay Gulch Cemetery is located within the permit area, on a low ridge west of the <br />King II access to County Road 120. The cemetery was utilized from the 1880s to the 1920s and <br />was fenced in 1976. Construction of the Hay Gulch Irrigation Ditch was begun from the La <br />5 <br />