2017-11-01_PERMIT FILE - C1981035A (14)

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custom built liner. This would require the services of a local contractor with a track hoe or other heavy equipment. Interim water would need to be provided using a temporary tank. Water would be hauled by truck to the site. The power line and telephone line to John's house would not be affected by this permit application In the event that subsidence cracks damage any barbed wire fence within the permit area (a fencepost could be dislodged or strands of barbed wire could stretch and break or sag), GCC Energy, LLC would be happy to fix said fences without charge to the landowner or will reimburse the landowner for any repairs necessary. Damage to the two -track dirt roads could occur if a subsidence crack were to intercept the road. Any cracks of this nature could be easily filled with loose dirt or gravel at GCC Energy's expense; however, due to the present condition of the road, cracks of this nature would be virtually unnoticeable. The buildings and structures on and around the surface facility area of the mine will not be damaged by subsidence because there are no minable coal seams beneath this area. SUBSIDENCE MONITORING PROGRAM The Huntington Irrigation Ditch, Pond and Pipeline, and the adjacent surface area have been inspected on a quarterly basis since 1981 by a qualified person for evidence of subsidence caused by underground mining. The Huntington Pond, as expanded in 2016, will be added to that list. Results of these inspections are reported to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining 8s Safety. Quarterly visual inspections of the Huntington Ditch to date have not indicated evidence of damage, nor have they indicated that water is lost to the mine via surface fracturing. Quarterly inspections of the Crawford Irrigation Ditch commenced once mining and pillaring operations had been conducted in that area. Field observations indicate that surface subsidence features are present above abandoned portions of the mine. These features are in the form of cracks which are typically 4" to 6" wide and may be several hundred feet long. These cracks tend to parallel pillared out mining sections. GCC Energy, LLC will continue to monitor these cracks on a quarterly basis. Should visual inspection determine that a subsidence crack is approaching a possible intercept with the ditch, the location of the crack and its relation to the ditch will be mapped and monitored closely. Survey monitoring stations are for mapping purposes only. Should it appear eminent that the ditch and a subsidence crack will intersect; the effected portion of the ditch will be lined with flexible plastic conduit or other means equally effective to ensure the continuous and unrestricted flow of water. At least one month prior to retreat mining near the Marc Crawford house, subsidence monitoring monuments were placed and surveyed near the house by a registered surveyor in such a way that subsidence can be detected from a survey monument outside the affected area of mining, should it occur. These monuments were surveyed quarterly for two quarters following the time that pillars were extracted from the area. These monuments were then be monitored annually for two years to assure that no subsidence had occurred. The monuments remains in place in the event that future questions arise concerning subsidence. Location of these monuments and the structures they are to monitor are shown on Map King I-013. In the event that any of the aforementioned ponds, ditches, pipelines or utilities were damaged between regular GCC Energy inspections, the landowner will probably become aware immediately. They will, in turn, notify GCC Energy immediately. GCC Energy, LLC King I Mine Section 2.05.6 Page 4 July 11, 2017 (RN -07)