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Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />for Traper Mine Inc. <br />Explanation of Findings <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for <br />Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the <br />Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit renewal or permit <br />revision. These findings are based on information made available to the Division that demonstrates <br />that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. <br />The findings in the following Sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with that <br />Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed in <br />accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles. <br />This findings document is updated upon permit renewal, occurring every five years for Trapper <br />Mine. This is the renewal findings document (RN7) for Trapper Mine Inc. for a five-year permit <br />term. <br />The following findings were reevaluated and updated as necessary to reflect changes that occurred <br />during the past permit term. Any stipulations from the original permit and findings document or <br />subsequent revisions that have been totally resolved to the satisfaction of the Division have been <br />removed from this document. <br />Section A — Findings required by Rule 2.07.6 <br />1. The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these <br />rules have been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)). <br />2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available <br />to the Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly <br />accomplished at Trapper Mine Inc. (2.07.6(2)(b)). <br />3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the <br />general area on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6(3), has been reviewed for RN7 <br />by the Division. This assessment, entitled Yampa River Cumulative Hydrologic Impact <br />Assessment (CHIA), is available for inspection at the offices of the Division. The Division <br />finds that the operations proposed under RN7 are designed to prevent damage to the <br />hydrologic balance outside the proposed permit area. <br />Page 63 of the CHIA document explains that potential spoils springs on the Trapper Mine may <br />increase total dissolved solids (TDS) in the Yampa River by 9 to 89 mg/1, depending on the <br />month. This contribution, in conjunction with TDS contributions to the Yampa River from other <br />mining operations in the watershed, will not degrade the river's waters to the 1000 mg/l TDS <br />Page 13 <br />Trapper RN7 Prepared by: R. Reilley <br />Nov 2017 <br />