2018-01-23_REVISION - C1981041 (21)

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8 C1981-041 RN7 findings Permit Revisions PR-6: Approved November 18, 2016. Changed the post mining land use at the North Portal Area to commercial and Industrial. The Town of Palisade in conjunction with the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife plan to construct a state of the art shooting and training complex on the site. Surety Releases SL-10: Approved July 24, 2017. SL-10 approved final Phase III bond release on 4.0 acres located at the Roadside North Portal area. These areas have received approved for an industrial post-mining land use. The Town of Palisade and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are developing these areas into a shooting facility. The Division approved release of $14,089.16. SL-9: Partially Approved November 23, 2016. SL-9 approved Phase II liability on 13.1 acres and from Phase III liability on 9.6 acres. Also, the proposed decision will terminate Division jurisdiction on 0.2 acres of undisturbed land overlying underground workings. The Division released $97,202.20 of financial liability. SL-8: Partially Approved October 8, 2015. SL-8 approved Phase I, II, and III bond release on both disturbed and undisturbed acres located within the permit boundary at the Roadside North and South Portals Mine. Portions of these areas have been disturbed by mining facilities or structures or have been undermined. The Division approved; Phase I bond release on 22.2 disturbed acres, and 766.2 affected acres, Phase II bond release on 136.5 disturbed acres, and 880.5 affected acres, Phase III bond release on 128 disturbed acres, and 872.0 affected acres. SL8 approved release of $663,429.00. Reduction of the bond amount was conditioned upon submittal of a revision/or revisions to address suspected hydrologic communication in Tract #71. This condition was addressed with submittal and approval of MR-82 and TR-69. Status of Stipulations The stipulation history for the Roadside Portals was reviewed with this renewal application. The review included an investigation of any stipulations imposed, and any responses to existing stipulations received since the last midterm review. All previously issued stipulation have been complied with, or terminated, and there are no active stipulations attached to this permit. Any stipulations associated with this permit and issued over the life of this operation which are not discussed in this renewal application have been complied with or terminated. Enforcement Actions No enforcement actions were issued since the last midterm review of the Roadside Portals permit application package.