2018-01-23_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981041

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43 C1981-041 RN7 findings study, SCC proposed a repair plan, in TR-69. The Division approved the plan on January 30, 2017. Two landowners objected to the proposed repair plan, and claimed they felt that the repair plan was not extensive enough. The landowners’ objection was heard by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board) on May 24 and 25, 2017. The Board upheld the Division’s decision to approve TR69. One of the landowners filed an appeal of the Board’s decision in Mesa County District Court on June 22, 2017. As of December 2017, this appeal has not been heard in Mesa County District Court. VI. Use of Explosives No blasting or explosive use is anticipated for the operation during this permit term. VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil The Roadside Portals Mine did not produce excess spoil. Any excess material would have been disposed of on the Coal Refuse Disposal Areas. VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks Information on coal processing waste and coal processing waste embankments can be found in Section 2.05.3(8), Tab13, of Volume 3 of the application. Three permitted refuse piles, CRDA-1, CRDA-2, and RSRDA, have been constructed to the specifications outlined in Tab 13 text, and in Appendices 13-4, 13,5 and 13-6 of the permit. See Exhibits 4, 5, 9A, 9B, 18, 51, 52, 53 and 55, for further information. Reclamation of the refuse disposal areas is addressed in various sections of Tab 14, Volume 5, of the permit application, and reclamation specifications are depicted on Exhibits 6C, 9C, 26, and 18. During mine operations, raw coal was processed at the preparation plant that was locat ed within the Roadside South facilities area, and clean coal was conveyed to a unit train loadout facility on the opposite side of the river, approximately a mile to the north. The reject material was transported by truck to the disposal sites in Coal Canyon (or the RSRDA pile prior to 1981). CRDA-2 has been fully reclaimed, and CRDA-1 has been reclaimed with the exception of a segment of temporary road up the side of the pile that has been left open to allow for disposal of coaly material during the course of reclamation operations. The slopes of the RSRDA have been fully reclaimed and revegetated. The flat top of the pile was approved as an equipment storage area during operations, and has not been revegetated. Refuse disposal within the Roadside Refuse Disposal Area (RSRDA) was completed in the early 1980's, and the slopes of the pile were temporarily stabilized. The flat top of the RSRDA is a permitted supply storage area. Final reclamation of the slopes of the RSRDA, including installation of approved terrace drains, was completed in the fall of 2002. A stability analysis for the RSRDA is provided in Appendix 13-4. Final grading is discussed