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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />WEADIQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />March 27, 2018 <br />Mr. Zach Trujillo <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Permit No. C-1981-019 <br />Technical Revision No. 118 <br />Adequacy Reponses <br />Dear Mr. Trujillo, <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent <br />company to Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company <br />L.P. (Colowyo). Tri-State received your adequacy letter dated March 13, 2018 and is providing <br />the response below to your adequacy concern on behalf of Colowyo. The Colowyo Mine <br />operates under Permit No. C-1981-019. <br />1. Item is resolved. <br />2. Item is resolved. <br />3. Item is resolved. <br />4. Item is resolved. <br />5. Item is resolved. <br />6. Item is resolved. <br />7. Item is resolved. <br />8. Division: Proposed Topsoil Pile 36A has been included in the cumulative bond <br />schedule, Exhibit 13C. When reviewing proposed Map 28C - Topsoil Handling all <br />topsoil associated with proposed Topsoil Pile 36A is to be stripped and placed back <br />to the dated mining block of 2022 - 2024. However, as discussed with the pending <br />Renewal No. 7 process, the Division will be bonding for all disturbances associated <br />with current disturbances as well as up to the current permit term, (years 2017- <br />2021) with pending Renewal No. 7. Please provide the Division additional <br />explanation for the inclusion of Topsoil Pile 36A within Exhibit 13C. <br />AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />A Touchstone EnereCooperative ,jl( <br />n4 <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 _ P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />CRAIG, CO 81626-1307 PREWITT, NM 87045 NUCIA, CO 81424.0698 <br />970.624-4411 505-876-2271 970.864-7316 <br />