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RULE 4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS <br />RULE 4 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS <br />4.01 General Provisions <br />4.01.1 Scope and Objectives <br />Rule 4 establishes the minimum environmental protection performance standards adopted and <br />implemented under the Colorado regulatory program for surface coal mining and reclamation operations. <br />Colowyo has included information within this Section to insure that surface mining activities are <br />conducted in compliance with the performance standards and in a manner which maintains environmental <br />values. <br />4.02 Signs and Markers <br />4.02.1 Specifications <br />Colowyo has posted and will maintain all signs and markers required by this section. All of the signs are <br />of uniform design and can be easily seen or read. The signs are made either of metal or wood; they are <br />durable enough to withstand extreme climatic conditions that are inherent at the operations. The signs <br />conform with local ordinances and codes. <br />Colowyo will maintain signs and markers during the conduct of all activities to which they pertain. <br />4.02.2 Mine and Permit Identification Signs <br />Appropriate signs identifying the mine area are displayed at all major point of access to the permit <br />boundary from Highway 13/789 and Moffact County Roads 32 and 51. These signs indicate the name, <br />business address, and telephone number of Colowyo and identification numbers of mining and <br />reclamation permits. <br />4.02.3 Perimeter Markers <br />The perimeter of the permit boundary is marked with metal signs and/or wire fencing where appropriate. <br />Additional markers, if deemed necessary, include steel fence posts painted orange or capped with PVC <br />caps painted orange. <br />In 2014, working in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Colowyo upgraded some existing <br />grazing fences within the permit boundary, and installed new fences along several portion of the permit <br />boundary south and west of the South Taylor Pit that were previously signed but not fenced. This <br />collective effort allowed greater visibility of Colowyo's permit boundary, Colowyo private properties, <br />and provided a greater public safety boundary on BLM lands adjacent to the active mining area. <br />4.02.4 Duration of Maintenance <br />Colowyo will maintain signs and markers throughout the life of the operation or post new signs and <br />markers as necessary. <br />Rule 4 Performance Standards 4-1 Revision Date: 8/28/17 <br />Revision No.: TR -115 <br />