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rC*oDNR= <br />October 3, 2018 <br />COK&l W011:T2\ DI411 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Williams Fork Mine, C-1981-044 <br />Adequacy Review RN7 <br />Robin, <br />I have finished my review of the revised pages that were submitted in response to the RN -7 adequacy <br />review. The following adequacy questions are organized by section. If you have any additional <br />questions, please let me know. <br />2.04.12 — Prime Farmland <br />The Division made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmland in its issuance <br />findings of September 1983. There is no new evidence indicating that this decision should be changed. <br />However, the revised page 2.04-46.1 needs to be updated so the reasons given for the negative <br />determination are consistant and accurate. Please address the following comments: <br />- The paragraph refering to the amount of annual precipitation as a determinant of prime farmland <br />is not supported by Rule 2.04.12 -Prime Farmland Investigation. Please remove this paragraph as <br />it does not support the finding of `negative determination for the presence of prime farmland.' <br />A USDA, SCS letter dated December 23, 1986 was submitted with the last response from MCM. <br />The letter states that the Eagle Mine has a growing season of 77 days. This information is <br />inconsistant with the permit Section 2.04.8 which states the mine area has a growing season of <br />120 days, and Exhibit K of the permit states the growing season is 94 days. Please update these <br />sections so the information is consistent. <br />2.05.6 — Mitigation of Impacts of Mining, Fish and Wildlife <br />The responses to questions 9 and 10 are adequate. <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Robert W. Randall, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />flF'C-0 <br />H <br />I <br />'F1876 <br />