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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br /> HEADQUARTERS: P.O.BOX 33695 DENVER,COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br /> April 3,2019 <br /> Mr.Brock Bowles <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: New Horizon Mine <br /> Permit No.C-1981-008 <br /> Adjacent Support Facility Area <br /> Dear Mr.Bowles, <br /> Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc.("Tri-State"),is the parent <br /> company to Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation,LLC(ERMR)New Horizon Mine. The New <br /> Horizon Mine operates under the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(DRMS)Permit <br /> No.C-1981-008. <br /> Rule 1.04(71)states,"...All of the land uses defined below may include land used for <br /> support facilities which are adjacent to,or are an integral part of the land..." Tri-State,therefore <br /> requests retention of a 0.5-acre parcel of irrigated pasture south of BB County Road and east of <br /> 2700 Road as an adjacent support facility area. The area is shown on Map 2.05.4-5 of the permit <br /> application package. Retention of this area provides a great benefit to Tri-State's private <br /> property and supports the post mine land directly adjacent to this area. <br /> 1,Barry Ingold,as representative of Tri-State and the surface landowner,hereby request <br /> that the 0.5-acre area noted above be an adjacent support facility area as defined in Rule <br /> 1.04(71). This adjacent support facility area is an integral part of Tri-State's land management <br /> activities on its property and will be extremely beneficial for post-mine land use in the area. <br /> If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to call me at(303)254- <br /> 3313. 1 appreciate your attention to this matter. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> @, 60 V—XgV <br /> Barry W, ngold <br /> Senior Vice President,Generation <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUN/TY/AFF/RMATIYE ACTION EMPLOYER CRAIG STATION FSCALANTE STATION NUCIA STATION <br /> P.O.Box 7557 PA.Box 577 7A SO2 M5 <br /> A TiwC{utOne Energy Caopera[Ive � CRAIG.co Stw-vos PREWITT,NN nods Nucu.ao 51424-OM <br /> 970424M11 SWE76-2271 975-164-7316 <br /> Page 8 April 2019 (TR-89) <br />