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Addition of PR-1 O Parcels (Federal Coal Lease COC-78825) <br /> PR-10 adds acreage to the PAP that was studied under the Environmental <br /> Assessment and Technical Resources Reports performed jointly by the Bureau of <br /> Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> for the Dunn Ranch Lease by Application area (coal lease COC-78825). Please see <br /> Appendix 15; Dunn Ranch LBA Area Environmental Assessment, Sections 3.4.2, <br /> 3.4.5, Appendix 16; Technical Resources Report, Section 2.3, and Appendix 17; <br /> Finding of No Significant Impact, Section 3, for descriptions and conclusions <br /> concerning hydrology and water resource information for the parcels added by PR-10. <br /> These documents often refer to E.A. DOI-BLM-CO-SO10-2011-0074-EA which can be <br /> located in Appendix 18. <br /> Dunn Ranch LBA E.A. (King II Appendix 15, Section 3.3): <br /> Cumulative Actions and Effects <br /> Cumulative effects for water resources would revolve around: 1), the Mormon Reservoir, 2), <br /> additional water needs if other coal mining expands in the area, and 3), domestic, <br /> agricultural, and livestock use of surface and groundwater resources as residential and <br /> agricultural growth continues in the CIAA. For surface water, increased diversion of water <br /> from the La Plata River would be a cumulative effect. For groundwater, agricultural and <br /> domestic use of water from the Hay Gulch alluvial aquifer and from the Point Lookout <br /> Sandstone aquifer would be cumulative effects. Because mining does not use groundwater, <br /> increased mining demand for water would affect mainly surface water because of the <br /> potential for increased diversion of water from the La Plata River. The Proposed Action, <br /> because it would not involve an increase in demand for surface water beyond what is <br /> currently occurring and does not impact groundwater would not be expected to contribute to <br /> cumulative effects for water in the CIAA. <br /> Direct and Indirect Effects <br /> Surface and groundwater resources in the area of the King II Mine would be utilized and <br /> managed as they have been for the past few years in accordance with existing permits. There <br /> would be no impacts to surface water or groundwater, including to nearby residential water <br /> wells. <br /> Cumulative Actions and Effects Cumulative effects under the No Action scenario would be <br /> the same as for the Proposed Action. Domestic, agricultural, and stock water use would be <br /> the main impacts to surface and groundwater resources. Mining would not be expected to <br /> contribute to the cumulative effects for water. <br /> Dunn Ranch LBA Finding of No Significant Impact (King II Appendix 17, Section 2: <br /> Due to the nature of the proposed action, impacts to surface and groundwater resources <br /> would be moderate, short term. No impacts to surface and groundwater quantity (including <br /> nearby residential wells) are expected, and there would be no increase in demand for water <br /> beyond what is currently occurring. Impacts on noise would be negligible to minor and <br /> temporary (EA Section <br /> 3.4.4). <br /> GCC Energy, LLC King II Mine <br /> Section 2.05.6 <br /> Page 4A June 12, 2020 (PR-10) <br />