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Environmental Assessment <br /> Comments Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement <br /> Response <br /> The commenter's concern is that Sediment control,hydrologic monitoring, and protection of the <br /> CDRMS appears to have done very hydrologic balance are major precepts of Colorado's approved <br /> little to prevent offsite impacts to regulatory program. Surface runoff from all areas other than <br /> surface and underground water. ponds, ditches,water treatment facilities, small area exemptions, <br /> Commenter stated that runoff from and roads approved for mining-related disturbance must pass <br /> disturbed areas washed down into through an approved sedimentation structure such as a <br /> Hay Gulch (a primary agricultural sedimentation pond. CDRMS conducted a focused inspection on <br /> part of La Plata County)without March 31, 2015,to ensure runoff is being routed as required and <br /> being tested for specific constituents designed. CDRMS found surface runoff from the King I area <br /> of coal waste. being routed to that site's sedimentation ponds as required. <br /> OSMRE is currently evaluating the water quality monitoring <br /> program in place at the King Coal Mine to ensure all <br /> requirements of the regulatory are being implemented <br /> appropriately. OSMRE is reviewing the permitted plan and <br /> collected water quality data as well as inspecting sample <br /> locations in the field. CDRMS is aware that OSMRE is <br /> conducting this evaluation. Commenters and the public will be <br /> informed of the results when the evaluation is completed. <br /> Notes:BLM=Bureau of Land Management;CDRMS=Colorado Division of Mining and Safety;EA=Environmental <br /> Assessment,EIS=Environmental Impact Statement;GCC=GCC Energy,LLC,NEPA=National Environmental Policy Act, <br /> OSMRE=Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement;RMP=Resource Management Plan; SMCRA=Surface <br /> Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 <br /> 1.9.4 External Scoping La Plata County (2012-2016) <br /> As part of its Class 11 Land Use Permit application, LPC held three Neighborhood Compatibility <br /> Meetings with the residents and adjacent landowners surrounding the King II Mine between September <br /> 2012 and April 2014. Public notices were sent for these meetings. Two additional neighborhood meetings <br /> hosted by GCC were held in conjunction with the land use permit application on December 14, 2014, and <br /> January 27, 2015. In March 2015, GCC working with La Plata County assisted in the formation of the <br /> Hay Gulch Citizen Advisory Panel (HGCAP)to inform their land use application. The HGCAP compiled <br /> the recommendations of adjacent landowners and other residents designed to minimize negative impacts <br /> to the health, safety, quality of life, and the natural environment from the King II Coal Mine. The HGCAP <br /> provided 21 recommendations for addressing their concerns related to traffic,water,health,noise, <br /> vibration, subsidence,regulatory compliance,and quality of life to LPC. These recommendations are <br /> summarized in Table 1-4. <br /> DOI-BLM-CO-S010-2011-0074-EA <br /> September 2017 <br /> -29- <br />