2021-06-15_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981038

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/15/2021
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL7
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: RDZ
• Email Name: MAC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

L PROCEDURES AND SUMMARY OF THE REVIEW PROCESS
BRL applied for bond release under the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act
following reclamation of the Bowie No. 1 Mine. The mine is located in Delta County, in all or
portions of the following:
• Township 13 South,Range 92 West of the 6th P.M.
o Section 1: SW'/4
o Section 2: SE'/4
o Section 10: Lots 1-3, 6-11, 13, 14-16,El/2 Lot 13
o Section 11: All
o Section 12: Lots 3-6, 11-15, SW'/4SW'/4
o Section 13: All
o Section 14: All
o Section 15: Lots 1-3,6-11, 14-16, 17-22
o Section 22: Lots 1-3,6-8
o Section 23: Lots 1-8 (N'/2), Parcel 7 and a portion of Parcel 9
o Section 24: Lots 1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12, eastern portion of Lot 10,western portion of Lots 7
& 13, S'/2NE'/4,NW'/4SE'/4
o Section 25: Parcels 1,2, 3 and 8.
• Township 13 South,Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
o Section 17: SW'/4
o Section 18: Lots 3-4,E'/2SW'/4,W'/2SE'/4.NE'/4SE'/4,NW'/4SE'/4SE'/4
o Section 19:NE'/4NW1/4,N'/2NW'/4NE'/4
o Section 29: A portion of Parcel 6
o Section 30: Parcels 4, 5 and a portion of Parcel 10
o Section 31: A portion of Parcel 10
o Section 32: A portion of Parcel 10.
Bond release application SL-01 for the Bowie No. 1 Mine was submitted on March 19,2001. The SL-01
bond release requested Phase I bond release on 14.9 disturbed acres associated with the West Mine Portal
and fill, and 2.0 disturbed acres associated with the fan site and access road. The Division received a
request for withdraw of the SL-01 application on July 1, 2002, and the Division approved the withdraw
request on July 10, 2002.
BRL bond release application SL-02 for the Bowie No. 1 Mine was submitted on September 26,2002 and
found complete on November 18,2002. SL-2 originally requested Phase I bond release on 16.4 reclaimed
acres of backfilling and grading at the West Mine and structural demolition at the East and West Mines.
During the review process of SL-02,the size of the backfilled and graded areas associated with the West
Mine was reduced from 16.4 acres to 13.1 acres. SL-02 was approved on August 10, 2004, which
approved the release of$1,143,807.00 in liability.
The SL-03 bond release application for the Bowie No. 1 Mine was received by the Division on June 28,
2007,and found complete on August 9,2007. BRL initially requested the Phase I release for the structural
demolition and removal of facilities located at the Bowie No. 1 Train Loadout. On March 31, 2008, the
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