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N . <br /> RECEIVED <br /> AUG 152022 <br /> BEFORE THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD DIVOON OF RECLAMATION <br /> STATE OF COLORADO MININGAM SAFETY <br /> IN THE MATTER OF GRAND ISLAND RESOURCES, LLC'S PETITION TO REMOVE <br /> THE BOARD'S PRIOR FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER IN <br /> THE MATTER OF POSSIBLE VIOLATION BY GRAND ISLAND RESOURCES, LLC, <br /> CIVIL PENALTIES, CEASE AND DESIST ORDER,AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS FOR <br /> FAILURE TO MINIMIZE DISTURBANCES TO THE PREVAILING HYDROLOGICAL <br /> BALANCE, FILE NO. M-1977-410 <br /> Grand Island Resources, LLC ("GIR"),hereby submits this Petition requesting the Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Board ("Board") remove the Board's prior Findings of Fact, Conclusions of <br /> Law, and Order in the Matter of Possible Violation by Grand Island Resources, LLC, Civil <br /> Penalties, Cease and Desist Order, and Corrective Actions for Failure to Minimize Disturbances <br /> to the Prevailing Hydrological Balance, File No. M-1977-410 ("Cease and Desist Order"). <br /> I. Factual Background <br /> On February 18, 2022, the Board issued its Cease and Desist Order against GIR. Ex. A <br /> (Cease and Desist Order). The Cease and Desist Order required GIR, as Operator, to cease <br /> "further activities underground, except those activities approved by the Division, in writing, as <br /> necessary to comply with the conditions of this Order . . . until all of the corrective actions have <br /> been resolved to the satisfaction of the Division."Ex.A,p. 6.The Cease and Desist Order contains <br /> the following "Corrective Actions": <br /> 1. File a Technical Revision by February 28, 2022, to modify the water <br /> management and treatment program for the site to sufficiently address all water <br /> quality issues, and provide a surface water and groundwater monitoring <br /> program that meets all applicable requirements of Rules 3.1.6, 3.1.7,6.3.3,and <br /> 6.3.4. The Technical Revision shall be approved by the Division within 60 days <br /> of receipt,by April 26, 2022; <br /> 2. Submit, within 30 days of the effective date of this Order, an interim financial <br /> warranty in the amount of$162,841.00 to operate any necessary water treatment <br /> 1 <br />