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Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance Partial Phase I, II and III Bond Release SL-23 Page 2 of 16 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Procedures and Summary of Bond Release Process III. Criteria for Bond Release IV. Observations and Findings V. Proposed Decision Attachments: Table 1. – Field Measurements for Streeter Ditch and Pond Table 2. – PAP Provided Design Criteria for Streeter Dich and Pond Table 3. – Elevational Comparison Analysis for Streeter Dich and Pond Table 4. – Data Collection Point Elevations Table 5. – Summary of All Liability Releases (acres) Table 6. – Summary of All Bond Release Dollars Table 7. – SL-23 Releasable Amount Figure 1. SL-23 Location Map – Streeter Ditch and Streeter Pond Figure 2. SL-23 GPS Collection Point Locations Map – Streeter Ditch and Streeter Pond I. INTRODUCTION This document is the proposed decision of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division) in response to a request for Phase I, II, and III bond release at the Colowyo Coal Mine, Division file number C- 1981-019. The package contains five parts. These include: 1) Introduction; 2) Procedures and Summary of the Bond Release Process; 3) Criteria and Schedule for Bond Release; 4) Observations and Findings of the Division regarding compliance with the bond release requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act and regulations promulgated thereunder; and 5) the Division’s Proposed Decision on the request for bond release. Detailed information about the review process can be found in the Act and the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. All Rules referenced within this document are contained within the Regulations. Detailed information about the mining and reclamation operations can be found in the permit application on file at the Division offices, located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, in Denver, Colorado. The Colowyo Mine is a surface mine which is permitted and operated by the Colowyo Coal Company, LP (Colowyo). The total permit area encompasses 26,173.14 acres. The Colowyo Mine is located approximately 25 miles north of the town of Meeker, CO and 25 miles south of the town of Craig, CO in Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties off of Colorado State Highway 13. The land for which bond release has been requested is owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Colowyo Coal Company (CCC). The coal within the area in which is being requested with SL-23 is Federal (BLM) and CCC owned. The Streeter Ditch and Streeter Pond being requested for Phase I, II and III bond release under the SL-23 application were constructed throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s and remain stable and functional.