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RIMROCK COAL COMPANY, STRIP MINING PERMIT APPLICATION. <br />QUESTIONS: <br />1) Why is there a discrepency in the disturbed area (19.78 <br />acres for the State Permit, and 13.81 for the county permit)? <br />2) Why is there a discrepency between the distance from Trini- <br />dad (2 miles SE of Trinidad on the State Permit, and 3 miles SE <br />of Trinidad on the county permit)? <br />3) The people were told that the property in question could <br />not be seen from the interstate (I-25). The property is visible <br />from i-25 at the E1 Moro Rd exit, exit 18, and along E1 Moro Rd <br />(which is a section of the old Santa Fe Trail) to the mall on the <br />north side of Trinidad at the Goddadr Exit. This piece of <br />property is also visible from Simpson's Rest, which is a local <br />historic site and a famous tourist landmark, <br />4) Since no depth for the two strip pits is indicated in the <br />summary permit application, is there any interception of ground <br />water anticipated. (We understand from his permit application <br />that a well nearby is as shallow as 26 feet) And if so, how will <br />the interception effect the water table in the disturbed area and <br />nearby? <br />5) How will the blasting, heavy equipment noise, and the <br />denuding of the disturbed area impact wildlife habitat or move- <br />ment? (Bear, wild Turkey, Deer, Elk, Coyote, Rabbit, and snake) <br />6) What will the zoning be after mining operations have been <br />completed? <br />7) Will the residue water in the sediment ponds be potable for <br />wildlife? If not, what is the plan for keeping wildlife away <br />from contaminated water? <br />8) Since Energy Fuels had to shut down their mining operations <br />just a few miles away from the proposed site of Rimrock Coal <br />becuase they couldn't be profitable with 100,000 tons of coal a <br />year, is this really a profitable venture? What happens to <br />reclamation if Rimrock Coal can't make it financially? Where <br />does the reclamation bond go, and who exercises reclamation? <br />9) With a reclamation bond of only $53,000 approx. for a <br />disturbed area of either 13.81 or 19.78 acres whichever is cor- <br />rect, and pits of potentially 50 ft. or more in depth within the <br />strip mining area, will this bond be sufficient to cover the cost <br />of fill, soil cover, original vegetation including pinon pine, <br />scrub oak, jumiper trees, grass, prickly pear cactus, and the <br />rest? <br />