APPCOR11230

• Permit No: C1981044
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Name: EMPIRE ENERGY CORP PERMIT APPLICATION FN C-044-81
• From: MLRD
• To: EMPIRE ENERGY CORP
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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(I) ,voiding acid or other toxic Koine drainage by such
~G23sUl'2S as, DUt HOC ~l~lil Ced C•~:
(A) Preventing or removing water from contact with toxic
producing deposits;
(L•') Treating drainage Co reduce toxic content which
adversely affects downstream water upon being released to
vratercourses;
(C) Casing, sealing, or otherwise managing boreholes,
shares, and wells Co keep acid ur other toxic drainage fro~:~
entering ground :raters and surface waters; and
(II) Conducting surface activities incident to underground
coal nrininy su •,, Cu prevent tH the cxtenC pussiLlc using the
Kest tecluu)lucy curry:ntly availaule, alditiunal CuntriuuLiuiis
or suspendeu solius to streanil lout ur runoff uuCsiuu the per~uit
area (but in no event shall ;uCh contributions be in excess of
ruquireruunts set by applicable state or federal law), and
avoiding channel deepening or enlargement in DDerations
requiring the discharge of water from mines:
Aduitionally, wiCil respect to alluvial valley floors (AV:=), L~goire Cneryy
Corporation is exempted frorn 34-33-114(2j(e)(I). This allows Empire
Energy Corporation to continue mining within an A'JF. However, mining
operations must be conducted in compliance with the performance i
standards. This includes performance standards pertain.iny to alluvial
valley floors, Hydrologic balance and subsidence. An AVF exemption does
not exempt the operator from the responsibility of ~nini~uiziny disturbance
to the nydrolcyic balance during nrininy ur restoring the essential
Hydrologic functions after nrininy.
In essence, to make the finding required Dy 114(2)(c),
a quantitative description of the Hydrologic system in
projection of impacts caused by mining to that system,
niininii~iny disturbances to the hydrologic system Burin
mining. Tnis information and analysis must be clearly
permit application.
the uivision needs
the permit, a
and a plan for
3 and after
presented in the
unpire Lneryy U)rpuration iias provided data on the hydruloyic system.
Ho~,tever, the data has not been analyzed in CflP_ amended application to
describe the permit area nor to project impacts. To complete the permit
review process, we have identified in the attached review document, under
tyro subheading L~itled "Critical Concerns", the hyuroloyic urr~ subsidence
issues that must De resolved in order for the Division to make t'ne
:findings required Dy 114(2)(c).