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:~ ' . <br />June 13, 1~?9 <br />!Ir. 1Jt l l lam Dear Sr. <br />bear Coal Company <br />Somerset, Colorado 31494 <br />• Re: Permit Appllcat~on N77-21a1 <br />Dear lir. Beer: <br />~II'I~Illil~~~~~ II~ <br />Thank you for your revised application fur a mining and reclamation <br />permit, which we received nn May 7.2, 197. 1 vralteA to formally <br />revlevr the adnquacy of thr_ material submitted until I could visit <br />your operation main. I merle an inspection of your nine Jointly <br />with representatives of the Federal office of Surface Hlning on. <br />Map R, 1979. I was sorry you were not thorn to present your views <br />during the Inspection. <br />The present submission Is greatly improved over the material <br />submitted previously. Hovrever, tli±re are still some items which <br />need to he clarifleA or added. 1 Ha)f6 WE CAM P.ESOQVE THESE Mr <br />maining issues quickly and gn before the tuned Lauri Reelamatlon <br />Board with a favorable racnmmondation for your pe m1t. "ly questions <br />follar Lhe order In ~rfilcfi that mata.rlal is presented to the application. <br />Supplement Hap to Exl~tbit C:Surface Facilities. <br />During the mine Inspection several areas of 9lsturbonce ware dis- <br />covered,which are not rc§ircted on this map. P. read and water tank <br />above the refuse pile and an active coal storane net7a snore old <br />homes, east of your mining nrea.have_ not been .il;cusaeA to the ap- <br />plication. 1•/e are very concerned about the unauthorized coal storage <br />area. If you had an approved oermlt area anA this stockpile was <br />found to be outside of It,tthis would bc+ considercr! a very serious <br />violation. This area shoulA be IncluAed In the permit area and dis- <br />cussed In the mining n~ldarenianoClen plan. ^,1so,lt ~-.~y Drell be an <br />alluvial volley floor and If sb It will prehably nn*_ he suitable for <br />coal storage. <br />Whl~3 on sit^_ ft occurr_d to us that the prr.;.nt cu.;torn coal/refuse <br />area Is preferable to the (211) apnrnveA refuse area In that it Is <br />well abovo the flood plain end any dralna~e coultl be control~dd, <br />easily. You may grant to consider designating this area. Tha main <br />refuse area Aoas not appear to be well protected from the river <br />and future final .regulations may not allow continued dumping so <br />II .. a V ~ <br />