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,, J.E. Stover & Associates -11- May 31, 1996 Bowie No. 2 Mine subscripts (1 is the youngest)." [Emphasis added] Mr. Junge, in discussing the land use implications of the designated geological hazards, included the following "Suggestions to Map Users". "Potentially hazardous geolo~ic conditions are mapped at 1:29,000 in six contiguous 7 /2 -minute quadrangles, including Hotchkiss, Gray Reservoir, Bowie, Paonia, Somerset, and Paonia Reservoir. Geologic-hazard maps prepared for the quadrangles indicate the general location of potentially hazardous conditions. Accompanying Explanation of Map Units and the Geologic Hazards Assessment for Common Land Uses should be consulted. The Explanation of Map Units is a description of the process that affects a certain area and the Geologic Hazards Assessment for Common Land Uses is an estimation of the degree of hazard for a specific land use and description of conditions affecting the hazard. The degree of hazard will vary depending on the particular land use. For example, landslides may be a serious constraint to high-density residential development whereas recreational areas may be only slightly affected. The map and accompanying descriptions and explanations are not intended as a detailed analysis of a particular site or land use. Additionally, this analysis should not supplant detailed field investigations of specific areas. We recommend that the map serve as a basis for further, detailed investigations of particular sites such that the safety and economic viability of a specific project can be adequately evaluated. With more detailed study, specific sites within a general hazard area may be found to be suitable for a certain land use or the degree of the mapped hazard may increase or decrease. Whether increased or decreased, mitigation measures may be devised that lessen or eliminate the geologic hazard." [Emphasis Added] The potential for disruption of the surface and underground facilities at the Bowie No. 2 mine by geologic hazards such as landsliding or expansion of swelling soils represents a significant potential for damage to the environment and compromise of the public health and safety. If the various conveyors, Coal and rock storage piles, haul road, or sediment ponds and ditches were disrupted by rejuvenated landsliding, spillage and sediment release could subject the environment and the public to risk. As such this potential must be adequately addressed within the permit application. 25. Adequately addressing the slope stability (landsliding) hazard potential begins with a thorough identification of