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2.05.5 Post Mining Land Use <br />Additional Comments <br />The specific utilization of the operations bench <br />following the abandonment of Sunland's mining operatipn <br />will be (as it should be) left to the discretion of the <br />landowner (Knott Land S Livestock Co.). As far as land <br />use classification is concerned, this area will be rekurned <br />to approximate original contour at an absolute elevation <br />of three to five feet higher than pre-mining elevation. <br />This will leave this area to an equal suitability for range- <br />land and wildlife habitat as it was before mining. <br />The only change in post mining land use which can even <br />be speculated upon is the indication mentioned in the letter <br />(page 187.1) from Knott Land 6 Livestock Co. wherein khey <br />mention a tentative interest in purchasing certain surface <br />buildings and the septic system. The Knotts may, thetefore, <br />undertake on their own (beyond the control of Sunland) a <br />change in utilization to suit their purposes. <br />2.05.6 Additional comments on <br />Air Pollution Control <br />The measures described on page 188 have historically <br />been sucessful in eliminating and/or controlling air pollution <br />resulting from our coal handling facilities. The desAgn <br />and emission calculations on page 192 were based on 120,000 <br />tons per year. This figure was purposly sized to be SOY, <br />of our actual planned production to assure a comfortable "worst <br />case" basis. Should excessive air pollution be generated <br />by our coal handling facilities, Sunland will install water <br />sprays at those points where necessary to abate any excessive <br />dust generation. <br />In addition, those conditions specified by the Cplorado <br />Department of Health on our Emission Permit (/IC-12,344(FD) on <br />page 191) will be adhered to. <br />2.05.6(3) Additional comments on <br />Hydrologic Balance Protectipn ~ <br />The analysis of the bench fill material (as contained. <br />in section 2.04.7) indicates that no hazard of toxic material <br />"leaching" from the fill materal per se exists. The perme- <br />ability of the settling pond is sufficiently low (page 176) <br />so as to preclude contamination of groundwater from contained <br />surface water collection. The septic system was designed <br />to handle several times the volume that it handles, and it <br />was fully approved by the Routt County Health Department. <br />The analysis of our coal indicates that the likelihood of <br />~, os~ogi8~ <br />19t,.I <br />