HYDRO30260

• Permit No: C1980006
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 4/15/2002
• Doc Name: BOREHOLE RECLAMATION AT THE KERR MINE PN C-80-006
• From: DMG
• To: KERR COAL CO
• Permit Index Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Na[ural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
15 April, 2002
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DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MI NING•SAFETY
Bill Owens
George Patterson cOVef"°`
Kerr Coal Com an
P Y Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
PO BoX 459 Michael 8. long
Florence, CO 81226 Division Director
Re: Borehole Reclamation at the Kerr Mine
Permit Number C-80-006
Dear Mr. Patterson,
In conjunction with the recent meeting with Kerr Coal Company (KCC), BLM, OSM and
Montgomery Watson Hazza, the Division has completed a review of the boreholes that
remain at the mine site and the exploration lease. The following aze comments and
findings based on the review.
KCC has identified the following wells as possible water wells - 79-60, 80-2, 80-11 and
BLM-20. Since these wells aze all on BLM property, retention of any or. all of these
wells is up to the discretion of the BLM. If BLM decides to keep any or all of the wells
open for use as water wells, they must be permitted by the State Engineer's Office. If [he
State Engineer's Office does not permit the wells, they must be sealed in accordance with
stipulation j of Coal Exploration License C-28056 dated 1 November 1979. Any
altemative sealing method must be approved by BLM and the Division.
Wells 79-1, 79-2, 79-3, 79-61, AO-2A and SP-Ol may remain open, as they aze part of
the currently approved hydrological monitoring plan. Once the Division deems [hat these
wells are no longer needed for hydrological monitoring, they must be sealed in
accordance with stipulation j of Coal Exploration License C-28056 dated 1 November
1979. Any alternative sealing method must be approved by BLM and the Division.
All remaining wells must be sealed in accordance with stipulation j of Coal Exploration
License C-28056 dated 1 November 1979. Any alternative sealing method must be
approved by BLM and the Division. It is the understanding of the Division that BLM
may be willing to allow an altemate sealing method on a case-by-case basis, depending
on a field study of each well. Any altemate sealing method must be approved by the
Division as prescribed in Rule 4.07.