REV01957

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 10/30/1997
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION FOR APPROVAL OF RN3
• Type & Sequence: RN3
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction ................................................................1
1.1 Legal Description .................................................. 1
1.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations ......................................... 1
1.3 Bibliography .....................................................3
2. Proposed Decision ...........................................................3
3. Summary ............................................................... ...3
3.1 History of the Review Process ..................................... ... 3
3.1.1 Initiation and Progression ofthe Renewal ...................... ... 3
3.1.2 Public Notice of Initiation of the Renewal ...................... ... 4
3.1.3 Application Review and Responses ........................... ... 6
3.1.4 Status of Permit Stipulations ................................ .. 10
3.1.5 Status of Technical Revisions (TR) ........................... .. 10
3.1.6 Status of Minor Revisions .................................. .. 12
3.1.7 Applicant Violator System .................................. .. 13
3.1.8 Proposed Decision Date .................................... .. 13
3.1.9 Public Notification of Proposed Approval and Issuance of the Renewal .. 13
3.2 Description of the Environment .................................... .. 14
3.2.1 Maps ................................................... ..14
3.2.2 General, Disturbed and Affected Area ......................... .. 14
3.2.3 Coal Resources to be Mined ................................ .. ] 5
3.2.4 Topography ............................................. ..15
3.2.5 Geology ................................................ ..15
3.2.6 Climate ................................................. ..17
3.2.7 Soils ................................................... ..17
3.2.8 Ground Water Hydrology .................................. .. ]8
3.2.9 Surface Water Hydrology .................................. .. 18
3.2.10 Vegetation .............................................. ..19
3.1.11 Land Use ............................................... ..20
3.2.12 Wildlife ................................................ ..21
3.3 Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plans ................... .. 21
3.3.1 Operations Plan .......................................... .. 21
3.3.2 Reclamation Plan .......................................... .. 24
Findings of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology for the
COLOWYO COAL MINE ................................................ 27
EXPLANATION OF FINDINGS ................................................ 27
ii Revised October 30, 1997