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echnical Revision No. 50 --Request for 1) Transfer of Permit Area Exploration Holes to NOI -X-95-709-05 Status. Since 1989, through the approval of MR's 12, 27, 31, 35, 40 and 44, Colowyo has permitted 70 exploration or resource confirmation drill sites located within the C-81-019 Permit boundary. All the sites have either been mined through, lie within 5-year permit term areas and do not need to be reclaimed, have been converted to monitor wells and permitted with the State Engineer or have been reclaimed and are ready for reclamation bond release. sites were approved with 52 sites being drilled. Of these 52 sites, only 16 sites remain under a "bond-in-place" status. In order to clarify the status for each of these sites and whether there remains any continuing reclamation liability, we have compiled a summary table. See the attached Table 1 -Permit Area Coal Resource Confirmation lExploration/Monitor Wells 1989-1997 for a summary description of [he program. We have also included a map entitled "Permit Area, 1989-1997 Drill Hole Information Map" showing the location of all the sites. Within the Permit area 70 The Division holds performance bond for these drill sites by 1) the C-81-019 reclamation bond (shown in Exhibit 13) and American Home Assurance Bond Number 14-95-66 in the amount of $16,723. During the period 1995 through 1997 Colowyo also conducted exploration outside of the Permit area under NOI - X-95-109-05. Under the NOI program 153 exploration sites and associated roads were approved for exploration activities. For the Division's information, thirteen holes have been completed (located within the Permit area, within the NOI area and outside of both areas) as monitor wells and have been licensed with the State Engineer's offtce as such. In accordance with the State Engineer's regulations, the permitted monitor wells located outside of both the Permit area and NOI area do not have a calculated bond liability. To be consistent, we have not continued to include a calculated liability with the licensed monitor wells located within the NOI area or the Permit area. As the holder of the monitor well permits, Colowyo is required by State law to perform particular abandonment procedures, including sealing, plugging and providing well abandonment reports. Additional CDMG bonding for permitted State Engineer wells would be duplicative and unnecessary. See [he attached Office of the State Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources Well Permits for documentation of their conversion. The well permit numbers, cross-referenced with their Colowyo well numbers and applicable drill program are as follows: ~olowyo Drill Hole CDWR Permit Number Drill Program Monitored Number Zone MW-95-O1 201827 NA Alluvial ~' ~ '