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Findings of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology for the Marr Strip Mine Explanation of Findings Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Boazd for Coal Mining, and the approved State program, the Division of Minerals and Geology or the Board must make specific Findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit renewal, or permit revision. These findings aze based on information made available to the Division that demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) aze listed in accordance with Rule 4 and aze organized under subject or discipline subtitles. This findings document is updated upon permit renewal, which occurs every five years for most mines. This is the renewal findings document for the Marr Mine, which has afive-year permit term. The following findings were reevaluated and updated to reflect changes that have occurred during the past permit term. Any stipulations from the original permit and findings document or subsequent revisions that have been resolved [o [he satisfaction of the Division have been removed from this document. Stipulations placed on the last permit term have been listed in the preceding stipulation section. SECTION A Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6(2) The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these rules have been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)). 2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available to the Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly accomplished at the Marr Mine (2.07.6(2)(b)). 3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the general azea on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6(3), has been made by the Division. This assessment, entitled "North Pazk Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment," was not revised for this renewal. The Division finds that the operations proposed under [he application have been designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic balance outside the proposed permit azea (2.07.6(2)(c)). Marr Mine Permit Renewal 04 1 I January, 2002 -13-