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~.~, United States Forest PAONIA RANGER DISTRICT <br />~ Depa~°tment of Service ~ P,O. Box 1030 <br />~ Agriculture (303) 527-4131 Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />____ ns~l- T'N r - <br />186 AL'G I I G.M 8 5`. <br />Relyy iio;_,2820 <br />,~~;TE'h =C~ "+'- 9akeh' `' August 8. 1986 <br />USOI, Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />ATTN: RTCk Lawton <br />Brooks Towers <br />1020 15th Street <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Dear Rick: <br />This memo constitutes our response to West Elk Coal Company. Inc a s Mine and <br />Reclamation Plan Adequacy Response of June 25. 1986. Activities within the <br />proposal fall within the scope of our initial concurrence regarding SMCRA <br />522(e)(2) and 522(e)(2)(B). <br />We do have some concern regarding protection of the current and foreseeable <br />rater uses rhich are rithln the West Elk Coal Company lease area. We are <br />interested in any activity which could cause loss or reduction of rater at any <br />of these sites. but we Delleve that short term or temporary loss of stock rater <br />could cause serious damage to livestock permlttees in the area. We therefore <br />recommend the folloring actions or stipulations to mit'gate that possibility: <br />i. The map shoring current water uses (2.8.i.c revised and 2.B.l.g) <br />snould De updated annually. (forest Service .Map of Current Water Uses <br />attached.) <br />2. ARCO rill monitor subsidence over those panels rhich underlie current <br />rater uses. and monitor those springs/ponds during the period of <br />possible subsidences at a frequency commensurate with risk of rater <br />loss during actual and planned seasonal livestock use. <br />3. ARCO rill be responsible for insuring that an approved contingency <br />plan 1s in place prior to secondary recovery of panels under current <br />rater uses. The plan rill detail hor grazing permittees~ rater needs <br />rill be met tf subsidence leads to rater loss and if livestock <br />actually need the rater -- either immediately or once they move into <br />the effected portion of the allotment. <br />With the addition of these stipulations, re concur rlth mining plan approval <br />terms. <br />Sincerely. <br />~~ _ .~ %-~ <br />~:Yr~ .~ i C'Cly~ <br />STEVEN L. POSEY ~/ <br />District Ranger <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Forest Supervisor, Grand Mesa. Uncompahgre <br />-. and Gunnison National Forests <br />U S 61est Elk Coal Comoanv. [nc. <br />CC I'f nn O ~ 9'1' <br />