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DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY COURTHOUSE • 601 PALMER STREET • SUITE 227 • DELTA • COLORADO.81416-1796 <br />PHONE: (970) 8742100 FAX: (970) 8742114 <br />vmrw.deltacounty.com <br />Dist. t: Lela J. "Jan" McCracken Dist. 2: Wayne E. Wolf - Dist. 3: R. Olen Lund <br />April 13, 2006 <br />Joseph J. Dudash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECE~~iFC <br />APR 2 0 2006 <br />piviawn of Minerals end GadopY <br />s ° r+ ~"` °; RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />.{~ ~ ~~_ ` ~'' '°' ~.t Permit Revision Application No. 10 (PR-10) <br />Revise B-Seam Mine Plan <br />Dear Joe: <br />The Board of Delta County Commissioners (Board) has reviewed your letter of <br />3/14/06 regarding the above referenced Permit Revision Application submitted by <br />Bowie Resources, LTD and appreciates the opportunity to comment. <br />It appears that the proposed expansion of the mine plan moves mining activities <br />closer to Terror Creek Reservoir and underneath a section of Hubbard Creek. <br />Such an expansion raises local concerns about potential impacts on water <br />resources and the integrity of dam structures. The Board understands that as <br />part of the Division's permitting process, impacts to water resources are carefully <br />examined and addressed. <br />The Board strongly supports the coal mining activities in the North Fork Valley of <br />Delta County and is not opposed to mine expansions. The Board acknowledges <br />the local concerns expressed for potential impacts to water resources and wants <br />to emphasize the importance of the Division giving due diligence to those <br />concerns as the application is reviewed by your agency. <br />Sincerely, <br />R. Olen Lund, Chair <br />Board of Delta County Commissioners <br />