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STATE OF
<br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman S[., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />April 25, 2006
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Oflice of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />P.O. Box 46667
<br />Denver, CO 80201-6667
<br />Re: Roadside Portals (Permit No. C-1981-041)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 50 (TR-50)
<br />Discontinue Spring & Seep Monitoring
<br />Deaz Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION O F
<br />MIN ORALS
<br />GEOLOGY
<br />RECLAMRTION•MIN ING
<br />SFf ETY•SOENCE
<br />Bill Owens
<br />Governor
<br />Russell George
<br />Executive Director
<br />Ronald W. Caaany
<br />Division Director
<br />Natural Resource Trustee
<br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 ]6, Paragraph 4,
<br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 25, 2006, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Roadside Portals
<br />was considered complete for [he purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Snowcap Coal Company, Inc.. All review
<br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />This technical revision application proposes to revise the surface water monitoring plan at Snowcap Coal Company's Roadside
<br />Ponals Mine, to discontinue annual monitoring of four springs and seeps within the permit area. Monitoring data was collected
<br />annually at the sites from 1995 through 2005. Only one of the four sites was undennined, and mining ceased in 1999.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles north of Palisade, Cotorado. The permit area
<br />is further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 2Q, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, and 35, TIOS, R98W, 6th PM; Ponions of Sections 6, 7, and 18, T11S,
<br />R97W, 6th PM; Portions of Sections ], 2, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Tl ] S, R98W, 6th PM; Portions of Section 1, Tl S, R2E, Ute PM;
<br />all in Mesa County.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Cameo and Palisade.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper [hat this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Mesa County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, P.O. Box 20,000, Grand Junction, CO 81501, and at the Division offices. To provide written comments, contact [he
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us
<br />to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no
<br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the
<br />applicant's proposal.
<br />If you have questions or need additional information regarding the application, please call me at the Division's Grand Junction
<br />Field Office, (970) 242-5025.
<br />Sincerely, _ -----~-~~~~ ~ -
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<br />c./~'~~
<br />Dan T. Mathews
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />DT~jrce of Office of Colorado
<br />Mined Land Reclamation ~ Active and InaQive Mines Geological Survey
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