REV96722

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/15/2004
• Doc Name: Comment Letter
• From: DMG
• To: Bowie Resources Limited
• Type & Sequence: TR30
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

BRL has submitted an application for an updated NPDES permit. Please provide a copy to the
Division when it is obtained.
25. With the construction of the proposed coal mine waste disposal site no. 2, what will be the status
of the lower D-Gulch surface water monitoring station?
in the submittal dated February 11, 2004, BRL responded that there is no reason to move or
change the monitoring point and that the monitoring point will be active during the post mining
period.
From BRL's response, it is not cleaz to the Division whether or not the lower D-Gulch surface
water monitoring point will be functional during mining. Please clarify.
Reclamation
26. The Division has completed its review of the reclamation cost estimate. The estimate amounts to
$317, 098.00, which is $89,186.01 less than BRL's estimate of $406,284.01. Attached are the
Division's worksheets for the reclamation cost calculation, which consists of a summary sheet and
tasks 211 through 222. Please review the Division's estimate and inform the Division as to the
acceptability of the estimate.
BRL accepts the Division's reclamation cost estimate of $317,098.00.
General
27. What is the status of the air emissions permits for the construction and operation of the proposed
coal mine waste disposal site no. 2? Please provide copies of the updated air emissions permits
when they have been issued.
BRL has already applied for the au permits and will send copies to the Division when BRL
obtains them.
28. BRL has stated that they have applied for a substitute water supply plan with the Colorado
Division of Water Resources. When the plan is approved, please forward a copy to the Division as
part of the TR-30 adequacy review.
The Division has no further concerns. A copy of the substitute water supply plan was provided in
BRL's submittal dated February 11, 2004.
29. Attached is a copy of an adequacy response letter from the Colorado Historical Society (CHS)
dated November 25, 2003. In the letter, the CHS states that no known historical properties are
located at this location. If cultural resources are discovered during construction, work must be
stopped until a proper evaluation can be made.
No response was required.
30. In a letter dated November 14, 2003, the Division has requested from the Office of Surface Mining
(OSM) that they enter into a Section 7 consultation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (F&W)