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CFaI STEEL CORI~ORATIO~
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<br />October 9, 1979
<br />Mr, 1{ea Churches, President
<br />Raveawood Coal Company
<br />6954 Webster
<br />Arvada, Colorado 80003
<br />Dear Mr. Churches:
<br />Oa June 8, 1979, Ravenwood Coal Company (Ravenwood) entered into an agree-
<br />ment with CF&I Steel Corporation (CF&I) for the surface mining of coal on Corpo-
<br />ration property identified a5 140 acres in the SW} Section 19, Township 29 South,
<br />Range 65 West, and 320 acres in the E~ Section 24, Township 29 South, Range 66
<br />West, 6th Principal Meridian, Huerfano County, Colorado.
<br />In the operations under this agreement, a quantity of water will be needed,
<br />CF&I has two decreed wells which it is willing to allow Ravenwood to use, These
<br />wells are identified as Well Nos, 11 and 12 in that certain decree granted in
<br />"' Water Case No. W-2113, and further identified as State EngineerLS Registration
<br />Nos, 16318 and 16319, respectively. It is understood that the water is to be
<br />used in the mining operation for dust suppression, Should the water be used for
<br />other purposes, such es showers,~Ravenwood will first submit a certification
<br />from the Colorado State Health Department, or its authorized representative,
<br />that the water is safe for such use,
<br />In addition to the lands covered by the above-referenced agreement, Raven-
<br />wood presently is leasing adjacent property for coal mining purposes end needs
<br />water for its operations thereon, Those non-CF&I lands are described as: WNW}
<br />Section 19, Township 29 South, Range 65 West; WSW} Section 18, Township 29 South,
<br />Range 65 West; end E}SE} Section 13, Township 29 South, Range 66 West.
<br />By this letter, CF&I~r_ants Rav_enwood_permission to use. water from these
<br />two wells for those purposes necessary in carrying on the mining operations
<br />under the agreement dated June 8, 1979, and on the adjacent property described
<br />above, Ravenwood shell be responsible for all work and material necessary to
<br />make the water available to its operations, In using water from these two
<br />sources, it is understood that ell operations relating thereto, when done on
<br />CFEI or non-CF&I property, such operations shall be covered by the indemnifi-
<br />cation provisions of the June 8, 1979 agreement, and such provisions are incor-
<br />porated herein by reference,
<br />.s/
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