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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman S[., Room 215 C O L O RA D O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION o E <br />Phone: (303) 86b3567 MIN & A. L $ <br /> <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 G E O L O G Y <br /> RECLANA110N•NINING <br /> SAFETY•ECIENCE <br />Apri17, 2005 <br /> Bill Owens <br />Susan Nall Governor <br />U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Russell George <br />Regulatory Unit A Executive Director <br />402 Rood Avenue, Rooln 142 Ronald W. Canany <br />Grand Junction <br />CO 81501-2563 Division Director <br />, Nazural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Seneca H Mine (Permit No. C-1980-005) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 38 (TR-38): Hydrology Monitoring Plan Changes <br />Dear Ms. Nall: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 7, 2005, an applicaton to revise coal mining operations at the Seneca II Mine <br />was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Seneca Coal Company. All review and <br />comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This technical revision addresses changes to the hydrologic monitoring plan, and revises the surface and ground water <br />parameter lists. <br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 9 miles Southeast of Hayden. The permit azea is further <br />described as follows: <br />TSN, R87W; All of Sections 1, 2 and l2; Potions of Sections 3, 11 and 13 <br />T6N, R87W; Portions of Sections 27, 34, 35 and 36 <br />TSN, R86 W; Portions of Sections 6 and 7. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Milner and Mount Harris. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that 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 Hayden Public Library, <br />201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Hayden, Colorado 81639, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567. ht order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jr'lr <br />Michael P. Boulay _ o <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />MPB/Ahd <br />Office of - - - Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land RExlamation Active and Inactive Mines Geologiral Survey <br />