REV97244

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/12/2006
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance
• From: DMG
• To: Seneca Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: PR5
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

approval also provided for modifications to the sediment control plan to handle the additional
disturbance associated with the Sage Creek/Wolf Creek mining area. Additionally, the Division
approved variances from the 180-day backfill and grading requirement of Rule 4.14.1(1)(c), for
specific locations. Finally, within PR-3, the Division approved a number of reclamation plan
amendments intended to enhance soil stabilization and vegetative diversity, and a field study to
evaluate irrigation and soil handling practices for successful establishment of site-native aspen
saplings.
PR-4 proposed decision (approval with conditions) was issued November 17, 2004. Stipulations
34, 35, 36, 37, and 38 were attached. The primary operational change associated with PR-4 was
the incorporation of highwall miner coal extraction to allow for maximal coal recovery following
extraction by conventional surface mining techniques, in specked final pit locations, In addition,
various updates to the ownership and control information section of the permit were included in
PR-4, refinements to the plans for design and certification of stock tank impoundments were
addressed, and "As-Built" designs for Sediment Pond 17 were provided. Reclamation liability
was increased by $756,373.00, and additional bond in the amount of $707,373.00 was submitted,
bringing to total bond held by the Division to $9,707,373,00.
Technical Revisions
TR~S proposed approval decision was issued November 5, 2004. The revision provided
information regarding temporary and permanent roads in response to permit stipulations 31, 32, and
33 (which had been attached to TR~2. The revision also modified postmine topography in
portions of the "A" Pit and "B" Pit areas, and revised permanent drainage channel designs in the
016 watershed.
TR-46 proposed approval decision was issued January 20, 2004. The revision extended backfilling
and grading timeframes for "B" Pit until 3/31/04 and Ridgeline "A" Pit until 12/31/04.
TR~7 proposed approval decision was issued February 19, 2004. The revision modified certain
aspects of the Aspen Study Plan, including schedule of work and plot layout. The revision was
submitted to abate Notice of Violation (NOV) CV-2003-015.
TR~8 proposed approval decision was issued August 20, 2004. The revision provided certified
"As-Built" reports for Haul Road "K", Pond 016A, and Pond 006 Phase V.
TR~9 proposed approval decision was issued May 5, 2005. The revision modified design plans
for the north portion of the Ridgeline Access Road, provided a remediation plan for a slump in the
"A" Pit reclaimed highwall, and provided a storage capacity survey for Sedimentation Pond 016A.
TR-50 proposed approval decision was issued December 12, 2005. The revision was in response
to the Division's mid-term permit review, and provided modifications to various aspects of the
approved mining and reclamation plan. Amendments included clarifications and/or changes to:
Seneca II-W Findings Document S June 12, 2006
Permit Renewal No. 5