GENERAL30475

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 5/4/2007
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for PR2
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Taylor and East Taylor Fills). Approximately 60 million cubic yazds ofmaterial will be placed in the
two fills.
Coal Production
Extraction of coal is projected to continue until the year 2017. Production in any one year over the
next 5 yeazs is not expected to exceed 9 million tons (CDPHE Construction Permit 95MF104Q
Exhibit 8, PAP).
Recovered coal is trucked to a primary crusher and coal stockpile located just north of the East Pit.
From there coal is trucked to a secondary crusher and coal stockpile located approximately four
miles north at the Gossazd Loadout. Stoker coal is crushed, stored and loaded separately from other
coal at the Loadout. Both types of coal are shipped to customers by rail. In addition, coal may be
hauled from the crushers or the Loadout area by truck to State Highway 13. There are no proposed
changes to the coal handling procedures for PR-02.
Disposal of Wastes
There is no washing of coal product at the site. Non-coal solid wastes are placed in designated zones
(minimum of twenty-five feet of overburden, off the bottom, of pits during backfill operations).
Recoverable oil, grease, and other lubricants are stored and shipped to recycle facilities. Sanitary
wastes aze disposed of in septic tanks, leach fields and evaporative ponds. (4.11.4, PAP)
Water Rights and Usage
Colowyo draws water from Wilson Reservoir and from Taylor Creek for mining and support
operations. Water consumed is within water rights and is done in accordance with the Colowyo
Water Augmentation Plan approved by the Colorado State Engineer's Office and the Division of
Water Court (PAP, 2.04.7, 4.05.15).
3.3.2 Reclamation Plan
The reclamation plan for Colowyo is found in Sections 2.05.4 and 2.05.5 (Volume 1 for the East Pit,
West Pit, Section 16 Pit, Facilities Area and Gossard Loadout and Volume 12 for South Taylor) of
the PAP. A partial summary of this plan is given here. For a more complete summary and references
to specific portions of the permit Application, see Section B of this document.
Acreage Disturbed and Reclaimed
Approximately 3,854 (2006 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR)) of the approximately 5,018 acres
permitted for disturbance (Application) have been disturbed. Of the disturbed, approximately 1,712
acres have been backfilled and graded, and of this approximately 1,484 acres have been topsoiled
and seeded (2006 ARR). Phase I bond release for approximately 226 acres and Phase II bond release
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