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<br />STP~T~ Or COLOIZ,~nO <br />~;~~~,~,,",~ Roy Romer, Governor ~ <br />~e to 1 <br />DEPARTMENT Or NATURAL RESOURCES ~/ ;'^ , <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION ' ~" ~ ~~~"' ' <br />FRED R. BANTA, Drroctor ~ ~ ~~~~` <br />October 6, 1989 <br />Mr, and Idrs. Robert W. Chandler <br />1205 Western Avenue <br />Trinidad, Colorado 81082 <br />RE: Comment on Proposed Rimrock Strip Mine <br />Dear Mr. and Idrs. Chandler: <br />This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September lb, 1989 in <br />regard to the proposed Rimrock Strip Mine. The Division is ingeed in the <br />process of considering the application fora permit to conduct mining and <br />reclamation operations by the operator of this mine. There area pumper of <br />issues still to be resolved in regard to the Drooosed operation, and it is by <br />no means certain at this time that the application will be approved. If the <br />Division, however, does determine that the operation meets the repuiremen*_s of <br />the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining <br />and proposes io approve the application, public announcements will pe made in <br />the Trinidad newspaper, and a copy of the written Division's F=indings in <br />regard to the application will be made available locally. You may oe <br />satisfied at that time that the issues you have raised have been DrODe r1V <br />addressed. If not, the public announcement of the decision initiates a 30 day <br />Deriod during which anyone adversely impacted may so notify the Division and <br />request a formal hearing on the decision before the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board. If such a repuest is made, the Division's gecision is not <br />final unless affirmed by the Board following a formal Dubiic hearinc. <br />The concerns that you have in regard to the proposed operation are certainly <br />understandable, but are perhaps more properly addressed at the local ieve?. <br />Regardless of the Division's decision, the Rimrock Mine cannot p rceed witno~*_-- <br />having County approval. You should be aware, however, that some local <br />consideration has been made. A special use oe rtnit for the mine was issued by <br />the Board of Las Animas County Commissioners July 1D, 198i. <br />if I may be of any further help in this matter, Dlease contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ae,~ C ~w;w, <br />James C. Stevens <br />Senior Reclamation Specialist <br />JCS /yj b <br />03D3F <br />215 Centennial Buildin;, 13 .3 Snertnan Street Denver, Colorado B02G3~22 i 3 7e!. i3G3) Bob-3567 <br />