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conditional issue requires SCC to provide proof of resolution of a Kentucky civil penalty violation and bond forfeiture. The same condition was placed on Minor Revision No. 42 and Stipulation 24 was attached to the permit on July 29, 1997. Description of the Environment The Seneca II-W Mine is located in northwest Colorado approximately 7 miles south of Hayden in Routt County. The Seneca II-W Mine lies 7 miles west of the Seneca II Mine, Permit No. C-80-005 and 3.5 miles west of the Yoast Mine, Permit No. C-94-082. See Figure 1 for further detail. The mining azea can be found on the Hayden, Hayden Gulch, Mount Harris and Dunkley Quadrangles 7.5 Minute Series Maps. The coal from Seneca II-W is hauled over county and private roadways by private hauler to the Hayden Station Power Plant operated by Public Service of Colorado. Haulage distance is approximately ten miles each way. Baseline environmental information collected for the Seneca II-W Mine can be located in Tabs 4 through 11 in the permit application. Geology and Topography Elevation of the general mine site varies from approximately 6400 to 8350 feet. Slopes range from about 2 percent to nearly 100 percent. Prominent ledges are formed by the Twenrymile sandstone in the western permit area and the Trout Creek sandstone ledge in the eastern permit boundary. Many of the drainages are deeply incised. The Seneca II-W Mine is situated in the southeastern synclinal portion of the Sand Wash Structural Basin of northwestern Colorado and south central Wyoming. Exposed strata near the mine site vary in age from Late Cretaceous to Quaternary. Most units in the area are sedimentary. However, some Miocene extrusives are locally present. Many faults and folds modify the regional synclinal structure, however, no faults have been identified at the site. The most significant local fold is the Sage Creek Anticline, located just east of the mine. Rock units dip 8 to 14 degrees to the west. The Seneca II-W Mine lies on the western flank of this anticline. The largest local structure is the Tow Creek Anticline, located about 10 miles northeast of the permit azea. The local stratigraphic sequence, in ascending order, is the Mancos Shale; the Mesaverde Group, which is subdivided into the Iles and Williams Fork Formations; and the Lewis Shale. See Figure 2 for further detail. The Iles Formation is divided into three members. The basal Tow Creek Sandstone is a massive, fine grained, well sorted sand. The Tow Creek varies from 35 to 125 feet thick. Overlying the Tow Creek are 1200 feet of interbedded shales, sandstones, and coals. The coals, while mined in the vicinity, aze too deep to be considered economically recoverable at the Seneca II-W Mine. The massive, fine grained, 100 feet thick Trout Creek Sandstone is the uppermost unit of the Iles Formation. Seneca II-W Findings Document 5 November 3, 1999