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Ill Iillllllillll III <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1 31 3 Sl:cr m,m 51.. Room _' 15 <br />Denver, CO BU 203 <br />Phone: (3031 86fi-3567 <br />FAX:13031832-8106 <br />May 27, 1993 <br />Ms. Candy Eldridge Smith <br />PostOffice Box 585 <br />E1 Centro, California <br />RE: Eastside Coal, Garfield County, Colorado <br />Dear Ms. Eldridge Smith: <br />~ pF' ~0~9 <br />~I , ~ o <br />~~; J~; <br />~ 1816 <br />Rov Romer <br />Governor <br />Michael 8. Long <br />Divmon Dveaor <br />The Governors Office has forwarded to me your letters of April 20 <br />and May 7, 1993. As you have indicated, Abraxus Company has been <br />issued a Coal Mining and Reclamation permit by the State of <br />Colorado. This permit allows the permittee to extract 200,000 <br />tons of coal per year. <br />The Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Colorado <br />Rules for Coal Mining require that an operator be in compliance <br />with applicable local laws. For most coal mining situations, <br />this usually means that the operator must comply with county land <br />use regulations and zoning requirements. The specifics of these <br />local requirements vary from county to county. <br />Once the county permitting issues are resolved, production at the <br />mine may commence. My review of the issues which you have raised <br />leads me to believe that these are local land use issues which <br />are normally resolved at the county level. This Division is not <br />in a position to influence local land use practices or <br />regulations. However, I will forward your letters to the <br />Department of Local Affairs. At the least, they may be able to <br />explain the county process to you in a more detailed manner. <br />Please contact me if you have questions or comments regarding the <br />Coal Mining and Reclamation permit. <br />Sincerely, <br />Steven G. Renner <br />Coal Program Supervisor <br />CC: Michael Long, Director <br />