GENERAL41075

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 2/4/1982
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION AND FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

PROPOSED DECISION
KING COAL MINE
The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approve, with
stipulations, an application for a permit to conduct coal mining at the
King Coal mine. The mine is located in Sections 3I and 32, T35N, RI1W,
LaPla to County, Colorado.
This approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation
will comply with alI requirements of the Colorado State Program as found
in Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, as amended,
34-33-101 et, seq., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Rct.
If no requests for a formal hearing are made within 30 days of the issuance
of this proposed decision, then this decision becomes final and upon
acceptance by the applicant, the permit application and stipulations con-
tained herein will become a binding part of the permit. Stipulations for
the King Coal mine are as follows:
1. NATIONAL KING COAL MUST MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND WATER QUALITY
IN THE ALLWZRL AQUIFER OF HAY GULCH ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THE
EXISTING MONITORING WELL WILL BE ADEQUATE FOR THESE PURPOSES ONCE
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE SATISFIED:
R) THE TOP OF THE WELL MUST BE SEALED TO PREVENT SURFACE WATER
AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM ENTERING THE WELL CASING;
B) MONITORING SHOULD ONLY OCCUR ON MONDAY MORNINGS AFTER THE WELL
HAS SET IDLE FOR AN ENTIRE WEEKEND. NATIONAL KING COAL MUST MONITOR
FOR THE FOLLOWING WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS:
pH MAGNESIUM
CONDUCTIVITY SULFATE
TEMPERATURE IRON
TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLILtS PIANGRNESE
CALCIUM
C) THE RESULTS OF THIS WATER LEVEL AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING
SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
2. NATIONAL KING COAL MUST PREPARE A MASS BALANCE DEMONSTRATION TO
CLARIFY THE INDICATED SOURCES OF MATERIAL TO BE USED TO BACKFILL
AND REGRADE THE SURFACE FACILITIES RRER. SUCH DEMONSTRATION
SHALL INCLUDE AN AMENDED DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL SOURCES AND TECH-
NIQUES OF MATERIAL PLACEMENT TO BE UTILIZED. VOLUME CALCULATIONS
SHALL BE COMPLETED DETAILING THE VOLUME OF FILL REQUIRED RND THE
VOLUME OF MATERIAL TO BE OBTAINED FROM EACH SOURCE, SUCH AS SALVAGE
OF EXISTING BENCHES, DEPOSITION OF UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT WASTE
AND ROOF FALL, DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENT FROM SEDIMENT PONDS AND THE
DISPOSAL OF DEMOLISHED SURFACE FACILITY DEBRIS. THIS MASS BALANCE
EXPLANATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION WITHIN 60 DAYS
FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE APPROVED PERMIT.