GENERAL41305

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 4/11/1986
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for PR3
• From: Permanent Lower Waste Pile
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Climatological Information and Air Resources (2.04.8, 2.05.4
The operation has received approval from the Colorado Department of
Health-Air Pollution Control Division for emissions Permits Nos.
C-13,0-34 (1-7) relative to the proposed coal mining activities. In
addition, an application for modification of the emissions permit to
include the lower waste pile has been submitted to the Department of
Health. The climatology section can be found on page 2-51 of Volume 1
of the application, and copies of the emissions permits can be found on
pages 4-38a through f of Volume 1. The operation is in compliance.
XI. Topsoil (2.04.9, 2.05.3(5), 2.05.4(2)(d), 4.06)
The topsoil management plan and soils resource information sections of
the application have been reviewed by the Division for compliance. The
soils resource information section can be found in Volume 1, page 2-153
of the application, and the topsoil management plan can be found on
page 4-4 of Volume 1. Soils baseline, stripping, storage and
management plans were submitted for the area of the lower waste pile.
This information has been reviewed by the Division. The operation is
in compliance.
XII. Vegetation (2.04.10, 2.05.4(2)(e), 4.15)
The revegetation plan and baseline vegetation information sections of
the application have been reviewed by the Division for compliance.
This information was pertinent to, and the study area included the area
of the proposed lower waste pile. The baseline vegetation information
section can be found on page 2-15 of Voliane 1 of the application, and
the revegetation plan can be found on page 4-11 of Volume 1. With the
acceptance by WECC of the following stipulations, the operation is in
compliance.
The inclusion of such competitive species as pubescent wheatgrass and
orchard grass in the proposed temporary seed mix makes the following
stipulation necessary to guard against an excessively large supply of
these species seeds on the topsoil stockpiles. Problems with
establishment of the grass, fortis, and especially shrubs in the
permanent seed mix are lessened by severely limiting the seed reserves
of these competitive, introduced species in seedbed material.
Stipulation No. 11
FOLLOWING STOCKPILING, TOPSOIL S~CKPILES THAT WILL NOT BE
REDISTRIBUTED FOR FIVE OR MORE YEARS SHALL BE SEEDED WITH THE PROFQSED
PERMAI~NI' SEED MIX (EXCLUDING SHRUBS) AND NOT THE TEMPORARY SEED MIX.
With the acceptance of WECC of the above stipulation the operation is
in compliance.