Laserfiche WebLink
r <br />Board Presentation <br />Formal Public Hearing <br />Apex Mine No. 2, Variance from Highwall Removal <br />i III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />~ The Division is requesting that the Board grant a variance from the <br />Requirement that the Apex Mine completely eliminate the highwall as <br />required in Colorado's regulations. <br />~ The Colorado Regulation calls for complete elimination of the highwall <br />with no exemptions. The Federal law allows for exemptions. <br />The Apex mine has a reclamation plan to leave a partial highwall. <br />~ Complete elimination is impossible because of the lack of material and the <br />steepness of the slope. <br />c~ Federal Law allows the leaving of a Highwall under certain conditions. <br />Colorado Law does not. <br />~ The Apex Mine existed prior to the implementation of SMCRA. <br />c~ 50% of the highwal height will remain. <br />~ The backfill slope will be a stable grade that supports the post mining land <br />use of grazing. <br />a~ The mine lacks sufficient material to backfill and eliminate the highwall. <br />~ The material that they do have is insufficient to make a stable slope. <br />o~ 3,638 yds3 available fill material. <br />RPP\rpp\apbopres.wp <br />