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<br />Table of Contents
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<br />Introduction
<br />Summary
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<br />The Review Process 2
<br />The Description of the Environment 2
<br />The Operations and Reclamation Plan 3
<br />Findings of the Colorado t4ined Land
<br />Reclamation Division 5
<br />I. Legal, Financial, and Compliance Information - Rules 2.03,
<br /> 2,07,6(2)(f), 2.07.6(2)(9) and 2.07.6(2)(h) 5
<br />II. Land Use - Rules 2.04.3, 2.05.5 and 4.16. 6
<br />III. Cultural and Historic Resources - Rules 2.04.4 and 2.05.6(4) 6
<br />IV. Geology - Rules 2.04.5 and 2.04.6 6
<br />V. Ground Water Hydrology - Rules 2.04.5, 2.04.7, 2.05.6(3)
<br /> and 4.05
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<br />VI. Surface Water Hydrology - Rules 2.04,5, 2.04.7, 2.05.3(4),
<br /> 2.05.6(3) and 4.05
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<br />VII. Water Rights and Replacement - Rules 2.04.7(3), 2,05.6(3)(a)(ii),
<br /> 2,07,6(2)(c) and 4.05.15
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<br />VIII. Alluvial Valley Floors - Rules 2.06.8, 2,07.6(2)(k) and 4.24 11
<br />IX, Assessment of Probable Hydrological Consequences of Mining and
<br /> Cumulative Hydrologic Impacts - Rules 2.05.6(3) and 2,07.6(2)(c) 13
<br /> A. Probable Hydrologic Consequences 13
<br /> 1. Surface Water Effects 13
<br /> 2. Ground Water Effects 13
<br /> B. Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Study 14
<br /> 1. Surface Water Effects 15
<br /> 2, Ground Water Effects 15
<br />X. Climatological Information and Air Resources - Rules 2.04.8,
<br /> 2,05.4(2)(h), 2.05.6(1) and 4.19
<br />........... .... 16
<br />XI. Soil Resources - Rules 2.04.9, 2.05.3(5), 2.05,4(2)(d) and 4.06. 17
<br />XII, Vegetation - Rules 2.04.10, 2.05.4(2)(e), 4.15 and 4.18(4)(1) 17
<br />XIII. Fish and Wildlife - Rules 2.04,11, 2,05.6(2) and 4.18 18
<br />XIV. Prime Farmland - Rules 2.04.12, 2.06.6 and 4.25 19
<br />XV, Operations Description - Rules 2.05.2, 2.05.3(2) and 4.01 19
<br />XYI. Explosives - Rules 2.05.3(6) and 4.08 20
<br />XVII. Backfilling and Grading - Rules 2.05.3(31, 2,05.3(4),
<br /> 2, 05.4(2)(a), 2.05, 4(2)(c), 4.09, 4,]3 and 4.14 20
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