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J •^ underground coal mine rasa-Ming in a mud elide that ruptured the gas line to Steamboat Springs. This 14 hour gas service interruption in May, 1980 cost ;50,000.00 to repair. The land and oil yell damage was never corrected. Now the OSH and CMLRB has approved the same debauchery at another location on the ranch. 6. The CMLRB condoned and approved the destruction of a cement pad which the land owner had requested be left for his ranch use. The contract still calls for structures (that which is built - real estate) to be left intact. 7. The OSM and CMLRB have continued to ignore, belittle, and otherwise fail to solve the "off permit" drainage problems which has caused: the known death of six deer, five calves, destruction of 18 beaver ponds, injury to human beings (3 cases), investigation of child disappearance, and damage Co roads and dams. 8. The CMLRB forced the land owner to refill a drainage ditch which he had constructed to use his water after it had left Sun Coal's haul road. Said ditch was not in the permit area. Corrective (?) work (30 day limit) ordered by a Mr. Munson, restoring Che old ditch (done by Sun Coal) was responsible for killing yet another calf. Land owner was also prohibited from using a small amount of water from the haul road side ditch to irrigate nearby trees. Attempts to mediate by consultation (with Division Representative) and letter were ignored. 9. The OSM and CMLRB by refusing to consider alternative plans approved and ordered the destruction of the haul road ($800,000.00). Special equipment is needed to plow snow which cannot be pushed off the road as now constructed. Road is nearly impassible except in summer or frozen, The installation of 80, 1'x15' water bars and ripping of road has destroyed Sts full usefullneas. 10. The OSM and CMLRB forced Sun Coal to change the drainage in the mined area so as to increase the angle of slopes, change the direction of water flow, increased water flow off Grassy Creek land onto this writer's lend. The changes made are radical and far exceed the CMLRB's own requirements as judged by those forced on the land owner (see paragraph 8) by court order. 11. There is also the killing of eight cattle caused by the Army Corps of Engineers ordering Sun Coal to change the river channel. Another example of bombastic bureaucratic bungling. Who pays for this damage? Suggestions and plans submitted by the land owner who is an experienced heavy equipment operator, pilot, former Army officer, rancher and contractor, are ignored by OSM and CMLRB. We have hired attorneys and engineers who have generally agreed with our plans and assessments, to no avail. We are firmly convinced that the OSM and CMLRB is only interested in fostering their experiments, justifying or holding their job and in general building another empire.