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<br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 <br />PROPOSED DECISION ..................................................................................................... 1 <br />STATUS OF STIPULATIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE PERMIT ............................................. 2 <br />SUMMARY .................................................................................................................... 5 <br />The Review Process .............................................................................................. 5 <br />Description of the Environment ............................................................................... 6 <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans ................................................... 7 <br />FINDINGS OF THE COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY .............................. 11 <br />Explanation of Findings ........................................................................................ 11 <br />Section A ........................................................................................................... 11 <br />Section B ........................................................................................................... 14 <br />I. Roads -Rule 4.03 ..................................................................... ....... 14 <br />II. Support Facilities -Rule 4.04 ...................................................... ....... 14 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance -Rule 4.05 ................................................... ....... 14 <br />IV. Topsoil ...................................................................................... ...... 15 <br />V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ......................... ....... 15 <br />VI. Use of Explosives ....................................................................... ....... 15 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil ............................................................. ....... 15 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks .............................................................. ....... 15 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste ........................................................................ ....... 16 <br />X. Backfilling and Grading ............................................................... ....... 16 <br />XI. Revegetation .............................................................................. ...... 16 <br />XII. Post mining Land Use ................................................................. ....... 18 <br />XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values ........ ......... 18 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining ................................................ ....... 18 <br />XV. Subsidence Control .................................................................... ....... 18 <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ................................ ........ 18 <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors .............................................. ....... 18 <br />XVIII. Operations in Prime Farmland ....................................................... ....... 19 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal ................................................................. ....... 19 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes ......................................................... ....... 20 <br />XXI. InSitu Processing ....................................................................... ....... 20 <br />