GENERAL45415

• Permit No: C1981029
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/2/1993
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION & FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR RN2
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Findings of the
Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology
for
Meadows No. 1 Mine
Explanation of Findings
Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land
Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the
Division of Minerals and Geology or the Board must make specific written
findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit renewal or permit revision.
These findings are based on information made available to the Division that
demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the
Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated
pursuant to the Act.
The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed
in accordance with that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required
pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed in accordance with Rule 4 and are
organized under subject or discipline subtitles.
This findings document is updated upon permit renewal, which occurs every five
years. This is the renewal findings document for the Meadows No. 1 Mine,
second five-year permit term. The following findings were reevaluated and
updated if necessary to reflect changes which have occurred during the past
permit term. Any stipulations from the original permit and findings document
or subsequent revisions that have been totally resolved to the satisfaction of
the Division, have been removed from this document.
SECTION A
Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6(2).
The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the
Act and these rules have been complied with (2.07.6(2>(a)>.
2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other
information available to the Division, the Division finds that
reclamation can be feasibly accomplished at the Meadows No. 1 Mine
(2.07.6(2>(b>).
The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal
mining in the general area on the hydrologic balance, as described in'
2.05.6(3), has been made by the Division. This assessment, entitled
"Yampa River Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Statement," is available for
inspection at the offices of the Division. The Division finds that the
operations proposed under the application have been designed to prevent
damage to the hydrologic balance outside the proposed permit area
(2.07.6(2)(c)).
4. The Division finds that the permit area is, subject to valid rights
existing as of August 3, 1977, not within:
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