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minutes. Id. at p. 842. "Absent any evidence to the contrary, we must presume that the Board's <br />decision ....was impartially rendered and was based solely on the evidence in the record." Id. <br />The Board considered this case with integrity, honesty and impartiality. The fact that the <br />Boazd ruled immediately following the closure of evidence does not demonstrate impermissible <br />bias or a conflict of interest. It demonstrates that, in the judgment of the Board, the weight of the <br />evidence clearly favored Four States. Ms. Boynton offers no evidence of impermissible bias <br />except that she suspects bias because her evidence did not persuade the Board. This suspicion <br />does not rebut the presumption of integrity. <br />VII. Four States' Application Complied With § 34-32.5-115 and 116, <br />C.R.S. <br />Plaintiffs make several azguments that the Board's decision that Four States' application <br />complies with the Reclamation Act is arbitrary and capricious. <br />The Board's findings that Four States satisfied these requirements are findings of fact that <br />must be upheld if they have a reasonable basis in law and aze supported by substantial evidence <br />in the record. "Substantial evidence is probative, credible, and competent evidence that <br />warrants, a reasonable belief in the existence of a fact without regard to contradictory evidence or <br />inference." Colorado State Bd. of Medical Examiners v. Ogin, 56 P.3d 1233, 1237 (Colo.App. <br />2002) (citations omitted). <br />Plaintiffs argue that Four States has failed to address the Division's concerns that its <br />intended slope for stockpiles is too steep. Four States is not obligated to accept the Division's <br />recommendation to use 3H:1 V slopes for its stockpile geometry.9 Four States is obligated to <br />9 Plaintiffs confuse slope angles. A 1H:1 V slope is steeper than a 3H:1 V slope. <br />18 <br />