GENERAL47069

• Permit No: C1980005
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 12/31/1986
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION AND FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE FOR RN1
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

LIST OF STIPULATIONS
Stipulations 1, 2, 3 and 5 below were part of the original permit, approved
September 23, 1981, and will be carried into the new permit term. Stipulation
number 4 was issued as part of the Wolf Creek Permit Revision (September 25,
1984). One new stipulation was attached to the permit during the renewal
process, which relates to reclamation bond submittal and amount. All
stipulations will become a binding part of the permit upon final issuance.
IF DURING THE COURSE OF MINING OPERATIONS, PREVIOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED
CULTURAL RESOURCES ARE DISCOVERED, THE PERMITTEE SHALL INSURE THAT THE
SITE IS NOT DISTURBED AND SHALL NOTIFY THE COLORADO MINED LAND
RECLAMATION DIVISION AND THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING
(OSM). THE PERMITTEE SHALL INSURE THAT THE RESOURCE IS PROPERLY
EVALUATED IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACES ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
(36 CFR 60.61). SHOULD A RESOURCE BE DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON
THE NATIONAL REGISTER, APPROPRIATE MITIGATION MEASURES WILL BE DEVELOPED
AND IMPLEMENTED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
OFFICER (SHPO), THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM), THE OFFICE OF
SURFACE MINING (OSM), AND THE MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION (MLRD).
WITHIN 90 DAYS OF ITS PUBLICATION, A COPY OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY'S LYSIMETER STUDY MUST BE SENT TO THE DIVISION AND OSM TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL QUANTITATIVE DATA ON FLOW RATES AND WATER QUALITY OF THE SPOIL
LEACHATE.
A LIST OF PROPOSED SEED MIXTURES MUST BE SUBMITTED ANNUALLY TO THE
DIVISION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE LIST SHOULD INCLUDE PURE LIVE SEED
(PLS) PER SQUARE FOOT, POUNDS PLS PER ACRE, SPECIES ORIGIN, AND ACRE
ESTIMATES TO BE SEEDED FOR EACH MIX.
4. A OUALIFIED REGISTERED ENGINEER SHALL PERFORM INSPECTIONS AT LEAST
BIMONTHLY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION AND PLACEMENT OF THE UNDERDRAIN (AT THE
WOLF CREEK FILL). RECORDS OF THE INSPECTIONS ARE TO INCLUDE DATE, TIME,
INSPECTOR AND OBSERVATION. COPIES SHALL BE RETAINED AT THE MINE SITE.
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE UNDERDRAIN CONSTRUCTION, COPIES OF THESE
INSPECTION REPORTS SHALL BE SENT TO THE DIVISION.
THE 110 FOOT FILL EMBANKMENT ON THE MAIN HAUL ROAD MUST BE INSPECTED
ANNUALLY, OR WITHIN 10 DAYS FOLLOWING ANY STOR14 WHOSE BACKWATER ELEVATION
EXCEEDS THE ELEVATION OF 5941.1 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL (10-YEAR, 24-HOUR
MAXIMUM STORM EVENT'S PROJECTED BACKWATER ELEVATION) BY A QUALIFIED
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OR ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST. A LETTER OF
CERTIFICATION CONTAINING THE RESULTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION
WITHIN 2 WEEKS FOLLOWING THE INSPECTIONS.
6. A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF 56,431,188.00, PAYABLE TO THE STATE
OF COLORADO AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MUST BE FILED IJITH THE
DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DECISION BECOMES FINAL.
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