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<br />use being wildlife habitat. The combination haul/access road will remain for access to <br />the site as requested by the landowner, Mr. Lawrence Huntington. National King Coal <br />is not proposing any alternative land use but a restoration of the area to its pre-mining <br />land uses. <br />The Division finds, pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(1), that the proposed post-mining land use <br />of the petTrtit area meets the requirements of Rule 4.16. <br />XI. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values <br />Fish and wildlife habitat is a planned post-mining land use. The applicant has selected <br />appropriate plant species and distributions to benefit fish and wildlife. (4.18(4)(1)). <br />Information pertaining to fish and wildlife is presented in Section 2.04.1 of the permit <br />application. <br />National King Coal contacted the local office of the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />requesting their assistance in assessing any potential impacts the mining operation may <br />have on wildlife. A copy of the Division of Wildlife's response is found in Section <br />2.04.11 and exhibit 6. <br />The general area of the mine site is considered critical deer winter range. However, it <br />is the Division of Wildlife's opinion that, because of the long history of mining in the <br />area, many of the impacts to wildlife have already occurred. Since no additnnal surface <br />disturbance is anticipated, no additional impacts should occur. Reclamation of the site <br />will enhance wildlife habitat in the area. <br />Based upon the available information, the Division fmds, pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(n), <br />that the activities will not affect the continued existence of endangered or threatened <br />species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitat. <br />XII. Protection of Underground Mining <br />National King Coal does not plan to undertake any surface mining activities at this site, <br />therefore, it complies with this section (4.22.4). <br />XIII. Subsidence Control <br />Information submitted indicates there are two structures, the Huntington Irrigation Ditch <br />and the Crawford Irrigation Ditch in the permit area which have the potential for mine <br />related subsidence impacts. Impacts on these structures will he monitored by quarterly <br />visual inspections for evidence of subsidence features within the permit area. Repairs, <br />if necessary, will be effected by the operator for the ditch and have the approval of the <br />surface landowners. This method has proved to be effective as in early 1990, subsidencz; <br />cracks transversed the Hunnington Ditch and National King Coal immediately effected <br />21 <br />