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<br />Findings of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />for <br />Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine <br />Explanation of Findings <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, the Mined Land Reclamation Division or the <br />Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, <br />permit renewal or permit revision. These findings are based on information <br />made available to the Division that demonstrates that the applicant will be <br />able to operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. <br />The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed <br />in accordance with that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required by <br />Rule .4 pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are organized under subject or discipline <br />subtitles. <br />This Findings Document is updated upon permit renewal, which occurs every five <br />years for most mines. This is the Renewal Findings Document for the Coal <br />Ridge No. 1 Mine, which has a three year permit term. The following findings <br />were reevaluated and updated as necessary to reflect changes which have <br />occurred during the past permit term. Any stipulations from the original <br />permit and Findings Document or subsequent revisions that have been totally <br />resolved to the satisfaction of the Division, have been removed from this <br />document. <br />SECTION A <br />Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6(2}. <br />The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the <br />Act and these rules have been complied with. (2.07.6(2)(a)). <br />Based on information contained in the permit application and other <br />information available to the Division, the Division finds that <br />reclamation can be feasibly accomplished at the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine. <br />(2.07.6(2}(b)). <br />3. Assessment of the probable hydrologic consequences of mining at Coal <br />Ridge No. 1 Mine, as required by Rule 2.05.6(3), and of the cumulative <br />impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the general area on the <br />hydrologic balance, as required by Rule 2.07.6(2)(c), have been made by <br />the Division. <br />-6- <br />