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There is no fugitive dust or other air pollution source at the site. Disturbance was kept to a <br />minimum, and reclamation work has increased the amount of food for wildlife (PAP page 116). <br />The hydrologic balance of the site has been protected by revegetation of reclaimed surface <br />disturbances. There is no mine water discharge at the site. There has been no disturbance to the <br />neazby Grass Valley reservoir (a State pazk). There has been no evidence of subsidence. The <br />subsidence monitoring plan in effect until final bond release is described on pages 117 and 117A <br />of the PAP. <br />There aze no special categories of mining associated with this permit (Rule 2.06). <br />The permittee and the Division have met the requirements of Rule 2.07 (public participation and <br />approval of permit applications). The permit affects no roads. There are no experimental <br />practices at the site. There are no adverse comments against the permit from outside agencies. <br />There are no violations currently issued to the permittee. There are no concerns regazding the <br />Applicant Violator System. The Division has concluded that adverse impacts have been <br />minimized. There is no waste from mine water treatment at the site. The Division was properly <br />notified when the mine went into cessation. No activities took place outside the limits of the <br />permit. Activities accomplished and proposed by the permittee aze authorized in the permit, and <br />the current bond of $29,712 is appropriate and adequate to cover the cost of remaining <br />reclamation activities. <br />This is a periodic review of a permit previously issued by the Division (Rules 2.08, 2.08.3). <br />The application is incompliance with Rule 2.10. Maps and plans in the permit have been <br />approved by the Division. <br />Rule 3 Performance Bond Requirements <br />The State of Colorado holds an existing, valid bond instrument that covers the requirements of <br />this rule. The original bond amount was $74,280. Coal Mining Permit -Surety Release Decision, <br />December 13, 1995, authorized a liability reduction of $44,568 (60% of the original) to a bond <br />requirement of $29,712 (SL-O1 1996). A decision was proposed (SL-02) on October 9, 2001 to <br />reduce bond liability to $11,142 (85% of the original bond amount). The estimated cost <br />determined by the Division for remaining reclamation work at the tiiaie of the SL-02 release was <br />$10,668. Since that time, tasks 2a(old), 012 and 14a of the Division estimate (July 17, 2001) <br />have been completed (direct cost estimate of $3,520). Thus some $7,148 (July 2001 cost data) of <br />actual reclamation liability remains. The amount of bond required by the regulations remains at <br />$11,142. The current bond (a certificate of deposit) held on the permit is 529,712. Seeding was <br />completed in 1995 [Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) 1995]. Bond liability is for ten yeazs, or <br />2005. The applicant is asked, as a result of this review, to update pages 92 and 93 of the PAP to <br />reflect the current state of reclamation. <br />Rule 4 Performance Standazds <br />2002 Midterm Review <br />Page 6 of 8 Pages <br />