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provided in the form of letters from the surface rights owners and leases from coal <br />owners located in exhibits 1 and 8 of the permit document. (2.07.6(2)(f) <br />7. On the basis of evidence submitted by the applicant and received from other State and <br />Federal agencies as a result of the Section 34-33-114(3) compliance review required by <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Division finds that Honeywood <br />Coal Company does not own or control any operations which .are currently in violation <br />of any law, rule, or regulation of the United States, or any State law, rule, or regulation, <br />or any provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act or the Colorado <br />Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. However, a subsidiary of one company that owns <br />Honeywood, Canyon Coals Inc. of Kentucky, Permit No. 8890061, has one outstanding <br />civil penalty violation 015068, that has yet to be resolved. (2.07.6(2)(g)(i)). Therefore, <br />the following stipulation is being added to the permit: <br />Stipulation 1: Resolve the Kentucky civil penalty violation 015068 issued to Canyon <br />Coals Inc. Permit No. 8890061 as soon as possible but no later than May 15, 1997. <br />Proof of resolution should be submitted to the Division as soon as it becomes <br />available. <br />8. Honeywood Coal Company does not control and has not controlled mining operations <br />with a demonstrated pattern of willful violations of the Act of such nature, duration, and <br />with such resulting irreparable damage to the environment as to indicate an intent not to <br />comply with the provisions of the Act. (2.07.6(2)(h)). <br />9. The Division fmds that surface coal mining and reclamation operations to be performed <br />under this permit will not be inconsistent with other such operations anticipated to be <br />performed in areas adjacent to the permit area (2.07.6(2)(1)). <br />10. The original reclamation bond for the mine was $650,000. In August, 1994, the <br />Division approved a Phase I bond release ($229,161) and a bond reduction ($234,315) <br />due to a change in the mining plan. The Division has examined the bond calculations <br />presented in Section 2.05.4(2) and has determined that liability for the remaining <br />reclamation of the mine is $96,875.00. The current bond in place is $152,744.00. <br />(2.07.6(2)(j)). <br />11. The Division has made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmland <br />within the permit area. The decision was based on a letter from the Soil Conservation <br />Service that demonstrates that no prime farmland mapping units are found within the <br />permit area. (2.07.6(2)(k)). <br />12. The Division has made a negative determination for the existence of alluvial valley floors <br />within the permit area. This determination is based on information provided by the <br />applicant which demonstrates that all mine areas will be on uplands where there are no <br />streamlaid deposits holding streams, there is insufficient water available to support flood <br />irrigation or subirrigated agriculture and there is no history of irrigated agricultural <br />activities. (2.07.6(2)(k) and 2.06.8(3)(c)). <br />12 <br />