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Findings of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology Office of Mined Land Reclamation • for Bear Coal Company Mine Nos. 1 , 2, and 3 I Explanation of Findings Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(21 of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, and the approved State program, the Division of Minerals and Geology (Division), Office of Mined Land Reclamation, or the Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit,~permit renewal or permit revision. These findings are based on information made available to the Division that demonstrates that the applicant will operate in compliance with the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(21 are listed in accordance with that Rule. The findings and specific appFovals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(ml are listed in accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles. This findings document is updated upon approval of Permit Revision No. 1 to Permit No. C-81-033. This is the findings document- for the Bear Coal Company Mine Nos. 1 , 2, • and 3 permit, which has afive-year permit tefm. The following findings were reevaluated and updated to reflect changes proposed by the permit revision application. Any stipula- tions from the original permit and findings document or subsequent revisions that have been resolved to the satisfaction of the Division have been removed from this document. SECTION A Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6121 1 . The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these rules have been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)1. 2. Based on information contained in the p rmit application and other information available to the Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly accomplished at the Bear Coal Company Mine Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (2.07.6(21(b)). 3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the general area on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6131, has been made by the Division. This assessment, entitled "Cumulative Hydrologic Impacts of Mining to the North Fork of the Gunnison River, ~ is available for inspection at the offices of the Division. The Division finds that the ioperations proposed under the application have been designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic balance outside the • proposed permit area. Refer to Section B, III, K, for details (2.07.6(2)(cll. t'2