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-z- <br />PROPOSED DECISION <br />COLOWYO COAL COMPANY <br />COLOh'YO FfINE <br />The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division proposes to approve, with <br />stipulations, an application for a permit to conduct surface coal mining <br />and reclamation operations submitted by Colowyo Coal Company for the <br />Colowyo Mine. The proposed approval applies to a permit area that <br />encompasses 5,550 acres in Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, l0,and 11 of T3N, R93W <br />and Sections 13, 22, 23, 29, 26, 33 and 39 of T4N, R93W as identified <br />on Map32 of the application. <br />This approval decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation <br />will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining <br />Reclamation Act, C.R.S. 1973, 34-33-101 et seq., and the Re_qulations <br />promulgated thereunder. <br />The permit application and the stipulations will become a binding part of <br />the permit upon approval. The stipulations for the Colowyo mine are as <br />follows: <br />Stipulation No. 1 <br />WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMZTTEE WILL SUBMIT A <br />REVISED SURFACE WATER MONITORING PLAN SUFFICIENT TU VERIF}' THE <br />PREDICTED EFFECTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE PLAN <br />WILL ADDRESS MONTHLY MEASUREMENTS OF FZOW AND FIELD PARAMETERS <br />ON GOOD SPRING CREEK AND TAYLOR CREEK, IN ADDITION TO THE POND <br />DISCHARGE SAMPLING RND QUARTFRLY STREAM SAMPLING AS SPECIFIED IN <br />THE APPLICATION. THE LOCATION OF ALL MONITORING STATIOF75 SHOULD <br />BE INDICATED ON A FLAP. THE MONITI~RING PLAN WILL BE SUBJECT TO <br />APPROVAL BY THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY. <br />Stipulation No. 2 <br />WITHIN TIJO MONTY.S OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE FfUST PRESENT <br />INFORMATION TO THE DIVISION DEMONSTRATING THAT THE WORM. AREA SEDIMENT <br />POND IS CAPABLE OF RELEASING STORED WATER IN EXCESS OF TWO ACRE^FEET <br />WITHIN 36 HOURS, OR SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR A COURT <br />APPROVED AUGMENTATION PLAN TO REPLACE THE WATER STORED OUT OF PRIORITY. <br />Stipulation No. 3 <br />RLL NECESSAR}' AIR QUALITY PERMITS FOR PRODUCTION AT 4.5 MILLION <br />TONS PER YEAR A'ILL BE OBTAINED BY THE PERMITTEE PRIOR Tb EXCEEDING <br />4.0 MILLION TUNS PER YEAP.. <br />