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<br /> <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 finds 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)(I)) <br />l0. The Division has determined based on information submitted by the applicant and review <br />of same, a bond in the amount of $ 2,429,587.00 must be submitted to, and approved by, <br />the Division. This bond amount reflects the applicant's projection (and the Division's <br />concurrence with) the cost to reclaim the worst-case disturbance that will occur during the <br />first five (5) year permit term that expires in November 2002. Final approval of the bond <br />shall be required before the permit will issue. <br />1 I . The Division has made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmland within <br />the permit area. The applicant has indicated that there are no soil map units that have been <br />designated by the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) which have been <br />designated as prime farmland. This complies with the requirement of Rule 2.04.12(2)(f). <br />12. Based on information provided in the application the Division has determined that an <br />alluvial valley floor (AVF) exists within the permit or adjacent area. The alluvial valley <br />floor is known as the Purgatoire River AVF and will be affected by the coal loadout located <br />adjacent to the railroad. (2.07.6(2) and 2.06.8(3)(C)) <br />For additional specific findings concerning the Purgatoire River AVF please see Section B, <br />XVII. <br />The Division has made a negative determination for all other streams within the permit <br />area. Based on the information presented in Exhibit 18 of the permit application, <br />Lorencito, Cow, Alamosa, Chimney, Puertecito, Little Pine, and Jeff Canyons are not <br />alluvial valley floors. <br />Lorencito Canyon contains unconsolidated stream laid deposits of reasonable size. <br />Minimum depths to the water table range from I 1-15 feet, while soil depths are 5-6 <br />feet. Results of vegetation sampling indicate warm season grassland communities that <br />are not dependent on subirrigation. Vegetative cover and production in these areas is <br />poor, and there is no evidence of past or present flood irrigation anywhere along <br />Lorencito Canyon. <br />Cow Canyon valley floor covers approximately 187 acres within the permit area. The <br />sinuosity of the channel is low compared to other channels in the permit area and the <br />channel bottom exhibits bedrock control in multiple places. Soils exhibit no soil <br />moisture from subirrigation. The limited extent of contiguous areas, coupled with the <br />lack of available water from this intermittent stream, preclude possible flood imgation. <br />i2 <br />