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<br />5. Provide a final report and impact analysis, by a second technical revision, at least 90 <br />days prior to anticipated mining within one mile of the dam. <br />Mining within one mile of the Terror Creek Reservoir (Bruce Park dam) will not be approved <br />until all necessary monitoring data, analyses, reports and subsidence control plan details are <br />approved, by the second technical revision, and it is shown that such mining will not adversely <br />impact the dam. <br />Stipulation No. 10 <br />Prior to affecting USDA-Forest Service (FS) water rights by mining, the Operator will submit to <br />the Division for approval, a technical revision that includes 1) a revised Map 23, "Water Rights <br />Location" and revised text that describe the FS water rights within the permit and adjacent azea, <br />and 2) verification that acourt-approved water augmentation plan is in effect for those FS water <br />rights within the permit and adjacent azea that may be contaminated, diminished or interrupted <br />by mining. <br />SUMMARY <br />The Review Process <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application was submitted by Bowie Resources, Limited on <br />February 13, 1996. The permit application was deemed complete on February 23, 1996, and the <br />required agency notification letters were sent by the Division. Comments were received from the <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Colorado State Engineers' Office, the United States Army <br />Corps of Engineers, the United States Office of Surface Mining, the United States Fish and <br />Wildlife Service, the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office, and the Colorado Department <br />of Transportation. <br />The Division sent adequacy letters to Bowie Resources, Limited on May 31, 1996, June 21, <br />1996, August 9 1996, November 18, 1996, November 20, 1996, December 27, 1996, January 29, <br />1997, February 18, 1997 and February 19, 1997. All Division adequacy letters were answered by <br />BRL. With the exception of those issues which were stipulated with the approval, all technical <br />and procedural issues were resolved. The permit was issued on April 4, 1997, with an expiration <br />date of Apri14, 2002. <br />The original proposal to construct facilities in support of a longwall was submitted by BRL in <br />Technical Revision No. 6. Technical Revision No. 6 was submitted on December 7, 1998 and <br />proposed to construct a downhill conveyor, a coal stockpile and coal haul truck loading system <br />and relocation of pond B. BRL originally proposed converting to longwall in a December 11, <br />1998 submittal of Technical Revision No. 7, at a rate of 5 million tons per year. Both technical <br />revisions were called complete on December 16, 1998 and the appropriate public notices were <br />5 <br />