GENERAL54873

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 6/23/1981
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

revegetation activities will establish a permanent vegetative cover of
the same seasonal variety native to the area and capable of self-
reoeneration and plant succession equal in extent and cover to tae
natural vegetation in the area.
The Mt. Gunnison Ml Mine permit application was originally submitted
on November 6, 1979, and was determined to be complete on November 29,
1979. The first initial review comments fiom the Division of Water
Resources were received on Plarch 26, 1980, and comments from the Division
of Wildlife Caere received on April 22, 1980. During the latter part of
June the Division received OSM's Aparent Completeness Review of the
application which was subsequently incorporated into the July MLRD
Preliminary Adequacy Review Letter and then forwarded to the company.
On January I3, Z98I, a meeting was held between OSM and MLRD to assess
the adequacy of ARCO's responses, and it was at this point in time that
the responses were found to be substantially inadequate in a variety of
aspects. This resulted in a decision to prepare a second, joint adequacy
letter which was sent to the company on February 6, 1981.
On January 30th, the Division received additional comments from the
Division of Water Resources which outlined the deficiencies in the
application with regard to water rights and, in particular, with the
deficiencies of the proposed Minnesota Creek Basin Augmentation Plan.
Additional comments on water rights issues were submitted in February and
March in the form of objection lette s from several concerned citizens.
These letters also discussed problems relating to alluvial valley floors,
protection for perennial streams, the potential for landslides to be
triggered by subsidence, cumulative hydrologic impacts, the adequacy of
ARCO's subsidence monitoring and subsidence control plans, and a number of
procedural issues. These objections resulted in several requests for a
mine site visit and informal conference which were held on April 30, 1981
and h7ay 12, 1981 respectively. The Division began preparation of it's
c•.ritten fin din as soon after the conference, and published it's proposed
decision on June 22, 1981. The Division's proposed decision is to
approve the Mt. Gunnison ~1 Mine permit application with several stipulations.