GENERAL55279

• Permit No: C1981024
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 4/16/1999
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN3
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

FINDINGS OF THE
COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
FOR
COLORADO COAL MINE NO. I
Explanation of Findines
Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(?) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal
Mining, and the approved state program, the Division of Minerals and Geology 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 be able to 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(2) are listed in accordance with that
Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed in
accordance with Rule 4 and aze organized under subject or discipline subtitles.
This findings document is updated upon permit renewal, which occurs every five years. The following
findings were reevaluated and updated, if necessary, to reflect changes which have occurred during the
previous permit term.
SECTION A -Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6(2)
The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these rules have
been complied with (2.07.6(2)(a)).
2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available to the
Division, the Division finds that reclamation can be feasibly accomplished at the Colorado Coal
Mine No. 1 (2.07.6(2)(b)).
3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the general
azea on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6(3), has been made by the Division. This
assessment, entitled "Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment for CCMC," is available for
inspection at the offices of the Division. The Division finds that the operations proposed under
the application have been designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic balance outside the
proposed permit area (2.07.6(2)(c)).
4. The Division finds that the permit azea is, subject to valid rights existing as of August 3, 1977, not
within:
a) An area designated unsuitable for surface coal mining operations (2.07.6(2)(d)(i));
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