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Rule 2: Permits landowners, lessees or renters. Access to the revegetated area will be controlled in cooperation with the • landowners to ensure that the post-mining land use is achieved when possible. Approval of post mining land uses by the landowner is contained in Eahibit 17. The reclamation of lands to the post-mining land uses is consistent with the surface owner's consent. The reclamation of the disturbed areas and affected areas and their return to pre-mining land uses, consistent and compatible with the state and local governments' proposed land uses as described in the Las Animas County Land Use Plan Element to the County Master Plan, May 1994. 2.05.6 MITIGATION OF THE IMPACTS OF MINING OPERATIONS (1) Air Pollution Control Plan All pollutant emissions from the Lorencito Canyon Mine operation will be fugitive dust emissions, i.e., those emissions which could not reasonably pass through a stack, chimney, vent or any other functionally equivalent opening. The fugitive dust emissions will result from: 1) vehicular traffic; 2) drilling and blasting; 3) coal and overburden removal; 4) coal and overburden loading and dumping; • 5) slight wind erosion from benches; and 6) active stockpile wind erosion. As part of the permitting process required by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division, a Fugitive Particulate Air Pollutant Control Plan has been developed for the Lorencito Mining Operations. The plan contains a detailed discussion of the proposed controls for each of the mining operations. Proposed controls for the Lorencito Canyon Mine will be watering or chemical application on haul roads as needed, reduction of speed for vehicles driving on haul and access roads, watering areas which are exposed to wind-blown erosion during extended periods when precipitation does not occur, and restricted blasting operations during periods of adverse wind direction and velocity. 2.05- 77 (revised 6/16/03) •