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8. To avoid increasing selenium loading into the river, operations that result in increased oxidization of the Mancos shale bedrock must be prevented. Please commit to conducting dewatering operations such that groundwater continues to flow over the shale bedrock during the mining operation, so the shale is not exposed to air, thereby increasing oxidization. 9. Response acceptable. 10. Response acceptable. 11. Response acceptable. Exhibit D -Reclamation Plan 12. Response acceptable. 13. Response acceptable. 14. Response acceptable. 15. Response acceptable. 16. Response acceptable. Exhibit F -Other Permits and Licenses 17. Response acceptable. Exhibit H -Municipalities 18. Response acceptable. Exhibit L -Permanent Man-made structures 19. Please address the Carlill fences within 200 feet of the proposed permit area and provide an executed damage waiver agreement or engineering demonstration of stability for the Farnsworth/Dustman pond prior to affecting the area within 200 feet of this pond. Geotechnical Stability Report 20. The geotechnical stability report for the final slopes addresses stability of gravel slopes at a 3:1 grade. However, the slopes during mining will be at a maximum 2:1 grade, and the reclaimed slopes will be a 2:1 gravel slope backfilled to a 3:1 slope using a cover of overburden soil material, not gravel. Please either provide damage waiver agreements for all permanent man- made structures on or within 200 feet of the proposed permit boundary, or submit engineering stability demonstrations that show adequate safety factors for the proposed 2:1 gravel slopes during mining, and the proposed final slopes consisting of 2:1 gravel slopes backfilled with overburden to a 3:1 grade. The reclamation cost estimate will'be calculated in the next few days and be forwarded to you when completed. Additionally, there is a partial sentence prior to the table on page 33 that either needs to be completed or removed.