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Illlllllll~~~~~~~r~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />David H. Getches, Executive Director <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />DAVID C. SHELTON, Dlreetor <br />Richard D. Lamm <br />Governor <br />September 12, 1984 <br />Mr. Bill Tate <br />Western Associated <br />Suite 2300 <br />Coal Corporation <br />410 Seventeenth St. <br />Denver, Colorado 80202 <br />Re: Mine Bench Technical Revision, Blue Ribbon Mine Permit No. C-047-81 <br />Dear Mr. Tate: <br />The Division has completed its review of your technical revision dated <br />August 9, 1984 with supplemental material submitted September 7, 1984. The <br />revision proposes reconstruction of the mine bench. <br />The construction of the mine bench will disturb portions of riparian <br />vegetation along Pond No. 1. The Division had originally required protection <br />of this area (less than one acre) since there was no need to disturb the area <br />(See Stipulation No. 2 to the Blue Ribbon Permit). However, since bench <br />reconstruction will require disturbing the area Stipulation No. 2 to the <br />permit is nullified. The bench reconstruction is necessary to ensure the long <br />term stability of the site. Without reconstruction, a bench failure could <br />affect this area anyway. The Division therefore grants a variance to Blue <br />Ribbon Coal Company to allow disturbance to the riparian vegetation zone along <br />Pond No. 1 to allow for reconstruction of the mine bench. <br />The Division proposes to approve your technical revision request subject to <br />the following two conditions: <br />Stipulation No. 1 <br />No construction shall commence until final construction drawings have <br />been reviewed and approved by the Division. <br />Stipulation No. 2 <br />The applicant shall submit an acceptable monitoring program to the <br />Division within 30 days following approval of the revision. This <br />monitoring program shall include both slope stability monumentation and <br />the installation and monitoring of water level piezometers, in order to <br />verify the portal bench's stability. Two piezometers shall be <br />installed in the bench subdrain to enable collection and full analysis <br />of leachate quality 2 times per year. <br />423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (30:x) 866-3567 <br />