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Table of Contents <br />Page <br />Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................1 <br />Proposed Decision ........................................................................................................................................2 <br />Summary -Permitting History and Review Process . ....................................................................................3 <br />Description of the Environment ........................................................................................................... 8 <br />Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan .........................................................................12 <br />Findings of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division ....................................................................16 <br />Section A -Rule 2.07.6 .....................................................................................................................16 <br />Section B -Rule 4 .............................................................................................................................20 <br />I. Roads ............................................................................................................................. 20 <br />II. Hydrologic Balance ....................................................................................................... 21 <br />III. Topsoil .......................................................................................................................... 34 <br />IV. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ................................................... 36 <br />V. Disposal of Debris, Acid-Forming and Toxic-Forming Materials ................................. 37 <br />VI. Coal Mine Waste and Non-Coal Processing Waste ....................................................... 37 <br />VII. Backfilling and Grading ................................................................................................ 39 <br />VIII. Permit Incorporating Variances from Approximate Original Contour Restoration <br /> Requirements for Steep Slope Mining .......................................................................... 41 <br />IX. Revegetation .................................................................................................................. 45 <br />X. Alternate Land Uses ..................................................................................................... 48 <br />XI. Protection of Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values .................................. 50 <br />XII. Subsidence Control ....................................................................................................... 51 <br />XIII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ............................................................................ 55 <br />Permit Renewal No. 5 -i- November 16, 2007 <br />