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1 <br />~ID•~vONTINENT ~~SQURCES, ~A1C. <br />PRODUCERS OF THE FAMOUS COAL BASIN COKING COAL <br />• BOX 158 <br />CARBONDALE, COLORADO 81623 <br />MID-CONTINENT RESOURCES. INC TELEPHONE <br />245 PLAIN FIELD ROAD-SUITE 220 (3031 963-2581 <br />WILLOWBROO K. ILLINOIS 60521 TWX <br />December 21, 1983 9i°e2esTa~z <br />. 45-0724 <br />Mr . Jim Herron ~ - - _ _ ~~~' <br />brined Land Reclamation Division <br />423 Centennial Bldg. <br />1313 Sherman St. <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 -I ~~ '' ~.~'~ ~-.: ,, ,...{ <br />Re: Coal Basin - Permit No. C-017-81 -~ <br />Variance from Stream Buffer Zone <br />Dear Jim, <br />It has come to my attention that we were supposed to <br />have a channel change or diversion adjacent to the tunnel <br />rock-fill area in order to maintain a 100' stream buffer <br />zone. <br />The channel through this area is quite deep--15'+ to <br />20'+--and is well-defined, and appears to me to be quite <br />detrimental to the environment to dig a new channel <br />through existing vegetation, not to mention the dirt <br />excavation, just to say "Laok, now our road and rock pile <br />are 100' from the stream." <br />I would hereby request a variance from the buffer- <br />zone requirement in this one area (see map II-B-4 included); <br />see also Vol. 2 biap II-B-App. 5-3 Plate 4. <br />I would appreciate your comment or thoughts on this <br />matter. <br />Sincerely, <br />~. <br />~ ~) <br />Environmental Coordinator <br />D~tiBoa~tnan:ms <br />Enclosure <br />25 <br />~,~~. u. , <br />. _ <br />