2008-10-22_REVISION - C1981008

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 10/22/2008
• Doc Name: Change in Revegetation Summary and Redirection
• From: DRMS
• To: Western Fuels-Colorado
• Type & Sequence: TR58
• Email Name: MLT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
22 October 2008
Ross L. Gubka, P.E.
Western Fuels - Colorado
P.O. Box 628
Nucla, CO 81424
Re: New Horizon Mine - Permit No. C-1981-008
TR-58 - Change in Revegetation Standard for Irrigated Pasture
Summary and Redirection
Dear Mr. Gubka:
COLORADO
D I V IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Western Fuels-Colorado (WFC) has submitted, an application for TR-58 to the New
Horizon Mine permit. The application was received by the. Division on l0-Sep-2008, and
determined to be Complete on 18-Sep-2008.
The following items were included in the original application package for TR-58:
• Section 2.05.4(2)(e) - Revegetation, pages 1 - 53
• Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-1 - NRCS Soil Interpretation Record, pages 1 - 9
• Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-2 - Estimated Yields from 1 st Cutting, pages 1 - 6
• Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-3 - NRCS Letters, pages 1 - 3
• Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-4 - Location Maps of Reference Areas, pages 1 - 3
• Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-5 - Airport Reference Areas Agreement, pages 1 - 13
• Attachment 2.05.4(2)(e)-6 - Summary Tables of 2007 Sampling for Production
and Cover, Irrigated Pasture Reference Area, pages 1 - 9
• Map 3.02.2-6 - Irrigated Pasture Bond Release Map - New Horizon 2 Mine Area
• Map (no number) - Irrigated Pasture Reference Area - New Horizon 2 Mine Area
Section 2.05.4(2)(e) and each of the six Attachments were completely re-printed, stand-
alone sections, making comparison of the TR-58 application package with the currently
approved permit cumbersome for the Division; it was not immediately clear which
particular portions of the permit were .being proposed for revision.
During its initial review of the application package, the Division noted that the text had
been revised in ways that exceeded the stated purpose of TR-58, i.e. changing the
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