2008-10-06_PERMIT FILE - C1981041A ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981041A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/6/2008
• Section_Exhibit Name: Tab 15 Postmining Land Use
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

2.05.5 Post Mining Land Uses
(2) After the reclamation activities described in Section 2.05.4, Tab Section
14 are completed, most of the lands affected by surface operations and
facilities within the permit area will have been returned to their original pre-
mining condition, which, as described in Section 2.04.3, Tab Section 4,
was "fish and wildlife habitat" according to Rule 1.04(71)(h).
The South Portal, including the top of the Roadside Refuse Disposal Area
was converted to commercial use (PR-3) for a fruit storage, packing and
retail sales location, and is now owned by Providence Place Inc. (PPI).
Since 2005 PPI has been using the warehouse & shop on the upper level
as equipment & material storage, the lab building is being used as the
sales location, the cafeteria on the lower level houses a refrigeration unit
and package area, and the block lab building on the lower level is used for
material storage. The South Portal is zoned as Agricultural Forestry
Transitional (AFT) by the Mesa County Department of Planning and
Development. Although the use of the property by Providence Place Inc.
is approved under the AFT zoning, Mesa County required a minor site
plan approval due to changes and upgrades that were planned for the
buildings on the lower level. Appendix 15-1 shows the minor site plan and
approval by the Mesa County Department of Planning and Development.
The Overland Conveyor south of 19/10 road will be converted to industrial
use for the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) and Xcel Energy. Xcel's haul
road, which is located on their property and being used for coal deliveries,
is located in the NE section of this area. Since completion of reclamation
and revegetation of the Overland Conveyor in 2004, the UPRR's
employees and contractors, with no consideration to SCC's revegetation
attempts, also continue to use this area for access to the rail for
maintenance and to store materials and equipment when repair jobs are
being performed. Taking into consideration that all the disturbed and
reclaimed areas are on UPRR's property, that Xcel will continue to use
their haul road, and that the area was classified as industrial prior to
mining, we believe that the postmining use of industrial is appropriate.
Exhibit 62 shows the pre-mining land use within the affected and adjacent
area. Exhibit 63 shows the post-mining land use.
With the exception of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety and the Mesa County Department of Planning and Development,
no other state or local agencies' authorizations are required to achieve the
post-mining land use described above.
TR-57 15-1 (Rev.07/08)