2009-01-06_REVISION - C1996083

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 1/6/2009
• Doc Name: 2nd Adequacy Review Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: Bowie Resources, LLC
• Type & Sequence: TR54
• Email Name: JJD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215 COLORADO
Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N OF
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
January 6, 2009 SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Mr. William A. Bear Governor
Bowie Resources LLC Harris D. Sherman
P.O. Box 483 Executive Director
Paonia, Colorado 81428 Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources LLC
Technical Revision No. 54, Mine Water Discharge, Second Adequacy Review Letter
Dear Mr. Bear:
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has finished its adequacy review of
Bowie Resources LLC's (BRL) responses, dated December 15, 2008, to the Division's initial adequacy review
letter dated July 23, 2008 for Technical Revision No. 54 (TR-54). The following is the status of the Division's
questions and comments. Only item number 9 remains to be resolved.
Section 2.05.3, Operation Plan - Permit Area
1. Please depict the proposed route, buried and above ground, and the outfall location of the mine
water discharge pipe on Maps Nos. 15-1 and 21-1.
The Division has no further concerns. In the submittal dated December 15, 2008, BRL supplied a
new Map 41 that shows the complete route of the pipeline.
Section 2.05.6, Mitigation of the Impacts of Mining Operations
2. Please ensure that there is erosion protection at the mine water discharge pipe outlet. If riprap is
to be used, please designate this on Maps Nos. 15-1 and 21-1.
The Division has no further concerns. In the December 15, 2008 submittal, BRL stated that the
vegetation in the ditch will control erosion.
3. Please demonstrate that the State Highway 133 ditch and culvert which will receive the mine
water discharge can handle the increase inflow proposed in TR-54. Also, please provide
documentation that CDOT approves of the proposed increase inflow in the State Highway 133
ditch and culvert.
The Division has no further concerns. BRL provided a copy of the CDOT Utility Permit that
allows the mine to use the irrigation system, including the highway culvert for mine water
discharge. BRL also stated that the irrigation ditch and culvert have sufficient capacity.
4. Please add a discussion to the permit application text that describes whether or not there are any
lands, river banks, structures, alluvial valley floors or prime farm land on either side of State
Highway 133 that potentially may be adversely affected by the mine water discharge quantity or
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