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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />March 14, 2008
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I O N O F
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Dick Wolfe Harris D. Sherman
<br />Executive Director
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />Division of Water Resources Ronald W. Cattany
<br />Division Director
<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Denver, CO 80203
<br />Re: Colowyo Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-019)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 70 (TR-70)
<br />TR-70 Revises the Hydrology Monitoring Plan in Response to Stipulation 5 of the PR-2 Revision
<br />Dear Mr. Wolfe:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 14, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Colowyo Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Colowyo Coal Company
<br />L.P.. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />The Colowyo Coal Company has submitted a Technical Revision for the Colowyo Mine to change their hydrologic monitoring
<br />plan. Colowyo is changing the monitoring plan based on Stipulation 5, which was attached to the permit during the approval of
<br />Permit Revision 02, and addresses monitoring along the West Fork of Goodspring Creek. Since this Technical Revision is
<br />administrative in nature, this revision will change the reclamation cost estimate or bond. Additionally, no new lands are proposed
<br />for inclusion in the permit boundary or disturbed boundary.
<br />The Surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 28 miles South of Craig, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />All or portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 and T3N, R93W; and Sections 13, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27,
<br />28, 33 and 34, T4N, R93W; 6th Prime Meridian.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Axial and Nine Mile Gap.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Moffat County Clerk and
<br />Recorder, 221 West Victory Way, Craig, CO 81625, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written
<br />comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with,
<br />or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />James R. Stark
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />JRS/Ahd
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