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15. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Exhibit 10 in the permit, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife, <br />May 8, 1988 letter, concur that there are no threatened or endangered species in the area that <br />will be critically affected by mining operations. As mining operations have ceased and only <br />reclamation monitoring remains, the Division finds, that the activities proposed by the <br />applicant would not affect the continued existence of endangered or threatened species or <br />result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitats. (2.07.6(2)(n)). <br />16. The Division has contacted the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation Fees Branch. As of <br />this time, Honeywood Coal Company, the operator, is current in the payment of reclamation <br />fees required by 30 CFR Chapter VII, subchapter R. (2.07.6(2)(0)). <br />SECTION B - Findings Required by Rule 4 <br />1. Roads <br />A. In January, 1994, the Division approved Technical Revision 04 which allowed the <br />retention of the haul roads as they were consistent with the requirements of the land <br />owners use for cattle operations. <br />II. Support Facilities <br />A. All support facilities have been removed in accordance with the reclamation plan. <br />III. Hydrologic Balance <br />A. Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations <br />Surface Runoff - All surface runoff from disturbed areas is routed through <br />sedimentation ponds designed to treat runoff from 10-year, 24-hour storm <br />events in order that discharges meet applicable NPDES effluent limits. <br />2. Sedimentation Ponds - Pond A's drainage basin is approximately 79 acres, <br />of which about 55 acres were disturbed by mining. Pond B's drainage basin <br />is approximately 357 acres, of which 30 acres were disturbed by mining. <br />Currently neither pond is approved to remain, however, the landowner has <br />mentioned that he is considering the retention of Pond B as a stock pond. <br />3. Surface and Ground Water Monitoring was temporarily halted in July, 1999, <br />until two years prior to the submission of a Phase III bond release request. <br />4. Probable Hydrologic Consequences <br />a. Ground Water <br />The permit area for the Hamilton Mine consists of 757 acres and is located <br />12