2008-02-15_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/15/2008
• Doc Name: 2nd Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Bowie Resources, LLC
• Type & Sequence: TR51
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

E. Based on Division inspections, is all of the rock at the Paonia sewage lagoons really
sandstone? If it all is (or at least appears to be) that is fine. If, however, there are other
rock types, additional samples and analyses may be warranted.
2. Revised permit application page 2.05-39ii in TR-51 states that exporting 3, 000 cubic yards of
excess rock from the Hubbard Creek vent shaft pad site would lower the reclamation topography
of the site by 1.2 feet. The Division finds this acceptable in achieving approximate original
contour.
No response was needed.
The TR-51 submittal included letters from the USDA-Forest Service and the Town of Paonia in
which the two government agencies agree to the permanent storage of the excess rock at the
Paonia sewage lagoons. As a requirement for revision approval, please provide a copy of the
Free Use permit mentioned in the USDA-Forest Service letter dated December 4, 2007 when it
has been issued.
The Division has no further concerns. BRL provided a copy of the USDA-Forest Service invoice
for the excess rock that had been transported to the Paonia sewage lagoons.
4. The USDA-Forest Service letter provided in TR-51 states "If material is removed from the Forest
and not sent to the Town, then the USFS must charge Bowie for that disposition. " According to
revised page 2.05-39ii of the TR-51 submittal, approximately 1,200 cubic yards of excess rock
were transported to the Bowie No. 1 Mine (3, 000 cubic yards minus 1,800 cubic yards).
Therefore, please respond to the Forest Service letter and provide documentation to the Division
that the issue of the permanent storage of the Hubbard Creek vent shaft pad excess rock at the
Bowie No. 1 Mine has been resolved with the Forest Service.
The Division has no further concerns. BRL submitted a copy of the USDA-Forest Service invoice
for the excess rock that had been hauled to the Bowie No. I Mine.
If you have any questions, please call me.
Sincerely,
a-14
J sep J. dash
nvironmental Protection Specialist
cc: Jim Stover P.E. (J.E. Stover & Associates)
Sandy Brown (DBMS)
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