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,r 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 DIV IS CO L Ot ON o? <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 M I N I N G <br />SAFETY <br />June 12s 2008 <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />?s9 Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Mr. William A. Bear Executive Director <br />Bowie Resources LLC Ronald W. Cattany <br />P.O. BOX 483 Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-1996-083, Bowie Resources LLC <br />Permit Revision No. 10, Expand B-Seam Mine Plan to the North, Fourth Adequacy Review <br />Dear Mr. Bear: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has finished its adequacy review of <br />Bowie Resources LLC's (BRL) responses dated January 30, 2008 and May 12, 2008 to the Division's <br />third adequacy review letter dated June 6, 2007 for Permit Revision No. 10 (PR-10). The following is the <br />current status of the issues: <br />Division's Adequacy Review Letter Dated May 18, 2006 <br />Rule 2.03 <br />I . The Division has conducted an Applicant Violator System (A VS) computer check of the Bowie No. <br />2 Mine permit. The recommendation is to "issue ". The Division will conduct similar AVS checks <br />at the time of the Division's proposed decision and at issuance time for PR-10. <br />BRL did not have to respond to this comment. <br />Rule 2.04 <br />2. As indicated in the PR-10 application, BRL intends to install additional groundwater monitoring wells <br />in Hubbard Creek north ofthe proposed mine plan area. The Division concurs, because ofthe northern <br />extension ofmining BRL will need to add additional down gradient groundwater monitoring wells to the <br />hydrologic monitoring plan. Please provide the Division with the proposed plan for well installation <br />prior to drilling and constructing the new wells. Also, please update the appropriate permit application <br />text, including the completion summary table. Groundwater monitoring of each aquifer above, within <br />and, ifpotentially impacted, below the lowest coal seam to be mined will be required in accordance with <br />Rule 2.04.7(1). <br />BRL initially responded that a revision for new down gradient groundwater monitoring wells <br />would be submitted. However, in a submittal dated July 3, 2007, BRL submitted a May 2007 <br />technical report by R2 Incorporated in support of a request for a variance from the groundwater <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines