2010-10-04_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981008

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 10/4/2010
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for ‎(PR6)‎
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Proposed Decision ............................................................................................................. . 3
II. The Review Process ........................................................................................................... . 4
III. Description of the Environment ......................................................................................... . 9
A. General and Affected Area .................................................................................... ..9
B. Geology and Topography ...................................................................................... ..9
C. Surface Water ......................................................................................................... 10
D. Ground Water ......................................................................................................... 13
E. Soils ........................................................................................................................ 15
F. Vegetation .............................................................................................................. 18
G. Fish and Wildlife .................................................................................................... 19
H. Climate ................................................................................................................... 19
IV. Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan ........................................................ 19
Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ................................. 22
Section A - Rule 2.07.6 .......................................................................................................... 22
Section B - Rule 4 .................................................................................................................. 26
1. Roads ................................................................................................................ 26
II. Support Facilities ............................................................................................. 27
III. Hydrologic Balance .......................................................................................... 27
IV. Topsoil ............................................................................................................. 44
V. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ..................................... 47
VI. Use of Explosives ............................................................................................. 48
VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil .................................................................................. 48
VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks ................................................................................... 48
IX. Coal Mine Waste .............................................................................................. 48
X. Backfill and Grading ........................................................................................ 48
XI. Revegetation ..................................................................................................... 49
XII. Post-mining Land Use ...................................................................................... 55
XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values ..................... 56
XIV. Protection of Underground Mining .................................................................. 56
XV. Subsidence Control .......................................................................................... 56
XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ................................................. 56
XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors .............................................................. 56
XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland ........................................................................ 57
XIX. Mountaintop Removal ...................................................................................... 59
XX. Operations on Steep Slopes .............................................................................. 59
XXI In Situ Processing ............................................................................................. .59
Figure 1 PR-06 General Location Map
Figure 2 Prime Farmland Identification and Land Ownership
Attachment A Comments and Objections Received Through Period Ending February 1, 2010
Attachment B Comments and Objectsions From February 1, 2010 through March 20, 2010