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Introduction <br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining <br />and Safety (the Division) for the Seneca II-W Mine, for Permit Renewal No. 5 (RN-5). This <br />document includes: 1) the proposed decision to approve the application; 2) a summary which <br />includes a general permitting history, operational status, and summary of the review of the RN-5 <br />application, a description of the environment affected by the operation and a description of the <br />mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written findings of compliance the Division has made as <br />required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning <br />the findings of compliance can be found in the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board for Coal Mining. <br />The Division has received an application for a successive five year renewal of Permit No. C-1982- <br />057 to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations at the Seneca II-W Mine. The <br />application was submitted by Seneca Coal Company (SCC), and the mine will be operated by SCC. <br />The Seneca II-W Mine is located on federal, state and private lands within Routt County, Colorado. <br />The legal description of the lands included within the permit area is: <br />Township 5 North, Range 88 West, 6th P.M. - Mine Area <br />Section 9: Portions of SEI/4NEt/a, NEt/4SEI/a, and WV2NEt/a <br />Section 10: SI/2SIhNWI/a, SWI/a, SEI/a, Portions of SI/2NEI/a <br />Section 11: Portions of SI/2SI/2SWI/a <br />Section 14: Portions of SWI/a, NWI/a and SI/2SI/2SEI/a <br />Section 15: All <br />Section 16: Portions of WI/2NWI/a, SEI/4NWI/a, NEI/4SWI/a and SEI/a <br />Section 21: Portions of EI/2NEI/a <br />Section 22: NWI/a, NEI/a, NI/2SEI/a, SWI/4SEI/a, Portions of NI/2SWI/a and SWI/4SEI/a <br />Section 23: NWI/a, SWI/a, WI/20/2, WI/2EI/2EI/2 <br />Township _5 North, Range 88 West, 6th P.M. - II-W South Expansion Area <br />Section 26: WI/2, WI/2EI/2, and portions of WI/2EIhNEI/a and WI/2EIhSEI/a <br />Section 27: Elh <br />Section 34: NEI/a, NISEI/a, and portions of NISI/2SEI/a <br />Section 35: NWI/a, WI/2NEI/a, NI/2SWI/a and portions of NI/2SIhSWI/a, NWI/4SEI/a, <br />NWI/4SWI/4SEI/a, NWI/4NEI/4SEI/a, and WI/2EI/2NEI/a <br />Township 6 North, Range 88 West, 6th P.M. - Tie Across Haul Road <br />Section 14: Portions of SEI/a, SWI/a <br />Section 23: Portions of NI/2 <br />Section 24: Portions of NEI/a, NWI/a <br />Township 6 North, Range 87 West, 6th P.M. - Tie Across Haul Road <br />Section 17: Portions of SWI/a, SEI/a, NEI/a <br />Seneca II-W Findings Document 1 C1982057 <br />Permit Renewal No. 5 December 9, 2010