2007-03-12_REVISION - C1981035

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 3/12/2007
• Doc Name: Conditions for Approval
• From: Division of Water Resources
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: RN5
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

SPATE OF COLORADO
OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 818
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]
http://www.water. state.co. us
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DATE: March 12, 2007
TO: Tom Kaldenbach, Environmental Protection Specialist
CC: Division 7 Office; District 33 Water Commissioner
FROM: Clay Kimmi, P.E.
RE: King Coal Mine, File No. C-1981-035
Operator: National King Coal, LLC
Contact: Trent Peterson [phone]
Sections 28, 29, 31, and 32, Twp 35N, Rng 11W, Sections 5 and 6, Twp 34N, Rng 11W,
Section 36, Twp 35N, Rng 12W NM P.M., La Plata County
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Bill Ritter. Jr.
Governor
Hams D. Sherman
Executive Director
Hal D. Simpson, P.E.
State Engineer
CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL
® The proposed operation does not anticipate exposing groundwater. Therefore, exposure of ground water must
not occur during or after mining operations. If stormwater is contained on-site, it must infiltrate into the ground
or be released to the natural stream system within 72 hours, or all work must cease until a substitute water
supply plan, or augmentation plan approved by water court, is obtained. Reclamation plans must ensure water
will not be retained onsite for more than 72 hours unless an augmentation plan approved by water court is
obtained.
? The proposed operation will consume ground water by: ? evaporation, ? dust control,
? reclamation, ? water removed in the mined product, ? processing, ? other%
Prior to initiation of these uses of ground water, the applicant will need to obtain either a gravel pit or other
type of well permit, as applicable. However, prior to obtaining a permit, an approved water supply plan or
decreed plan for augmentation is required.
? Prior to approving a well permit, the applicant must conduct a field inspection of the site and document the
locations of all wells within 600 feet of the permit area. The applicant must then obtain a waiver of objection
from all well owners with wells within 600 feet of the permit area or request a hearing before the State
Engineer.
® Other: All monitoring wells must be permitted with the Divison of Water Resources. All wells producing water
for use by the mine must be permitted with the Division of Water Resources. According to the permit
application, Wells 1 and 2 are used for dust control and fire suppression inside the mine. Division of Water
Resources permit numbers could not be determined for these wells.
This area is considered water critical so it is likely that a water court approved augmentation plan will be
required by the Division of Water Resources in order to use any wells for mine related activities. It does not
appear that there is an augmentation plan in place.
The mine will have to provide engineering to show that the groundwater is non-tributary if they wish to avoid
developing an augmentation plan.
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