2011-01-31_ENFORCEMENT - C1981008

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: ENFORCEMENT
• Doc Date: 1/31/2011
• Doc Name: DRMS Response to TDN
• From: DRMS
• To: Christine Belka OSM
• Violation No.: TDNX11140182002
• Email Name: DAB
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................... ............................... 2
I. Proposed Decision ............................................................................... ...............................
3
II. The Review Process ............................................................................. ...............................
4
III. Description of the Environment ........................................................... ...............................
9
A. General and Affected Area ........................................................ ..............................9
Roads ................................................................................... .............................26
B. Geology and Topography .......................................................... ..............................9
II.
C. Surface Water ............................................................................ .............................10
27
D. Ground Water ............................................................................ .............................13
Hydrologic Balance ........................................................... ...............................
E. Soils ........................................................................................... .............................15
IV.
F. Vegetation ................................................................................. .............................18
G. Fish and Wildlife ....................................................................... .............................19
Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings ...... ...............................
H. Climate ...................................................................................... .............................19
VI.
IV. Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan ........................... .............................19
48
Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety .... .............................22
SectionA
- Rule 2. 07. 6 ........................................................................... ...............................
22
SectionB - Rule 4 ................................................................................... ...............................
26
I.
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
XXIIn
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