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Concentrations in the Reservoir Increase, or Any Costs for Treating the <br />Creek and Reservoir ............................................................................................. 20 <br />C. The Board Failed To Evaluate the Reasonableness of Corrective Action <br />No. 2 ..................................................................................................................... 24 <br />III. The Findings Upon Which the Board Relied to Order Mine Dewatering and <br />Treatment Are Unsupported by Substantial Evidence; Accordingly, the Board <br />Unlawfully Ordered Corrective Action No. 2 .................................................................. 26 <br />A. No Substantial Evidence Exists That the Mine Pool Supports a Violation <br />of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 34-32-116(7)(g) .................................................................. 26 <br />B. No Substantial Evidence Exists That the Mine Pool Supports a Violation <br />of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 34-32-116(7)(c) .................................................................. 31 <br />C. No Substantial Evidence Exists That the Mine Pool Supports a Violation <br />of Colo. Rev. Stat. § 34-32-116(7)(h) ................................................................... 33 <br />D. The Board Lacks Statutory Authority To Order Mine Dewatering and <br />Treatment Under These Circumstances ................................................................ 34 <br />IV. The Order Was Arbitrary and Capricious in Ignoring Cotter's Argument That <br />Mine Dewatering and Treatment Did Not Qualify as a Technical Revision .................... 35 <br />V. The Board's Decision-Making Process Was Unlawful and Violated Cotter's <br />Rights to Due Process and Cotter's Rights Under the Colorado APA ............................. 36 <br />VI. The Civil Penalties Ordered by the Board Are in Excess of Statutory Jurisdiction <br />and Authority, and Unsupported by Substantial Evidence .............................................. 38 <br />VII. The Corrective Actions Ordered by the Board Are in Excess of Statutory <br />Jurisdiction and Authority ................................................................................................. 39 <br />CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 41 <br />ii