2011-04-04_REVISION - C1981035 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/4/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: La Plata County Public Works Department
• Type & Sequence: TR18
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
April 4, 2011
La Plata County Public Works Department
1060 E Second Ave, Suite 104
Durango, CO 81301
Re: King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035)
Technical Revision Application No. 18 (TR-18)
Install Water-Supply Line
Dear Sir or Madam:
COLORADO
D I V IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice; in accordance with Title 34, Article 33,
Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 4, 2011 an application to revise coal
mining operations at the King Coal Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was
submitted by GCC Energy, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations
initiate from this date of filing.
The operator proposes to install a buried water-supply pipeline on State land inside the permit area. Installation of
the pipeline will require boring underneath La Plata County Road 120.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 7 miles southwest of Hesperus,
Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
Portions of Sections 5 through 8, Township 34 North, Range 11 West; portions of Sections 28 through 32,
Township 35 North, Range 11 West; and portions of Sections 35 and 36 Township 35 North, Range 12 West; New
Mexico Principal Meridian.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Hesperus.
The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
the La Plata County Clerk and Recorder, 1060 E Second Ave, Durango, CO 81301, and at the Division office.
For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone]. In order for us to comply with
regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no
comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
to, the applicant's proposal.
Sincerely,
7, 1<-_ C,_
Tom Kaldenbach
Environmental Protection Specialist
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Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines