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Table of Contents <br />Introduction 2 <br />Proposed Decision 2 <br />Summary 5 <br />The Review Process 5 <br />Description of the Environment 5 <br />Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan 15 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 19 <br />Section A 19 <br />Section B 23 <br />I. Roads 23 <br />II. Support Facilities 24 <br />III. Hydrologic Balance 24 <br />IV. Topsoil 39 <br />V.Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings 40 <br />VI. Use of Explosives 40 <br />VII. Disposal of Excess Spoil 40 <br />VIII. Coal Mine Waste Banks 40 <br />IX. Coal Mine Waste 43 <br />X.Backfilling and Grading 44 <br />XI. Revegetation 44 <br />XII. Post - mining Land Use 45 <br />XIII. Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values 46 <br />XIV. Protection of Underground Mining 46 <br />XV. Subsidence Control 46 <br />XVI. Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining 51 <br />XVII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors 52 <br />XVIII. Operations on Prime Farmland 54 <br />XIX. Mountaintop Removal 54 <br />XX. Operations on Steep Slopes 54 <br />XXI. In Situ Processing 54 <br />References 55 <br />Appendix A — Inactive Permit Stipulations 56 <br />Appendix B — Summary of the Review Process for Previous Permit Renewals and Revisions 75 <br />1 <br />