2011-11-10_REVISION - C1984065 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 11/10/2011
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings
• From: DRMS
• To: Coal Ridge Mine
• Type & Sequence: RN6
• Email Name: JRS
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Findings of the Colorado
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
for the Renewal of Permit C -84 -065, Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine
Explanation of Findings
Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board
for Coal Mining, and the approved state program, the Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety or the Board must make specific written findings prior to issuance of a permit, permit
renewal or permit revision. These findings are based on information made available to the
Division that demonstrates that the applicant will be able to operate in compliance with the
Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to
the Act.
The findings in the following sections required by Rule 2.07.6(2) are listed in accordance with
that Rule. The findings and specific approvals required pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(m) are listed
in accordance with Rule 4 and are organized under subject or discipline subtitles.
This is the sixth renewal findings document for Permit C -84 -065 for the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine,
and is an update of previous renewal findings. This renewal is for a period of 5 years, from
October 9, 2011, and expiring on October 9, 2016.
Section A - Rule 2.07.6
1. The permit application is accurate and complete. All requirements of the Act and these rules
have been complied with [2.07.6(2)(a)].
2. Based on information contained in the permit application and other information available to
the Division, the Division finds that surface coal mining and reclamation can be feasibly
accomplished at the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine [2.07.6(2)(b)].
3. The assessment of the probable cumulative impacts of all anticipated coal mining in the
general area on the hydrologic balance, as described in 2.05.6(3), has been made and updated by
the Division. This assessment entitled Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessments, Volume II,
is available for inspection at the offices of the Division. The Division finds that the operations
proposed under the application have been designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic balance
outside the proposed permit area. Please refer to Section B.III (Probable Hydrologic
Consequences) of this document for additional discussion of the predicted hydrologic
consequences of mining operations at the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine [2.07.6(2)(c)].
4. The Division finds that the affected area is, subject to valid rights existing as of August 3,
1977, not within:
a) an area designated unsuitable for surface coal mining operations [2.07.6(2)(d)(i))].
b) an area under study for designation as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations
[2.07.6(2)(d)(ii)].
Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine
Permit Renewal 6 8 31 October 2011