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Dear Mr. Musick, <br />Sincerely, <br />Foy, .T. <br />Water Re rtes Engineer <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES <br />Jason Musick, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />June 18, 2012 <br />Re: Lorencito Canyon Mine (Permit No. C- 1996 -084) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 3 (RN -3) <br />The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reviewed the above - referenced Lorencito Canyon Mine <br />permit renewal application received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) on May <br />9, 2012. The operator, New Elk Coal Company, LLC, is requesting renewal of the mining and reclamation <br />permit. Lorencito Canyon Mine is a surface coal mining operation located approximately 3 miles west of <br />Segundo on Highway 12 in Las Animas County. <br />According to the renewal application, this is the third five -year permit renewal at the site and the <br />current permit status is permanent cessation (reclamation only) with 95% of the disturbance area <br />reclaimed. This office has no comments concerning the proposed renewal application at this time. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this application. If you have any further questions <br />regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me directly at this office or the local Water <br />Commissioner, Jeff Montoya, who may be contacted at (719) 680 -1052 or via email at <br />Jeff.Montoya@state.co.us. <br />cc: Steve Witte, Division 2 Engineer (via email) <br />Jeff Montoya, District 19 Water Commissioner (via email) <br />CRF: LorencitoCanyonMine _C1996084_RN3.docx <br />jjt' 18n17 <br />,.-tanyatIon <br />✓,Jy �Ut <br />''' dSafetY <br />Mining an <br />Office of the State Engineer <br />1313 Sherman Street, Suite 818 • Denver, CO 80203 • Phone: 303 - 866 -3581 • Fax: 303 - 866 -3589 <br />www.water.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Dick Wolfe, P.E. <br />Director /State Engineer <br />