2012-07-10_REVISION - C1981041 ‎(7)‎

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 7/10/2012
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance
• From: DRMS
• To: Snowcap Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: PR5
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
Page
Introduction.................................................................................................................... ..............................1
ProposedDecision .......................................................................................................... ..............................2
Summary - Permitting History and Review Process . ..................................................... ............................... 3
Description of the Environment ............................................................................. ..............................6
Description of the Operations and Reclamation Plan ............................................ .............................10
Findings of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division ....................................... .............................15
SectionA - Rule 2.07.6 ........................................................................................ .............................15
SectionB - Rule 4 ................................................................................................ .............................19
I. Roads ................................................................................................ .............................19
II. Hydrologic Balance .......................................................................... .............................20
M . Topsoil ............................................................................................. .............................34
IV. Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings .................... ............................... 36
V. Disposal of Debris, Acid - Forming and Toxic - Forming Materials .. ............................... 37
VI. Coal Mine Waste and Non -Coal Processing Waste ........................ ............................... 37
VII. Backfilling and Grading ................................................................... .............................39
VIII. Permit Incorporating Variances from Approximate Original Contour Restoration
Requirements for Steep Slope Mining ............................................. .............................41
IX. Revegetation ..................................................................................... .............................42
X. Alternate Land Uses ........................................................................ .............................45
XI. Protection of Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values ..... .............................47
X11. Subsidence Control .......................................................................... .............................48
XIII. Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ............................................... .............................51
Permit Revision No. 5 -i- July 10, 2012