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�0:111T <br />Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC <br />Colorado Division of Water Resources <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 818 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Water Well Permit Application, CCU087 <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />36600 Rout County Rd. 27 <br />PO Box 250 <br />Hayden, CO. 81639 <br />(970) 276-7001 <br />December 16, 2011 <br />The Peabody Sage Creek Mine (PSCM) wishes to convert an exploration hole, CCU087, <br />into a water well. The hole was permitted through the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety (CDRMS) in Minor Revision No. 5, Domestic Water Test Well, etc.. <br />The approval letter for that revision is provided here in Attachment A. This well will <br />provide water to office and bathhouse facilities for an underground coal mine. This well <br />is meant to supplement (and possibly replace in case of failure) an existing well (Seneca <br />Coal Well, ID 45009, Permit 22647-F) which is located approximately 300 feet to the <br />northwest of CCU087. Both the new and existing wells are owned by Sage Creek <br />Holdings, which also owns the PSCM. <br />On the attached application form, there a several items indicated to be addressed in this <br />cover letter: <br />Item 2: As explain in the first paragraph of this cover letter, we are planning on <br />converting a CDRMS permitted exploration hole into a water well. <br />Item 5: In addition to the information provided on the form, the 12 page Attachment B <br />provides the deed for this property. <br />Item 8: The map referenced in this item is provided on Attachment C. <br />Item SC: In addition to the existing well reference in the first paragraph of this cover <br />letter, Attachment D provides water rights owned by Peabody Energy and its subsidy, <br />Seneca Coal Company. Peabody Energy is also the parent company for the PSCM. <br />Please call me at 970-276-5209, or email me at djones@peabodyenergy.com, if you have <br />any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />NewWaterWeRCCU087.doe <br />