2013-02-01_REVISION - C1981041 ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/1/2013
• Doc Name: Proposed Decision & Findings
• From: DRMS
• To: Snowcap Coal Company
• Type & Sequence: RN6
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Findings of the
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
for
The Roadside North and South Portal Mines
Explanation of Findings
Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining,
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 permittee 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 in
Section A. 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, in Section B.
This findings document was updated in association with approval of Permit Renewal No. 6. The following
findings were reevaluated and updated, if necessary, in association with RN -6. Any stipulations from the original
permit and findings document or subsequent revisions that have been totally resolved to the satisfaction of the
Division, have been removed from this document.
SECTION A
Findings Required by Rule 2.07.6(2).
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 Roadside
North and South Portal Mines (2.07.6(2)(b)).
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 by the Division. This assessment, entitled
"Lower Colorado River Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Statement," 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 (2.07.6(2)(c)).
4. The Division finds that the permit 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)(1));
b) An area under study for designation as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations
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