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ooh 12001 ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />fl~ 2.05.6 MITIGATION OF SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATION IMPACTS <br />EFCI has specifically designed and conducts all mining and related <br />operations to minimize and effectively mitigate any potential adverse <br />impacts in the areas of safety, public health, and environmental values. <br />The following sections address specific mitigation measures for the <br />following categories. <br />o Air pollution control plan <br />o Fish and wildlife plan <br />o Protection of hydrologic balance <br />o Protection of public parks and historic places <br />o Surface mining near underground mining <br />o Subsidence survey, subsidence monitoring and subsidence <br />control plan <br />Air Pollution Control Plan <br />• EFCI currently holds air emission permits issued by the Colorado <br />Department of Health-Air Pollution Control Division, covering mining, coal <br />processing and related activities at both the Southfield mine and loadout <br />areas. These permits are presented in this application in Exhibit 4, <br />Other Permits. <br />Dorchester originally obtained air emissions permits for a maximum <br />production level of 500,000 clean tons of coal per year. This production <br />limit was subsequently increased to 800,000 clean tons of coal per year <br />or 1,400,000 tons of run of mine coal per year as reflected by currently <br />applicable emissions permits. Given that EFCI plans to produce a maximum <br />of 550,000 clean tons of coal per year as described in Section 2.05.2, <br />Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation, existing air <br />emissions permits provide for a significant increment in both production <br />and related particulate emissions. This unused air emissions increment <br />offers some degree of operational flexibility as well as a significant <br />• margin for ongoing compliance. <br />2.05.6-1 <br />