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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Volume 15 <br />INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................... <br />..............................1 <br />RULE2 — PERMITS <br />....................................................................................................... ..............................2 <br />2.01 <br />GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ ..............................2 <br />2.01.1 — 2.01.3 <br />Scope and General Requirements ................................................... ..............................2 <br />2.01.4 <br />Permit Requirements for New Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations .....2 <br />2.01.5 <br />Permit Term .................................................................................... ..............................2 <br />2.01.6 <br />Permit Fees ..................................................................................... ..............................2 <br />2.02 <br />GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL EXPLORATION ....... ..............................3 <br />2.03 <br />LEGAL, FINANCIAL, AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION ... ..............................4 <br />2.03.1 <br />Objective ......................................................................................... ..............................4 <br />2.03.2 <br />Responsibilities ............................................................................... ..............................4 <br />2.03.3(1 -5) <br />Format and Supplemental Information ........................................... ..............................4 <br />2.03.3(6) <br />CDRMS Permit ............................................................................... ..............................7 <br />2.03.3(7) <br />References ...................................................................................... ..............................7 <br />2.03.3(8) <br />Copies ............................................................................................ .............................12 <br />2.03.3(9) <br />Certification by Responsible Official ............................................ .............................12 <br />2.03.4 <br />Identification of Interests ............................................................... .............................12 <br />2.03.5 <br />Compliance Information ................................................................ .............................14 <br />2.03.6 <br />Right of Entry and Operational Information .................................. .............................14 <br />2.03.7 <br />Relationship to Areas Designated Unsuitable For Mining ............ .............................14 <br />2.03.8 <br />Permit Term Information ............................................................... .............................14 <br />2.03.9 <br />Insurance Information .................................................................... .............................15 <br />2.03.10 <br />Identification of Other Licenses and Permits ................................ .............................15 <br />2.03.11 <br />Identification of Location of Public Office for Filing of Application ........................16 <br />2.03.12 <br />Newspaper Advertisement and Proof of Publication ..................... .............................16 <br />2.04 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ............................................... .............................17 <br />2.04.1 — 2.04.2 <br />Objectives and Responsibilities ..................................................... .............................17 <br />2.04.3 <br />Land Use Information .................................................................... .............................18 <br />2.04.4 <br />Cultural and Historic Resource Information .................................. .............................22 <br />2.04.5 <br />General Description of Hydrology and Geology ........................... .............................26 <br />2.04.6 <br />Geology Description ...................................................................... .............................27 <br />2.04.7 <br />Hydrology Description .................................................................. .............................33 <br />2.04.7(l) <br />Groundwater Resource Information .............................................. .............................33 <br />2.04.7 (2) <br />Surface Water Resource Information ............................................ .............................41 <br />2.04.7 (3) <br />Alternative Water Supply .............................................................. .............................47 <br />2.04.8 <br />Climatological Information ........................................................... .............................48 <br />2.04.9 <br />Soils Resource Information .......................................................... .............................49 <br />2.04.10 <br />Vegetation Information ................................................................. .............................57 <br />2.04.11(1 -3) <br />Fish and Wildlife Resources Information ...................................... .............................78 <br />2.04.11(4) <br />Threatened and Endangered Wildlife Species ............................... .............................87 <br />2.04.11 (5) <br />Threatened and Endangered Plant Species .................................... .............................89 <br />2.04.12 <br />Prime Farmland Investigation ........................................................ .............................90 <br />2.04.13 <br />Annual Reclamation Report .......................................................... .............................90 <br />2.05 <br />OPERATION AND RECLAMATION PLANS .............................. .............................91 <br />2.05.1 <br />Objectives ...................................................................................... .............................91 <br />2.05.2 <br />Operation Plan - Estimated Area for Life of Operation ................. .............................91 <br />2.05.3(l) <br />Operation Plan — Production Methods ........................................... .............................91 <br />2.05.3 (2) <br />Operation Description ... ............................... ................................ ............................... <br />205.3(3) <br />Mine Facilities .............................................................................. .............................94 <br />Coltom -i Revision Date: 9/28/11 <br />Revision No.: PR -03 <br />