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Table of Contents <br />Introduction............................................................................................... ............................... 1 <br />ProposedDecision ...................................................................................... ............................... 2 <br />Summary.................................................................................................... ............................... 4 <br />History of Permit C- 1981 -018 ............................................................. ............................... 4 <br />Description of the Environment ......................................................... ............................... 19 <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans ......................... ............................... 22 <br />Findings of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety ..... ............................... 25 <br />SectionA <br />- Rule 2.07.6 ..................................................................... ............................... <br />25 <br />SectionB - <br />Rule 4 ............................................................................. ............................... <br />28 <br />I. <br />Roads ........................................................................... ............................... <br />28 <br />II. <br />Support Facilities .......................................................... ............................... <br />28 <br />III. <br />Hydrologic Balance .......................................................... .............................28 <br />IV. <br />Topsoil ............................................................................ .............................36 <br />V. <br />Sealing of Drilled Holes and Underground Openings .... ............................... <br />36 <br />VI. <br />Use of Explosives .......................................................... ............................... <br />37 <br />VII. <br />Disposal of Excess Spoil ............................................... ............................... <br />37 <br />VIII. <br />Coal Mine Waste Banks ................................................ ............................... <br />37 <br />IX. <br />Coal Mine Waste ........................................................... ............................... <br />37 <br />X. <br />Backfilling and Grading ................................................ ............................... <br />37 <br />XI. <br />Revegetation ................................................................. ............................... <br />38 <br />XII. <br />Post - mining Land Use ................................................... ............................... <br />39 <br />XIIL <br />Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values .................... <br />39 <br />XIV. <br />Protection of Underground Mining ................................ ............................... <br />39 <br />XV. <br />Subsidence Control ....................................................... ............................... <br />39 <br />XVI. <br />Concurrent Surface and Underground Mining ............... ............................... <br />40 <br />XVII. <br />Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors ............................ ............................... <br />40 <br />XVIII. <br />Operations on Prime Farmland ...................................... ............................... <br />44 <br />XIX. <br />Mountaintop Removal ................................................... ............................... <br />44 <br />XX. <br />Operations on Steep Slopes ........................................... ............................... <br />45 <br />XXI. <br />In Situ Processing .......................................................... ............................... <br />45 <br />2 <br />