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6/11/2014 State.co.us E )ecutive Branch Mail - Fwd: New Elk Coal Company, New Elk Mine; C1981012; Request for Assistance with the re)iewof TR70 <br />Assistance with the review of TR70 <br />Simmons - DNR, Leigh <leigh.simmons @state.co.us> Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM <br />To: Alysha Hernandez - DNR <alysha.hernandez @state.co.us> <br />---- - - - - -- Forwarded message ---- - - - - -- <br />From: Simmons - DNR, Leigh <leigh.simmons @state.co.us> <br />Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:10 PM <br />Subject: New Elk Coal Company; New Elk Mine; C1981012; Request for Assistance with the review of TR70 <br />To: Marcia Talvitie - DNR <marcia.tal\,itie @state.co.us >, Sandy Brown - DNR <sandy.brown @state.co.us> <br />Marcia, <br />New Elk Coal Company has submitted TR70, which was found complete on 5/30/2014. <br />There are several sections of the permit that TR70 seeks to revise, in summary they are: <br />1. RDA Haul Road: Add an alternative design for the RDA haul road to the permit in addition to that <br />approved by TR66 (which was never constructed) <br />2. Bates Portal Surface Belt Line: Update Map 13 to show actual belt alignment <br />3. Culverts and Ditches Update: Changes to C17 and D67 <br />4. Explosive /Chemical Storage: Allow for chemicals to be stored within the designated explosives area <br />5. RDA Belt Addition: Installation of a belt to allow transportation of development waste from DWDA2 to the <br />RDA <br />6. Culvert C19 installation: Install C19 and upgrade downstream culverts <br />request your assistance with the review of materials submitted in support of items 1 and 5. <br />1 have saved digital copies of all of the submitted material in M: \Coal \LDS \New Elk \TR70 \Initial submission <br />Additionally, I did a brief analysis of the proposed road profile to compare with the specifications of Rule 4.03.1(3) <br />(a)(kiii), which is saved in the attached spreadsheet. <br />found that the proposed maximum grade is < 15 %; the overall grade is < 10 %; but there is a -800' section with <br />a grade in excess of 10 %. As part of your review please will you comment on the possibility of circumventing the <br />provisions of Rule 4.03.1(3)(a)(iii), based on Rule 4.03.1(1)(e). <br />The adequacy due date for TR70 is 6/29/2014. <br />Please let me know if there is anything else that would help with your review. <br />Leigh Simmons <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />P 303, 866.3567 x 8121 I F 303 x 832, 8106 <br />https: / /mai l.g oog le.com/mai 1 /u /0 / ?ui =2 &i k=e29129fcb5Uew-- pt &search =i nbox&th= 146879f1 ce82a9da &si ml= 146879f1 ce82a9da 1/2 <br />