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8/1/2014 State.co.us Executive Branch Mail -Re: New Elk Mine, C1981012, TR68, Second adequacyre�iew <br />Simmons - DNR, Leigh <leigh.simmons @state.co.us> Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 4:10 PM <br />To: kent @gorhamenergyconsultants.com, Jim Stark - DNR <jim.stark @state.co.us> <br />Cc: Ron Thompson <ronthompson @newelkcoal.com >, Louis Head <Ihead @newelkcoal.com >, Alysha Hernandez - <br />DNR <alysha.hernandez @state.co.us> <br />Notes from our meeting this morning: <br />• Kent Gorham <br />• Jim Stark <br />• Leigh Simmons <br />Officers & Directors pages <br />OK, based on Lorencito <br />Topsoil <br />Confusion over BCY, CCY, LCY- what is ourfinal agreed position? <br />Jim (i.e. the Division) refers to CAT handbook for swell factors, which are specific to material <br />Kent will continue to use the 21.8% swell factor (bank to loose) that is implicit in table 24. <br />This swell factor should be also be used to estimate the resource available from the borrow area. <br />For clarity, aim to use only BCY and LCY in the permit text; try to avoid CCY <br />Shrubs <br />6 shrub clumps will be specified <br />Take out reference to 2 years in success criteria <br />Permanent impoundments <br />Need a letter from NECC for pond 8, CPW for pond 4 <br />Revision can approve to be permanent, exhibit to enclose landowner letters <br />Must retain pond reclamation in RCE, until a bond release application is made - at such time point to <br />relevant parts of permit. Priorto bond release, approval from DWR is required <br />RCE <br />Seal and backfill west portal - task stays in RCE until bond release application <br />Task 60- no topsoil to pond 4 <br />Bond reduction <br />Needs to be a discrete TR (Jim). Rule 3.02.2(5): <br />A permittee may request reduction of the required performance bond amount upon submission of <br />evidence to the Division proving to the Division that the permittee's method of operation or other <br />circumstances will reduce the maximum estimated cost to the Division to complete the reclamation <br />responsibilities and therefore warrant a reduction of the bond amount. The request and <br />demonstration shall be in the form of a permit revision application, or technical revision application, <br />as appropriate. Bond adjustments which involve undisturbed land or revision of the cost estimate of <br />reclamation are not considered bond release subject to procedures of 3.03. <br />https: / /mai l.g oog le.conVmai 1 /u /0 / ?ui =2 &i k= e29129fcb5 &view = pt &search =i nbox&th= 1478e79766ccff0e &si ml= 1478e79766ccffOe 1/4 <br />