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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />January 18, 2016 <br />Mr. Brock Bowles _ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: New Horizon Mine p�NBFW <br />Permit No. C-1981-008 M <br />Technical Revision No. 70 (TR -70) <br />Modifications to Post Mining Topography, Hydrology, and Prime Farmland Location on <br />WFC Property and Dryland Pasture Seed Mix <br />Dear Mr. Bowles: <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) is submitting the enclosed <br />"Application Form for a Revision to a Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit" for a technical revision <br />application on behalf of the Western Fuels -Colorado, A Limited Liability Company (WFC) New Horizon <br />Mine. Tri-State is the parent company of WFC. The New Horizon Mine operates under the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DBMS) Permit No. C-1981-008. <br />Technical Revision No. 70 (TR -70) is being submitted to propose modifications to the post - <br />mining topography on the WFC (Johnson) property in the northwest portion of the permit. TR -70 also <br />addresses revised hydrology for Ponds 009, 012, 013, and 015 as a result of this PMT change and <br />proposes new sediment Pond 016. WFC has received previous approval to move 3.96 acres of prime <br />farmland restoration area on the WFC (Johnson) property. However, TR -70 proposes to relocate the <br />prime farmland restoration area back to the original location of the prime farmland soils near Pond 013. <br />Finally, TR -70 proposes to change Seed Mix #8 - Dryland Pasture to replace Fairway Crested Wheatgrass <br />with Thickspike Wheatgrass. <br />Also enclosed please find a revision application and a change of index sheet to ease incorporation <br />of these materials into the permit. If you have any questions about the enclosed technical revision, please <br />contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824-1232 or ttennysonAtristategt.or. <br />DJC: JS: dbr <br />Enclosures <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />A Touchstone Energy' Cooperative It <br />Sincerely, <br />C <br />Daniel J. Cairaro <br />Senior Manager <br />Environmental Services <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />CRAIG, CO 81626-1307 PREWITT, NM 87045 NUCLA, CO 81424-0698 <br />970-824-4411 505-972-5200 970-864-7316 <br />