2016-12-13_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(117)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 12/13/2016
• Doc Name: Public Comment
• From: Mary J. Martin
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: TR110
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

1/12/2017
State.co.us Executive Branch Mail - Fwd: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
STATE OF DRIVIS CoalAdmin - DNR, DNR <dnr drms [e-mail]>
COLORADO,
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Fwd: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
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Musick - DNR, Jason <[e-mail]> Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 3:58 PM
To: DNR —DRMS—Coal—Admin <dnr—drms—coal—[e-mail]>
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From: Citizens for a Healthy Community <word press @c it izensforahealthycom m unity. org>
Date: Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:27 AM
Subject: Bowie Coal Gasification Plant Proposal Is Not a Technical Revision
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Cc: [e-mail]
The following comment letter was submitted by the named citizen through the website of the organization, Citizens for a
Healthy Community. It was submitted from the following page: http://www.citizensforahealthycommunity.org/bowie-coal-
gas if ication-plan L -proposal -comment
Please clheclk the Dear Director Brannon,
(box (bellow !if you
agree to -the It has come to my attention that lBowiie Resources, IL ILC its proposing to turn theiir current
follllowiiirn Iletteir, A lBowiie No.. 2 coat mining site into a coat gasification plant. t allso understand that the
clheclk iirn -the (box technology being proposed is experientiat and "patent pending"..
!is required iirn
order -to sulbirnit lBowiie Resources is proposing to make a significai1 change to iits current mining permit
-the -form to -the ((Permit INo.. G-1996-083) through a "routine" technicat revision application (TIR-110). lBowiie
BILIM. appears to be proposing to construct what amounts to an oit irefiinery and possiiblly a new
power plant. Bowie's Iproposall its to construct. a coal) gasification facility on iits Bowie INo.. 2
coat mine site..
As stated in the company's application, the facility, known as a 1DAX101V1 Plant," "wilt be
used to convert coat mine waste to synthetic gas which its then used either to generate
electricat power or diesel/fuel) oil.."'The project proposal) envisions five coat gasification units
operating 24 hours a day, and each capable of processing of 72 tons per day of coat mine
waste.. The plant wound be built where the Bowie #2 IMiine's clean coat stoclkpille resides,
after that stockpile is depleted.
Such a facility would represent a drannatic change within lBowiie's permit boundary,
potentially turniing a coat miming operation into a hydrocarbon refinery facility. A refinery is a
very intensive, coirnplicated, risky endeavoir and at the end of the day iit's a very different
operation from coat mining. This its INOT a Technical) Revision. What's amore, theire appears
to be little to no information demonstrating that Bowie wilt effectively protect public health
and the environment consistent with Colorado coat mining regulations.
II am particulady concerned over the impacts that the proposal) wilt have on water and air
quality, access to public lands and waters, fish and wildlife, on public (lands in the airea, and
on the agraidain character and quality of Iliife of the North Fork Valley. t respectfully request
that IDIPMS require Bowie Resources, IL ILC to submit the appropriate Permit Revision
application and Iholld a public heading on the proposed plant.
IDate December 8, 2016
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