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III IIIliillliill ili STATE OF COLORAf)O aiC HnFn D. LnrnM. Gnv ~•~•~~ 999 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES D. Monte Pascoe, Executive Director MINED LAND RECLAMATION 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street oemer, coiorado eo2o3 Tei. 1303) 866-3567 David C. Shelton Director December 3, 1982 Mr. Henry C. Higgins Route 1, 838 Rapid Creek Road Palisade, Colorado 81526 Re: Roadside and Cameo Mines - File No. C-041-81 Dear Mr. Higgins and Concerned Rapid Creek Residents: The Mined Land Reclamation Division has completed its review of the Roadside and Cameo Mines permit application submitted by Powderhorn Coal Company. The proposed decision to approve the permit application will be published in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel sometime during the week of November 29 - December 3, 1982. Since the review has been completed, it is now possible to explain how your 6 concerns presented in you letter of April 10, 1982 are addressed in this approval. Each concern is addressed below following the order in your April 10, 1982 letter. 1) No additional surface distrubance is allowed as part of this approval. If Powderhorn Coal Company proposes any additional disturbance, approval must be received from this office prior to initiation of the disturbance, plus the public will be able to request a hearing on the proposed disturbance. According to the mine plan, subsidence may occur over certain mined sections. None of these mining sections are located below any facilities. The channels of Rapid Creek and Cotton- wood Creek will be protected from subidence by limited extrac- tion of coal under areas where subsidence could affect the integrity of the channels. 2) As previsously discussed, there should not be any effect on the quantity of water flowing in Rapid Creek and Cottonwood Creek due to subsidence. In addition no surface disturbance, associated with the mining operation, is to take place within the Rapid Creek and Cottonwood Creek watersheds. Therefore, there should be no lessening of the water quality in Rapid Creek or Cottonwood Creek.