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/r- _r STATE OF COLORA00 NIC HARD D. LAMM. Govan nr 999 DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES D. Monte Perrne, Executive Director MINED LAND RECLAMATION 423 Centennial Building.1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 David C. Shelton Director September 3, 1982 RECEIVED Mr. Dave Stout Wyoming Fuel Company O C T 1 8 1984 445 Union Blvd. suite 310 MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION Lakewood, coloraao 8o22B Colo. Dept of Natural Resources ~r RE: Minor Modification - Stipulations 13, 18, Z9 and 20 Canadian Strip Mine - File No. C-026-81 Dear Mr. Stout: The Division received your request for an extension of the specified deadlines for satisfaction of stipulation 13, 18, 19 and 20 attached to permit C-026-81 on August 6, 1982. The Division has decided to handle this request as a minor revision as defined by Rule 1.04(73). The Division has found the request to be complete and has posted a copy of the request at our office. This letter provides the decision on the request and will also be posted. There is no newspaper publication requirements for appications for minor revisions. The public is given IO days to comment on the Division's decision after which the decision becomes final. DECISION Due to the present inactive status of mining operations and the lack of any disturbance in the Pit 2 area, the Division accepts the proposal to modify the deadline for satisfaction of Stipulation 13. The amended Stipulation Z3 is as follows: PRIOR TO ANY OPERATIONS IN PHASE VII OTHER THAN TOPSOIL SALVAGE, WYOMING FUEL COMPANY MUST m ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: Z) PROVIDE A PLAN FOR RECOVERY OF SUFFICIENT TOPSOIL MATERIAL TO COVER SODZC OVERBURDEN TO A DEPTH OF THREE FEET; 2) PROVIDE A PLAN FOR HANDLING OVERBURDEN WNICX DEMONSTRATES THAT NO MATERIAL WITH AN SAR OVER 10 WILL BE PLACED WITHIN 3 FEET OF THE SOIL SURFACE. SUCH A PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE A METHODOLOGY BY WHICH WYOMING FUEL COMPANY CAN ASSURE OPERA7I~R COMPLIANCE; 3) PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE REPLACE1dENT OF I8-24" OF TOPSOIL OVER HICN SAR OVERBURDEN WES VOT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE RISK OF SOIL DEGRADATION OVER PRE-MINING CONDITIONS.