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/Of C0~ • <br />/k: ~, ~q <br />S ~... I .yrt 9O <br />~N ~ .~. O DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />* ~~.., ~ ~ •I Davitl H. Getches, E.ecmne Director <br />`"'"""" MINED LAND RECLAMATION DI\ <br />. X876 ` DAVID C. SHELTO N, Director <br />Ricnartl D. Lamm <br />Governor <br />October 15, 1986 <br />Mr. Martin P. Holmes <br />Manager Permits and Regulatory Compliance <br />Kaiser coal Corporation <br />102 South Tejon Street, Suite 800 <br />P.O. Box 2679 <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901-2679 <br />Re: Mid-Term Review of Somerset Mine, Technical Revision No. 2, <br />File No. C-81-022 <br />Dear Mr. Holmes: <br />In response to questions raised during our Mid-Term Review meeting of <br />October 9, 1986, I am amending the stipulations of my September 22, 1986 <br />approval letter. Sti~p/ulations 1 and 2 will read as follows: <br />Sti ulation Number .^ 1 <br />A~A T ~4UST SU9h1IT BY NOVEMBER 3, 1986 A DETAILED PLAN FOR SOILS <br />ANALYSIS OF THE ELK CREEK YARD AREA TO VERTFY~TH ABSENCE OF TOXIC <br />HEAVY METALS, THE TEXTURE AND PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WASTE <br />MATERIAL, AND THE VOLUME CONTENT OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL PRESENT. THE SOILS <br />ANALYSIS SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO ADEQUATELY CHARACTERIZE THE SOILS IN THE ELK <br />CREEK YARD AREA TO A DEPTH OF 4 FEET. THE APPLICANT WITH PROCEED WITH SOIL <br />SAMPLING IN A TIMELY MANNER AND FORWARD RESULTS TO THE DIVISION. THE <br />APPLICANT WILL CONSULT WITH THE DIVISION IN DEVELOPING A FINAL RECLAMATION <br />PLAN FOR THE ELK CREEK YARD AREA. <br />Stipulation Number :~- <br />THE APPLICANT MUS S BMIT TO THE DIVISION BY DECEMBER 15, 1986 A FINAL <br />RECLAMATIOtJ PLAN AND COST SUMMARY FOR THE ELK CREEK YARb~IREA. AN ACCEPTABLE <br />RECLAMATION BOND FOR THE ENTIRE SOMERSET MINE MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 30, <br />1987. <br />Jay Smaldone and I will meet on October 21, 1986 to discuss the current <br />reclamation bond. Jay and I will be reviewing the reclamation costs for the <br />Elk Creek, Bear Creek,and Hubbard Creek facilities, and the powerline and <br />powerline road. Hopefully, we will be able to reach a decision on the proper <br />bond amount for those areas. Any bond increase necessary will have to be <br />received within thirty (30) days. <br />423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />~ ~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />