2009-04-30_REVISION - C1982057

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 4/30/2009
• Doc Name: Midterm Responses
• From: DMRS
• To: Seneca Coal Company, LLC
• Type & Sequence: TR62
• Email Name: DTM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L O RA D O
D t v t s t o N o f
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING

SAFETY
April 30, 2009 -
Bill Ritter, Jr.

Roy Karo Governor

Seneca Coal Company
LLC Harris D. Sherman
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P.O. Box 670 Ronald W. Cattany
Hayden, CO 81639 Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Seneca II-W Mine (Permit No. C-1982-057)
Technical Revision No. 62 (TR-62)
Midterm Responses
Dear Mr. Karo:
The Division has reviewed the TR-62 adequacy responses and amended materials you
submitted under cover letter dated March 19, 2009, addressed to Susan Burgmaier of
DRMS. Adequacy Items 1 and 2 had been resolved prior to issuance of our Preliminary
Adequacy Review. Your submittal addressed remaining Adequacy Items 3 through 11,
and our review comments and requests on these items are set forth in the enclosure.
Note that in order to clarify certain issues pertaining to water rights (e.g. Fricderich
springs, permanent impoundments, and the Shop Well), the Division will be providing
further information to the Office of the State Engineer, and requesting their
consideration/advisement. Resolution of these water rights related concerns (3b, 6c, and
6d) will be pursued outside the context of TR-62. The Division will proceed with
issuance of the TR-62 proposed decision upon submittal of acceptable responses to items
not related to water rights (3a, 5, 6a, and 6e).
Please contac a if you have any questions. -
Sincerely,
Daniel T. Mathews
Environmental Protection Specialist
C: Denver File
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver - Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines