2009-09-17_REVISION - C1980007 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 9/17/2009
• Doc Name: Email regarding Mountain Coal Water rights per Applications
• From: Kathy Welt
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: TR119
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Kaldenbach, Tom
From: Welt, Kathy [[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:07 AM
To: Kaldenbach, Tom
Subject: RE: Mountain Coal Water Rights per CDRMS Applications TR-118 and TR-119
I'll check with Craig to get written confirmation, but I had assumed that since he didn't have further
questions, he was OK. I'll let you know!
xathy Welt,
Environmental Engineer III
Mountain Coal Company, LLC
West Elk Mine
P.O. Box 591
Somerset, CO 81434
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From: Kaldenbach, Tom [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:25 AM
To: Welt, Kathy
Subject: RE: Mountain Coal Water Rights per CDRMS Applications TR-118 and TR-119
Kathy: I do not have the TR-118 file with me on the road. Did the SEO provide a response indicating you had
demonstrated adequate water rights? - Tom
From: Welt, Kathy [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thu 9/3/2009 3:12 PM
To: Lis, Craig
Cc: Kaldenbach, Tom
Subject: Mountain Coal Water Rights per CDRMS Applications TR-118 and TR-119
Hi Craig,
In response to your memos of September 1St to Tom Kaldenbach of the CDRMS in regard to
Mountain Coal Co's (MCC) application Nos. TR-118 and TR-119, attached are copies of the Water
Court diligence filing for Fresh Water Pond No. FW-2 (09CW107) and for the change of water rights
(09CW108). These filings are to perfect the nearly 10.0 acre-feet of conditional storage rights in FW-
2 and to "reorganize" MCC's other existing storage rights from the current locations of Ponds M13-1
and M13-2, to the new M13-5E. I provide these documents to show that MCC has existing water
storage rights that will be handled in Pond M13-5E (as proposed per TR-119 to the CDRMS). Within
the FW-2 diligence filing is a discussion (see section 2.C.1. & 2.) of the background and other
diligence filings as well which provide a little history and further information on MCC's water rights.
Also attached is a copy of MCC's augmentation plan decree, containing additional background
information and showing that MCC has sufficient water rights in place to serve its current and
proposed operations.
Should you have further questions or require additional information, please let me know.
Thanks,