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Hernandez, Daniel <br />From: Hernandez, Daniel <br />Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:30 PM <br />To: 'Ron Thompson'; 'Susan Patton': jestover @bresnan.net <br />Cc: Musick, Jason; Berry, David <br />Subject: New Elk Coal Company Minor Revision MR95 <br />Attachments: DWR MR95 Comments.pdf; JDM MR95 RCE.pdf <br />Hello Ron, Susan and Jim — <br />We have concluded our review of Minor Revision MR -95 for the New EIk Mine for three injection slurry wells. The <br />Division of Water Resources has provided the attached letter, in which DWR indicates that applications for the three <br />injection wells plus the previously approved water recovery well have been submitted to their offices and are in the <br />process of being reviewed. Once these 4 permits are issued, please submit an MR in the future to update the "Other <br />Permits" section of the New EIk Mine permit to included the information regarding these 4 well permits. <br />The only adequacy item that we therefore now have with the MR95 application is a small difference in the amount of <br />reclamation cost estimate. Attached is the cost estimate prepared by Jason Musick. As you can see, Jason's estimate <br />was $11,642.73, and New Elk's estimate was $11,343.00. If New EIk Coal Co would be willing to revise its proposed <br />revised permit pages for Exhibit 28 "Bond Estimate" to match our cost estimate amount and would be willing to submit <br />revised pages 188, 189, and 190 for Exhibit 28 to reflect this change, the Division is prepared to approve MR95. <br />Finally, we apologize for letting the extended Decision Date of 9/26/11 for MR95 go by without getting this review to <br />you first. Please submit an extension for MR95 for as much time as you will need to provide the revised Exhibit 28 pages <br />mentioned above. <br />Thanks, <br />Dan Hernandez <br />Daniell. Hernandez <br />Daniel I. Hernandez <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />New Phone Number: 303 - 866 -3567 ext 8126 <br />Fax: 303 - 832 -8106 <br />Website: www.minina.state.co.us <br />1 <br />