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Jar:uary 2A, L9gg
Pi"'RTIAL BOl'lD RUL,EASE LITTHR
FOR LOCAI, GOVERIJTI,JG BODIES
AIjID J\DJOII,]I}]G PROPERTY OI{I]EN.S
Dear l.ladarn,/Sir:
llet: Ca.s't1e Jilnergy Co!p,oration ha: notif j.eil the Coloracjo i,iinedLand l{eclamation Division of its rnteni to recLaii.r the cii.s.[urbeiiarea near its iitine si.te CoaI Iliclge iio. 1 anci ;rf.rco ii," area bacl<to its original conclit:-on as proriiae,: f or in the Ferrnit f or l,iini-ng c-Bl-065 r,rith the excep'r'ion ti:at a s"nal1 ar1ioun.t of bhe areat'lil-i be converi:ccl _Lo ag;ricu.itL'rra1 Lise rather chan ::eesLablisiringthe _orlginal sage brr-rsli env-'l-ro.nen't. si*ce tire coinpanli o\./ns sucrrianu in f ee, no permission !roil o,-ry ,ui"ri. rrrrr_y-i;*ioquired iortir-is cl:ange in poet mining Land ,-lsi.
?o e ase the access .Lo thc area, it iscertain portion of tle construc,recl roacjs
aiso pro;:osecl 'Lo iearre aj-n p1ace.
The reclairtation plan proviries for tire sea-LJ.ng of Lire pcrtaJ.s incompliance r,,rith e-:<cistiirg governntental req"ulit-ions and the grad_ing of alL ciisburbec areis to ;issure erlec:iuate iirair-rage . Certaindrainage ciitches r'.ri11 be lef i: in piace lto- fo"i-Litate "ti-," clra:'.naEeof aily runoff. or:site roclis i'rifl be buriccr an,i arl- iiiateriaLsremovec f rorn che site. 211.:- regrarle i ereas r,;il-1 be cove::cd .sJithtopsoil and re scedec-l as spec j.f i;d in pcrin-i-t C_ii4_(r65.
Qne ,grovisLol"I of Ccl-ora'lo i'ii:rccl Lancl Rec j-aruation D:-vision, s ruleis ti:at the minc rnur;'t l:c boncieci For thc csi:i:,rat.eci cost ofrecl'arnaLion., Tire coirlpany g:oste<-l a casli i:ond l.riLh i:he Sta.Le ofcolorado in 'che amoun'i: br 12iltrr 000r r,;l:ich \,,7as i:he est j.iaated costof rec1a,-aation f.or lthe c'ij.sturbarlce as envisioner;i j-n tne originalpermi'c . Due t.o Lhe f ac I Lhat the cxLe iri: of the cii-sturbanceprojectec in the crilina.1 i:orrii:'.t appiicat.iop has nct beenreal ized , the coripan:r hac regurest.ed ii. :-:art iai l:or.i.J reLe ase f ronthe colo::ailo i'iined Land Reil-anraL.:!.on iivis-ion. rr r-ri reciuesteii:hat. ti:e present bon* of $20p,,000 rr-it-i be re ducei to- s1"75;0;;;',ihich ist the ccst estirnai:c b:, ati indcpendenb conr::a.ctor Lo pcr_forrirbhe reclamation norll .
New Castle Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral Circle . Englewood, CO 80112 . (303) 792-2625
llivisi-o, Rule 3.03 . z ( r) reclui.rcs a r,rritten no.L,ice bejace,t land ol'/r1e.rs ancr various governing agencies.
The area ior ul:icir_ a.partial- bond release is beipg rquested istlie coal Riuge liio. 1 rniie siLe o r,rhich is . locatecl appro)rim4tely grnj'Les t'rest of Glenlzooc snrings una
-z :nites east of l,iery casL.1e.The siLe can be accessed f iorn the Garf iercl cc*nLy Road 335,
I''j'ritten corriments, objections ancr,/or reque-st fo! a priblic hearingor an inf ornal nrc.cL ing inay !:e suli.ritiecl ic i;he colcrado I,tineclLand Reclainat ion Divis icn ai 2\5 centenn j.a1 nuire irE; 1313 sher-raan street, Denver, colorado g020i-2273. -o;;'ton:nre*ts orreciuests must be received b1z the Division by nebrui'ry 15, 1989.
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Roy Romer, Governor
l{ovember 5, I987
Garfield County Board of Commissioners
8th and ColoradoP.0. Box 540
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
Re: Notices of Intent CX-131-00, 02, 04, 06 and 08
Dear Sirs:
The Mined Land Reclamation Division is proposing to
qlp]9la!ion-bonds for these-projects conducted in Garfield County. ProjectsCX-l31-00, 02, 04, 06 and 08 were conducted by Storm King l,!ines,- now known asNew-Castle-Energy Corporatio!, 9137 East Minera'l Circle, Englewood, Colorado80112, in Sections 4, 5, 6, 7,8,9, 10, lI, .l3, '14, l5; I6"and 34'of T65,
R90W of Garfield County.
An 0ctober 29,1987 inspection determined that atl the holes had been properly
sealed and plugged, fitled and graded.
If you have any questions or comnents concerning this proposed decision,please contact me at the above address.
Si ncerely,
release coal
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GARFIELD
COU NIy C0I'NM|SS|O[{ERS
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DIVISION OT MINERALS AND CEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
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Denver, CO 80201
Phone: (lO3) 866.3567
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January 25, 1993
Garfi el d County Commi ss ioners
109 8th St., Suite 200
Gl enwood Spri ngs, C0 8l 601
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Dear County Commi s s ioner s":
The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology renewed Mining Permit
No. C-84-065 on January 30, .l993 allowing coal mining and reclamation
operations at the Coa'l Ridge No. I under the provisions of the Colorado
Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of .l979. The permlt was issued to NCIG
Financial, Inc., P.O. Box 9240.l, Los Angeles, CA 90009, (303) 984-3655, for
their mining operation located in portions of:
Township 6 South, Range 9l Hest:
SeaTjo-n Ta Thoie linds in the NE/4 south of County Road 335,
Lots. 3 and 4 , Sl2 S/2 NH/4 T65, R90N.
Section 6: All lands south of County Road 335, d strip of land
approximately 400 feet long and 25 feet wide
originating just east of the gate to the mine north
of the County Road 335 and extending to the center of
the Colorado River.
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ands in N/2 NE/4.
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2,525 acres more or less in Garfield County.
Roy Romer
Covernor
Michael B. Long,
Division Direclor
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Copies of the proposed decision and permit are available at the Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology, Centennial Building, Room 2.l5, I313 Sherman
Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567.
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Irlew Castle energy Corporation
on Friday, Harch gt 1gg0 liew castle Energy formally submitted tothe colorado trlined l,ane Reclarnation oivision a l,i.evised permitApplication, goul t,tining in coloradoi, for. the_proposecr coal RidgeNo. 1 l{ine near Uew Casdfe, Garfield County, Colorado.
rn accordan"o.,lllll^!hu regulat ions of the coloracro Irined LandReclamation Division we h6reby suomit- a fu11 copy of such docu-ment for your records and ivaiiaoiiil.; io, public inspection.
Respectful Iy submitted,
E. Peter Matthies
President and
Chiel Executive Olficer
I,trarch 13, 1gg0
Garfield County TreasurerGarfield County CourthouseGienwood Springsr CO glO01
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New Castle Energy Corporation .7,6?5 lllt_ryufra pl-ace Denver, Co gOZ37te1: 3C3 779 sg1t fax 303 €,94 3662''
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Garf ield County planning Deparb,mentGarfield County Courthouse109 8th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Attent ion: Iqr . l,iark L. BeanPlanning Director
F)a .Renewal of ltining permiL
Itrew CastLe Energy Corporation
Dear IlIr . Bean:
O1 Friday, March 9t 1990 New Castle Energy formally submitted tothe Colorado I{ined Land Reclanation oiizislon a ',h.evised permitApplication, coal_ Mining in colorado" for the proposed coar RidgeI'Io. 1 Mine near New castle, Garf ield county, c6tolado.
In accordance with the regulations of the Colorado tlined LandReclamation Division we hereby submit a fu1l copy of such docu-ment for your records and availabiliiy for publid*inspection.
Respectfully submitted,
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RC 53 Robusta Cottonwood(Populus robusta)
RO 21 Russian O1ive(Elaeagnus angustifolia )
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NOTE: AII trees listedPIan shall be irrigated here and shown onby means of a drip .the drawing labeled Landscapeirrigation system.
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Sincerely,
109 8TH STREET, SUITE 303
Mark_L. Bean, Directorxegulatory Offices and personnel
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E. peter MatthiesPresident and Chief Executive OfficerNew_Castle Energy Corpoiition7525 East Napa Ftaceuenver, CO 90237
Dear I{r. Matthies :
After reviewin-g your MLRD "Revised permit Apprication, coar Ittinino#nf;n':rTf: " I
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"-t"""r niase N;:-l- Mite, r -i;it-, that it *a6pursurnt ro J&"iit1:""';"".'#ii rf:"i'ii$* "l;*::" r*xiir'988' As a resur-r, it-riir-p-",;:,!;;";; for vour comp,-any to submir33""xnt'j.t""o"tirj?I""". in"li"r use G;.it -r;;-i;"" Ir.r mine and
rf you do not l1:. copies ?_f or: regulations, prease feel free tocarr or write to this-"tri""r Ert your convenience.
GARFIELD COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING SANITATION AND PLANNING
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E. Peter Matthies
President and
Chiel Executive Officer
June 20, 1988
Mr. Mark BeanDirector of PlanningGarfield County Building
109 Bth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Dear Mark:
Enclosed please find a copy of a Public Notice for your bulletinboard. We will deliver two copies of our Permit Renewal Applica-tion to your office post haste. One copy will be for review bythe public and should be date stamped and should be made avail-able to those who may inquire about it. The other is a personal
copy for your reference and use.
This Permit Renewal Application articulates our newest plan whichfocuses on the tunnel completion and the planned operation duringthe next, five years. MLRD is reviewing the document for adequacy
and certain changes and additions will be made to address anysubject HIRD wants us to discuss in more detail. Those changesand/or additions will be forwarded to you as they are being
completed.
We are still working on putting the financing for this projecttogether. Things go considerably slovrer than one ever thought,but I have some important meetings this week which should clearup a lot of the problems.
I will be in touch early next week.
Sincerely,/4-zn.*
E. Peter lvlatthies
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JUN 27 I98B
New Castle Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral Circle . Englewood, CO 80112 . (303) 792-2625
New Castle Energy Corporation
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PUBLIC NOTICB
New castle Ener.gy corporation with i_ts off ices aE gr37 EastI'linera1 Circle,--{izO-,-nfrif"_rooa, coiorua_o B0I12, telephone (303)792-2625, has iirua- un'a'oprication ?or- permit Renewar. to conductcoal r'rinino opeiaLi;;"'i;-c;i"i"a""iitr, rhe cotorado MinedReclamarion-oitiision-;;; ir,u coal Ridge {i1 Mine.
The coal Ri-dgg #1 Mine _is l0cated in Garf ie1d._county ap_proximarelv o iires ,;;C'-or crun;;;;-Siing, and 3 mrres easL ofNetr castle in ttre crini-n"gui"i.""itu"!iau- i" accessed by takinqthe New casrr.e. r-70 iniei"i,";9; =Jrir,'to counry Road 335 rheieast approximately r mire- to trr" *irr.i"""." road.
Although operatlgns are planned for a twenty-five year mine Life,this permii uppri"Itil" [irr !ave-; i*- of 5.yeais. rhe S_yeart;i3ijuil"" wiir i.n"ruo'""r[; Irii".iri.runJ" _ii_ciiiield
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A) Township 6sj Range glt,r- s_ection r:. Those lands in the NE/Ayet south of courity noad gss, ;rj t}r" sD/4;B) T5S, R9ohr, Section 6:
C) T6s, R9Ow, Section 5:
D) T6gr R9OW, Section B:SW/4i
E) Tq9, R9ow, section 9zS/2 i
All lands south of County Road 335;
All ]ands in S/Z SW/Ai
All lands in I,t/2 r N/2 SE/ 4 and NE/ 4
All lands in S/2 NE/A, S/2 NVI/A and
in S/2 NE/A, S/2 Nrt/A and
F) T65, R90w, section 10: All landsS/2i
G) T65, R9OW, Section 7t A11 lands in NE/ 4 and N/Z t{Vt/ 4iT6s, R,OI{, Section t2: AIl lands in N/2 NE/Ai
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Colorado I.linecl Lancl Reclamation Division13I3 Sherman Street
Su ite lt 4Z3Denver, CO BO2O3
Garfield County TreasurerGarfield CounL! Courihouse109 BLh streerl suit"-'zoaGIenlood Springs, co- bfOOf
f35ri3i.r[?::il 3Hil3,l3l sanitarion & p].annins DeparLmenr
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USDI Bureau ofGlenrvood SpringsP.O. Box fbOg
Land Managemcni:
Resource Area
Glenwood springsr CO BlO02
An1, 10. ittenference forMined tancl
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: c-onlments , ob j ecL ions'_ I,line perrnit -Renevral
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Roy Romer, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOUBCES
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
FRED R. BANTA, Director
May 6, I 988
Garf ield Count.y P'lanning Department.l09 - 8th Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
Dear Sir and/or Madame:
Recently the Division contacted you by letter that New Cast'te Eneroy Companyhad fil-ed a complete application.requesting permit renewa1 for the Coal nia-q"No. 1 Mine at New Castle, Colorado. This ietter mistakenly stated that copiesof the application vrere on file at the Division and at Suile 303 of theGarfield County Courthouse. The applfcatinn is on file at the Division and atSuite 200 of the Garfield County Courthouse, 109 8th Street, Glenwood Springs,
CoI orado.
If you have any questions, please ca1l.
Sincerely,
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Roy Romer, Governor
FRED R. BANTA, Director
April 26, .l988
Garfield County Planning Departnnnt
]09 8th Street Ste 303
Glenwood Springs, C0 81602
Dear l''lr. Stranger:
Pursuant to Title 33, Article 34, Paragraph 3, of the colorado RevisedStatutes, the Mfned Land Reclamatfon Division hereby issues notice thatApril 12,1988, an application for renewal of a valid, existing permit
conduct coa1 mining operations at the CoaI Ridge No. 'l Mine, p6rmit 1,lo.
c-8_4-065, by New ca stl e Ene rgy co , 91 37 E Mi ne ia'r ci rc't e, Engl ewoocl , c0
Si nce re1 y ,
80112, was deemed complete for the purposes of filing. n1 ieviews and
corment periods as prrcvided in the Act and Regulations promulgated thereunderinitiate from this day of filing.
The applicant proposes to continue conducting unclerground coal mininqoperatigTs i! portions of sections 5, 6, 7, g, g, lb, 1?, and 't6 of T6s, Rgol{and Section I of T65, R91t^I of the 6th p.M.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle mapof Storm King Mounlri!, _4.opy of the application is available for pubiic '-
inspection at the Garfie'ld county courthouse, l0g gth street ste 303,
Glenwood springs, c0. blritten ctnnnents, objections or requests for aninformal conference on the applicatfon may be submitted to, and additionalinformation obtained from, the Mined Land Rec'lamation Diviiion, Room 2IS, t3'13
S!r9rma1 Street, Denver, Colorado g0203, (303) 966-3567. I^Iritien commenis,objections or requests for an informal ionference must be filed at theDivision by 5:00 p.m., within thirty days after the last" pub'tic notice in the
I oca'l newspaper.
215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Cotorado BO2OS-}ZTgTel. (303) 866-3567
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rfield County9 8th Streetrfield County,
Commissioners
co 81601
JUN 1 1987
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C0UNTY C0iviMISst0ilERS
Gentlemen:
As you Tay have heard anci read in a rocar newspaper, New castleEnergy corporation recently was able to pay the'Ciiy or GlenwooclSprings a 1ong oeverdue lease payment of -$&,40A. --1
This was after almost a year the first indication to the arearesidents that--the comp3lry is stiri uti,r" ,,oi xi"t ing butstill arive. we are siiri pursuing every avenue to secure a newf inanc ing package which wirr eriable us to proceed with Lheproject near New castre. so far our eftorts r,ave onry been par-t |_a_1ly s ucce ss f u 1 , but at this t ime, -ore are opt imist ic that wewill succeed in the near future an<l that operations can resume.
rn the Resoru.tio"- q6.-69 you have granted us certain relief fromsome of the stipulations contained in Resolution g5-17r.
This is to info-rm you that we have fulfillecl aI1 other require-ments as listed in the latter resolution, i"-paiti.u1ar, theslope stabilization and revegetat.ion. Revegetation vras doneduring the summer of 1986._ r!" p;";;;;F.i". being periodicallychecked by the i'lined Land nectarniti6n Division in oenver and hasbeen approved by them. They are 31so periodically checking onthe conditions of the var-j.ous drairigu ditches to ascertainproper runoff of the rain or snow. r inspected our main sedimen-tation pond on 5-27 and found i.t wort<ing.properly. some cleaningof the drainage ditches following ir,"--#intur runoff needs to bedoner such repair work has been iutrrori'zeo and witl be performedduring the fiist half of June.
$Ie appreciate ye.ry much yogr patience with this company. Theeconomy has not been favorabl" -fgr companies in tt"-un"rgy fierd,even less for those in the coal busindss. But vre are optimisticand determined to see this proju"t "o*u io fruition.
President and ChiefExecutive Officer
New Castle Energy corporation ' 9137 East Mineral circle . Engtewood, co 80112 . (3og) 792-2625
SCIIENK, KERST & DEWTNTER
AfiORNEYS AT LAW
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
SUITE 3IO, 3O2 EIGHTH STREET
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COI,ORADO 41601
i'3031 945-2447April 23, 1986JOHN R. SCHENK
DAN KERST
WILLIAM J. DEWINTER. III
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Garfield County Planning Department
Garfleld County Courthouse
109 Eighth Street, Third Floor
Glenwood Sprlngs, CO 8i601
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Dear Mark:
I have been in contact with the land owners across from the New Castle
Energy Corporatlon project near New Castle. It is apparent that this ninlng
project has only one of two dlrections to go. First, the project will terminate
and the property will have to be restored under the MLRB standards, which
require the removal of all landscaping, or second, major development will
reoccur. If development hras re-initiated, it is I-lkely that changes may be made
in the deslgn and location of the butldings r parking lots and other
appurtenances. Thus, it is appropriate that no landscaping plan be considered
by the Garfield County Commissioners at this time and that only uPon the
resumption of activities, should the landscaping plan be resubmitted for
consideratlon by Garfield County and for comment by the adjoining neighborhood.
Therefore, i.t is not the neighboring landownerst lntention to request that
a default be declared under the Special- Use Permit for non-compliance at this
polnt. It ls rny understanding that the MLRB wi1-1 require certain seedlng or
other activities to stabLLTze disturbed areas and, in view of the circumstances'
this may be suffl-cient for the time being.
Notwithstanding the expression of intent contalned ln Mr. Matthlest letter
of April I4r 1986, addressed to the Board of County Conrmissioners, there l-s no
present capacity to proceed. The neighbors rrere and are dissatisfied with the
plan submitted by New Castle Energy prior to cessation of work and bel"leve it to
be deficient. The neighbors do request the opportunity to be heard prior to the
Corrmissionerts action on this plan. Please advise me as soon as a date for a
hearing is set. Thank you.
,, Very truly yours,
JOHN R. SCHENK
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E. Peter Matthies
Prasident and
Chiel Executive Ollicer
April 14 | lgeo
Board of CountY Commissioners
Garfield CountY
lA9 B-'h Street
Glenrvood , SPr ings , Co B 16 01
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Dear Sirs:
FolLowing the receipt of a letter from your planning director
regarding the landsiaping pfan submittea 6y ouisel"9t on laarch L I
1986 to Gar,'ield County. I would lil<e to -eoard of County Commis
sioners to have a clear undeistanding .t-hat it is our irrtention to
obrain rinancing ror rhe i;;t - niege- i+r hyd-rar,rric. mining .pro ject
and it is our intention at this time to abide by the requirements
of the landscaping plan as submitted'
It is clearly stated in the landscaping pla.ns that certa in
landscaping w5rP, wi1] be carried out in tnl SprinE of 1986 and vre
;;; pre-sen;,-ty pJ-anning to meet those comnit--ments'
Yours trulY,
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,4, ..,2u"'a'::'->Peter i,iatthies
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New cast/e Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral circle ' Engtewood, co 80112 ' (303) 792'2625
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APR 2 3 1986
4.3A CESSATION OP OPERATIONS
In accordance with RuIe 4.3t.A I Temporary Cessat ion of
Operations, New CastIe Energy Corporation formally givgs notice
of intention to temporarily Cease operations at Coal Ridge No'--1
Mine, currentty opeiating inder permit No. C'84-A65t closure will
be temporary ind will last for at least 30 days. The following
informalion describes existing conditions.
(a) Todate, a total of 21.94 surface acres have been affect-
ed. Topsoil stockpiles occupy another 4.32 acres. Two
entry tirnnels have been driven to a depth 576 feet.
Subs-urface strata that have been affected be the tunnels
includes an unnamed sandstone and part of the Cozzette
Sandstone in the Iles Formation of the Mesa Verde Group.
(b) No reclamation has been carried out prior to the date of
cessation. Final construction and f inal grading of the
surface area will take place at a later date. A11 req-
uired surface drainage from the site is controlled
through pond A which is designed to treat runoff from a
lA Year, 24 hour storm event.
(c) No backfilling is required at this time or during ces-
sation. Final grading on al.1 surface disturbed areas
including topsoit stockpiles wilI take place as part of
construction-on roadsr oPerations padsr and portal _decks. Exact scheduling-of final grading cannot be made
at this time pending the effect and duration of the
temPorarY cessation.
Revegetation will be performed on approximately 6.1
ucrei tocated above Portal No. 1 and Porta1 No. 2
during the month of April. All other revegetation
will take place following finat grading.
During the temporary cessation period, environmental
monit5ring will conlinue in accordnce with permit
requiremeits. Water discharge will_!g_Tonitored and
reforted under NpDES Permit No. Co-0A4A894. Surface
and ground water monitoring will continue as per our
Miniig and Reclamat1on Permit No. C-84-065. Monitor
wells will be sampled monthty for field parameters and
quarterly for chemical analysis. Quarterly sampling
tiifr be ierformed at point en-Z on the Colorado River
for field parameters plus dissolved oxygen.
Portat openings will be secured but will not be sealed
during tire teiporary shutdown. Access onto the mine
site will be controlled.
Water treatment activities will continue through the
temporary cessation period. Treatment consists of
divirting surface driinage water through Pond A where
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suspended solids are allowed to settle prior to dis-
chalge. Monitoring of the effectiveness of this treat-
ment wil1 be perfoimed under the requirements of the
NPDES permit. No other water treatments are required'
Circumstances surrounding the temporary cessation of
operations is associated with a change in the personnel
aitually carrying out the work from an independent
contractor to'UCEC's own work force. It is estimated
Lhat the technical and economical evaluations and the
acquisition of equipment and materials to carry out this
woft< will exceed -thirty (30 ) days. The exact schedule
for resuming operations is not known at this time but
will be provided as soon as it is available.
Mark Bean
Castle
E. Peter Matthies
President and
Chiel Executive Ofticer
l,larch 18, 1.986
Mr. Mark Bean
Planning DirectorGarfield County
lA9 8th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81501
Dear Mr. Bean:
Attached is a copy of the notice of intent to temporarily suspend
operations at Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine which was submitted to the
Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division on March 19, 1985. New
CastIe Energy Corporation will secure and maintain the facilities
during the period of temporary cessation of operations. At thispoint, it is noL known when operations will be resumed but you
will be notified as soon as it is determined.
If there are any questions, please let me know.
S incer € Iy ,Z&/z**E. Peter Matthies
New Castle Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral Circle . Englewood, CO 80112 . (303) 792-2625
,ELD COUNfi
GARFIELD COUNTY
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
l{arch 31, 1986
E. Peter [,latthies
President and Chief D<ecuEive Officer
9137 East l"lineral Circle
Englewood, Olorado 80112
Dear Mr. Matthies:
Since your temporary cessation of operaEion is for an undeEermined period
of timel it is in6nrtant for you to understand the status of your land use
permits'from the -Ounty. rccnnicatly, titrew Castle Energy's land use permiEs
ire still in place and any conditions of approval have to be net to
maintain their validitY.
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Presently, NCEC has a Protrnsed .
Conunissioners, that Proposes
the project area. Ihe Board ofor not these timelines can be
Iandscaping work, would have to
of County Corrnissioners.
If it is trrcssible for NCEC to meet the conditions of approval without
going to a public hearing, then please advise.us of that fact. If not,
iequest thaC the @unty Gnunissioner's establish a date for a public
heiring to consider a request for delay or change in the conditions of
ipprouit contained in nesolution #85-17I. Please note any changes in the
request.
Any qgestions you have should be directed to the Planning Department.
f.eel -free to catt or write this office at your convenience.
landscaping plan before the Board of County
certain timelines for planting and seeding
6unty oonrnissioners needs to knovr whether
rnet. Any release from perforrnance of the
be done in a public hearing with Ehe Board
Sincerely,
-/na^M6L*
Mark L. Bean
Planning Director
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Itlr. Mark L. Bean
Planning Director
Garfreld County
109 8th Street, 3rd Floor
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Dear tilark:
As discussed in our November 18, 1985 telephone conversation, New
Castte Energy Corporatj.on (NCEC) requests that- Special Use
permjt #85-171 be issued thus authorizing mining and construction
and operation of support facilities, water impoundments, mineral
waste disposal, acceis routes, wholesale/ret.ail sale of coal and
water pumps on the tract of land described in Exhibit A of the
permit. -ltcrc acknowledges and hereby agrees to adhere to the
conditional requirement.-s placecl upon the permit. Those
condiiional requirements containing timelines are presented below
along with NCEC responses concerning scheduied compliances to
those requirements.
.qpec ia I Use St ipu 1at ion :
4. That the applicant adhere to the following agreements,
guidelines and timelines:
A. LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES
(1) Notwithstanding that construction may occuI, in the
Fa1I of 1985, the mine developers shall submit the
initial landscaping plan on or before l'larch 1'
I986. In the even[ of any additignal construction
activity will resuit in the disturbance of an area
exceeding 250 Square feet, the mirre developers
shalt submit a landscaping plan for approval by the
BoardofCountyCommissionerswithinthirty(30)
days of the stirt of construction. Copies of the
proposed landscaping plan also shall be furni.shed
Lo the President of the Riverbend Homeowners
Association and a representative of the owners of
private lands located north of the col-orado River
ind wj,thin one (I) mile of the mine site at the
time of the submittal to the CounLy.
New Casf/e Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral Circle . Englewood, CO 80112 ' (303) 792-2625
New Gastle EnergY CorPoration
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NCEC Response:
NCEC is proceeding with
submitted on or before
additional copies that You
a landscaping PIan which will be
March I | 1986.NCEC will furnish
can, if you wish, distribute to the
Homeowners Association and owners ofPresident of the Riverbend
private lands located north of the Colorado River and within one
(I) mile of the mine site.
Special Use Stipulation:
4. A(4) Slope Stabilization, erosion protection measures and
broadcast seeding of grasses will occur in the Spring of 19991
and approximatelf one-half (L/2) of tree and shrub planting will
occur-in the rali of 1986, and one-half (l/2) will occur in the
Spring of 1987. Landscape ancl irrigation systems as_ _required f gt
the histurbed areas slhall be Completely installed and in
operation on or before June 1, 1987.
NCEC Response:
NCEC will comply with the above schedule for slope stablization,
erosion proteition measures, and broadcast seeding and tree and
shrub pI'anting as areas become available and as construction
proceedi. tf,e approved landscaping plan will be fuIly
implemented before June l, 1987 .
Special Use Stipulation:
4. (C) Color of ImProvements
The applicant shalt submit a color plan for all buildings for
upproriut by the Board of County Commissioners. The applicant
si,iff consllt with homeowners in Riverbend Subdivision and
Iandowners located north of the Colorado River and with one (1)
mile of the mine site after consultation with such owners, shall
provide plywood mock-ups demonstrating four (4) colors for
ivaluation not 1ater thin October 15, 1985. The mock-ups shall
be eight feet by eight feet (8'X8'). The applicant and owners
shall select th6 most appropriate color (s) and shall submit same
for final approval by tire -eoard of County Commissioners. The
color scheme' approrr.-d shalI apply to the waIls and roof s of
improvements contructed at the mine site.
NCEC Response:
Prior to October 15, 1985, New Castle Energy Corporation
established plywood color chip mock-ups on the mine site
demonstrating five (5) colors for evaluation. Homeowners in
Riverbend Subdivision and homeowners located north of the
Colorado River living within one (1) mile of the mine site were
consulted to determine the most appropriate color to be used.
Figure 1, Results of the NCEC Color SurveyT graphically
represents the color considered to be the most appropriate for
the mine buildings by these people. Exhibit A contains the five
(5) colors included in the survey. Exhibit. B contains copies of
the survey forms, filled out by the landowners. Results in
Figure 1 indicate that the preference was for color No. 2, Cyprus
OIive. Color No. 2, Cyprus OIive received 45Zt Color No. 3,
Sweet Basit received 252, Color No. 4t Buckwheat received 24e".
As the Cyprus Olive color is the one felt most aesLhetically
suitable by NCEC and the majority of landowners, it is proposed
thaL the outside color plan for the buildings at the mine site
shal1 be Cyprus O1ive.
Special Use Stipulation:
5. That prior to hauling any coal off-site, the proposed haul
road be designed based upon a pavement thickness design performed
by an engineer qualified to perform such a study. Further, that
the Board of County Commissj.oners review the document and require
the applicant build the haul road in accordance with the
specifications contained in the report prior to hauling coal.
NCEC Response:
Plans are being prepared for upgrading Garfield County Road 335.
The designs will be presented for review and approval to the
Board of County Commissioners prior to constructing the road and
prior to commencing with fuII scale off-site coal- haulage.
Summary
NCEC at this time sees no problems ari.sing from the
stipulations contained in the conditional approval of Special gsepermit 85-171. Those stipulatj ons with requirements for
submissions of plans and information at a future date have been
addressed separately with a compliance schedule aLtached. A
color plan for the outside color of the mine buildings is
presented for approval by the Board of County Commissioners.
LM
It is requested that authority be granLed to NcEc to proceed vrith
the approved uu"" with the fLffowing exceptions' NCEC will not
oroceed with landscaping or ;ith upgiading Garfield County Road
5i;";;iff'nr;; for- rhLse acii"iiies haie been approved bv the
Board of County Commissioneis. Construction of the buildings
will proceed i-nd will Ue p-ai.,tea accor<1ing to the color plan
approved bY the Board.
please contact me if I may be of any assitance in answering any
qr"=tions regarding the entlosed material'
Director of Environmental
Enclosu res
Affairs
ncerely,
kin
EXHIBIT A
No. 2
Cyprus Olive
EXHIBIT A
No. 3
Sweet BasiI
No. 4
Buckwheat
No.
Texas
1
Sage
No. 5
Celadon
COLORS USED IN NCEC COLOR SURVEY
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THE WEST DIVIDE WAIER CONSERVANCY DISTRICI
A. APPLICAHI
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OTHER REMARKS:
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APPlication to West Divide
Water'C"n=urvancY District for
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NameofApplicant:NewCastleEnergyCorporatlon
QuantitY of water in acre
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Applicant, named above and hereinafter referred to as
,.ppric.'n[i hereby #pii"t to the west Divide waEer Conser-
vancy Dist,ricr, a n"Iiti;;r-IuuIi"i=ion of th9 state of
coroi"il,;:*:;;l,gIF*:;;?fl"::iilt!q,:t"I:::5. i: as
c-R. s.
the .Distrlct,) for .t'urroE;Ent conlract to benef icially
use water or wateilignl=-.wnerl, leasedr oE hereaf ter
"cquireabytl,.pistii"tfortne.ia[e"y."'octoberI,1985to SepiemU;r I, fged.^"ir^".*""ii"" of tfis application'
Appli"u"t_t,'reby"9i".=-to-ii,ufollowingtermsand
condit'ions:
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LlFll':'i"t#rhcn the btHi:"":"$.*H$'Ftrd*ru'i;l;fffiio rald guat
tffit':il"il
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:"i;:iit -oi' tt'" t'-i-i;d ;Pe itio"'
ot g1rre .orrii""l. - rtre -"fri-t';"6 tii fi;llitlt recosnlrc that
ir,. D r s t r r
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ii,--a.c I e:8 ::i il ililllli ;"1 tik" t;i"";.",t"itlJ :i{ii ":
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conparable irlili- iloY 9";'""
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Dlstrlct tl,"-f f rcleaserr the Applf can-t ovnea or controllcd by the
lFl;*.:**i *!*,1 +i:.r$:i",'i,;.'.".H :B r iil"'.r :i ltr' il;
dlrecr frotr rights !s r,eretn prouiili:=;; -iirotirent charl bc
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nadetotheAppllcant'-,:lduPolobt'alnlngby'!h:'Appllcantofa
decree for change ll Poll: oi''Jirr.rslon fo1 s-ata direct flotr rlght
ro thrs poini o-r div6.rsionl'.il'ir"tii.ti " obrtgarion to dertver
srorage warer as treref n nt*iOli "ttiff
-LL reauceit to accordingly'
In either "rui-t,"-if at Jn.'";lt;--ttre-eppf lcant 'detcrmlnes it
requlres less-*"1"' than tr'ol* amou-nts' treietn provlded' lt may'€o
noiify Ehe oirlii"i in .rrrit"i*,-";-n;- *,"'-irouni of warer atlotted
under this J;;;iILt--snali-J,i'reduc*a in accordance uith such
notice. Rat"-"'-"n"f f be "a
jutt"a accordingly ln followlng water
years onlY.3. . lll
tH lt\r:1,""; "j]|::;:tlf: "' or uaes '
--;;;ictpar ' doneBtlc and
related u"""' oi ir r i.g-alion and commerclal ( erce-Pt Ruedl rater
which ls noi' '"'"iGurI" ;;; - -irtid"tlon' and- commerclal)'
Applicanrrs uJriuricial qse or -*y and-"ir-,"i"r allotted shaII be
within or through {acil_l:i";-o, upon r"ia ownedl lease' oPerated'
or under eppi icint ' s c-ont;;i .-- si"f' f acif lties or lands serviced
wtll be locai"i-""alre1y ,ittin the bounJartes of the District'
{. Decrees anQ Dqliver: Exchange releases made by the
Disrr ict our of--GE@E- r#ffii i"""."oit or orher works and
facilitles of -it," btrf.i.t'I iion' other sources avalLable to the
Disrr icr shal r
-[" blr-i.rqred- 1o the npir it-"ni "c the outlet works
of eaid "to."g" f aclrllr,it ,ta relea-Je-
-oi water at such outleEs
sharl constitlte_ perform-an"e- or the Districtrs -totar derlvery
^r^r i aqi r trn - DeI ivery o?"'Jui"-' -qt .-1!i , -'ir":-t*t^^-frt.o]". "Xflii:li::: l:n ;n" r r'ilt""""'t ."T .J" I[l- Ji'=t'i "L' " ]ea se con t rac t wi th
the Unlted Sirt"" Bureau- oi necf ama-t-ion ' n"f ea.aeg f ron other
f acilirles "rJiiur*
- ro piririJi-"r,,irf -td suuJect to the rars'
rules and ."griiiionu gor"iiitg- iefeases Chereflon' Furthernore'
t.he Distrlct hereby exPr"""fy - re'erve"- ttt" right to store uater
and to make ";;;;;; i"i*""*i'ftot struct-u-ies tfrat nay be bullt or
conrrolred uf-i'i"''pi"tri"i-in-the futuie, so 1o1g- a6 the uater
eervlce ro Jnu''i=rJrii?;t- tu--not inpat;tb bv sa-'d, actlon' Anv
suanrrty ot ;;piil'.lri: _uriocitron n"f -iar;"tla
- to or used bv
Applicant uy fti" "na of -each water yu"i (october 1) shall revert
ro the water supplles ot i[i Distriit' iuch reverslon shall not
entltle "nP,llcanC
to any '"iuna of Paytnent made for such eater'
5..nArte,rn,1!l:::Pr?inE i"1".fftiiiti::il
alEernate Po
srorage warer may be -r"e;;d
-in oraei-i;-lrovide ApPIlcant the
water service contemplp_a:t hereunder.
- tt," bistrtct reserves the
excluslve right to _revlew and approve ".* -"-"".u-i:i^o.1"
which may be
attached to judicial "pprorur oi'said alternate Point of diversion
as contemplaled or necessary tO ="""- npprlcant's facillties or
.lands. nppf i'JJni-"ct.,o*f .agt"-and -.9r"t"
'th"t 1t shall be solely
responsible
-foc t,he pro.-J'=tri"" and r"eir and englneering costs
necessary Eot any ghl"g"='-in"*"t., tigti;-contemplutea herein and
furrher "9."L" e6 indernnif; tn"-oi"iii"t from any coste or losses
rerated therlro. Appri" jit 'il -J;1;-r*pon"rure for providine
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nr",.q1;ffi
rork, and facltr ltiea necesaery to ?btjtn/dlvcrt thc raters at oald
altcrnat€ poini or s!lvera.lon and dellucr thcn to rppl{eorlt's
iiionAua ben*ftrctal use, Irreepeetivc o{ thG anount lor Yater
ictually tranafcrred ro t,he Applleant's point.of dlvcreio,n, the
AilU;;irt rt ott nake annu#l poymente. t,o ths Di.etrlct based uPon
t[[-o"ount of yater a1!.ottecl under thLa *greement.
5. lr!-nJaL-llY.g-tl]-!; &nnual, paymcnt for thc Yeter
ccrvlce desertbf,6 herern shall be determined onnualSy by. thc pogrd
;;-Diiictoru rf -tt,u Dl.str ict at a per lcre.-f oot ratc. Thc i.rrlttal
annual payment, shall be made, in f ui'1, $tthln t.hlrt,y t 3CI ) daya
attcr the -date of notlce to the APpl lcant that the lnl.tlal pslnaent
i; duG. $ald notlce srll I ariv lse the Appt lean-t, . apo-ng othGr
ifrf nli- of - the water delltery year to uhich the lntltlal paymcnt
"t ifi apply and the pr lce wh ich 1s aPp.I 1-e_aU.f e -to that, yeer.
innual paymtnts for each yenl thereafter shall be due -and payable
;t- tt" "aipllcant on or before each Junuary t. If an annual
oitment tL- not made by the due dater sritten notlce t,hereof ulll
[.'u*ni UV the Dlstrict, to the,Eppltcant at such address aa may be
aurign"tea Uy the Applicant in urlting. {If no addresa has heen so
Oeai{natea tn wrtti*g, then said notice shall be $ent to
;6li""ni'" address sCt forth I,.er:ln. ) AII partlea clthtn t'he
;i;irlct allotted Hater pursuant to the pol,erE of the Dj'etrlct
shall be treater! unif.orml.y f or aIl parties trlth. similar uses.
;;a;; use toi any part'of a water year slraIl regulre payment' for
the entire Yater Year.
If payment is not made rithin ten (f01 daye after t'he
date of said -riitten notice, Applicant shall at DisErlct I s sol'e
optton have no further ri9ht, titte or interest under thls
"6nii""t tsithout'further rrotice; and the allotment of uaterr !$
hereinnrader&&Ybet.ransferred,Ieasedrofothervlgediepoaedofit the diecretion of the Board of Directors of the Distrtct'
In the event uater deliverles hereunder arG nnde ln
cooperation utth Eome other per son r corporatlon r $u6si-urunl'clp"r
entity, or governmental entl.ty, saj,d perEon' corporitltnt
;;;;i:;untctpai eniity.or governmental entity is hereby authorired
do curtall iater ser vlce to AppllcanE vith<iut Itabllity to the
Distrlct, or eald other Person or entlty, in any reepect- nt the
;;I; opilon and request of the Distrlct. Sald rervlce may
contlnue to be terrurlnaterJ as long sE payments contemplated
hereunder, together ylth all pact due payments, are tn artre*r$"
7 . Secur i ty: As secq;J4'v, to the Dlrtrlct, the
foregolng covenli-f-6f-tnnr:al. p,!ymentt ffr advance of natcr dellvary
,tf t -Ue iully net by ennua 1 brrdget and approPr latlon of f unris f rom
sich ao'urcel of rivenues as ft\ay be legally uva L table Eo the
Appllcant. ie additlonal securtty to the Dietrtcto the Appiicant
"iif hold harnlees any per$on, corporartonr qu&El*governmental
entltyr or other governmant,al enti.t,y, !n. dlacont.fnuane€ ln
r"rrrf"" due to the fallure of the ApPllcant t,o nalntu"tn the
payments hereln contenrplatnd on a current basta.
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B. Aealcnment: ?hlc agreement shall lnure to thebcncflt of thG-E;TE;?uccdBoore -and raelgnr "r thc prrtlerherotg.
' 9. other -nu.$ie: Applrcant shar.l be bounr! hy the. Pr?vlelong o! t'EG-TEG7-T-cit-e.raittv-n"t -or Llrorioio,-[i.'*HJ'rul."and regulatlona aC the Bonrd of Directors *t *a16-D{;erf.ti andall aracndments theieof and eupplu*.n1r thereto.
10.. g}.sr!!jgq a-nd Halnterrance Aqreelne.ntr Appl lcantshall enter. lnto-ari--roperatG;ffigreement. uiththe Dletrlct under terms and cond L rlons rjetermined -Uy tl," Boa rd ofDlrcctora of the Distrlct if and uhen the Board of gald Dirtrtctdcternlnes ln lta sotre clitcretlon that euch an rgr*ernent lsrcgulred by reason of additlonal or upecial ieroices reguested bythe Appllcant. and providect by the niatrlct or by re&aon of thedellvery or uEe of uater by thr* Appllcant for nore thon one of theclasses of aervlce rrhlch a re clef ined ln the rules and r6gu].ailonsof the Board of Director$ of the Distrlct. Said ogr*ir.nt rraycontain, but shall not be limited to, a provlslcln wlthln the termsoG standard allotrnent contracts of the oistrict; addltlotral annualnonetary con8lderati.on for extenslon of Distriet delivcry **.*!.*oand for addlttonal administratlon, operatiort and rnalntemance
"{::.:?i^:.__for
orher cosr$ r.o r.he D{etrtir uhich may artse throughgervleeg nade available to the trppllcant..
ll.. FhaTge ol use: The D!.Btrlct reserves the arcluslveright to revleu, reipprovi-or dieapprove rny proposed change inuae of the vater allotted hereunder to the ertlnt- euch chanfie lnuse and/ot changb ln land use nould requlre approvat of ]ocal grata t,e _ govcrneental autho r i t { es pursusnt to f ahb u'e lays no' orhereafter 1n eri,stence.
12. Ose and p!3-Ss_Sl*_qFS: Appllcant agrees to use theuater ln the nffiffioperty descrtbed ln Erhlblr Aattached hereto or ln any operaiton ana malnten6nce cgreernentprovlded by Appllcant. Any uue other than aB set torth there*n orlny leage or aale of the nater or vater rlghta hereln shall bedeeaed to be a materlal breach of thls agreement.
I3. Trttre: rr ts understood "Iq agreed that nothtrnghereln ehall .bc-TilT6rprete{l to qrr" the xppllcant any equltsbtrc orlegal fee tltle lnt"ereet ln or to rny vater or yatcr rlghtsrcfcrred to hereln.
1{. conservat{gi_t, Apptlcant shall ure coemonryaccepted. conse?vI-tion-pr;ct1c*" -rttr, respect to the yater andrlter rlght,e heretn nnd_ hereby &greeB to be bound by sny' conaervatlon plant' adopted hereaiter by the DlntrlcE for ure ofDlgtnlct ovned or controtr led uat,ar or uater rlghte.
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houaehold
I5. Resldenttal Ses.EJ:lctlons:
garden uaes ro a rnaxlnun 6Fi-tx-serv"a wlth r*ater obtatned f ront
Appllcant ehall
thousand Bquaie
the Dlatrtct.
reetr letfeet per
ETATE OP COIORADO )) ss.
COUNTY OF GARFIELD )
The foregolng instrument uas
JLqh- day of Se'prenruer: - - -* -- .' L98:'
t{ltness mY hand and offlcial
l{y commlsslon exPires:
APPLICANT:
AEtorncr.l {'or Appl icant
APitrIa ANT ADDRESS I c-Lejcs r r li,r i conro ,
ACrorney f r:r Applicant . P .t). ilrawer 790,
Glenwood Spr irrgs. Colorado 8l(r()2
acknorledged before ne this
by Scr:tl llalcomb, Att orrl(ry f or Appl i r
seal.
'\
' l- ' . - -'' t ,' '
Notary Public
Add ress
ORDER ON APPLICATION
After a hearlng by tsh9 Board of Dfrect'or6 of the l{est
DlvLde coneervancy Dletrl-cibn the above aPPltcatlon, lt le hereby
'RDERED
arrui-;i-d' "ppr1."t,lon be granted ana thls contract shall
U"-.na- f" accePted py ttre Dlstrlct'
IIEST DIVIDE CONSERVAIICT
DISTRICT
:!lBy i : rr "/ .:.,L_.r LL_
President
ATTEST:
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" -Sec teEaEY . ...' t
Thlsagreementissubjecttothetermsandconditionsof
all exhibit;-.iiuched trereEo' Exhibit A of whtch shall be the
DlstricE,s ;;r;-"ntftled 'Applicatton for Purchase of tlaters from
the West Divlde Hater Coniervancy District'fuLly cornpleted by
Jtprr+t uii-approuea by rhe Distr lct's Ensineer.
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r-!L-i n\- -/
ENAR
o
TECH Consulting Engrneers and Hydr
o
'0log,t1.
Septeuber I0, 19Bs
t{r. Scott Balcornb
Delaney & Balcornb
P.O. Drawer 790
Glenwood Sprlngs, Co. 91602
RE: New Caetle Energy Corporatlon,Total Water Regulremente
Month
Dear Scott,
. TIr" - purpose of thls letter ie t,o outllne to you theprojected totar wat,er regulnenents for the New caatre energycorporatlon for the perlod october r, 1985 through septenber 30;1986. These.water regulrenents were reguested bi you'to atd youln your on-golng water right,s pranning f6r the c"iplrutlon.
The requlrenents outrlned berow uere deveroped inconeultatlon with !tr. John litalyeh, l[ine srp"itr,tendent for NewcaEtre ETgIgy cozporatlon. .appioxinatery 40: o ;;;; feer (af) oiwater wlrr !g_"*grired aurlng- the tnltlir ""n=i*.ii"" 'p"ir"a(october 1r-1985_tlrough March 3L, 1986). An addltlonar 123.0 afw111 be utlllzed.durtng the gglli proauctron -il;iA, Aprir r,1?96 .through septenber 30, rseel The urater i"qoirements coverall lntended doneet,ic and industrial uses incrutlng, but notneceaBarlry ltulle{.to, minlng, duet 6uppreE6i;;;-- iath rrouse,cree, quarters and fteld offlces.
TOTAL WATER REQUIRET{ENTS
NEW CASTLE ENERGY CORPORATTON
construction Period, october r, 19gs through March 31, r9g5
-ENWU'Z-
-ZlllN--
^#rN,
Anoun! (af)
6.9
6.6
6.8
6.9
6.2
5.8
40.0 af
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
302 Etllhth Streei. Sur/e 325 P A t)r;iuver '!60 Glenwood Sprrngs, Colorado g1602. (3A3, g,t'-2p36
!lr. Scott Balconb
Septeuber 11, 1985
Page fvo
Productlon Perlod, Aprll
ilonth
Apr.
l{ay
June
JuLy
Aug.
Sept.
1, L986 through Septenber 30, 1986
Anount i afl
20.2
20.9
20.2
20.9
20.9
20.2IEl6 af
rt la our underetandlng that you pran to appry wlth the weetDlvlde Water Consetivancy Dlstrlct (Dletrlct) foi i iehort terrurwater contract that would utillze thelr relatLvely senLordecreee. Baeed upon our previouE water rlghte experlen-e ln thccolorado River basin, we belj.eve that tfre pietrlclts dlrect flovwater rlghta wllr adeguately protect the cor?oratlon formposslble uater right calla on the Colorado Rlver ior the perlodoctober r, L985 through Auguet 15, 1986. rf ue experlenco a-belovaverage snou fa}l year, there existE a poaeiblltty that thaDlstrletra dlrect flow rlghts could be placed on call-by senlor,downetreau usera during the perlod Augnret 15, 19g6 throughSeptenber 30, 1986. Therefore, ue recornnend that eufflclentstorage righte ln Ruedi Reeenrolr also be obtalned fron theDietrlct to adequatery cover potentlal dlverelone by theCorporatLon during th-s perlod. Thls amounts to approxLnaLely 3laf.
In follou-up to our dlscusElon of whether or not a Eectlon494. .pemlt wourd be requlred for the praceuent of a punplngstatlon on tho Colorado River, I contacted the Corpe of fnllnleri(coEl offlce ln Grand Junctl"on. Blll tterrln|, coE -etaff,
confh'ned that a sectlon 404 wourd 4o! be neceiiary for th;punp statlon provlded no ramps, dlkesl6i berre be constnrctedbelow the ordlnary.lrgr, water rlne. rt ie ny underatandlng thattheee featuree wlIl not be neceasary and therefore, no coESectlon 404 perrnlt wlll ba required.
_ If you have gny questlonE or require addltlonal lnfornatlon,pleaee do not heeltate to contact me.
Sincerely,
ENARTECH, Inc.B&n. scotPrinclpal
RSF/rIb Loglet
c.c. Arthur Grlnley, New Cast1e Energy Corp.
i-_i
New Castle Energy Corporation
Contact:
E. Peter l{atthies
New Castle Energy Corporation
(303) 792-2625
FOR IIUMEDIATE REI.EASE
NEW CASTLE ENERGY CORPORATION RREAKS GROUND,
TIIRES PROJECT MANAGEMENT F'IRM
FOR FIRST U.S. HYDRAULTC MTNING PROJECT
ENGLEwooD, colorado, october 23, 1985 New castle Energy
Corporation of Englewood today announced it has broken ground and
hired a project management firm for the first hydraulic mining
operation in the United States.
The groundbreaking occurred October
Castle Energy Corporation's test
region, 2 miles east of New Castle,
the first phase of what is expected
ton-per year coal-mining operation
The capacity of the test mine will
tons per year.
17, 1985 at the site of New
mine in the Grand Hogback
Colorado. The test mine is
to become a 2.5 to 3.0 miIlon
in North Central Colorado.
be approximately 1 million
The company announced that rt has contracted with the Canadian
firm of lriestar Engineering Ltd. of British Columbia to serve as
the project construction manager for the test mine. New Castle
Energy has also signed an equipment supply agreement with west,ar.
New Castle Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral Circle . Englewood, CO 80112 . (303) 792-2625
NEI{ CASTLE ENERGY BREAKS GROUND,
October 23, 1985
Page 2
"This is a significant moment for
several years of exploring the
necessary permits r w€ have now
activity toward creating the mine
TIIRES PROJECT I,IA}JAGEMENT FIRIIT
us, n lttr. l,!atthies said. t'Af ter
properties and obtaining the
reached the point of PhYsical
itself. n
Hydraulic mining, the process of cutting and transporting to the
surface coal from the steeply dipping seams with high speed water
jets, has never before been employed in the United States. It
has been used successfutly, however, in Japan, the Soviet Union,
West Germany, China and Canada. The Canadian hydraulic mining
effort lras owned and operated by Westar, the only North American
f.irm with significant expertise in t,his technology.
Ea Peter tlatthies, President of New Cast1e Energy, said
groundbreaking represents a major milestone for the company. The
company was formed in 1978 to explore, develop and operate mining
properties. In the last year the company has focused much of its
energy on preparations for the test mine in Colorador which
included lhe arduous process of obtaining permits from various
governmental agencies.
The groundbreaking began the process of conslructing the surface
support Iaciirties or Lhe Lest nriris to liin-ii:3e the ccnst,ruct:-on
of access roads and work areas. At the Same time, it prePares
the site for the rock tunneling necessary to reach the coal
seams to be mined. The tunneling and surface site preparations
are expected to be completed within 5 months, Mr. t'latthies said.
Once these preparations are completed the company will embark on
a major innovation in American mining the employrnent of the
hydraulic mining technology for removing coa1. The Westar
project management contract is a significant step toward ensuring
success in that innovation, Mr. Matthies added
NEV[
Octo
Page
nwith
have
each
other
knows
worki
LE ENERGY BREAKS GROUND,HIRES MANAGEMENT FIRII1
r 23' 1985
the contract with Westar, the key members of our staff who
rked with them, and the members of our advisory board,
f whom has extensive experience with hydraulic mining in
areas of the wor1d, we now have just about everyone who
anything about hydraulic mining in the western world
g for us on the project", he explained.
rst coal is expected to be extracted from the test mine in
ringr 1986, with the first hydraulic mining to begin in the
quarter of 1986. By fourth quarter, 1986r the company
s to mine about 100 t0A0 tons Per month from the site.
stle Energy Corporation, was incorporated in 1978 to
B7 develop and operate mining and other energy-rich
Pro rties. It is a publicly held Colorado corporation traded
under the NASDAQ symbol NCEC.
#++
Westa
its m
suppl
has 15 years experience in hydraulic mining primarily at
near the British Columbia-Alberta border. The equiPment
agreement with Westar also means that the hydraulic mining
equi t to be used for the NCEC project has been proven
effec ive in the past.
The
the S
th ir
exPe
New
expl
ont OTC narket
Energy Corporation
OcLob r Ulr 1985
I'tr. I{
Plann
Garfi
LAg B
rk
ng
1d
h
L. Bean
Di recto::
CountyStreet, 3rd Floor
Springs, CO 81601
esolut
rmit
Letter
Glen
Dea r ark:
Asy
( spec
const:
the
the
re IatL, da
I hav
him a
Yours
cc:
rrch I tandscaping Plan submittal. The second sentence in
-1 paragraph -addresses "25A sguare feet", which should
,u and I have discussed, the Landscaping Guidelines
f ical]y Item A-1), the intention tuas to allow I{CEC to begin
uction in October and include all site work disturbance in
to any -additionat construction activity beyond the I'larch
6
discussed this with Greg lic(t.nnis
ain before submitting it to You.
. I,lafsya
upe/intendent
rthur I"I.T. Grimley
Iem Parkin
ion #S5-171 Conditional Approval of Special Use
for the Coal Ridge #1 Mine
of Clarification)
and rvill review it, with
tru
/
John
Iiine
Castle Energy Corporation . 9137 East Mineral Circle ' Englewood, CO 80112 ' (303) 792'2625
Fo
J - t'tua rt
{.-l\/ l'o-}Ntuq/?*t{
,iT Ltr
Richard D. Lamm
Governor
0ctober
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
David H. Getches, Executive Director
MINED LAND RECLAMATI
DAVID C. SHELTON, Director
Copi es the proposed dec'is i on
Land lamation Division, Room
90203,03) 866-3567.
S i ncere
0, l9B5
County Conm'iss i oners
orado
640
Springs, Colorado 8.l602
it No. C-84-065; Coal Ridge No. I Mine
ty Commissioners:
ado Mined Land Reclamation Djvision'issued a Mining Perm'it
ol orado.
065 on October 9, .|985, allowjng coal mining and reclamation
i-it-If,e-Coii ni6ge No. t tttne rlnder provisions of the Colorado
'ining Reclamation Act of 1979. Tl,e perm'it was issued to New Castle
.po.itlon, 9.|37 East Mineral Circle, Eng'lewood, Colorado B0ll2'stom
K jng Mines, Inc. ). Thq mjling o_peration js located 'in
oi SeCtioni O, t,'and B'of T65, R90W-of the 6th p.m. in Garfield
ON
and permit are ava'ilable at the Colorado Mined
423, l313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado
Garfield
Bth & Co
P.0. Box
Gl enwood
Re: P
Dear Co
The Col
No. C
operat i
Surface
Energy
( formeri
port i on
County,
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istCandace
Hydrol o
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423 Cen Building,'131 3 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303) 866-3567
B 1985
Olllc.rt
Pre,rrerrr POST OFFICE BOX la7g
ca,, H Bornkra" RIFLE, coLoRADo glos0.l478
788O 3o9 Road 'vYe- ttt - Carl H. Btrnllou
Flrllo. Coto..do 81650 NOvember 15, 19.35 788O 3OS Floarr
Flilt., Colorodo 61650
Vrco Pre:rdent;';;?i,'J","J'J r;1;.ffitr5$ff.4[R\ ;fl,;ifffTi";
R,*.. coro,ldo 816so \; ' ii
l\\ \l .,.r"ry Durrarr
sec rrear
\l Nov 2 2 €81U) 3?i"il:: il:'H: caror66 316
Nora Ruth Bernkteril",,TtT"?""o""o",uuo ' ,onr,rro c0. PtnNurn il,i,::i",:i$*lr,"r"Ano/ney K. lfilli,sn Glib
R.lr,il Gooioc A377 14g ilY' n*A
t2o w^r.hrrd str6€r Glerirrr:cl Spg"., Gllcl. glf{..Frtlo, Cotorado 8165O
New lestle Fne,.By errixrrar_ion
913f East Mineral Cirr:l"e #lZ)
En8fev.,:d, Colorad.r ff)l 12
nuu* Sir."t
1 ,n Paynxnt lu^s been rr.r r.rivxl for 1.0 cfs. direct f Lor,,r rights Cbtober
L 19{}5 tnroulfi August 15, i!}fl6 ant:l Ruedi Reservoi- righi.s ttrough Septrrnber
,30' 19u6 for 3I-0 a/f as p)r-(ontraLrt #Bllril - lfE. (ipies of your curtractnavJ been suhnitted ro the fol lurv-jng:
i. Stnle of Crrlrr.ar!_i l{iiLor Rr,rrrrrrces2- Dirrision #5 Wrtr:r ile:sntrces3. Colorrdo River h,atcr 0:n..;c.rvation ilist-rict
t . 4. Grfjeld (bunty l)l:uu.ring (trrmisqion
5. hlest Divide t^later (ixr;ervancy Distrlct Atrorntly6. l{r:si. Divile '.*rt.r:. (i;rrse.rva,rcy }istrict hgtneer.
Thank you.
Since''':lY'
:'51 '-''-' "-:{ ' ':' ' :{'" u"y'.i,"-'-Nora
Rurh ljernklau
Secretary, W.D.W.C.D.
Crclf cor.rrracr to atxrvr: t.jsi
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NEW CASTLE ENERGY CORPOMTION
PER.MIT NUMBER CO-OO4OB94
GARFIELD COUNTY $esl t 6 1gB5
ri r-iNN[R
During the period during November 1985
pages-of ghe permit) thiough LprLL 3/',
irifcharge oorl e
(specifically the date signed on thtr aneuded
igbo, the following ehanges were made for
Discharse Limitations
Monitoriag
FrequencY
Monthly
Twice MonthlY
Monthly
Weekly
Quarterly
IlonthlY
Daily
Ilaximum
Diseharge Point 001
Effluent Parameter
TSS, ng/l
Fecal Coli-form
Bacteria, No./100 io1
BOD5, mg/I
Flow, I'{GD
SalinitY
Total lron, E/L
Discharg
Effluent
Point 003
Parameter
BoD5, mg]rl
TSS, ngl[
Fecal Col-iform
Bacterla, No./100 d
pH, s.u.
011 & Gr;ase, r'g/l
Flow, gfn and ucD
7-Day
Average
45 70
12,000 N/A
45 60
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A 6.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
30 Day
Average
30
6 ,000
30
N/A
N/A
3.0
Daily
Maximunn
Discharge 001 is either the discharge from Sedinent Pond A prior to rnixing with an
unoamed tributary to the Colorado nlver or the effluent fron Sedimeot Pond A prior
to applicatlon flr laad application, road dust control, or moisture coEpaction
purposes.Waterfrom00lisnotEobeusedinthemioeorthetunnel.
The location of Sedimeot Pood A has also been changed approxi'orately 2000 feet vrest
of the previ.ous location. This aew location is: NE1/4, NW u4, s6, T5S' R90W;
refer to the ameuded Figure 2 in the perni't'
Monitori-ng for Discharge Point 003 for the same time period as indicated in the
initlal paragraph has also been included in this amen<iment' No limitations have
been impOsed for 003 during this temPorary period, because the Divison is nakiog an
assess,ertt of the quality of gray *"i.t fioro mining facilities' Discharge Point
003 is gray wate. i.o* showering facilLties prior to mixing into Sediment Pond A'
and the pond. is prohibited from iocludiag ".pti" wastes and/or latrioe wastewater'
The follo.wing monitoring reguirements are applicable for 003:
Discharge Linitations
llonitoriag
Frequency
Iloathiy
llonthly
Twice Nlonthl-v
Weekly
Weekly (Visual)
and
Every Other
Week (Analytical)
Weekiy
30 Day
Average
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7-Day
Average4
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A N/A
G1,?ElFl i] ilq
Ratiooale
Page 2
The condi
tel0porary
extended
period
se of
bably
c0-0040894
ions of page 1 of this arnendrnent are onJ-y in effect for the indicated' correlating to a tunnel constructioa project schedule.gray water beyond this period, additional treatnent of
For a more
the shower
first have
submitted.
water, p
to be ins 1ed
Effluent
incorpora
dewater
sedinentat
unnaned E
Discharge
and this
supercede
including biological treatment and disinfection, wouldand another pernj.t amendnent request would have to be
roitations and monitoring for Discharge point 004 will also bed into thi.s amendnent. Discharge point 004 includes construction$rater frorn the miniag tunnel project which would flow throughon ponds (C, D, E, or F), then discharge prior to mixing with waters i.nbuEaries to the colorado River. This aisaharge is identical tooint 004 in the New Castle Energy Corporatioo general permit C0G-070012,rmiE ameadment for Discharge Point 004 (C0-0040894) when effective wi.11he general pernit. Limits for 004 include:
Discharge Limitations
Discharge Point 004 30 Day 7-Day Daily MoniroringEffluent Parameter Average Average ]"Iaxiquro Frequency
Ift,^r.q/, :0_ ,^ ^ 45 60 rwice MoathlypH, s.u. 6 ..5/9 .O (mininum/maxioum) Monthly
911 t 9:_""f., ms/L N/A ii;- 10 weekly
Il:y,.rcD N/A N/A N/A weeklysalinity N/A N/A N/A Quartlrly
sample typl is the sane as that required in the general permit.
rn a letteq dated September 9, 1985, the permittee iudicated a name change to New
!i::I l"e{Sf Cornoratioo (foinerty Srorm King Mines). No nanagemenr chaage
?:9Yt."d, _1ince Mr. E. Peter l,latthies is still presid.enr and Chief Execuriveotticer of the corporation.
The fo-Llow:iing Permittee contact persons were involved with this anend.nent:
John Malysa, Mine Superintendent Ed. Rovey, Hydrologist9137 E. Mineral Circle Terra fhermi, IncI
9*fi:*::9,^c0-80112 9342 s. sangre d.e crisro Road(303) 792-2625 Suire 6
Littleton, C0 80127(303) 433-9L2s
Don Holmer
0ctober 2, l-985
Permlt No.: C0-0040894
County: Garfield
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
COLORADO DISCHARGE PER},IIT SYSTEM
Ia compl
( 2.5-8-10
Control
ance
et.
wlth the provisions of the Colorado
seg. r CRS, 1973 as amended) and the
WaEer Quallty Control- Act,
Federal Water Pollutlon
the "Act")ct, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251- et. seq.;
New Castle Energy Corporation
to discharge from the Coal Ridge /11 Utne
NW l-l4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 6, T5S, R90W, approximately 3
New Castle, Colorado
to unnamed trlbutaries to the Colorado River
in accordance with effluent llnltatioas, nonltorlng requirements and other
condltioos set forth in Part I, and II hereof. A11 discharges authorized
hereln sha11 be conslstant with the terns and conditions of this pernit.
Thls pernit sha11 becoue effectlve thirty (30) days after the date signed by
the DireQtor. Should the applleant choose to contest any of the effluentlimltatlons, monitorlag requlremeu.ts or other conditions conEaiaed herein, the
applicant must comply with Sectlon 24-4-LO4 CRS 1973 and the RegularJ.ou forthe State Discharge Permlt System. Failure to contest any such effluentllnitatlon, monltorlng requirement, or other conditlon, constitutes consent to
the coadltion by the Appllcaot.
This permit and the authorlzation to discharge sha1l expire at rnidnlght,
Decenber 31, 1989
rssued "{a ,t*o.d this /3*\"y of r-lr- "', } ,
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
)'i l, ,/\,1 /t ...t- -. tr )* a a-9?"r, G. Broetzaaa/
Dlrector
Water Quality Control DLvislon
Code: i-1 Date: 2-84
t 7 t':'
rFmrriyE DflTE
PERHiT i r,
-{mended
A.
PART I
Page 1a1 of 19
Permit No. : C0-0040894
TER.YS CONDITIONS
1.fluent Limitations
ginning inrnediately and lasting through April ,i, ,rr| the perm.i.ttee i.s 1'''
thorized to dlscharge from outfall(s) serial number(s) 001 and 002 as
owu in Figure 2.
accordance with the Water Quality Control Comrnission Regulations for
fluent Linitations, Section 10.1.3, and State Discharge Pernit System
gulatioos, Section 6.9.2, 5 C.C.R. 7002-2, the permi.tted di.scharge
11 not contain effluent parameter concentrations which exceed the
llowing linitations, discharge rnore than the mass pollutant loadings
fied below or exceed the specified flow linitation.
t ParaBeter Discharge Li.mitations
Maxirnum Concentration
S
f
S
30-dav ave.:
N/A
30
30
6 ,000
3.0
N/A
7-Day Average
N/A
45
45
12 ,000
N/A
N/A
Daily Max.
N/A
70
60
N/A
6.0
N/A
c/!/d,t
Flow - (
Total Sus
BOD5, m8l
Fecal Col
NoI. /
Total Ir
Salinity
)
nded Solids (mgl1)
form Bacterla,ns/t I
, ag/l
ase sha11
sheen c/.
11 be Eakeo
PH - (st rd Units) sha11 remain betweea 6.5 and 9.0 c/.
oot exceed 10 mg/l s/ in any grab sample nor shall there be
If a visible sheen or floating oi1 is observed, corrective
lmrnediately.
0i1 and g
a visi.ble
action s
There sha 1 be no discharge of floating solids.
There be no septic wastes ard/ot latrine wastewaters ent,ering into the
ponds at any tj-me during ihe permit period.sedinenta l_on
Waters f 001 and 002 sha11 not be used inside the mine or tunnel.
. for Footnotes.See Part
Amended
CONDITIONS
luent Limi.tations
May 1,
authorlzed to
fa11(s) serial
PART I
Page 1a2 of 19
Permit No.: C0-0040894
1986 and lasting through Deeember 31, 1989 the pernlttee
discharge within the limitations specified be1ow, frorn
nunber(s) 001 aad 002 as shown in Figure 2.
a
Efflu
Effective during periods of
t Parameter
no precipitatiotr
Disch":.ge Li*i t"tiors.ffi
30-day avg. a/
N/A
35
3.0
N/A
Flow - (
TotaL s
Total Ir
Salinity
(mg/1)
PH-(S
0i1 and
be a visi sheen.
Flow-(MGD)
Settleable
Salinity
pH - (Stan
0i1 and gr
be a visib
See part I
Solids (mgl1)
Daily Max. c/
N/A
70
6.0
N/A
Units) sha11 remain betweea 6.5 and 9.0 c/.
sha11 not exceed 10 ng/1 c/ in any grab sanple nor sha1l there
Effective during periods of preci.pitation less chan or equal to the
10-year, 24-hour event for this facility.
Aay discharge or increase in the yslrrms of a discharge eaused by
precipitation within any 24-hour period less than or equal to the
10-year, 24-hour precipitatioo event (or snowmelt of equj.valeot
volune) may comply with the following limitatiotrs instead of the
limitations of item a) imnediately preceeding or item c)
immediately f o11owing.
t ParaBeter Discharge Lj.mi,Eations
Maximum Concentration
Daily llaximum c/NZA _
Solids (Eol/i) j/
rd Unlts) sha11 remain
sha11 not exceed 10
sheen.
between 6.5 and
ng/t c/ in any
0.5
N/A
9.0 el .
grab sanple nor sha11 there
C. f or .F-ootnotes
Amended
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Permit No. : C0-0040894
TER}IS AND C0NDITIONS (Continued)
Effer:tj.ve durlng periods of precipitation greater than the 10-year,
24-hour event for this facility.
Any discharge or increase in volume of a dlscharge caused by
precipitation within any 24-hour period greater than the 1O-year,
24-hour event (or series of storrDs or snowmelt of equivalent
volume) nay conply with the following limitations instead oflimitations of item a) and b) innediately preceeding.
Flow-(l,tCO) - raonitoring only per Part I.8.1.Salinity - nonitoring only per Part I.B.1.
pH - (Standard Units) sha11 remain between 6.5 and 9.0 c/.0i1 and grease sha11 not exceed 10 ng/1 c/ ia aay grab sa-mple nor
sha11 there be a visible sheen.
Additiooal conditioas-effeetlve at all times.
c)
There sha11 be no dlscharge of floating
other thao trace amounts. The di.scharge
sanitary sewage or other pollutants not
mining operati.ons.
solids or visible foam in
sha11 not contain any
associated with active
)uirements for Efflueat LimitaEion Com liance Deterrnlnation
that a diseharge was
qualify for the alternate
the absence of saEisfactory
prevail. Monitoring of
per Part I.B.1, regardless
J.t-Mini Areas
mrnencing at the tinae active nining has ceased and surface areas have
en returaed Eo the required contour all applicable discharges sha11subject to linj.tations other thaa those specified in Part I.A.l-.
post-mining limitations shal1 remai.n in effect until bood
1ease. The permittee sha11 notify the Division upon cessation oftive ni.ning so that appropriate permi! modificatj_ons can be nade.
4.st Mana ment Practices (BMP) - Pur
e pernittee sha1l adopt as a BMP,
fi11ed at least LA% ot the slurry
tain a purge of the coal washing
.C. for Footnotes
of maintaining
volune in order to
the practice
holding ponds
system.
See Part
Ameaded
A. TERUS
1.E
Flow - (
Total Sus
BOD5I nEl
Fecal Col
No1. /
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Permlt No.3 C0-0040894
A}tD CONDITIONS
'fluent Llmitations
o
nning imnediately and lastlng through Aprll S/, J9AO the perrnittee
authorized to discharge
luent froro the showering
from outfall(s) serlal uumber(s): 003,
Sedlnent Pond A, as shown
faclllties aad prior to mlxing wlth waters
ia Figure 2.
accordance wlth the Water Quality Control Commission Regulations for
fluent Limitations, Section 10.1.3, and State Discharge Permit System
gulatlons, Section 6.9.2, 5 C.C.R. L002-2, the pernltted discharge
trot contain effluetrt paraneter coucentratioos which exceed the'lng limitatious, di-scharge trore than the mass pollutaot loadingslfied below or exceed the specified flow linitation.
ot Paratreter Discharge Limi.tatLons
Maximum Conceatration
7-Day Average b/ Daily Max. c/
.-;
Sollds (mgl1)
form Bacteria,
00 rogl1 Ll
30-day avg. a/
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
For best
whenever
t efforts, the following condltions should be practiced
pH - (Stalaara Uuits) should remain between 6.5 and 9.0 e/.
0i1 and Blease should not exceed 10 mg/1 c/ in any grab sanple nor sha1l there be
a visible sheeu c/. If a vislble sheeu or floating oi1 is observed, correctiveaction sh411 be taken imrnediately.
There shotild be no discharge of floaring so1i.ds.
After Aprfl 31, 1986, the discharge from 003 j.s not aurhorized.
See Part I.C. for Footnotes.
Amended
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sible:
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Page 1a5 of 19
Permit No.: C0-0040894
A. TERMS
1.E
Flow - (
Total Sus
Sallnity
0i1 and g
a visible
actlou s
There sho
See Part
AND CONDITIONS
'fluent Limitations
t Parameter
ginning imnediately aod lasti.ng through December 31, 1989, the
..itt"" is authorlzed to dischirge from outfall(s) serial nunber(s):
4, frorn the tunnel dewateriog sedlnent ponds and prior to enterlng the
naned trlbutary to the Colorado River as showu in Figure 2.
accordance with the Water Quality ConErol Commission Regulatlons for
fluent Linitatlons, Section I0.1.3, and State Discharge Pernit Systen
gulations, Sectiou 6.9.2, 5 C.C.R. 7002-2, the perrnitted discharge
11 not contain effluent parameter concentrations whlch exeeed the
llowing limitatioos, discharge more than the mass pollutant loadings
cifl-ed below or exceed the specifled flow limitation.
Discharee Limitatlonsffi
30-day evg. a/ 7-Day Average b/ Daily Max. c/
ed Solids (nelr)
ease should not exceed 10 mg/1 9/ in' any grab
sheeo c/. If a visible sheen or floatiog oiI
11 be Eaken innedlately.
ld be no discharge of floatlng solids.
for Footnotes.
cl .
sample oor shaLl there be
is observed, correctlve
Amended
N/A
60
N/A
N/A
30
N/A
N/A
45
N/A
pH - (Stafdard Units) should remain between 6.5 and 9.0
B. I'IONI
1.
F1ow, I,GD
BOD5, n8l.
Total Sus
0i1 and G
pH, s.u.
RING REQUIRE}IENTS
order to obtain an indlcation of the probable compliance or non-
rpliance with the effluent llnitations specified in part 1.A, thertrittee shal1 monltor all efflueD,t paraneters at the followJ.ng
ueucies:
at Parameter
Solids, r,g/Le, r'glJ- f/
Measurement Frequency
Weekly
Monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Weekly
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Pernit No.: C0-0040894
9/ Sample Type e/
Iostantaneous
or Continuous
Grab
Grab
Visual or Grab
GrabFecal Coliiform Bacteria lwlce Monthly GrabSallnlty $/ Quarterly h/ GrabTotal lro{, mS/1 Monthly Grab
Rlnortine of the above data shal1 be on a Bonthly basis. Refer to part
I.D.2 for speeifle requiremeuts.
S{mpllag for compllauce with the mooj.toring requirements specifiedafove shal1 be perforned at the following locations(s): 001 and 002
ttr]e outfalls of the sedimentation ponds as shqwn in Figure 2 for theperiod effecti.ve lmnedlately through April 3/,'; L986. 00I and 002 are ?also the water from Sedinent Ponds A and/or B prior to applicatioo for
lapd applleation, road dust control, or moisture conpactlon purposes.
Uo[itorfng by the Dlvision for the purpose of conpliance and,/or
eafiorcenent of the efflueot linitations sha11 be performed as per
"Spmple Type" specifled above.
See Part I.C. for Footnotes.
Amended
Eff
B. MONI
1.
In
c
Flow, IGD
Total Sus
0i1 and Gr
pH, s.u.
settleable
Sallnity
Total Iroo
NG REQUIREI"IENTS
order to obtaln au lndicatloo of the probable conpliance or noo-
rpliance with the effluent llnitations specifled in Part l.A, the
ttee shal1 monitor all effluent parameters at the following
ueacies:
t Paraneter
Sollds, mg/\
, ag/7 fl
Solids (r.L/L) trl
u,g/L
Measurenent Frequency d/
Weekly
Moothly
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
Quarterly h/
Moothly
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Pernit No.: C0-0040894
Sample Type e/
Instantaneous
or Continuous
Grab
Visual or Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
Grab
Refer to Part
event or
for aa
an
appropriate
rting of the above data sha11 be oo a uonEhly basis.
.2 tor speelflc requtrements. Should a precLpitation
1t occur, the pernittee sha11 submj.t proof in orderptioa to be claimed. Said proof sha1l be subnitred asex
at
pe
Sa
ab
hment to the Dlscharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the
iag for eomplia.nce with the monltoring requirenents specified
ve sha11 be perforned at the following locations(s): 001 and 002
outfalls of the sedimentatloa poods as showa in Figure 2 for the
iod effective May 11 1986 through the duration of the permit.
torlag by
rceuent of
e Type"
See Part I c. for FootBotes.
the Divisj.on for the purpose of eonpli.ance and/or
the efflueot linitatlons sha11 be performed as per
specifled above.
Arnended
n\.-/n
and
Effl
tod.
PART I
Page 1b3 of 19
Permit No.: C0-0040894
B. MONITOMNG REQUIREI"IENTS
1. Frequency and Sample Type
In order to obtain an indl.cation of the probable conpllance or non-
compliance with the effluent limitations specified in Part 1.A, the
Pertrittee shal1 monitor all efflueat parameters at the followingfrequencies:
Effluent Parameter Measurement Frequency d/ Saraple Type e/
F1ow, l,lGD weekly InstaotaneQus
or Coatinuous
BOD5, mSl1 Monthly GrabTotal Suspeoded Sollds, mg/L Monthly Grab
011 and Grease, ag/t f/ Heekly and. Visual
Every Other Week GrabpH, s.u. Weekly GrabFecal collform Bacteria, No./100 m1 Twlce Monthly Grab
Reporting of the above data shal1 be on a monthly basls. Refer to part
I.D.2 for speciflc requirerDents.
Sanpling for compliance with the moaLtoring requirements speeifiedabove sha1l be performed at the followlng locatlous(s): 003 from the
showering facilitles and prior to mlxing with waters in Sediment pond
A, as shown in Figure 2, fron the perlod effective lmnediately through l:-*Aprl1 3f , 1986.
0
Monitorlag by the Division for the purpose of conpliance aod/or
enforcemetrt of the efflueot litrltations sha11 be performed as per
"Sample Type" speclfied above.
See Part I.C. for Footnotes.
A.mended
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Page 1b4 of 19
Permit No.: C0-0040894
B. MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
t. Frequeucy and Sample Type
In order to obtala au lndicatton of the probable comp'!lance or non-
conpliance with the efflueat limitatlous specified Ln Part 1.A, the
pernittee sha1l noaitor all efflueot paraneters at the followiug
frequencies:
Efflueat Paraneter Measurement Ftequency d./ Sanqple Type e/
F1ow, MGD l.Ieekly Instantaneous
Tora.L suspended solids , mg/t Twiee Monthly o= t8l:i""o""
Oi1 aod Grease, ng/l il Weekly Visual or Grab
pH, s.u. Monthly Grab
Salialty g/ Quarterly h/ Grab
Reporting of the above data sha11 be oa a monthly basis. Refer to Part
I.D.2 for speciflc requlretrents.
Sampllng for compliance with the monitorl.og requirenents specified
above sha11 be performed at the following locatioos(s): 004, fron the
tunnel dewatering sedirnent ponds aad prior to eaterLng the unnamed
trlbutary to the Colorado Rlver, as shown in Figure 2.
Monltoring by the Division for the purpose of conpllauce aod/or
enforcement of the effluent limltatious sha11 be performed as per
"Sanple Type" speeified above.
See Part I.C. for Footnotes.
Amended
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Permir, No. co-0040994
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C. FOOTNOTES (Contlnued)
tl - In the event an oiI sheen is observed, a grab sample sha11 be: collected, analyzed, and reported. Ia additlon, correcti've actlOn
shall be takea innediately to mitLgate the discharge of oil and
grease.
g/ - Salinity shall be measured as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). Where
based on a nlninrrm of 5 samples, the permittee demonstrates, to the
satisfactioo of the Water Quality Control Divisiou, that the level of
TDS ln the effluent catr be calculated based upon the level of
electrical conductivity, the permittee may Eeasure and report
salinity in terns of electrlcal conductivity'
h/ - Salinlty shall be sampled ou a tronthly basis uotil six samples have
one of thl six sampled. Thereafter, mooitoring shall coatlnue on a
quarterly basis. Following submittal of tnltlal six sets of rnoothly
data, thl ntvislon sha1l deternine whether the permittee is required
to submlt a report addresslng salt removal in accordance with
Regulatlous Foi ImplemeatatLou of the Colorado River SallniEy.
Standards Through it" UppeS Perrnit Progran 3.10.0. If the salinlty
report is requiied, the Dlvision sha11 so advise the pernoittee by
letter and the report shal1 be submltted wlthln 180 days.
L/ - This paratreter is subject to "Noocompliance Notificatiotr"
requiiements of Part II.A.3.b.v of this pernit'
J/ - procedure for deternining settleable solids is cootained in 40 CFR
434.64. The method detection limit for measuriog settleable sollds
uoder this Part shal1 be 0.4 uLlL.
kt - Should a preclpltatloo event occur which is greater than the
l0-year, 24-to,rr eveat, the permittee shall submlt rain guage or
other aiproprlate documentation in order for an exemptJ-on to be
c1almed.- tn t:.eu of such documentation, limltatioos contained in
Part I.A.L(b), shall apP1y. Documentatioa sha11 be reported as an
attachment to the Discharge Monitoring Report (DI'{R) for the
approprlate Period.
t/ - Fecal coliform bacterla average concentrations shal1 be deternined by
the geometric mean of a mi.nimum of three (3) or more samples
collected in separate calendar weeks during a thirty (30) eonsecutive
day period with a nininum of 20 days occurring between the first and
last sanple. The 7 day average sha11 be deternlned by the geoEetric
meaa of it least three (3) sarnples taken on seParate days in a seven
(7) day perlod.
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Dnr,.lNny & B-llcorrtn, P. C.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ORAWER 79O
GlnNwooo Senrxcs, ColoEloo alooe
September 10, 1gB5
ROBERT DELANEY
KENNETH BALCOMB
JOHN A. THULSON
EDWARD MULHALL. JR.
ROBERT C. CUTTER
SCOTT M. BALCO M B
OAVID R. STURGES
LAWRENCE R. GREEN
SCOTT MclNNlS
PAMELA H. PRESCOTT
ROBERT M. NOON E
AIA COLORADO AVENUE
945-6546TELEPHONE945 -?371
AREA CODE 3O3
Mr. Mark BeanGarfield County planner
109 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 8160I
New Castle Energy Corporationpending special use permitapplication
Dear Mark:
Prease incrude in your/the county's deliberation of ourspecial use permit application an amendment.relates itself to the Corporation's intent tointaker pump, and pipeline facilities withinon the south bank of the Colorado River. Theapproximately 1.0 cfs intermittently as neededconstruction activities.
We understand that the COS zone includes as a special usea site for power or water utilities. While the installation wepropose is purely temporary and would involve no permanentconstruction or restoration activities, we nonetheless thought tobe safe it would.be appropriate to request the county to approvethis ns a nal-onl.i:'t ..ro+o--,'ti1.:$., r^^.1-:^-this as a potential water-utility 1ocition.
The atnendmentIocate a temporarythe COS zoned areafacilit.y would pumpfor mine
point of diversionThe legal description of our proposedis as followsi
located in the S.E. L/4,W., of the 6th P.Ivl., more
whence the S.E. corner ofdistance of 250 feet.
The diversion will be from the Colorado River at a pointS.E. l/A of Section 33, T. 5 S., R. 90particularly described at a pointsaid section bears N. 89"48t E. a
sEP 1 1 l98s
GARFIILD CO. PLAI,.II{Efl
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Mr. Flark
September
Page 2
Bean10, 1985
The location vis-a-vis
county is indicated on
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zoning map previously submitted
attached exhibit.the
the
theto
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DELAN
By
yours,
ALCOMB,
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RE: New Castle Energy Corporatlon,Total lfater neeuirenehts
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The puqpose of thrE retter ie to outrlne to you theproJected total water-".q,.rr"r."[" iir trre New cicorzoratlon ror }h;;;;r"i_.o"t9uer-i, re_gs thro-ush s:;**:l"IBI1e86. These.water ieq,ri="nents ,"i6 ":!r":i.d bi you to ald youin your on-golnt "itEr=iiitt" planning ror the corporatlon.
The requrrenents outrrned belor were developed inconsurtatLon with ur. uohn-!.rr"nr--iirr" superlntenaent for Newcastre Enersv- corporitron. .appioiinaiety 4o:0.;;;E'reet (af) ofwater wttt be requlred--iur$;-fi;-iiiiifu - -;il;ilcrlon period(october r. ress-trii""eh il:l.l_ril-riiiil .. .An addltlonar L23.0 afwlrt ue utlrir"a. a"iri; il" gllli proauctr6 ;;;i;, Aprir r,1986 throucrh septenuei-go,
- rgeol --ih; water requlrenents coveratl intendSd a6r"rtii iia rnausiri"i'."." incturalng, bur notl;ffTilltl"]'l*!'3rlii "l*:lg;--il;i l.,pp""--io,,, -"u"tr, house,
TOTAL IfATER REQUIRE}TENTS
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construction period, october 1, 1985 through March 31, 1985
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Garfield County Board of Commissioners
Garf ield CountY Courthouse-
cienwooa SPrings, CO 8A6Al
RE: Coal Ridge Planned Unit Development Permit
Dear Commissioners:
It is our understanding that there have been verbal inquiries
concerning severaf itemi ,"tuti.'" to our-permit' The discussion
items and our responses are itemized below'
Item *1 Lighting Plan
ourplanwillconformtoallappligl?l91oca1'county'state'andfederar requir;;;;L;. r'ig;tiig -yi'l b" installed iuch that its
focus of illumination is "g";.1'iifiy aownwara ancl directed at the
appropriare i""iii.. or ratlrity. uve.iv attempt witl be made to
avoid off-sii"-i*pu"t" from facility lighting'
IEem #2 Common OPen SPace
Theareawestofourpri.m3ryaccessroldhasbeenreouestedtobe
Common open Space. This area .,rr r"it'ii" !"ti'93" our powder
magazines. fhis site u"i""!1ot is sucfr- that it conforms to
pruclent rocaiion and."griJtoi; sianaaras while minimizing any
risk to 1ocal- residents. - It i; our aesiie to retain the powder
;;;;rin"" in trre designated locat ion'
Item #3 Color Scheme
Asear}ierdiscussedandagre.e{,thecolorofourfacilities
would conform to "desert tan with one htrizontal white stripen'
iot all Permanent facilities'
conform to or exceed all local' st-at-e'--.utd federal
Reclamation ,riif - U" contemporaneous with surface
i"quired bY sLate regulation'
Our Plan wiil
r egulat ions .
distrubance as
NewCast/eEnergyCorporation.glsTEastMineralCircle.Englewood,cosoll2.(303)792.2625
If any
please
S incerelY ,
Arthuvi Pres i T - oPerations
Item *5 Traffic Study
Thetrafficstudyhasbeencompletedandj.sbeingsubmittedaS
required.
Thelandscapingp}-anwiilbedesignedandimplementedwithinthe
next ptanting ieison once p"i*in"nt structurel are completed'
TheloadoutlocationisproP.rietary-informationduetoon-goingland negotiations. severui'io""ti.^11_*" being considered based
on social, environmentalr and ""ono*i}"t-
-acjeptability' The
exact location wiIl be revealed once or."tship iJ consumated'
Theaforementionedstatementsaremeanttodocumentandc}arifyour intentions concernine";;r;L1qc!:-on or New castle Energyrs
coar Ridge +i'"*i.""io"it",i in carrierd county, colorado'
questions should arise concerning the above statementsr
caII me.
June 20, 1985
RE: Conditions
DeveloPment
Dear l'lr. Bean:
As you are aware Storm King Mines intends to begin
development oi rhe pifot miil-i-.o, 'piiase'-e;; of its.coal Ridse +1
proiect in the very near futoiu.- This pifoi *itt" 1^7i'1I begin with
und6rground develo-pment or'"if,J'p"iirf"i-iocx tunnels and only a
minor amount of lurf ace riclritv const-r-u-ctiL". The initial
workforce will be quite =*uii-a"" to fogi=lll-iestrictions inside
the tunnel_s,
*u,iJ a'h; wortcioi"" will gto, slowly to 65 employees
by earry 1e86.--- rt wirl ,;;;i; ;. thls'i"""r d-urins the Phase A
operation.
BecauseourLandUsgandcl,lLRDpermitsarebothkeyedtophase A acriviries only t3pitl"i*J;-I"*; ;"".trt= 1"9-.1""= than 75
employees) *J'ii- sd;; 'rinq l,lines f eel that a revision of the
existins Fiscal rmpact ;Iiv.=jJ'";?;- ;,he pio'iect should not be
r equ i r ed ar ff; I ffi; . rh;;ir*. ;i"" i; d";1-sned to " f ine-tune "
the new technology _to be used in it," mi-ning - process and '
consequenrly
-li*" -ind op"iuti;;; s"neiur-t=-"ii der-i as capital
expendirures planning _*u"i-;;;;i; iairiv-11"*ible for the first
Ii'*o"irrs of mine develoPment'
Also,duetothisfine-tuningandtheneedformaximumoperarins r'i"*iuirirv d;;;;- _.h-r-".
"iniiiar work, w€ have
derermined rhar ir wirr uJ-ri"r'v girlicuil; if not.imoossibre' to
formalize a landscape p13; "i-'tf i" iim;:.-S[or* King tr{ines will'
however, have additional- earthwork, structurat ut''a mechanical
information prepared within eightee" mot'lf's- of startup and would
be able to more properfy compiete a "iCi"fu"tory
landscape plan
acceprable .f -Jri-piitii," betore -any.
-'iif'-u"" sfi ( larger scale)
activities besin' - visuaf i;;;;" u::i:n pr'u""- A wou-Id be kept at
a minimum since there wili'be no rouaSoll slot storage or wash
pIant.
StormKingMines,lnc..gl3TEastMineralCircle.Englewood,CoS0ll2.(303)792-2625
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Storm King Mines
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E. Peter Matthies
President and
Chief Executive Oflicer
trtr. Mark Bean
El??t:ifl B:ffi;";rannin-s, zonins and Buildins rnspection Dept'
Carfield CountY Court House
;i;;;;;e sprinls, co' 8160l
for Special Use Permit related to Phase A-;i i'oar Ridse No' 1 Mine
If you would please explore -ll:-^t"laxation
of these tvro
requirements
-*"*-ri11, ln tire meantiT", continue to pursue a
completea trari-i" ""totv ro. lo-r'fv --no.a igs- ror the commissioners
,.rri.* and aPProval '
Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.Pleasecontact
me directly if you have unv"io"=tio"= about the project'
S incer e IY ,
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E. Peter t'latthies
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Storm King Mines
E. Peier Matthies
President and
Chief Executive Off icer
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Juty 25, 1985
t{r . t{ark Bean
Planning Director
GarfielS County Planning, Zoning and
Building InsPection DePartment
Garfield CountY Courthouse
eienwooa SPrings, Co 81601
RE;ConditionsforSpecialUsePermitrelatedtoPhaseA
oevelopmettt of C-oaI Ridge No' 1 }line
Dear Mr. Bean:
This letter provides additional information to supplement Iny
tetter t,o You 'duted June 20 , 1985 '
storm King t{ines is preparing detailed engine-ering studies which
require minoi i"locat-ion ot pi:eviously .pfainea su-ri9-ce facilities
described in the original-pEi*it appii-cation' Because of this'
Storm King Mines is ptopoling- u -,iii"or zoning ad justment ' To
accomodate these changes, *" plan _to. present a P.o'D' amendment
which wirl be f iled shortryr'comp_lete- with the required fee, to
meet the project schedule.--A Finil Plat 'i:'f n" filed' witnessed
and placea on record to meet-sl;t; and other 1ega1 requirements'
Therequiredtrafficstudyanqsu.pportingc.irli\engineering
design work -is-werr unaer-#y ;a tuiii-u" s-ubmitted to Garf ield
County for,.ui", and approval aS soon aS it' is available. The
srudy area tis Ueen "niiii"a-ft:ry.the originat -p*u" to include
more of New Castle to prorriae additionat wofking dlta should that
be desired ui--u-iater -date for loadout permitting.
Thesmallzoningadjustmentwillberequir.ed.toaccomodatethe
new portar - iocitio"= that are neces-s-'iiaced by- the detailed
engineering design. This-.i"tg" *iff b; submitted as an amended
apptication. 1.ha new port;i l6cations will enhance the economic
and operational characieti"ii"" of the operationr-further reduce
any ef f ects on Riverbend and als'o provide. substantial
environmental benefits. 'i'h; new fortaf locations will reduce the
GARFIELD CO. PI.AN}IER
storm King Mines, lnc. . 9137 East Mineralcircle ' Englewood, co 80112 ' (303) 792-2625
t'tr. llark Bean
July 25, 1985
Page Two
volume of surficial new disturbance to the site' Most other site
related environmental factors will remain the same or result in
reduced negative impact. -T;;-*o"t-pt"viously filed environmental
information will remain the same '
The proposed landscape plan will be generated based upon the new
engineering requirements.
-- Visuaf irn'pact rnitigation berming and
site enhancing features *iff enhlnce the aesthetic effects'
Because op"rilionii designs must remain flexible to guarantee
financial and economic "outtttt."s-aurinq development .of the pilot
mine, most .,,,,i,on*ental f actors must also remain f lexible.
Storm King Mines remaini- committed to minimizing any
environnentally related n"gJir" _impacts of this project and the
company wilf !trive for in early - comp-letion og an acceptable
landscape plan using fanascaping' staridards acceptable to the
CountY.
Pleasecontactmeifyoufeelany-.additionaldetailis
necessary to meet the requirements of Garfield county'
SincerelY,
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Coal Xine Safety & Eealth
Dis trict 9
July 15,1985
, Arthur I,I.T. Grinley
Vice President - 0perations
Storu King iliue8
9137 Eaat Miueral Circle
Englewood, C0 80112
Re: Coal Ridge #l Mine
ID No. 05-03718
Slope Sinkiug plan
Dear Mr. Grinley:
Your submitted plaa, received June 28, 19g5, wag reviewed
and is approved vith the following provision:
l. State in Section 2.3.1, second paragraph, that nobeyond tbe laet row of perrnaBent roof aupportstemporary roof eupportB.
rf you have any questions, pleaee coDtact steve Mil1er,2743.
Sincerely,
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\ oistricr Maaager
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Glenwood Springs Field Office
Boof Control File
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
General Information
Ventilation Plan
Roof Control Plan
Blasting Plan
Drawings
Addendum
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GENERAL INFORI{ATTO}J
TABLF OF CON'T'ENTS
Genera l- f nt roduct i on
General Topography
Methane Gas Tests
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Genera I fntroduction
rn 7977, storm Ki.ng Mines was formed to acquire coal properties
for the purpose of installing a hydraulic coal mine in the thick,
steeply pitching seams of the Grand Hogback on the Western Slope
of the colorado Rocky Mountains. The project site (coa1 Ridge #1.
Mine) as shown on Drawing No. 1, Lies along the r-7a corridor
aPProximately I mi les west of Gl enwoori -epr ings and 3 mi les east
of New Castle, in Garfield County, Colorado.
The twin rock tunnels to be derreloped at this mine will be
essent iaLly in shales and occasional)y sandstones. rn a
borj.zontal exploration hole drilled approximateJ-y aJ.ong the lj.ne
of the tunnels only one 8 inch thj.ck coal stringer was
encountered, hence r dS tlef ined in the Corie of Federa L
Regulations, the tunnels are in truly non-coaL materi.al. rt is
our intention to develop these tunnels in a safe and praetica1
manner by using experience gained in safely driving many simiLar
tunnels for large and small underground coal mines.
We believe the following information identifies the primary areas
related to the safe drivage or construction of these tunnels with
respect to the areas of Ventilation, Roof ControL ancl Blasting,
however r ds with all pLans some fjeld modifications may be
necessary to accomodate unforeseen problerns. hTlrere changes are
neceSsary, we will present the problen and orlr best soLt'tion to
that problem to obtain your advice and input and authorization to
motlify or change the plan in a timely manner.
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point on the surface a distance of
intersect the Wheeler coal seam.
two pa ra.l.I el ttrylnsls f rom a
approx imateJ-y 2490 feet to
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proceed in a deliberate and well-organ ized manner proper Iy
installing suitable roof supports and the main and auxilliary
ventilation systems as the tunnels advance. A11 blasting will be
carried out using modern technology and equipment and as an added
safety precaution bLasts will only he initiated when aLl.
PersonneL have been withdrawn f rom the ttrnne'l.c t'o a sa f e locat i on
on the surfaee.
Throughou t
controllecl
personneJ
autho r ized ,
who we will
the entire project al-L aspects of the work wj1l. be
and supervised hry exper:jenced, qt)al..ifjed and certifjed
who themselves wj Lt report to a s:'ngIe suitably
experienced and certified senjor supervisor,/manager
desjgnate as responsible for the project.
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General TopograPhY:
The storm King Mines property , tss shown on Drawing
si tuated nea r the structu ral Grand Hogback wbich :
monocline along the eastern er19e of the Piceance
extends approximately 9A mil.es south from the coal
No. 2, i.s
is a large
Bas in that
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north to a location near Meeker , col orado. The area elevatj on
ranges f rom 64gA to 8269 f eet at the toP of the Horse l{ounta j.n .
The Grand Hogback projects high above the va]Iey floor and is a
very pronor:nced structural change in the earthrs surface'
The coal seams are containecl in the hiilliams Fork Formation of
the Upper Cretaceous Age. Thjs formation is part of the Mesa
verde group, a well-known coal-bearing geologic structure in
Coloratio. In the vicinity of the proposecl mine sjte, the
i^ul.1iams Fork Formation is 36ga to 39AO feet thick and consists
of interberlfled rna ss i ve sandstones , sha Iy sandstones , s i J t'stones t
Bandy shales, mudstones, a few thin ljmestones and severa.l- coal
seams.
Faults in the region are helievecl to be normal faul-ts whj-ch are
generall_y perpenrlicula.r to the monocl in ica I aris.
In orrJer to bett-er understand the strata these rock ttrnnels wi-ll
be developed in, sKl{ had a horizontal cored hol.e driven j.n t-he
general- area of the tunnels. This hole, sK-3H, refereneed on
Drawing No. 3, is loeated approxi.ma.tely nAA f eet west of the
proposed locat jon of tunnel.s an<J was dr j IIed on a near horizontaL
pJ.ane to intercept the Wheeler Coal seam (whjch js 'aKItrs prime
interest to mine). In this drill. hole onl-y one 6" thicl';' strjnger
of coal was intercepted at 257 feet until other 'l' to ?r thick
seams were intercepted, about 75 outby from the main l{heeler
seam. f n the total- tunneL l.ength, th.erefore, approximately 7 '!5
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feet of coaI, some of which is
and almost all of this is in the
development.
boney coa1, wi,J-1 be
last 75 feet of the
inte r cepted
rock tunnels
It can be concl-uded frorn the above that the tunnel are in
strictly non-combustible material.
l,lethane Gas Tests:
Two gas samples were collected
trngineering CompanY'r oD JulY 16,
determine the volume percentage of nitrogen, ox)'gen and argon,
from dril.1 hole SK--?H whichcarbon dioxide and methane liberating
penetrates the ItTheeler coal seam.
The results of the test are as folIot'rs:
b)' oConmercial Testing and
1982. Tests were made to
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Nit rogen
Oxygen (O2 ) Argon 1ar )
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
l'lethane (CH4 )
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This test indicates only very minute quantities of nethane slere
Lrbera.ted f rom the coal- and surrounding strata'
,eanple nnmber 97-K15 9-578-A2 is referenee,J in CommerciaL Testing
and Engineering ComPanYrs fi1es.
Although the nnining techniques and equipment that are avaiLable
and will be used toda.y 61's quite d-i.fferent than those used in the
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past, the history of the old Vu]ean Mine proverl the existence
Considerable effortsof methane gas in the coals of this area.
wi11 be taken by Storm F.ing Mines at coal intercepts to determine
the existence of gas and, if it i.s present, to make cetain jt is
cliluted and cl-eared f rosr the area in a saf e manner.
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TABLE OF, CONTFIJT.q
General fnformation
Irlen and Fquipment
Actual Fock Tunnel Const-r:r:ction
Contract.ors Respons i.bi.) i t1z
l'1i ne Porta 1s
Dr i I J. ing Methods
Genera I R.ock Structures in Tunnel s
TunneI Roof SuPPort
Surface and lliscellaneolls Considerations
I{achinery antl Equ iPr,ent
!la.ehinery in Rai sed Position
Underground Weltting OPerat i ons
Explos ives
Transportation of l'1en
Loading and llatrlage Equ-i.pment
Maj.ntenance and InsPection
Operat ions
Dumpi.ng Facjljties
Communications in Work Areas
Emergency Commttn j.cat i ons
First Aid
Protect ive Ci-oth i.ng
Smoking Prohibitation
f ndicated Li f e of I'!ine
of Contents for \rentilation Plan (continued)Tabl-e
Sect i on
1.17
I.18
1.19
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1.19s
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Number of EmPloYees
Mine Equjpment
Vent i Ia t ion S)rstem
Si.ze of Ma.in Fan
Main Fan fnstallati.on
Size of Auxilliar Fans
Typieal Section Ventilation
Auxi) J iary Fans Eramjnation
Fan Operat-i ng l'lotles
Construction of Ventilation Control- Devices
Met-hane Cont ro l
Djesel Eqr:jPrnent
F.oof Boltjng
Dust Cont rol.
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Mine Name:
Mine Operator:
Respons ib.l e Mi.ne Offieials:
Ventilation Plan For
Two Rock Tunnels
At the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine
CoaI Ridge No. I Mine
l.line f .D. lJo. 05-03718
tJnderground Mine OPeration
Storn King Mines, fnc.
Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine
9l 37 E. Minera:l Ci. rcl e
Englewood, Co'l orario A01'l?
(303) 792-2625
Mine Manager:
Safelz Manager:
Senior Engineer.'
Mr . E . Pet er Ma tth i.es
President & Chief Execut-irze Officer
and
Ir!r:. Frthur W.T. Griml e1z
\7ice Presio'ent - Operati ons
9137 E. !ili-neraJ Ci.rc.l.e
Englewood, Col orado 8fi1 1?
(303) 792-2625
Other Key Personnel:
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John R. .eoderberg
\TEMILATION PI,AN FOR TEE
TIIO ROCK TUNI{IELS
AT THE COAL RIDGE NO. 1 UINE
77 .1900 (a) (1) :
lvline Name:
Mine OPerator:
Re spons ible I"Iine Of f ic ial:
Other KeY Personnel:
Coal Ridge No. 1 t'line
tline IO No. 05-03718
iind"tgtound CoaI I'Iine operation
New Castle EnergY CorPoration
Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine
717C ei=i Arkansas Avenue #104
Denver, CO 80231
303 337 3877
E. Peter ltlatthies
Pres ident
Mine ManageE """"""""..""
Safety Managef " " .." ".."'o.."
t"line Engineer ... " .. ""'o"' o""
1. I Genera I Informati on
The tvrin rock tunnel.s will be developed from a point, on Storm
King's prjvately owned Jands, approximately 1600 feet from north
line and 760A feet from east ljne of Section 6, T65, R9aW, 6th
P.M. southeast of New Castle , Garf ie.lti County, CoJ orado. The two
tunnels will hre deveJoped from an elevatjon of approximateJy 58?l0t
feet on the surface at an up-dip gradjent of 3 degrees.
fn thj.s .locatjon; the strata formatjons djp at approximately 55
degrees towards the southwest and thejr strike js approximately N
07 degrees W. Drawing No. 4 shows the general. locatjon of the
coal seams, rock for:mations and their gradjents. Drawing No. rs 5
and 6 shows the a.pproximate location of t-he rock tunnel s, t-he
surface tofrogranhy and geoJ ogy.
The twin rock trrnnel s w j I -l be devel oped in rocks located bel ow
the coal seams (non-combustible) using conventional well-proven
and safe drilling, blastjng and Joading netbods. F.ubrber tir:ecl
approrred tl jesel. powereci trrreks wj.l I l,e used to transport the
hrroken rock material from a l.oa,ling point at the lrorki.ng faes to
the surface. Belt conveyors wi I -1. not be used j n devel oprrrent of
these rock tunnels.
F.ock Tunnel. No. 2 will be deveJ.oped on a cons j stent 3 degree
'up-dip" grad j ent to the coa I intercept. Rock TunneL No. l. w j I .l
be .developed at a simil.ar gradient for a distance of
approximately 7.9frb feet from which j.t will increase to
approxi*ut"fy5 degrees for the remaining distance to the coal
intercept. Upon completion of the two tunneJ.s, there wj11 be a
Zf-*S foot vertical and 54 foot horizontal separation between
Tunnels 1 and 2 at the coaL intercept. The tunnels wjll be
developed in parallel and on 7fr-foot cent-ers for the j r who-le
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) engt-h. Drawing No. 1 shows
cross cuts for ventilation and
Drawirrg No. 7 shows the dip of
l.ocation of each rock tunnelrs
seam.
details of the tunnel s inc1uding
hauJage. The profile vjew on
the coal seam and the approx jnrate
int-ercept w j th the Wheel er coa 1
I .2 l,Ien and Equ ipment :
The fol lowing I ist shows the pro jected nunher
the primary equipment that wjll be used to
tunne I s :
Crew
Superintendent 3 'Shift Bo.ss 3
Miner 3
Fi re Boss 3
Underground Tr:uck dr i ver 6
Mechan i c 3
E-l.ectrician L
tlnder:ground Grao'er & Itlisce.l laneotts "r-
CI erk /Expedj.to r I
Engineer I
Hea<i Of f i ee 1u 2.(
Eou jpment
Compressor gTq cfm 1
Scheduled 31 5-yd. loacl-haul dump vebjele 2
dael+.legs (air powered)
Schedule 31 Litil-ity Vehicle
Schedule 3L scissor/lifL Vehiele
-ccheduLe 31 l-5 Ton Hat:1 Vehicl e
Schedule 31 Motor Grader
Ventilation fans 75 hp
F I-ton Service Truck
3/4-TonFPickup
Ambulance
Anfo Pot
Shotcrete inst-allation equipment (air)
Grout installation pump (air)
Office Trailer 1
Dry Tra j.I er 1
Tank-FueL l
Tank-Water 1
Tank-Gas 1
Explosives Magazine 1
Cap Magazine I
I{ater Deliver:y Pump I
WRoadhead er eqrrivalent l-
of personnel
deveJop the
anrl
roek
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looaThe electrical system wirl be hased upon a' sg|r kva, Agfrn/6a
suppJ.y brought to the s i te b,, ove,: I and power I .i nes to a locat i onnea,: the mine porta:ts.
'suitahrle voltlmes of wat-er: will l're ohtained from dri.ll holcs in
${C}l t s own rrroDer ty 4at /* fA fu*er'o Z'*-.
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Note: rn developing this ni ne a.nri as noted eLsewhere thesetunnels are rock tunnels to provide access to an underground coaJ.reserve' All equipment used will meet all relevant safety an6other pertinent regulations.
1.3 ActuaI Rock Tunnel Constructi.on:
rt is planned to construct the two roek tunnel s throtrgh anarrangement with a proven rock tunnel eontra.etor. The eontraetorwill provide qualifjed and experienced personneL and suitabl.vcertified and approved eqrripnent.
1.4 Contractors ResponsibiJ.ity:
The contractor wil-l provide all supervision, Jahor ancj servjces(other than engineer:ing servjces) jncluding materia.r_s, supplies,
equ ipment , tools and trt i Ii ties necessar), to saf eJ.y and
ef f iciently conplete b-oth- tunnels. The - rcontractor, will r uncleran arransement with w *s:'E;;-;""nonsibilityfor all work performed. The contractor will comply with allstate and federal raws and rocar ordinances or regulationswith respect to equipment certifjcation, gene,:aJ safety,blasting., f ire proteetion, f j rst ?.i.d, ancl sanitary reguLationsand labor laws and codes. ffi, as owner and ultrmatelyresponsible for the projects r weJ.1-being, wilr provide asupervisory skirred and qualified ca.pacity on site to ma.k e
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certain that the contractor carries out the work in a safe and
efficient manner. rn$f;ition to "r1 testsr etc. carried out by
the contractor , 'trS13 cert if ied of f j cia I on a da j 1y basis
will test both of and all of each un<lerground area for methane
ancl other gases, oxygen clef jciency anrl vent j lat jon f low to eaeh
face, the safe operation of all fans, €QUjpment and alL other
saf ety r:elated items.
1.5 Mine Portals
The mine portal area will be c]eared of as nuch of the foliage
and Loose alluvta.l material as is necessary and praeticaL and the
portaJ_s proper 1y "dressedn befor:e the porta I st rtrctr res
themselves are install.ed. In adrliti.on, the area nea-r portaLs,
r^ril-1 be cleared of al-1 eombustihle ma.teria-ls for a. r-r"tsta.nee of a.t
I east l0g feet.
The portal-s structures will be eonetrueted sttch t'hat a safe and
rel i ahl-e connection is made between them and the roek- tunneLs
thernselves. At th j-s . preLiminary stage r w€ expect this wrl-l
necessitate them extending a minimunt distance of 15 feet into the
mine. The Portal.s will be constructed as shown on Dra'wing No' 8'
The face of the
above its crest
approxi.matelY 2g
portal structure will have a 3 foot extension
which will be tA inches thick and extend
feet aeross the totaL width of the portal'
1.6 Dritling Methods:
Drilling will not proceed until the area to be drilled has heen
properly scaled and all loose rock that coulcl fa-'1.1 from the roof
and sides has been remorred. Additionally, the drillers wiLl
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ensure that the ventilation
are ful1y functional and
present jn the working area.
system and a 11 other sa.f ety items
no explosive or ha,rrnful gases are
To minimize the generation and release of airborn dust the use
of water dust suppress ion equ:'pment wi 11 be enf orced.
Dr:jlling of roof supporting rock boLt holes wj11 be carr:'.ed otrt
using air operated stopers wj.th jacklegs. Sujtable bear:ing
protection devices wi1l. be used by the operators. I^Ie do not
believe that any other equipment wj11 create high nojse levefs,
if this is incorrect, suitable hearing protection will be used in
areas of high noise Level exposure
1.7 GeneraL P.ock Structnres in lunnel-s:
Drawing No.rs 4, 5 and 5 shows in a general way the l-ocation,
geology and attitude of the rock structure that wiLl be
intercepted while developing the rock tunnels.
1.8 TunneJ Roof Support.:
As with most rock tunnels the number, si.ze, type and position of
installation of roof supports wilL vary dependent upon fielr-i
requirements. Because of this, the following shoul-d be
considered as a nimimum and where necessary additionaL supports
will he instal.lecl.
The pr ima ry roof suppor t sysl€'m to be used w j. L.l. he 5 f oot long ,
tubular spl-rt sets which were derreloped and harre proven to he
very successful j.n this type of strata.. The hoLts wil1 be set on
a 4-foot square pattern as the roadway is being developetl.
These supports will be rnsta.l-l-ed as soon as possibLe ancl
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1.9 Excavated material from the two rock tunnels will be hauled
out of the mine and dumped in front of each tunnel portalto
form a tooif.ipg pad in fiont of each.portal. The material
will be comfaitea in two foot lifts to provide proper
stabilitY of each Portal Pad.
1.19 rewrite to account for separate fan in each tunnel during
the tunnel excavation Phase-
practically after the roof has heen exposed. No more than 5 feet
of unsupportecl roof witl remain after the supports are jnstal.l.ed.
Where necessary steel sheets or a robust landing rnat will be
instalLed along the roadway and across the stratagraphic beriding
planes. Referenced in Roof Control section of plan and Drawing
Nors 9 and 10.
Both rock tunnels and the cross cuts will be bolterl throtrghottt
their length trsing a standard 4-foot square pattern-
Although not
instal-L a
res -i.stance r
asthetics of
part of the support system itself, it is planned to
thin coating of shotcrete to reduce air fLow
reduee strata weather:ing and to improve the overa11
the tunnels where necessary and pra.etieal.
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1.9 Surface and Iiscellaneous Considerations:
Excavated materi.al. from the mine will be hauled to sui.table
locations and dumped to fill pre-selected unwanted naturaJ
depressions in the earthrs surface, to make better roadways and
to generally improve the topography for the construction of
roads, buildings and coal storage sites.
1.9a Hachinery and Equipment:
(a) ALl mobile antl sta-tionarl' equipment wil l' be nainta'ined
.in a safe operating conditj.on. If any equ-ipment becomes
tunsafe it will cea.se to he used until brot:ght to a prof)er and
safe condition.
(b) !{achinery and equipment wiLl be oPerated h}'persons
trained in the use of such euipment. This does not,' however,
preclude the operation of such equipment hy a trainee who is
bei.ng tra.ined to operate this equipnent hy a. ftrl1y tra jned
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\i
oPerator.
(c) Repairs and maintenanee wj.11 not be performed on
machinery unti I the Power is turned-off and the machine
securedl to prevent accidenta I motion, exeept where
adjustments are necessary while the machine is in motjon.
(d) Lubrication will not be carried out with the nachine or
equipment in motion where a hazard exists, unless mach j-ne is
clesigned with extended fittings and the person carrying out
the lubrication can do So from a safe, secure and guarded
locat ion .
1 . 9b l'lach inery in Rai sed Pos it j on :
I^Ihere it is ab-so1ute11z necessary for persons to work under
parts of equipment that are raised, adequate and secrlre
blocking must be in pla.ce before such vrork ca.n proeeed.
l.'.9c Underground Welding OperatLons:
Prior to commencing to weld, the immediate area will be
examined by a.certj.fjed inclividual to ensure explosive
gases do not exceed allowahle limits.
Welding operat ions wi LL onl-y take pl ace in a
wel-l--venti lated and adequately shi.elded a-rea.
Every reasonbLe ef fort wi.'l-1 be taken to e-l irninate aIL
potential f ir:e hazards.
(1.9d
(a)
Explos ives :
Transportation of explosj ves wil 1 be I jmited to
non-metallic containers carri.ed in vehicles that have
suitable sides and tailgates. Exp)osjve containers will not
be piled higher than the sjrle or tailgates of the transport
veh ic Ie .
Vehicl-es transporting explosives must Lre maintaineci in
a safe condition, operated at safe speeds and in
accordance with safe Practices.
Vehicles transporting explosives must be posted wj.th
proper warning signs.
(b ) Expl-os ives r hancl1i-ng anci tlse:
only experienced and certif ied personnel. wj 1l han<l1e
detonators.
AlL blasting will be under the direct eontrol of
experienced authorized and certified personnel'
1.9e Transporta.tion of men:
Personnel will travel- on properly
'carriers or walk to their Place of
assi.gned to work on a mobile Piece
hauling rnaterials or equipment wj thin
const r ucted
work (unless
of equipment
the turnnels) .
per sonne J
they are
used for
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1.9f Loading and Har-r1age Equipment:
A11 mobile equipment will have sound and reliable braking
systems.
Mobile, equipment will be provided with suitable audible
warning clevices, reflectors and lights at both ends.
1. 9g Maintenance and InsPect I on:
Mobile loading and hattlage equipment will be inspected by
compentent persons before it is placecl in use. Equiprnent
clefects affecting safety wiLl be corrected before use.
Loaciing and unloading mechanisms, brakes, l-ights, horns anrj
other saf e1y equ ipment wi 11. be j nspected by the operat'or al:
least once per shjft for safety purPoses.
A1t equipment defects affecting safety will be corrected
bef or: e equ ipment is used .
1.9h Operations:
Each mobile equipment operator shall have f trl-1 responsihili ty
f or his eo,uipment while j.t is in motion '
All vehicular speeds w j.11 be prtrrSent a'nd cons istent with
conditions of roadwaY.
Operators' cabs of mobile
extraneous materials.
equipment will be kePt free of
I,Ihen an eqtripment operator is presenL, all Personnel shall
notify him before getting on or off that equipment.
Before starting or moving equipment, equipment operators
shall be certain that is is safe to do so particularly if in
the vicinity of other personnel or equipment.
Roadways will be maintained in a moist and compacted
condition to minimize the generation of airborn dust.
Ruckets, loading booms c)r heavjllz suspended loacis will. not be
swung over cabs of hauJage vehicles r:ntir drivers are out of
cab and jn safe Jocatj.on, unless cabs have protectjve eover.
Personnel wilL not pass under buckets or hrooms of loaders
while they are in operat j.on.
I.7hen not in use, buckets, scraper b-rades or s jmj I ar moving
parts wj.l I be secured or lowered to the ground.
Any I oad extentiing more than 4 feet heyond the rear of a
vehjcl.e body will be clearJlz narkerl.
l,lA Dumping facilities:
Dumping l.ocations and haulage roads wj r -t be kept tidy and
r.easonably f ree of water, debris and spi ) lage,
where the ground surface is unstable at a location where
dumpng takes p1ace, trucks wil.r be dumned a safe dj.stance
back f rom the weak and unstabl,e zone.
Adequate protection wilr be provicied at dumping locations
where persons may be endangered by falJ.ing materials.
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1.11 Communications in Work Areas:
No employee will be assigned, aIIowed, or required to perform
work alone in any area where hazardous conditjons exist that
wouLd endanger his safety unl.ess he can comnunicate wiLh
others, can be heard or can be seen.
I .12 Emer genc), Commttn ica t j ons :
Emergency com.nLtn ica.t ion by tel-ephone or radio transmiss j on or
other means of prompt commun ica.t i on to the loca I she t i f.f ,
-Qtate Highway Patrol or l.oca1 hospital for energenc), medieaL
assitance wi 1.1 be naintained at the nine site.
Emergency me<1ica1 assitance and transportation of injured
persons will be pre-arranged.
1.13 First Aid:
People with a knowledge of first aid will be available on the
job site during all- work ing shif ts.
-quitabJe and adeqrrate first aid eq'-ripnent
as required in 30 CFR 77-1701.
L.14 Protective Clothing
pi 11 L'e nrov i-declf -- -_'
I{hrere neeessary, suitable protective clothi-ng wj.l -'l be worn as
specified in 3g CFR 77.l7lg and 77.l7l0-1.
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1.1.5 Smoking Prohibitation:
There will be no smoking or material-s that can be used for
smoking allowed underground or within 25 feet of the portals'
1.15 Indicated Life of Mine:
The rock tunnel
one year. The
year.
1,17 Number of Employee ,, ("ryVrrr"*e.4)
deve J.opment wi 11 be compl eted i n less than
life of the coal mine itsetf will exceed one
Strrf ace:
I-'lnderground:
Total.:
per son s
per sons
per sons
1.18 Mine Equipment:
Note: As with all such projects when the tunneJs are to be
driven by a contractor the actual equipment that wj l'1 be
used is of ten dependent on the equ ipment a l.reacly owneci hy
that contractor ot r at l.east r r€dcf ily ava j I able t'o h im.
The fo]lowing, therefor€1 is what at this point' jn time is
owned by or readily avail-able to the contractor Storm King
.Mines will 1ike1y use. Howeverr even if this contraetor is
used he could have already committed some of this sPecjfjc
equipment to another project that has an earLjer sta.rt date,
so that some of it may not be available.
Because of the above, therefore, we respectfully request that'
lrou view the following list as the "pro!-rabIe" equipment t'o !:re
(used. Any changes from the list will however, be to
equipment that has similar safety related certification
standards and only done after notifying yourselves and
obtaining your agreement to the suitability of such alLernate
equ ipment .
Two Wagner 5-Yd. Model ST
Load-haul-dump vehictes
Engine certified to USBI'I Schedule
5A(s) r DieseI Powered
31 standards
One - Getman Utility, Vehicler Engine certified to USBI"I
Schedule 31 standards
N- Joy compyssed air Powerea;)riJJ- jumbo, E*sine
cert!frd to usBI'{ schedgld 31 stanga/ds
Three - Coa \/rcck haul trucks. Engine certif ied to USBM
Schedule 31 standards
one - Getman scissor lift. Engine certified to usBl'l
Schedule 31 standards
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EetJ{ - Gardener Denver comPressed air powered jacklegs
5#. - Main Mine Fan
'Two Auxilliary Mine Fans: Spendrop Al'lF 1250-6A'8
Certified to USBM Schedule 2G standards
For greater detail on all equipment see the manufacturers data in
Addendum I.
ROOF CONTROL PLAN
Storm King Mines, Inc.
9137 E. Mineral Circle
Englewood, CO 8g:.l2
(303) 792-262s
E. Peter Matthies
President and Chief Executive Officer
Other Key Personnel:
Arthur I{. T. GrimleY
Vice President - OPerations
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l,line f .D. No. g5-93718
Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine
Underground l'line OPeration
Mine Manager:
Safety Manager:
Sen'ior Engineer:
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John R. Soderberg
2.1
It is
us ing
start
General Information
storm King Mines I plan to construct these two rock tunnels
a skilled rock tunnelling contractor. The tunnels will
from a pointr on privately ownecl lands, aPProximately 16gg
I
feet from north line and 16gg feet from east line of Section 6,
T6s, R9gw, 5th P.!1., southeast of New castle, Garfierd county,
Colorado. The two tunnels would initially be developed from the
surface updip at a gradient of 3 degrees.
The following roof control plan is for development of two tunnels
in rock, for a distance of approximately 24gg feet for each
tunnel. The formations dip approximately 55 degrees toward the
southwest. The strike of the formations is approximately N 07
degress w. Drawing No. 4 shows the general location of coal
seams, rock formations and the general dip of the strata.
Drawing Nots 5 and 6 shows the approximate location of rock
tunnels, surface topography and geology. rhis plan covers
development of the rock tunnels to intercept the Wheeler coal
seam. After the rock tunnels are completed to this point and
before development of inseam roadways commences, a separate roof
control and ventilation plan will be submitted to cover the mine
itself.
The rock tunnels will be developed in rock (non-combustible)
material using conventional drilling, blasting and loading
methods. There will be no belt conveyors used for development of
the rock tunnels.
Both tunnel.s will be developed on an upward gradient of 3 degrees
from the portals to the coal seam except that during the last Sgg
feet tunnel *1 will have an increased gradient so that there wi1l
be a resulting 55 foot vertical separation between the tunnels 1
and 2 at the coal intercept. The tunnels wilr be developed
paralle1 to each other and on 7l-fooL centers. Drawing No. 7
shows tunnel development details of the two para11e1 rock tunnel
entries complete with crosscuts for ventilation, etc. Drawing
No. 7 shows the dip of the coal seam and approximate ]ocation of
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Super intendant
Shift Boss
!liner
Fire Boss
Underground Truckdriver
Mechanic
ELectr ic ian
Underground Grader a Miscellaneous
CIerk/Expeditor
Engineer
Head Office
the rock tunnel intercept with the wheeler coaL bed.
The two rock tunnels will be developed under a contract in which
the contractor will furnish the equipment and labor needed to
complete the job. A11 work will be performed in a safe and
efficient manner and all equipment will meet and be maintained to
alL relevant regulatory safety standards.
2.2 Manpower:
to
The following list shows personnel and equipment that it
planned to use to develop the rock tunnels:
Crew
1S
coverStorm King
engineering
Mines will Provide
and ensure regulatorY
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3
3
3
5
3
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on-site exPertice
compliance.
2.2.1 t'line Eq
As
driven by
is often
contractor
withallsuchProjectswhenthetunnelsaretobe
a contractor the actural equipment that will be usedf
dependent on the equipment already owned by that
otr at least, readily available to him'
o
uipment:
The following, thereforer is
by or readilY available to
Iikely use. However , even
have alreadY committed some
what at this Point in time is owned
the contractor Storm Kine Mines will
if this contractor is used h, he could
of this specific equipment to another
start dater so Lhat some of it may
(a
project that has an earlier
not be available.
Because of the above, thereforer we respectfully request that you
view the following list as the "probablen equipment to be used'
Any change from the list will however, be to equipment that has
similar safety related certification standards and only done
after notifying yourselves and obtaining your agreement to the
suitability of such alternate equipnent'
Two Wagner 5-Yd. Model
Load-hau1-dumP vehicles
Engine - certified to USBI'{ Schedule
ST 5A (s) , Diese1 Powered
one Getman utility, vehicler Engine certified
31, standards
one Joy compressecl air powered drill jumbo. Engine certified
to USBM Schedule 31 standards
31 standards
to USBM Schedule
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Three - Coal/rock haul trucks.
31 standards
Engine certified to USBI4 Schedule
One Getman Scissor tift. Engine certified to USBM Schedule
standards
Four Gardener Denver compressed air powered jacklegs
One - Main Mine Fan
Two Auxilliary Mine Fans:
USBM ScheduLe 2G standards
Spendrop AI.IF 125g-69-8 Certif ied to
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For greater detail on all equipment
Addendum I.
see the manufacturers data in
The electrical sYstem wi]1
brought to the site through
Suitable volumes of water will
portals.
Note: "This Roof Control Plan
onlY. "
Cover over the
the portals to
be based on a 5gg KVA, 489/3/69 supply
overhead lines.
be obtained from a source near the
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2.3 Rock Tunnels General fnformation
The primary rock strata that the tunnels will be passing through
witl be shales with occasionaL sandstones and very rarely thin
coal stringers. These beds are contained in the llancos and Mesa
VerdeformationsandareofCretaceousAge.Becauseofthe
steepness of the beds, aPproximately 55 degrees, the rock tunnels
will not be contained in any single bed or part of a bed' The
rock drivage will therefore be unlikely to encounter the usual
slabbing of the roof and sides problems associated with more
normal conditions. Refer to Drawing No' 4'
2.3.1 Roof SuPPorts
Roof support requirements will change some what dependent upon
the mining conditions encountered because of this some variations
to the basic Plan can be exPected'The following should
therefore be considered as the minimum roof support requirements
and where necessary additional supports will be used' The basic
roof supports will be 6 foot long tubular split sets fitted with
a standard steel p1ate. These supports were developed largely
for use in shale and have Proven to be extremely successful in
is for the two rock tunnels
tunnel entries wj-II vary from 0 feet at
almost l5gT feet at the coal intercept'
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They are considered the most suitable supports available- The
basic support pattern will be a typical four foot square pattern
with four 6-foot long split sets every four feet of tunnel
advance. rn al-I cases the last row of four bolts will be
instaLled as close as is practical to the end of the tunnels and
no more than five feet will remain unsupported from the last row
of bolts.
While installing the roof bolts the roof will be well scaled and
no persons wiII work more than 5 feet past the last installed
roof support unless temporary roof supports have been insta]Ied-
No persons shall go beyond the last row of permanent roof
supports except to install temporary roof supports'
Where roof conditions warrant longer bolts 1 d closer pattern '
wil] be used with or without 6r X 1.5' steel plates' landing
matsr weldmeshr shotcrete or other reinforcing materials' In
extreme cases of Poor groundrsteel frame supports or tunnel
liners will be used either on their own or to augment the above
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roof bo1ts.
2.3.2 Portal Installation:
It is expected that the portal area will be in an area of
unconsolidated rubbleized material henber it will be neiessary to
cut into this material to reach an area where sound and reLiable
portals can be placed. After cutting the rubbleized material
back to a reasonable stable rock formation, the portal area will
be nfaced off" using either a large back hoe or by drilling and
blasting. The portals themselves will be field designed after
determining precisely what the portal material and configuration
is. In general, however, a simple corrugated steel structure
suitably anchored into the rock will be used and will be
placedr/constructed so that it intrudes at least l0 feet into the
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(,t mine tunnels and can be safely anchored to the rock itself in the
tunnels using roof bo1ts. At the portal itself, the rock tunnel
surface interphase, the corrugated steel structure will be faced
off with a reinforced concrete portal structure and finished off
using compacted back fill material. These portals will ensure
the continued integrity of the tunnels during the life of the
mine and protect the portals against falling rock, dirt or
similar materials. Refer to Drawing No. g.
2.3.3 Roof Bolt pattern:
The boLts will be installed on a 4-foot square pattern augrnented
where necessary by additional bolts, steel plates, weldmesh
landing mats, etc. placed across the bedding planes or formationstructure. The roof bolts wir.I be 6 foot long split sets with a6" square metal plate immediately against the roof itself. See
Drawing Nors 9 and lg which shows the roof bolting pattern and
rngersoll-Rand spJ.it set literature in Addendum r.
Should serious ground control problems be encountered that cannot
be accomodated by the above boLts, other supports including steel
arch sets will be installed.
2.3.4 Installation of Roof Supports:
rmmediately after blasting and the area has been declared safe bythe shot firer for work to proceed, the roof and, as far as
Possible the sides, will be scaled for loose material. As soonas possible afterwards, the roof support crew will proceed toinstaLl the roof supports. rn each case, however, no persons
will advance more than five feet past the last permanent roof
support while instalring temporary supports. As the plan is to
exLract/advance in lg foot long tunnel increments, this will
necessitate the complete roof support cycle being in essence twoor accasionally three separate 4 foot incremental cycles.
Although not intended to constitute a normal part of the miningcycle, it may be necessary for some particular reason, to install
temporary roof supports. rf this is the case, these will be of asimple wooden post, extensibre screw or hydraulic type which can
be easily handled by one person. when installing these temporarysupports, the same rational will be used as with the normal roofsupport in that they wirl be installed from the area arready
supported and no one wirl proceed more than five feet past thelast roof support until the new one is in place. Naturally,
temporary supports will be removed after permanent supports areinstalled, again from a safe and supported location.
2.3.5 Dri11in9 Methods:
All roof support holes will be drilled using air poweredpercusive drills with jacklegs. rn order to minimize dustgeneration, these drills will be fitted with water suppressiondevices (they will driLl with water injections). Dril_1 operators
and other personnel in the near vicinity during drilring will
wear suitable ear protection devices that meet or exceed the mostrecent safety standards. see Addendum for details on type of
equipment it is planned to use.
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SUPPLE}'IENTAL INFOR}IATION AND MAPS TO COMPLY WITH THE
FEBRUARY 14, 1985 LETTER PROM MSHA.
This plan is for rock tunnels onIy, which is covered in 3gcFR 77-lga6.
Bolt Speeifications:
All materials wourd comply with the American standardsrnstitute "specifications for Roof Bolting Materiar.s in coalMines'.
d. Roof bolt materials for split set bolts:
Bolts:
Hanufacturer fngersoll_Rand or other
suitable company
Minimum Length 6 feet
Drill Hole Diameter 1 5/16, min. 1 3/g" max.
b. Bearing plates:
Dimensions (Length & Width): 6,x 6,Thickness: t/4". shapes . Square
Center Eole Size: I g/tg"
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Roof Mats:
Manufacturer:
Specifichtions:
CF&I or
12" side
9 I long
15 gauge
suitable company
min. 48" wide max.
(minimum)
Shotcrete and Wire Hesh:
shotcrete will vary in thickness dependent on local
conditions but could vary from g.2s to 4 inches thick.
Wire mesh 4"x 4" grid No. 9 gauge.
shotcrete mixture wilr consist of a suitable
sand, cement, magnesia cement, expanded shale
or other suitable materials.
Sequence of Mining:
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The sequence of mining will be to develop both entriessimultaneously using normal drilling, blasting, and loadingmethods. Entries will be on 7l-fool- centers and crosscuts on sggfoot centers. The face equipment will consist of schedule 31
I{agner 5-yd. (Diesel) loaders for loading and rnoving the muck and
Gardener Denver Model g3 Jackleg (Air) for dri1ling. The faceswill be blasted by using permissibre explosives when above 6,thick coal intercepts are encountered in the tunneLs. AII shotswill be activated by an electric blasting unit 1ocated on thesurface. storm King Mines plans to recover up to two lO-foot
rounds from the face each shift. A smooth wa1I blasting patternis planned which will use 3g6 pounds of ANFO , 2g pounds ofdynamite and G4 pounds of trim powder each lg foot round.
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will be evacuated from the mine while blasting takes place, then
will not be allowed to return underground until all working
places are cl,ear of noxious gases, dust and fumes and declared
safe for entry by a certified official. Reference to Drilling
and Blasting Section of this report.
Roof Bolting:
Roof bolts and 5"X 6n doughnut plates will be installed in al]
ares ,where shale, coa1, slate and sandstone exist.
The Roof Bolting Pran Drawing Nors 9 and lg shows the bolting
sequence, and permanent bolting pattern.
No work will be allowed under unsupported roof.
Additional spot bolting and placing of steel plates, mats, etc.
will be used as necessary.
Safety Precautions for fuII bolting.
safety Precautions for Fu11 Bolting and combination plans:
El. Roof Control for Normal Roof Conditions:
This roof control plan was formulated for normal roof
conditions using a systematic roof bolting platterm of 6t bolts
set on a square pattern and on 4t centers (Drawing No.s 9 and
J-g). In areas where subnormal roof conditions exist, additional
roof 'support will be added in the form of additional and/or
longer bolts with or without steer plates or landing mats etc.
if necessaryr steel arches with appropriate lagging for backing.
Roof Bolting by eualified person:
rnstarration of roof bolts will be carried out by trained andqualified individuals, except where a roof bolter trainee isactually being trained. (The contractor has carried outsimilar roof bolting on other tunneling jobs). A stoper orjackleg (air driven), wirl be used to drirr the hores and toset the split set bol.ts.
c. Temporary Roof Support:
r' upon completion of the broken rock l0ading cycle, areflectorized warning device, such as a stop sign, wilI beconspicuously placed to warn persons of any unsupported area.
rr' I{here necessary, temporary supports will be installedimrnediately after the l0ading cycre is completed.
rrr' only those Persons engaged in instarlation of permanentor temporary supports will be a110wed to.proceed beyond thelast row of supports. rn arr cases no one sharr proceed morethan 5 feet past the last support. Both visual andaudiometric methods of evaruating roof conditions beyond theroof bolts will be used. If hazardous conditions aredetectedr corf€ctive action will be taken to give adeguateprotection to all personnel.
d' where crossbars on roof bolts are being installed orwhere a potential for roof faiLure exists, a minimum of tworows of temporary supports wir-l be installed on not more thanS-foot centers across the roadway. This will then a110w workto be carried out safely between the instarred temporarysupports and adequately supported adjacent sound roof.
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After completing each of the two portals, each tunnel will be
developed separately using up to 75 HP auxilliary ventilation
fans and flexible 36n diameter ducting to and approximately 25
feet past the first cross cut and until completion of the first
cross cut and the installation of the main ventilation system.
At this time, the main ventilation fan will be located
approximately 25 feet and at an angle of 9g degrees to the side
of Tunnel *1 and the opposite side to portal *2. Air from the
main fan will be directed into Tunnel *f and for a distance of 5g
feet into the tunnel through a 48" diameter rigid ventilation
duct. See Ventilation P1an, Drawing No. 11. Three robustly
constructed ventiLation seals complete with Personnel and
vehicular traffic doors will be installed at equal distances
along this 5A feet of ducting to effectively form an air Lock,
prevent air leakage and ensure a realiable and effective main
ventilation system can be operated. The air flow from the main
fan will flow along Tunnel *1, through the first cross cut and
back along Tunnel *2 and will be not less than 69,090 cubic feet
per minute out of which no more than 2g rgg0 cfm will be drawn by
each of the two auxilliary fans to prevent any posibility of air
recircuLation. As the tunnels are advanced and cross cuts are
installed every 5gg feet, the main ventilation circuit will also
be advanced and the, no longer required for ventilation, outby
cross cut will be effectively sealed using non-flammable
rnaterials. To provide access for personnel from one tunnel to
anotherr dD emergency self-closing fireproof escape door will be
built into each seal. Refer to Drawing No. 12.
Each tunnel being constructed will have its own auxilliary fan
and ventilation ducting which will provide reliability and
simplify ventilation control. The fans themselves will be
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located 25 feet outby of the last crosscut to be driven and so
positioned to minimize risks of ventilation recirculation. Air
from each fan will pass along its own 36 inch diameter
ventilation ducting system to a point no more than 25 feet from
the working face except during actual blasting when immediately
prior to the blast, it will be withdrawn to a safe distance
(approx.75 ft.) and to a point where it, will not be damaged by
fly rock. The end of the ventilation ducting will be so
positioned so that the airflow from it will sh,eep the working
face preventing the buildup of any noxious or inflammable gases.
As can be seen from the preceeding, the ventilation system is one
that best utilizes the equipment to be used and by minimizing the
time diesel equiment will spend in the intake air the air flowing
to each working place will be generally uncontaminated.
Additionally, as forced air ventilation systemsT particularly
auxilliary ones, are much easier to maintain and control the
overall system reliability will be enhanced.
The main fan will be fitted with the usual measuring equiment
including a water gauger dmp meter, voltmeter and barometer. It
wilL also be so connected electrically that, in the unlikely
event that is necessary to reverse it, it can be readily
reversed.
.1.19a Size of Main Fand
As is good ventilation practice, the main fan will be capable
of not only providing a sufficient volume of air under ideal
contions, it will have sufficient reserve capacity to provide
a reasonable "cushion" to cover unforeseen circumstarrc€s7
i.e., the nideal' size plus contingency equals the fan size
used.
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The main fans "idea1" capacity has been determined by
assessing the requirements of the various piece of equipment
and personnel and realistic dust, vehicular exhaust gas
dilution and noxious and/or explosive gas dilution
requirements and any leakage that may take p1ace. The actual
volume of air flowing at all times at the last crosscut wirl
therefore be no less than 66rgg0 cubic feet per minute. At
all times this fan will meet or exceed all requirements ofF- '7Section lt-lgg-z and 75-309-/5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
1.L9b Main Fan fnstallation
The surface fan will be installed in accordance with the
requirements of 3A CFR 77.1911:
1. rnstalled in fireproof housing of fireproof construction.
2. Designed to permit reversal of air current and located at
least 25 feet from the tunnel mouth in an area where re-
circulation and contamination is not probable
3. Equipped with an automatic signal device to give an alarm
when the fan stops or is not operating properly
4. Off-set no less than 25 feet from the mine opening and
fitted with pressure release doors.
5. Equipped with air ducts which are fire resistant and
maintained to prevent excessive leakage of air.
6. Set up as a forcing fan
7. Inspected by qualified person
8. Operated continuously when men are underground. If the
fan stops the mine will be evacuated.
1.19c Size of Auxilliary Fans:
As with the main fan the auxirliary ventilation fans have
been sized to accomodate the requirements of alr equipment,
personnel, etc. , that could be in the heading being
ventilated at one time plus a reasonable contingency. The
actual volume of air flowing into the face area at a1r times
will, therefore, be no Less than lstogg and no more than
2g tggO cubic feet per minute. .
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1.19d Typical Section Ventilation:
A typical ventiration circuit is shown on Drawing No. ll,
and can be considered relevant for each working p1ace.
1.19e Auxilliary Fans Examinations
Auxilliary fans wirr be examined once every four hours forproper operation and to ensure no recirculation is takingpIace. The examiner will record the conditions found in thebook provided. The examiner wirl be provided with
appropriate equipment to carry out this job.
1.19f Fan Operating Modes
Meaningful or dangerous levels of nine gas are not expected
to be encountered during tunnel development. sKM plans to
operate the mine on a 7 day continuous cycre and keep boththe main mine and auxilliary fans operating on a continuous
basis unless there is a long delay of operations. should
this occur, the portals will be sealed off, properly posted
and MSHA notified of such action. rf for any reason the mine
were to be unmanned for a short period of no less than 24hours, the auxilliary fans would be turned off and face
ventilation would be via brattice or through the 36" ducting
using brattice and the nain fan to form on air circuit.
1.199 construction of ventilation contro] Devices:
All ventilation devices such as stoppings, overcasts,
undercasts, airlocks, air doors, etc., wi1l be ofsubstantial and incombustible construction, installed in a
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workmanlike manner and maintained in a condition to serve the
purpose for which they were intended.
At all times the methane content in the air in active
workings will be so diluted and controrled that it does not
exceed 7.9 volume percentage. similarly the methane content
of return air courses will be maintained at a level not
exceeding l.g volume percentage.
l.2g Methane Control:
It is possible that minor volumes of methane gas may be
released into the tunnels when smal1 stringers of coal are
encountered. rt is not 1ike1y that any meaningful or harmful
leveIs of gas will be encountered, howeverr ds is normal
practice caution will be taken to quickly dilute any such
emmissions encountered and render it harmless. As stated
earlier all mine fans will operate on a continuous basis.
Methane examinations will be made by certified personnel
using approved methane detectors and flame safety lamps at
all working places and at other pertinent locations where gas
may accumulate.
The minimum quantity reaching the last open crosscut wirl be
6g,gag cFM of which no more than 4o,ggg cFl'l wiLr be passed
through the two auxilliary fans.
The minimum quantity of air reaching each working face will
be 15,g0g CFtq.
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l.2l Diesel EquiPment:
All diesel powered equipment used in this mine will comply
with 3g CFR Part 36.
AII diesel powered equipment will be oPerated and rnaintained
in a safe manner and in accordance with the manufacturers
operating specifications and maintenance manual'
Where diesel powered equipment is used in the mine
examinations will be made for any poisonous gases in the
immediate return to comply with 30 CFR 75.391'2'
A record of the above examinations and tests shaIl be kept in
a book to be kept at the mine and wilt include the date I
timer results and examiners initials.
1.22 Roof Bolting:
A standard stoper complete with a jackleg and air operated
will be used to drill holes for roof bolts. water injection
wiLl be used to suPPress the dust.
1.23 Dust Control:
Dust conLrol for rock tunnel development will be essentially
A11 diesel- powered equipment will
basis to insure that the engine
operating safely and efficiently.
from each unit will be samPled
compliance with 75.391-2, 3g CFR.
be examined on a dailY
and scrubber system are
A1so, the exhaust gases
and tested to insure
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using a dust
floor wilt be kept damp
consolidating chemical.
by spraying and/or by
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This plan is for development of
Littler if dDy, dangerous gas
tunnel development.
two para 11el rock tunnel.s .
should be encountered during
Return air will not contain moreof methane.
than 7.0 volume percentage
The methane in air
volume percentage.
in active workings will not exceed 1.0
A separate plan for roof control
submitted 1ater for development of
Primary roof support
complete with 6"X 6n
plates or landing mat
Primary ventilation
through an airlock
ventilation will be
through 3G" ducting.
and ventilation will
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will consist of G-foot long split setsplates. Where necessary 6t X I.5' steelwill be used to augment these bolts.
will be a forcing fan feeding the mine
and using 48" ducting. Auxilliary
two forcing fans feeding the face areas
A11 underground diesel
Schedule 3l standards.
equipment will be used approved to
Water make is expected to be
impoundment will be practiced
rninimal, ditching
where necessary.
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ROOF COI'TTROL PL,AN
TABLE OF CON-TENT.S
Genera I fnformation
I{anpowe r
PIine Equ S.pment
F.ock Tunne'ls Genera.l Inforrnat j on
Roof -supports
Portal f nsta l.lat i on
Robf Bol.t Pattern
Installati.on of Roof Supports
Dr.i I 1. i ng Methods
SuppJ.emenf-a 1 f nfornat j on and lrlans to Conrply
wi.th the Fehruary 74, I985 T,etter from I'i-sHA
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(I e. Where Loose roof material
worker must proceed beyond the
temporary supports on no less
installed between the miner and
f.Scaling bars of suitable
provided in each face area, such
prying down loose material.
is being scaled down, and the
J.ast support, a minimum of two
than S-foot centers wilI be
material taken down.
length and design will be
a bar will be used when
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wooden cap'block between it and the roof.
h.Roof Rock Conditions:
The roof rock will be variable because the rock tunnels wouldbe developed accross the rock structure. Test holes todetermine the rock strata would not be of benefit to thebolting process because of the vast change in strata.
i. Alternate Roof Support Systems:
I{here strata conditions are poor and the standard roofsupport technique is inadequate the first alternate systemwill be as shown on Drawing No. 14. rn this alternate rarge,72" long x 18" wide, steel sheets or plates will be placed
across the roadway roof and bolting in place using two 6 footsplit set bolts per plate and two 72" x lg" plates across thefuII width of the roadway.
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rf neither standard or alternate roof support systems areadequate, other alternates wilr be used. These wirr incr.udevarious configurations of steer frames or arches with orwithout "skin tight" lagging as necessary.
Roof support in cr-osscuts Temporary and permanent
Support:
a' crosscuts between the two tunnels wirr be startedfrom areas where permanent roof supports are installed.The support plan for crosscuts is shown on Drawing No.,slg and 15. All crosscuts will be supported by permanentroof supports.
b' Mine openings will not be holed through intounsupported areas.
Roof Bolt pattern:
Roof bolts on 4-foot centers will control a1l shaler sLate orsandstone. Additionar spot bolting or steel arches may bereguired in inclement conditions and will be installed wherenecessary.
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Any wooden posts that
solid footing, have a
workmanlike manner.
may be needed will
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A supply of suitable roof support materiar.s including roofbolts r r,ats r tnetar plates, timbers, temporary supports andwedges will be stored in a safe position under supported roof
I near the face and/or a10ng the rib or in a crosscut.
Timbers and temporary jacks wirr be stored at a location as
near to the solid rib as possible where they wilr not createa safety hazard to personnel or vehicles.
An additional supply of supplementary roof support material
consisting of approximately 2g roof boLts , 2a posts withsufficient cap pieces and wedges, etc., will be stored within
5gg feet or as near the face as practical. Tools and
equipment to instarl such support will be kept available.
Roof control in cleanup Areas wtrere crose supervision
Is Necessary:
During the cleanup and repair of roof falls, mine management
will provide the following:
r- work will be under constant supervision of a certified
Person.
rr. Adequate temporary support on not more than S-foot
centers will be set near the edge of any roof fal1 before
restoration work begins.
ffI. Permanent support, roof boIts, mats, etc. will be
used to replace all temporary roof supports upon com-pletion of the repair.
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roof.
v.Wherever feasible, permanent supports
installed in the roof fa1l area before
debris begins.
Posting of Areas of poor Roof:
will be
loading of
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Areas where a roof falI or other potential danger exists willbe posted as off-rimits to alL personnel excepting forskilled and suitably authorized and supervised persons
designated to correct the problem.
o.Support of Tunne1 Walls:
rt is not expected at this time that the tunnel waIls willrequire any support, however, if they do, steel 0r othersuitable rib pins will be installed on an 'as required,
basis.
p. The Last Inbye Crosscut:
As it is considerably steeper than any other parts of therock tunnels development, the drivage and support techniques
used will vary srightly from those used elsewhere in thetunnels. The dri11in9 and blasting part of the cycle willcontinue as elsewhere with onry minor modifications to
accomodate the differing roadway size and gradient. Roof
support will continue using a simple four foot by three footpattern, but using four foot split sets augmented as requiredby additional- bolts, steel plates, steel frame supports etc.(Refer to Drawing No. 15). Because of the gradient, the ribs
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of the roadway wirl arso be bolted to prevent slabbing andmaterial falling down the crosscut. T' assist in nmuck,transportation the crosscut wirl be driven upwards fromTunnel *2. By doing this, the muck will fallr largely bygravity, down to a point where the L.,H.D. vehicles cancollect it for transportaion out of the mine.
After the crosscut is completed, it will be fitted with awalkway arong the right-hand side going up the crosscut andan adequate handrair-. This route will be rnaintained, as withall other crosscuts in the tunnersr ES an €lmergency personneltransportation roadwayr and when the ventilation circuit hasadvanced further into the mine itser.f, wirl be fitted with afireproof ventiration seal and personner door. To preventpersonnel from inadvertently falling into and down thecrosscut a substantial protective fence will be erected atits upper end immediately after it has been compreted.
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BLASTING PI.AN
TAB|,f, 6p CONTEMrS
General Infornation
Manpower
I'line Equipment
Blasting Technjques and procedurers
Blasting Mater j.a 1s
Transportat jon of A1I Bl.asting !{ater:ja lsPre-BLa.st i ng Exam:i nation
Method of Detonat-i-ng irxplosirre ChargeBlasting Pattern & euantit), of Erp,losrr.re
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Post BLastjng Exanrjnation
Powder Magazjne
Porta l_ Excavat i on
Permissibi lity of ExpJosr.ves
QuaI-ifj.cat-ions of Bla.stjng personnerl
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Mayr 1985
Mine f.D. No. g|-g37lg
CoaI Ridge No. I Mine
Underground Mine Operation
Storm King Mines, fnc.
9137 E. Mineral CircLe
Englewood, CO ggl-lz
(303) 792_262s
( n. peter Matthies
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president and Chief Executive Officer
Other Key personnel:
Arthur W.f. Grimley
.Vice president _ Operations
Mine Manager: ... .. ..' Safety Manager: .......
3.1 GeneraL fnformation
rt is storm King r"rines r plan to construct two rock tunner.s usinga skilled rock tunnelling contractor. Ihe tunnels will start
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from a pointr olr privately owned lands, approximately 16gg feetfrom north line and 16g0 feet from east rine of section 6t r6s,R}OW, 6th p.M.r southeast of New Castler Garfield County,coLorado. The two tunners wourd inirially be u"r";;;u ,r"r"an"surface updip at a gradient of 3 degrees.
The Blasting plan is for deveropment of two tunnels in rock, fora distance of approximately 24ag feet for each tunner.. Theformations dip approximately 55 degrees toward the southwest.The strike of the formations is approximately N g7 degrees w.Drawing No. 4 shows the general l0cation of coar. seamsr fockformations and the general dip of the strata. Drawing No.,s 5and 6 shows the approximate location of rock tunnersr surfacetopography and geology. This plan covers development of the rocktunnels to intercept the Wheeler coal seam. After the rocktunners are completed to this point and before devel0pment ofinseam roadways commences, a separate roof control andventilation plan wir-r be submitted to cover the mine itself.
The rock tunnels wirr be developed in rock (non_combustible)material using conventional drillingr blasting and loadingmethods' There will be no belt conveyors used for development ofthe rock tunnels.
Both tunnels will be devel0ped on an upward gradient of 3 degreesfrom the portals to the coar- seam except that during the last 5ggfeet tunneL #1 will have an increased gradient so that there willbe a resulting 55 foot vertical separation between the Tunnels Iand 2 at the coal intercept. The tunners will be devel0pedparallel to each other and on 70_foot centers. Drawing No. 7shows tunnel development details of the two parallel rock tunnelentries complete with crosscuts for ventilation, etc. Drawing No.7 also shows the dip of the coal seam and approximate l0cation of
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the rock tunner. intercept with the wheer_er coal seam.
The two rock tunner-s will be devel0ped under a contract in whichthe contractor will furnish the eluipment and r.abor needed tocomplete the job. A11 work witl be performed in a safe andefficient manner and arl equipment will meet and be maintained toall relevant regulatory safety standards.
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Shift Boss
Miner
Fire Boss
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Therefore, the foll0wing rist of eguipment is what is owned r oEreadily available to th; contractor storm King Mines wilr like,yuse' Ho'everr if the selected contractor has already committedsome of this specific equipment to another project that has anearrier start dater sore of the risted equipment may not beavaiLable.
Because of the above possibilityr w€ respectfully request thatyou view the following list as the,probable, equipment to beused. Any changes from the list wfll however, be to equipmentthat has simiLar safety related certification standards and onrydone after notifying yourselves and obtaining your agreement tothe suitability of such alternate equipment.
Two - wagner 5-yd' Model sr 5A(s), Diesel powered Load-haul -dump_VehiCl.eS _a yLrwEt es .LOE
Engine certified to usBM schedule 31 standards
;1"";"rt;.tff utilitv' cehicle, Ensine cerrified ro usBM schedure
One Joy compressed air powered drill jumbo. Engine certifiedto usBM schedur-e 3r standards Ju,rL,,(.,. r,n91
Three Coa!/rock haul trucks.3I standards
3.2.1 Mine Equipment:
Note: As with alr such projects when the tunnels are to bedriven by a contractor, the actual eguipment that will be used isoften dependent on the equipment urr"uay owned by that contractorott at Least, readily available to him.
Engine certified to USBM Schedule
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Two AuxiLliary Mine Fans:
USBM Schedule 2G standards
Engine certified to IUSBM Schedule 3I
compressed air powered jaclllegs
Spendrop AMF l25g-69-g Certified to
For greater detail on aII equipment seeAddendum I.the manufar:turers data in
3.3. Blasting Techniques and procedures:
The rock access tunnel's at this mine wilL be in normaL shal.es andsandstones, hence normarL, rock tunnel blasting techniques wilr. beused' These te,chniques are elaborated on in the foJ.rowing.
3.4 Blasting Materials:
Electric blasting caps will be used to detonate r_t/2 x gn, 65gdynanite primers which will in turn detonate the nain ammoniumnitrate fuel oir prerr (ANF,) charge. The charge w'll be roadedto within 72 to 1g" of the collar of each drill hole and stemmedusing l'2-,g' 10ng pre-packaged clay cartridges tampeir securely tothe collar of each hole. Wooden tamping sticks qri1l be usedthroughout the loading operations and grounded non-conductingprell pot loaders will be used for the ANFO.
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3. 6 pre-Blasting Exarnination:(
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3.7 Method of Detonating Explosive Charge:
After safery charging the furl round of hores to be blasted,finar' tests will be carried out to ensure methane r.evels do notexceed l.gz and then prior to blastingr al.l personngl will bewithdrawn from the tunnels. rnitiation of the charge will befrom a safe site on the sur:face using a non-pernissible erectricexpl0der' A11 blasting rui11 be carried out under the direct
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As soon after blasting as is practicaL, the shot firer willexamine the blasted area to ensure that all shots have beendischarged and that the area is safe for work to proceed. Nopersonnel will enter the tunnels until the shot firer informsthen it is safe to do so.
Treatment for Non_discharged Slots:
rf after careful examination a non-discharged shot is found inthe face the shot firer wilr personalry supervise thereconnection of that charge to the electrical blasting circuitand its discharge. If it fails to discharge, a waiting period of3g minutes wirl be a110wed and then the errant charge will berecovered from the hoLe using water and under the directsupervision of the shot firer. ---- -"sv!
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All expl0sive materials will be l0cated on the surface in a safearea- Detonator cap and expl0sive magazines will be kept wellseparated- rhe dynamite magazine will have a maximum capacity oflg,ggg pounds and will be rocated at least 16g0 feet from thenearest surface building or portals. ANFo will be stored instandard ANF, trailer provided by the ANFO supplier.
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GARFTELD COUNTY, COLOBADO
JULY 1 985
Prepqred for:
Storm Klng Mlnes
9137 East Mlnerat Clrcle
Englewodd, CO 80 I 12
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3413 Banyan Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: 303-669-2016
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storm King Mines has prcposed deveropnent of a new coal mine inc;arfield county, @lorado, outheast of New castre. 6ar loadoutfaeilities ard a rair sidirg are pioposed to be rocated at orre ofseveral alternate sites east or souttr of Nerr Castle. It is proposedthat the crcar will be trucked frcnr the mine site to the roadoutfacility. rhe prqpose of this report is b erraluate the capacity ardopqrational aspects of nearby roads ard intersections as they exist
today and as ttrey rould be with the proposed increase in trafficgenerated b1r the mine.
rigrur.e 1 stu*s the cea and the ft@acted rcads. Ttre mine is proposedto be located Just sotrth of Gtrnez bad 335 (C.R. 335) appo:<imately
1-2 niles east of the c.R. 33s/r-7o sprr intersection. $-alternatirre loadout facilities are onsidered in this report. one ispqosed to be located east of l{er castle with ress to u.s. 6. lltreother is prcposed to be located on an existirg rail sidirg just souttrof l{en Castle wittr access via 6th Street.
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- nxistirg Oonditions
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Tttree or four different rcads will likely be furpacted by the coal haulotrnration related to Storm xing nine, deperrling uIDn ruhere the loadouifacility is located. It is inporEant to urderstad the existing noadsard traffic trntterns in order to establish a base or benchmark ryainstwhich the future corditions can be cuqraned.
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apprcxfunately 1 foot shoulders on eadr side. The road has nc signifi-
cant grade ctranges in ttre erraluated section. Ttre posted speed limit on
C.R. 335 is 30 n$r. Itpre is little side friction. A few drivewalc to
the Colorado River ard abanctrned structunes e:<ist along the road. A
eattle guarr:l crcsses e.R. 335 ap6xoxirnately 150 feet east of I-70 Sprr.
At f-70 S?ur, C.R. 335 has stop sign ontrol.
f-70 SFrr is the road wtlidl ercsses I-70 ard connects C.R. 335 on the
south and U.S. 6 on ttre rDrth. tt is the road wtrich trxovides ranq>
acc€ss to f-70. tt is paved wittr tro 12 foot lanes and 3 fot
shoulders. It has a grade of ryroxirnately 3 perc-ent rising to ttre
north. llhere ane three bridges alorg its 0.25 mile lengttr. Itrese
brldges ercss the @lorado R:[ver, I-70, arrl t]re tEmrer Rio G?arrle
$hstern (D&RCW) Railrod tradcs. Ittrlle it has a good crcss seetion,
its functional ryeed is probably < 35 nptr due to freguent
intersections. At U.S. 6. I-70 Sgxrr has stop sigrn ontrcl.
U.S. 6 is atr4xoxirnately 0.6 miles lorg fron I-70 Sgrr to the tilew Cast1e
town limits. tt is a 1nved road with trc 12 foot lanes and 3 fot
shoulders. Tttis section of ttre road has nc significant side friction.
The trnsted speed linit is 55 nq*r. ttrere is a slight grade risirg to
the east near Nen Castle. fn l.Ifl Castle, U.S. 6 widens to a four lane
street (10 foot travel lanes) wittr parallel parkirg on both sides of
the street. Ihe posted speed limit is 30 nph. Thr"ough Nenr Castle,
U.S. 6 has the right<f-r+a1r wittr all crcss streets required to stop.
Sixth Street, south of U.S. 5, is the access street to a potrnsed
alternative crcal loadout facility. tt is a gravel street atrprcxi-
mately 25 feet wide rear U.s. 5. 1[tre orossirg of t}re DeRGt{ traciks is
15 feet wide. this railroad srcssirg has ro positirre contrcl excepE
signs. At the Sresent tirlr3, it ryears ttrat Sixth Street actc€sses sre
storage yards, a lrown of Nerp Castle lrlaintenancre Building, ard the Irorvn
of Nenr Castle Setage lteatment P1ant. lltris stneet has ne trnsted Eleed
1imit.
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Itaffic r,plume inforrnation ras ollected fTqn bottr ttre Colorado Depart-
ment of Righyrays 11982 ounts) ard fr.cm daily ard peak hour counts
obrtained on July 15-17, 1985. naily mactrine ounted rrolures are sLrown
in Figure 2. Ihese volrrmes are a1o shor*n in ore hour increnents in
fable 1. Peak hour (7:15 - 8:15A.M.r 12:00 - 1:00 p.M., and 5:00 -
6:00 P.M.) turnirg rrcrrernent @unts along I-70 Spur are stroqn in
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Capacity of all the furpacted rods c,as evaluated usirg the existirg
geonetric conditions. Both the thr.ough capacity arxi intersection
capacity cere evaluated at apprq>riate locations. Ihe nethodologies
used are those described in the prroposed drapters fron the 1985 Higtrway
Capaeity Manual.(1) Ttre first erraluation perfornred aetermines tfre
capaeity of a rural trc lane highway. Ihis methodology was used on
tr.S. 6, I-7O Spur, ard C.R. 335. ltre seond erraluation perfonred
determines the capacity of a m.rlti-lane highway. Ttris nrethodology was
used on U.S. 5 (4 lane section) in l{ew Castle with rypropriate
adjustnents to reflect the loffer speed corditions. t"he third
emluation trnrfonned determines c;:eration of ttre tnsignalized
intersections, prfunarily those along I-70 Strur.
l[he trc larn highvray oapacity tedrnique assutrEs ttrat unintern4ted flor
conditions ooeur over a length of 1/4 mile or greater. Since sre of
the rods erraluated have ryeed restrictions, all evaluations deal with
serivicr f1cry rate ard hor ttris relates to lerre1 of senrice. tlhe
senrlce flor rates at the variotrs lerrels of serrtice are shor*n in Table
2. lppendix a pr.ovides an o<planation of level of service, copied
direetly frcrn the drapter for trc-Iane highways fncrn ttre pnoposed 1985
Higtnvay capacity lrianuar. I{trile speed is part of the definition of-
level of senrice, it was rpt used in ttre evaluations on r-70 spur and
C.R. 335 due to locer speed restrictions. Ey oofiparing the calcrrlated
senrice flon r:ates in Table 2 with the appopriate ounted voh-ures in
Table 1, the level of senzie of ttrese facilities fa1ls into tte
acreptable categoqf. (2)
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2300 vehicles per hour in eactr direction. gS4pendix e provides an
e:planation of level of senrice opied direcEry form the drapter fior
lru1ti-lane highwalzs fncnr the pmoposed 1985 Highway capacity Manual. As
with ttre previous analysis, qgeed was discrcunted in ttris evaluation due
to a posted speed limit of 30 rph. oqrparirg the calculated capaciez
to the appropriate ounted voltunes shor*n in Table 1, the level of
(1) nnoposed Chapters for the 1985 Highway Capacity Manual, ItanEDr-
tation on Researdt Circular 281, June 1984. Proposed Chapters for the
1985 Highway Capacity Manual : Addendr-rn I to @ -trans-
trnrtation Researdr Circular 284, October 1984.
(2) Ac-ceptance level of senzice for mral onditions is level of
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was crcnducted usirg the unsignalized intersection nrethodology fnon ttre
poposed chapters of Ure 1985 Highway Capacity Manual. Ihese
intersections rere evaluatd usirg the peak hour turnirg novenent.
cotrnts stronn in Figrure 3. The crrrrent cperation is shor*n in Figure 4.
Apperxtix C shqrs ttre level of servie criteria for unsignalized
intersections frcrn the 1985* Highway Capacity l,tanual. Qperation at all
the evaluated intersectf6lF ffi servicre A category
irdicatirg little or rD traffic delay. this leve1 of senrice r+as
confirnred through obsenratiar of traffic durirg the traffic counting
procedure.
IAlt of ttre sdrsequent capacity erraluations indicate ttrat ttrere is orl-
siderable excess catrneiQr on all the roads ttrat are likely to be
fupacted by the poposed Storm Kirq Mine c;nration.
Safety
Based upon the current traffic volures, trnsted qneds, and use of the
noads in the area, the only observed trntential @nc€rn is the trnssible
need for {ruan rail on the rprttr side of C.R. 335, frun a;proxirnately
3300 feet east of the I-70 S?ur to ap5rroximately 8000 feet east of the
I-70 Spur; and on the outh side of U.S. 5 for about 2000 feet betrreen
N€r, Castle ard the I-70 Str[r. lttris conclusion is based upon a Grardfail Warrant Chart frqn ttre Oolorado Departnent of Highr*a1rs fresign
Manual, and should be installed nqr irdeperdent of the pnesene of
Storm King Mine.
IIT. SN)F!'I KI}.IG II{INE PROPGAL
Storm King Uines has rnade agflicatian to Garfield h:nty to operate a
coal mine outheast of llew Castle. In that ryplication, it has been
proposed that the initial phase of otrnration will reqr:ire the oaL to
be trucked fr.cm ttre mire site b qre of trc alternative mil loadoutfacilities in/near l{ew Castle. this otrnration is intended to last 5
years frcrn otrnnirg of the mine (1986). Should the mine cperation plo\re
to be ptofitable, it is Storm Kirgrs intent to seek alternative oa1
transtrnrt mcdes belrond 1991.
Evaluation of ttre transtrnrtation fupacts related to the proposed Storm
King Mine assules 1991 highrvEr corditions ard ful1 operation of thefirst phase of developnent. A rcrst case scenario is developed wtric*l
presents the expected transportation requirenrents by 1991. Ac.cording
to Storm Xirg Mires, the total ntrnber of enployees at the mine site
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administrative personnel r*rc will rork a stardard B hour day frcm 8:00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M. llhe rernaining will be miners *tro rcrk three shifts
(6:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., 2:00 p.M. to 10:00 p.M., and 10:00 p.M. to
5:00 A.M.). vehicular traffic related to shifts rritl rpt orerlap, ttratis, traffic for one shift wirl arrive prior to the departirg trafficfor ttre previous shift. visitors to the mine site wiLl be sporadic ard
infreguent and, therefore, are not consdiered as part of this
analysis.
Storm King proposes to utilize trucks tnuling the 1ega1 load limit to
haul oal fron the mire site to ttre loadout facility. At fulr
otrnration, it is estfunated ttrat an average of 301000 tons per npnthwilr be Eansported. Assunirg a 2o day rcrk nonth, this results in an
a\rerage of 54 trrd< trips trnr day. storm King interrls to haul oa1with planned internrytions r*ren nornral sctr@l bus traffic is on the
poposed rcute.
naffle Projeettons
Peak site generated traffic will occur r*ren rcrk *rifts start and end.
fn order to describe a rorst case corrlition, it was asstrned that all
enployees drorre to ttre mire site (one trnrson trnr vetricle). Therefore,
t!re foUor+ring passenger vehicle traffic rculd be generated by the enr-
plqpees at the mine site on a r,Eekday basis:
5-6 A.M. - 20 vehicles arri'.e
6-7 A.M. - 20 vetricles depart
7-8 A.M. - 15 vehieles arrive
1-2 P.M. - 20 rrehicles arrive2-3 P.M. - 20 vehicles depart.
5-6 P.M. - 15 vehicles depart
F10 P.M. - 20'rehicles arrive
10-11 P.M. - 20 vehicles depart
For analysis grrtrnses, a peak hor.r factor of 0.50 was used. A peak
hqtr factor acrctrnts for peakirg draracteristics within the peak lDur.
llhe t'raffic analyses corrluct€il in this retrnrt assurrE an average spacirgof vehicres during ttre anarysis trnriod (one hour). use of ttre peak
hour factor acounts for many of the trips occurrirg during a 15 minuteperiod within the peak [Dur. Ttris peaking ctraracterist.ic is likely to
oceur at eadr rork shift drange.
6ar hauling is sctreduled to occur for 9 hours trnr da1z" rn order totranstrnrt the proposed dairy tomage, 54 truck trips per dq7 arerequired. this is an ;lverage of 6 full loads frcrn the mine site to theloadout facility and 5 erpty return trips per hour. Table 3 shor+s that
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when the shift ctrange oeeurs and the coal haul trucks are runnirry at
fu1l operation.
The traffie ounts obtained in July l9B5 give an indication of the
bac*grcund traffic on the fu@acted roads. Discussions with the C,ar-field County Plannirg lEpartment oncluded that it is not likely ttrat
other significant develogrent will ooqrr in the area r,*rich will
increase traffie on the inpacted rcads. Ttrerefore, in order to provide
a prcjection of future traffic on the area roads, the Colorado
Departrrpnt of Highways' 20 year pn:ojection factor of 'l.G for rJ.S. 6 was
used. Since the plannirg horizon year of 1991 was used, ilte 1/6 factor
was reduced to 1.18 to irdicate a projection factor,Eor 1991. rhis
factor was applled to bottr daily ard trourly counts obtained in July
1985.
tlp Otstrlbuttm ani Acslgrrcnt
ithe directional distrihrtion of ttre site generated trips was determined
b1z establishirg a gravity nrcdel usirg [pgrlatisr as the pnoduction
variable. Gnsus lnforrnation frcm 1980 was used. It ms assuned ttrat
while the poptlatiqr will drange betrreen 1980 and 1990, ttre relative
change betrreen qrmrnities rrill remain @nstant. llherefore, thedistribution will remain the sane.
Table 4 sttot'rs ttre hourrly rroh:nes at eacfi of the ountirg stations with
both the storm ring uirre plojections ard the backgr.ourd trafficprcjections. Figure 5 stroqs the trnak hour pnojections along t}e I-70
Spur.
C4aclty
Capaeity evaluations vlere perfornred for the traffic pnojections, as was
done for the existing traffic in chapter rr. rn addition, storm Kirg
Mines has poposed to nrake ertain inprotrenrents to oertain roads,particularly to c.R. 335, h,hidr will inerease the senricre flow rate
on this rcad. lilew service flovr rates rere oalculated for all of ttre
fupacted roads since the onpositim of traffic wilr charge wiEh the
introduction of ttre ocal haul trucks. Itrese new ervioe f1ou, rates are
shorn in Table 5.
As with ttre greviotrs erraluation, +eed was rpt ur.sed as part of ttre
evaluations sine sre of the roads had lower speed restrictions. By
curparirg ttre calcurated senrice flow rates in rable 5 with ttre
projected traffic rrolunes in Tabre 4, the level of service of the
existing eross sections will faIl into acceptable cat.eqories. ttris is
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truefortheexistirrggiravelroadsurfaceorrC.R.335'fheproposed
oaving of c.R. :gs wiri fuprorre ".i"irl t uue dust, ard increlse the
Ip",.ii,g "p""a.
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onI-T0spxrrrriri-rJrintolevelofsenriceB.!at"go.:rforseve
hours durirg the day, b,t $ris +;i; is still oonsidered ac€ept-
tabIe. op.ration-Jl'u''' t "t=iIi *"* ct"trt falls into tte
accePtable category'
n.S. 6r within N€st Castle' has- a new *'T1i:T' servj'ce flon rate at
level of servict-" "i-zooi' ""nlr""-ptt TY':n "t* direction' TJ:e
decrease frcrn ttre existirg *t:lri.= flovr rate is due to the expect'ed
inc,rease rn tru&-ii tt*-*rr i*arra racility is rocated sorrth of New
Castle- orparirg ttre calctrltt"a-L*ice flotv rates with the appro-
trxiaEe projedJ--Lr,rr*" shoh,ll i" tJr. 4' the j"*r of senrie of ttris
facility vrill r€fltain ln the acseptable etegory'
Evaluation 'cf the stot> sign.controlled intersections along I-70 Spur
was onducted using tlre pojectJo.rric rolumes stronn in Figure 5'
fte e:<pected #r"ii- .L "".*, "i tf,.* intersect'ions is stro, in
Fisure6-Op"ration"t.1l-,"1a;;lutt"a-intersectionsfallsinto
acceptable operation categorie"f,"i* tJre three evaluation tine
periods. rtris inaicates tt"t L" aaitionl rrchicular traffic
generared rry ;;[-site "d"; "dditto""r
Jtrtg*d traffic wili
not @use rrnacceptable delays at these int'ersections'
qnratiorrrrftheint,ersectlo,.ofU.s.6ardt,}Eloadoutfacilityaccess
rnoad (a1t"t"tii"-*"*'t eaciiity L* ot New castle) will be in the
1evel of senrice A category' ;# inait"to that t'he trudc will have
Ii*re or rD ;i.; "itn"r Lnt"rirg or exitirg u's' 6'
qPeratidloftheintersectionofU.s.6and5ttrstreet(alternative
loado.rtfacilityouttrofT:14";i;twillbeit"r*revelofserviceA
category. flrl"linaicates tt"t ttrG will have little or no delay
;a#t Lnt-ering or e:riting u's' 6'
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ard rhe .ddi;*; mire site il":;61* [;11i"' tt'"o" continues ,o be
excess capacity on all ttre polentially fuIPacted roads'
rv. SAFETY CCNSIDERA1ECNS
Indisctrr;sionswiththe(hrfieldCountyelannirgDepartlrLont,itvas
conctuderl rhat lirt'e could ;^;JG Lr oUt"i"itq hi"toric accident
records for the inpacted--J".', nather t}lutl-nairct trris investigation
in an effort to predict rut,il'"..1a.nt", this reSnrt recomnends
remedies for porentially h.;;;;;; tocationsl- ** of these hazardous
Iocations currently exist' as v'as stated in Chapter II'
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storm xirg Mines has srggested in ttreir 4plication to c;arfierd oountythat aeeleratioq,/dectere;ation lanes ,oula'ue constructed at both themine site entrance arrr ttre loadout facility entranc€.
At the mire site entrane, it is recqnrerrled that a decreleration (rightturn rare) be onstnreted in ttre *"ttorna airection on c.R. 335 prriorto the mire site entrance. rhe.current psted speed on c.R. 335 is 30'*)h' rf .*ris spe€at rere to u" irro**d'; 4F55 ry*I, it i8 re@nForrr*nird that a deceleratlon lare of 100 feet plus 50 talrcr be providedat t'is rocation- firis wirt ."*r;;;; ;;; rph operari.s qpeed arc'R' 335 wlth a 15 nph exit turn- rhis mininrrn desigrn is recqnrededsince t,e mine site entrance -"d i" -r " g;ric facility and isprovided to allqr the traffic enterrrg the iit" to s10w dor, withoutaffecting o,e badcaround traffic * c.*. -sgi. -'coal
haul trucks w,r beprcfessiona[y driven, ard srne they wilt be enpty r+tren al4rroactrirgthe mine site, this decer.."ii* tanl snourd-be adesuate. The rped foran acreleration lane in the restbourd air"Jio., at the mine site accessroad is questionable. proj."t"o backgrourrt-tr"rri" cr c.R. 335 in t'ercstbo:rd direetion is ea{ctea to be very low. Drring the tfu,= of thecoal haul qperatior, dela1re to- these rrenicfes are srpected to beH:trL:;** xirs does-rpJp:.an ro ask ;; tr* lnsted sped to be
At the pnoposed oal l0adout fac,ity r.ocated al0ng u.s. 6 east of rilewcastre, storm ring.Hl= tras proeos€d to oonstr:uct a reft-turndecreleration lane in ttre *"fr,ra direction and a right_turnaecereration la,e in the eastbourd direct.ion.' th.* auxiliary laneswill alrow trucks turning into ttre loaaout-ia"iiity to stop witlroutaffecting rtestbourd trariic oi u.s. 6, ard trucks exitirg the l0ar.outfacility to accrelerate rvitlput "rr."tirrg th" ;"&ourx, traffic on u.s.6' rhe entrancre to the loadotrt faciriti i"-nJ** b be rocated 300feet rest of ttre u:?- 61r-70 spur inrcrlJili.- Therefore, bottr ttre',estbo,rd deqeleration rane "r*i u," eastbouno accele.ation larp shouldbe continuous ranes frrqn the u.s. 6-l/lo strxrr intersection to theacoess road to the 10&ut facirity. *-**"* l0adout facility
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south of donntovm New castre (acrcess via 5th street) will rpt reguireauiliary lanes on u.s. 6. rn New castle, u.s. 6 is a forr lare streetwittr onsiderabre_exc€ss capacity. rtre restbor:rrr center lane at 6thstr€et can be used as a ref*ttrrn lane for turning truc{<s to ttretoadout facility and ttre eastbo,rd right lane can be ,sed as arlgrtrt-turn lare for trucks oritirry the loadout facirity. However, itls r,eqnnerded that designatlon as a reft and right-tu, lane rot belnnnanentr that is, the lanes will renrain as through lanes, but rerelyfunction as turn lanes r*ren tnrcj<s are present.
Ratl Grosstng
the poposed arternatlve lodout faclllty rnar dqrntonn lven, cagtre ritl-al .8. trucrcs- to qoss the rnarnr!.rn trads of ttre D&RGry vta 6th
I$^ffip:: :."T". rhe; ;;;6i;i;ili.t t ;";*Castle.,l,,Ihe tralns trarreltraln rortd blod< the 6tl,ge@Ids.
rtre 6th street eosstng is 16 feet nlde and has a rrmd InvenEntczosslng. sixttr street is not paved i. urL;.. lrsn obsewagior,It q)Inars that almg wlttr the prcposd @al losut faelllty, ttre crlyuses *ltdl reguire acesa vta ttrls-rafl crossr* ".* t]re ltnrn of Newcastle Benage prant and malntenane buirdirrg. Drrlng the dale yrhentrafflc data was orleeted, rlttle traffic *" ox.r*a entering or' leavlrgr 6tlt street.: rt 18, therefore,'reennended that, onslderationbe glven to closirg ttris crossing b irt *ii" "..."" arrr just allo+rthose rrchlcles r*ttdt reqrrtre thti acce;b ;s the railroad trrcksat ttris location.
slne ttris mssing rcr+d crly be used by setected udlicleg, eraboraterallroadTtrighnay eossirg -rrL.r devicG aL€ rpt neqrrerrted. Eoir-€EE, due b the qpeed of the:tralns and ure-frrating oapab{lities ofa fully loaded oar tnrel<, a flastrtrg stgnar J*ra be onsideried tfthe @al lodout facllity ts placed at ttris alternatirre location.
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sight lanes and distance arorg the inpacted rcad is generally good.Horper, care nust be taken to prrcvi e gooa sight distance r*rere themine acess road enters c.R. 33; arrl wtrere ttre oal l0adout facility(east of Nery castre arternatirre) enters u.s. 6. ffianrments, \r€ge_tation, ete' r must be Iept o.rt of ttre sight triangre for ttre vetricresentering c.R. 335 and u.i. 6. rt is oJrr.r=rged that the clear sightdistance to both the right ard left alorg c.R. 335 be at least g50
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It qpears that
loadout faclllty
Castle ls'30 nph,
parklng alqlg U.S.
of Storm King Mire
traffic, olrratlon
to be aoceptable.
of senrlce (A & B)
osed coal loadout facility east of New Castle, aion ard a left-Eurn deceleration lane is
at least 900 feet.
sight distance reguiranent for ttre .,<itirg rretricles
orrc\rer, the sight distane for the left-turn entering
stpuld be
v. crcnwllsrons
As a Lesult of the
oneluslons are
proposea mlne site the trc poposea alternative loadoJt facillties.
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pmenent orrlitions
lnter"sectlons acceptably. In fact, crrrrent ognraticr is in ttrelevel of enrie A . Itris indicates t}at tlrere is onsiderableexess oapactty lable.
- Grallal rails
speetfic locations
rur rcgrired cl C.R. 335 arrl on U.s. G at
Depafrnent of
utrur criterla listed in the blorado
cess rod ard tbe @al loadout access rcad, it islevel area of a minfurum lergth of one tractor_frun C.R. 335 and U.S. G be incorporated into ttrercads. Ttris rcu1d enable the stopped trucks topositicr rrhen enterirg the pubfic rcad system.that these lntersections be as close to 90to the pblic streets. ttris rculd prmvide betterad assure gmd stght 1lnes frm the acesa
l, llree frcrn 6th Street at t}re alternative oa1adequate. Stnc the posted spe€d limit in Nensight dlstane *tould be gtrren to s* .*rJ orrrest of Sttr Street. Details onernl;g ttrtsfirrther lf this loado't facllity site is eerected.
U.lrses orductcd 6or this sttrdy, the fiolloirgregading the lmacts of oal hauling betrreelr the
ting traffie, ctoss section, geonetrics ardall of the ptentlally fupacted Loaal- egrents and
Desigrn ilanual, ard infeperrlent of ttre lresencelfic.
a1l road segnrents and intersectlons is erpectediar is eryected to be in the highest tro level
- lthe tnrck gperatlan is orpected to last ttrrough 1991. withincrreases ln traffic ard the additional site generated
ies. fhis irdicates ttrat littie delay willbe enountered at of the intersections ard free florv crrrditionsthe rod segnrents.
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light warning of
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considering the
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ftrpacted b1l the
the intersections of the mine *c€ss road/C.R. 335,acess rcd4r.S. 6 or Gttr Stzeet/t,.S. G,r girren to gordding dequate sight distanceof vehicles (truciks) ttrat will be uttllzing tlpse
should be given to testrictirg p:blic aecess onrailrod tracks- qinm rr- ,.-^- ^^.-!L ^r !L-e railrod tracks, sine the uies south of theand do nct appear to require full p:blic acc€ss. A,roadring trains should be considered if thisselected.
Storm fing Mine olnration.
guent' capacity erraluations indicate that thenecapacity on al1 the roads that are likely to be
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LEVELS OF SERVICE
As noted prcviously. levcl-of.
s'ays address both mobility and
mary measure of scrvicc quality is
and capaciry utilizarion used as
scn'icr critcria arc dcfined fol
arc inrcnded for application to
l-cvcl-of-scn icc criteria for 'al tcrrain scgmcnts arc givcn
in Tablc t-1. For cach levcl of
is shos'n. Avcragc travcl spccd is
slightly by type of tcrrein. The of thc table includcs mar-
imum velucs of y,/c ntio for the ious terrain cetcgories end
levcls of scrvice A through F.
8-t rre rome'r'hlt diffcrcnt from
For two-laoc highwrys, rhc
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for e level tcrnin rcgmcnt wirh
no p$sing zoncr Two-lmc hi
capacides vrry dcpcnding on
rcs:rictions. To rimpli$ oompulr
are givcn in tcms of the
pcph, total in both directions of w.
ablc 8-l arc for crtcaded
; s'hcre c{Iicient mobility is
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Thc level-of-scrvicc criteria of
rcstricred b1'an agency, such as t
pcrc€nuge of time delay and
mcaningful indicstors of lcvel of
Table 8-2 givcs levcl-of-scrvice
ments. Thcse criteria rdatc the
vchiclcs to levcl of scrvicc.
grades ere substantially differenr
generd terrain. Thc spccd of upg
pactcd, as rhc formstion of
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On morc ser,cre grades, downgrade
tretrreen those cxpericnced on a
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acrcristics. The pnncipal conccrn
Frotcnlial for "runalr'ay" lrucks.
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ment. thrs highest qualrty. rcnresc
rrould rcsult in average sJrcds
lane highual's. Thc passinlr frcquc
scgments, whcrc the
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a spccific grade dcpcnds on
and volumc. Bccausc of
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spccific grade scgmcnts. ln
rl computational proccdurcs
ically addrcsscd by these
I gentle Erad6 0css than
those on a level roadway.
'ations are about midn'ay
roadway and those cx-
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rcquired to nraintain thcsc
lcvcl. Pasring dcmand is
v/c ratios shown in Tablc
rocc uscd in other chlptcrs.
givcn rcprerat the ndo of
idcal capacity is 1t@ pcph
al gcomctrics rnd 0 pcrccnt
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'Thr Grr lFsd il rhEh qlEly @[;.h rh. Frc.nqa. rnd kn$h of frd4trrrfic c@lxirtEf,l &d volue:prGcdur6 gc prcndcd to find rh6 vduc
*'ell b€low passing capacity,
morc vchiclcs are obscrved.
almct no platooirs of threc or
would bc dclayed ao morc
th^n 3O.pcrcent of thc timc by ior vchiclcs. A rnrri-
ruum llor rate of 420 pcph,iu both dircctions, E8y bc
achicvcd undcr idcat
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Passing is vinually imp'ossiblc undcr lcvcl-of-scn'icc E condi-
tions, and platrxrning bccomcs intensc whcn sloq'cr vchiclcs or
othcr intcrruptions arc cncountcrcd.
Thc highcst volumc attainablc under level-of-scrvicc E dclincs
thc capacity of thc highway. Under idcrl conditions, capacity
is 2.80o pcph. total in both direcrions. For othcr conditions.
capacity is lowcr. Notc that lhc v/c ratios of Table 8-l are not
all l.0O at capacity. This is bccausc the ratios are rclative to
"ideal capacity" as discusscd. Opcrating conditions at crpacity
are unstable and diflicult to predict. Traffrc opcrations arc scl-
dom obscrved near capacity on rurd highways, primarily bc-
causc of a lack of dcmand.
Capacity of two-lanc highways is aflected by the dircctional
split of traIfic. As dircctional split moves away from thc 50,/
50 -idcal" condition, totat two-way capacity is rcduccd, as
follows:
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LEV€L OF
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becoocs significant rnd
pacity et the lo*'cr beundery
delayod up to 45 pcrccnt of
flo* rates of750 pcph, total in l
under ideal conditions. Above
platoons foruring in the trallic
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lcvel tcrrain. Passing dcmand to aaintain dcsircd spccds
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tirnc on thc average. Scrvicc
directions, can bc achieved
flow rate, the numbcr of
bcgins so incrcasc dn-
Funher incrcascs in flow levclof-senicc C, rc-
sulting in noticcablc incrcascs in formation, platoon size,
Average spccd still cx-and frcqucrrcy of pasring
cccds 52 mph on level terrein,though unrctricted parsing
demand crcceds passing
chaining of ptatanns and
'. At higher volume lcvcls,
reductions in passing ca-
pacity begin to occur. 'tVhilc flow is stable, it is becoming
susccPtible to congestion due to traflic and slow-moving
vebiclcs. Pcrccnt time delays up to 6O pcrccnt. A scrvicc
flow rrtc of up to 1,2fi) pcph,in both dircctions, can bc
accommodated undcr idcal
Urutablc traffrc Oow is as traffic flows cntcr /arrl-
of-scnicc D. Thc t*o opposing strcaEur csecntially bcgin
lcvcls, as passing becomcsto opcrstc scparatcly at hilhcr
cxtremcty diffrcult. Passing is vcry high, whilc passing
capaciry approachcs zcro. Mcan;
erc common, although spceds of
sizcs of5 to l0 vehiclcs
mph can strll bc maintained
under idcal conditions. Thc fr of no passing zoncs along
influencc on passing. Turn-the roadway scction usually has
ing vehicles r;nd/or roadside ractions causc major shock-
wavcs in rhc traffic s(rcam. The tage of time motorists
arc dclayed approachcs 75 Maximum scrvicc flow rates
of 1,8@ pcph, total in both di can bc maintaincd under
idcal conditions. This is thc hi : flow ratc that can bc main-
an cxtendcd lcction of levcltained for any lcngth of timc
tcrrain without a high probabilit of breakdown.
Level-of-scn'icc E is defined as t floq'conditions on two-
lanc high*'ays having a p€rcenl
p.rccnt. Undcr idcal conditions.
Avcragc travcl spccds on high*,
delay of grcatcr than 75
will drop bclor.r, 50 mph.
with lcss than idcal condi-
Lph on sustaincd upgradcs.
For shon lcngths ofrwo-lanc road, such as tunncls or bridgcs,
oppoeing trallic rnteracrions may havc only e mioor clfcct on
capacity. Thc capacity in cach dircction may Epproximarc thar
of a fully toadcd siaglc lane. givea eppropriateadjusuDeats br
the lanc width and shoulder widtb /1,1.
As witb othcr higbway t1pcs, level<f-senice .F rcprcscars
hcavily congestcd flow wirh trallic demand ercceding capacity.
Volumcs erc lower rhan capacity, aad spccds are bclow capacity
spced- lrvel-of-scrvie E is scldoo s1t-in6{ ovcr crrcndcd scc-
tions on lcvel tcrrain as more than a transicnt coudition; most
often, pcnurbations in traffic flow as lcvcl E is approached causc
a rapid transition ro levcl-of-scrvicc F.
OPERATIONAL AflALYSIS
This scction prescnts the mcthodotogf for opcrationat analysis
of gcneral terrain scgmcnts and spccific gadcs on two-lanc
highways. Scparate proccdurcs for gcncral highway scgmcnrs
and grades are uscd, bccausc thc dynarnics oftralfic intcraction
on sustaincd two-lane grades diffcr from tho,sc on general tcrrain
scgmcnts. Grades of lcss than 3 pcrccnt or sboncr thzn l/2
mile may be inctuded in general tcrrain anatysis. Gradcs both
longcr and stccpcr thu thcse valucs should gcncrally bc trcarcd
as spccifrc grades. [rvcl, rolling. and mountainous tcrrain arc
as dcfined in Chapters I and 3.
The length ofgradc is takcn to bc the tangent lcngth ofgrade
plus a portion of the vcrtical curv6 at thc bcginning and cnd
of thc gradc. About one-fourth of thc lcngth of vcrtical curvcs
at thc bcginning and end of a grade arc includcd in thc grade
lcngth. \t'herc rwo gradcs (in rhc samc direction) arc joincd by
a vertical curve. onc-half thc lcngrh of thc curvc is includcd in
cach gradc scgmcnt.
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LEVEL
OF
SERVICE
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DESIGN SPEED
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Trau lG3. Levet.-or-Senvrce CnrrgnrA FoR Uxsrcxrutzeo lNTER.srcfloxs
ExPEcrEb Derry ro
MINON, STREET TR.AFFTC
RESERVE CAPACITY
(pcpH)
LEVEL OF
3ERVICE
>1mG399
2G299
tGl99
0- 99
Littlt or no dehy
Short tralfic dilayr
Average tralfrc dcleys
Iong tralfic dclays
Vcry long trafiic dclays
-'.wt6 dil{ wa* o*.a. u. i.r*i,y@rhh qwiaj .lict my ae $dr mrdir rllainr aha rBft -*-- L .(^m! qwul rtxD my ac !m madir rlIcrinS dtr tnfiic spvmo ia rltchrncc{o. TLLsdirir trully mB imgwr i rhc lattsin
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EvALUATtoN oF BRIDGES, pAvEilENT, sorLs AND DRATNAGE
RELATED TO THE
PROPqSED COAL RTDGE r I utNE
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candfelD couNTv, cor-onaDo
JULY 1985
Prepar-ed for:
frtorm Ktng Mtnes
9_107 East Mineral Glrcte
Englewood, CO gO I t z
Prepared by:
Schmueser & Assoclates
1512 C{fano Avenue, Sutre 21O
Gtenwood Springs, CO g 1 60 l
BRTDGE EVAUIATICN
the prroposed mining develognent arrr operation wi1r. add a substantialtraffic load to the three bridqes that p:esently exist at the Newcastle, ool0rado interchange on rnterstate 70. This increase will beboth in the form of numbers as rtel1 as the size of vehicles crrossing
the bridges' Therefore, it was necessary to inspect the structural
lntegrity of ttrese b,ridges to determine if any repairs or alterations
rcul'd be needed to withstard the increase in vehictrlar activity.
Ittre follqring observations rere rrcted:
1. Fbnrrdations ard sr-r;nrstnrcture:
rhe ttrree bridges pnsist of stnreturar steel girders bearing
on reinfoSCed oncqqte abutments ard piers wtrich are fio,nded
on stnrctqrrar steelipirings- rnspection of t'e erperstnrcture
founl rp tensiqr *ll*r.ssion cracks in the con*ete. rte
steel girders arrr ctpss nE nbers arne ar.r seclrre arrr fasteners
at spliceql strqr rp +[r* of movement. sine the steer rnernbers
are all odht"a ,itn
lfrmr approrred nrst prohibiting .ainr, ro
oxidation t'as obsel$d- The desigrn criteria for the bridge
superstructures
'*s Fs-20-44- r?ris oategory alrorrc for ttre
rnaximm cVrii vehie* iF, in rhe srate to use rhe bridse.
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Therefore, the rzehicles eihich the trrr"oposed mining operationwirl intrroducer wilr be structurarly arlo*rable with safetyIimitations stiLl intact-
ff Bridge Decks a Drivinq Surfaces:
rtaditionally, the deck of a bridge recreived the gneatest
abuse over the yEorsr ard it is, therefore, the first to showneeded repairs- rt was s,pnising to 6se:rve that the decks ofthese ttrree bridges rtere still very mucfi :lntact ard that thedrivirg surfaces shoqrcd minirnal rrear. Ttre scmth bridge,
spanning ttre Colorado River, did have ore place on it withmincr deterioratio' to tlre tqp one inch of the ooncrete. rtis doubtfur that ary spreading of this sitrration will 0ccuro'rer the rext several years- cm' Starrrarrrs oar.l for anadditional loadirg due to a seGcrd Hearirrl surfae overlayedat a future date. ,ohen this ozerlay is adired, it will coverany deficiencies in the existirg concrete deck.
fIr Railings:
Eacfi bridSi railirU pnsists of strucrural steet trpsts, at5!-0' cr
iter, "*ltr"u to the decJ< curto wittr four boltseactl. OtT,* a "F top of ttrese trDsts is a structural
steel rail'r * o""ir l0adirg on rhis railing is the cDcrstandard *i ,O kips. lll"*p".tion of ttre raii.ing for:rd rpsections *1* n"u begr l00sened or danaged b, a previous
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ffir remirs as necEssry to accept thevehieular t*q,F+w irro"$". tb increase in norrnally scteduled bridgemaintenanc oan L "*"*J.
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PA\IEUETIIT ET'EI{IFITIA\I
the storm King Mine @ration trroject will harre an inpact qr theexisting roads and surfaces. -sonre of ttre roads, originally designed tocarry gnall volunes of light vehicle traffic, nay need to be upgradedto acqnnodate .'re increased r,p,:me of kaffic. other rods, designedfor heavier loads ard higher capacities nra, .ot regtrir= any inpro,ementexclepL for scnre rcquired maintenance. In addititrt, theexlstiDg rcd section (pavement zurface, base @urse, anl subgrade) mayneed to be
',rprcved
to harrrle the increased l0dings ttrat wilr beirlposed by tne heaqzr crcal tnrcks.
this pavanent evar.uation is based on site in;estigations of tlreexisting corr,itions, condueted by our officre, a,,r soil datar/analysis
Perforned by Chen a Associates.
lthe prcposed hauling rcute, frorn the mine portal to the ccnl l0dingfacility, wirl be broken into three distinct areas for pr:rtrnses ofeyaluation. Ttle ttrree distinct areas are:
1. County Road 335
2. fnterstate I_70 Clverpass (at New Castle)
3. Highway G&24
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County Road 335 Ttre portion of Ocunty Roa<i 335 that rive are oncernedwith extends ap,roximatery r.20 miles east of the inter:section ofCounty Foad 335 with the f_70 overpass. With t_he exception of a sna1lpavd area at the interseetion, 6unty Road 335 is a rte'l rnaintainedgravel road- At the prresent time, no soils data is available qr theurderlying subsurface rnaterials. Further soils investir,ation wir.l beperformed when design of tlre pavelnent structure is onaucted.
The driving surface width appears to be sufficient to al,e, adegr:atetr*ray traffic fror. sone adjustments to road shoulder width rrEy b"reqtired througtrort the lengttr of the roadway. Oonstruc.tion of borronrditdres and installation of ctrlrrerts rvilr be necessary to acsqmrodateboth roadmy drainage ard off_site drainage.
rnterstate r-70 overpass rfiis section of the roadway exterr,s betrteen6unty Road 335 and Highnay 6&24. Ttre aslfialt surfae appears to be ingood condition' several asphalt skin patctres have recentry been pracedand this hanpered our efforts in evaluatirq ttre existirg asphaltconditions.
several gnarr areas of rocar.ized ponding oc=urred where the asphaltabutted with the consrete bridge deck. Ttris pondirq may reguire someadditional maintenance at the tfune of onstruction; houe'er, tiis doesnot appear to be a major problern.
soil borirgs irdicate that ttre road cross sestion is composed of asandy-silty clay subgrade (from 3 feet to 1r feet deep), a silty_sandygravel subbase (2 feet deep), g inches of base @urse rnaterial, alltopped with a three inch asphalt surface.
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Ftqn a prelfuninary e,aluation of the R-value associatecr with the sursurface soil structure, ttre r-70 .ver?ass area mqr need surface
inprovenrents due to the increase in ,rc,sne of the heavy vehicletraffic.
f[i" =.tio{l{ or roadruav exrends rtesr frcm t}re inter-section of nighfr[ ooza
",dt .,re r-70 o/el?ass ttrrough the tor^ of IrEr,,
:":* up to *+ ,* ,..J1[.. Attr,o]eh t]re asphart road eearcd bDe ln good corrritionr ttrere,r,are several areas that need to beaddressed. I lll
within the tcwn' ttrere are ,,Eny utirity trenctres t]rat nrn lnrperrriorlarto Highray 6&24' over a given period of tfure, these utility trencheswilt e:<perience vat?urg @rrees of settlenent. Ihe increased v,oft-rneof hear4l vehicle traffic mr, cause deterioration of the trenches arxlsr-dcseguently danage ttre djacent rcad surface.
Ttre presence of arligator cract<s in the ;ravenent was aro observed.The sracks alre generalry the resu.r.t of an unstabr,e sr:bgrade; hcrrever,the cracks can also represent areas r.trere repeated 10ads exceed theload carrying capacity of the pavenrent. these alligator crack €rreasr{ere ver? isor'ated arorry the roadr*ay. Additional crrnsideratiqr strouldbe given r+tren final rcad design or maintenance is perforned.
small depressions in the asphalt surface were also noted arong Highway6&24. Ttre location of the depressions within the drivinq surfaceroughly correqrcrd to the tire tracks of a vehicle. These clepressions,observed after a rainfall, had ollected snall ar,,unts of uater.
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Ihe eause of the depression nny be traced back
methods or eaused by traffic loads that exoeed
capacity of ttre pavernent.
to trrcor construction
the load carrying
preliminaEfr finpfngs from
ffine oif borinqs and associated R_values
along Higtrway eq{a inai."ail atra the existirg road structure is capableof rvithstardirs i{- *"ffi .r"rric roads betr,vreen r}re r-70 overpassard the eastern lf* umi4lof Nert, casrle. rroarcver, the prertuninaryfirrlirss arso iru[*.. u,"!l[ u* **ion of Hiehway 6&24 (bourded byttre eastern *., llmi* ,!|ilr. 6trr streer) may rpr wirhsrard theadditional l.adifr+ tposed k *. increased traffic 10ads.
$nelusion: The
1'pp"rtir'g lp"ia"r* provided bv borr tlre preriminarvsoils data ard ioFi"ru in{Pue"tions rtourd sussest t}rat errain
seetions of ttre ei'fp"""d t.rflf .."a wi,, need varyirg degrees ofirq>rovenent' *tE+ ,-* 4lete infonnation is avairabler it rc,r.dbe prelnature to + * **fl*.rt of the 1eve1(s) of irqrovorentsreguired' A's the idtoject *rll[. frqn an evaruation thase into a designphase, more tecf I lllr{f informffion witt be mnpiled from r*rich a rrrcredefined scape "r rrbFr can be l$sranrisnea.
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ooal Ridge varies in elevation above Garfield oounty Road 335 fromapproxirnately 1000 feet rpar the New castle r-70 interchanqe toapproximately 1600 feet rear the area of minirg activiLy as protrDsed bystorm Kirg Mines' ftre geological forrnation of coal Ricige exhibits thepresencE of nrany lmarized drai.nage basins ffiich influence the drainageaE)ects of Chrnty bad 335.
Ttre anpunr of vdeqa*on
4* in rtre drainage basin has a psit*rc
:*}ffi::;fff situatiqr ror ootrnez had 33s. *re
rtre undisrurbed ffi;.- ffi;:r il"il::r'#;;;::J:-eralry associate I ll[
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Within the section of road under consideration, there are approximately13 drainage areas contributirry to a system of various drainagestructrres a10.g cornty bad 335. currently, borrcw ditctres, orlverts,ard both manmade arrr natural detention areas acconrr.date crrainageduring intermittent rainfa-Ll anJ ryring rurpff.
rhe drainage structures Grrrentry in prae on county Road 335 consistof three 12-inch orrugated netal pipes l0cated in the east one_half ofthe road section under study- Betrrreen each culvert are small borror*ditches parallel to ttre south side of the road. Ihe ditches ol1est
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The borro'r ditctres l0cated in the lestern one-half of county bad 335collect frow frqn the rernainirg drainage areas arri transtrnrt iL todetention areas featea rylll*" fill sections of 6unry bad 33s. ,,refiu sectt* t*ot"u "-""Jt."rerv 900 feer easr of r,e inrersectiqr ofe.nty bd 335 I lll
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interseetion has
I ***ajl *.r* of asroxtunately 2.5 acre feet.
lthe borrow ditches parallel to the south side of the road arre gmr.l andmay potentially have prroblerc in handlinq any major flows. ttcreqgecifieally, the mild s,0pes enountered al0rg the road rsnbined withhigh Manning roughrcss oefficients and inadequate frow area ontributeto the inability of the borrorr ditctres to hardle excessive fl0rvs.
upon studying present ftainage patterns and existing drainage problemsassociated with county Road 335, several design pararneters can befurplenented to alleviate ary fu.u.g drainage problens that may plaguethe prolnsed widening ard inprcvenent of county Road 335.
First' existing detention areas m.rst be utilized to the fullest extent.These areas n,"y serve a dual capacity in that they are excellent for
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both curting
pnoviding an
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enlarging the
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design. Other
capacity. Thus a
Suggested pl
drainage areas.
@anding
Nery Castle, it
with the exeption
of maintenance,
harze detached fr:qn
ditdl and one cul
tate the functional
debris oriqinatinq fr.om a drainage area and
in h*t retention storage, if reguiredr nEly be
of tlre existing borron ditctres m,rst be
itional flow. By initiating the proposed
335, an increased rurpff wiII result.
ditctres an, p,ovidirg srooth slcpes in
a mrked increase in ditci, catrracity.
of drainage cul.rzerts m.rst be
loeation will be determined ttrrouqh final
include increasing the sizes of the
, durability, arrl increased flory
drainage systen is attained.
include detention trnrrl areas and najor
6 & 24 betneen the I_70 fnterc*rarge and
existing system is rrrre than adequate
l,ihile pa:obably sEemning frcrn neglect,
t slotrn instability as soil anit rock
ard fallen into the roadside borrow
maintenane will be reguired to facili_
the drainage system.
of cul
areas
hills
aspects
Second, the
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Most of the drainage in New castle is ontrolred by minor drainage
structures suctr as culverts ard sqre srnall ditctres paraller to Main
street in I\Iew castle. rhese drainage struetures @pear to be dequate
during minor rain storrns- Hoqe\rer, durirg rainfall events such as the 5
year rainfall errent ard gneater, many variables becqre inrrrclved and the
drainrye qgstem is not capabre of carryirg peak flow capacities.
sone of ttre factors ttrat harre created drainage poblems for lirew castle
originate frqn the geographicar layout of the tor, itserf. this
geographter' layo,t entails both steep arrr flat s101,es. A11 alcrg the
north side of Main strreet, the streets of Nerc castle harre steep sl0pes
with inadequate drairnge structures available. Along ttre south side of
Main Street atrl tonands the roestern half of town,
are encountered. fn nany places, especially ar the
Street, puddling is snnon.
Ittre general drai{se eatE+ in }dew castte stpn ttrat during a n'roff
parodueirg rainra{! event, 4F "t the flow crearirg a probrem on uain
street @r=s f""rt iu- stree$ on the rprttr side. tn gernrar, the flor
@mes dorn these ]**.* -r[["".r* sedirngnr rhroushout. one rheflqr hits ure 'sUaftn' ctrarlf in grrade created by lrtain Srreer, the
sedfurent is deposlifta ""a lfn street instantaneously beccnes inurdated
with runoff r'aterl lart r u,"llli"rtia1 inurdarion of Main streer, the
nater continues it$ journey,llF at" in gutters, torards the rrest end
the flatter slqles
sotrth side of t{ain
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Fbr Highway 6a24 throtrgh New castre and 6th street in New castre a.sne',, nrcdifications may be required for irprrcvirg ard rectifyirg
problerns encountered wittr the pnesent drainage systern.
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brnlusion:
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maintenance will
system.
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lsss,
a re${ minor nndificarions wilr be necessary to
acwnrpdaa" at1 lincreasea lkt*, d,e to furproverr=nts of the trarrelredstrfaG' A definite outline as to the tlpe ard extent of rxrdifications
required need be determined durirg the final desigrn stage for the
proposed Oounty baa :SS ilq>rorzenrsnts.
eventually drains inLo Elk Creek.
,betren fflterstate-7O and Nelr Cast1e, routine
F r*rt# to perpetuar,e an otrnratirrc drainage
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