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<br />." <br /> <br />r~ ','., <br />:; , <br /> <br />\. <br />," <br /> <br />1 .11 3 ShermJn 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, ColorJdo 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8(,(,-3567 <br />FAX: (1IH) 832-8106 <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORA.DO <br />~ <br /> <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of NJturJI Resources <br /> <br />August 12, 1998 <br /> <br />DEPARTl'vtENT <br />NATURI <br />RESOURC <br /> <br />Mr. Bryce Romig <br />Climax Molybdenum Company <br />Climax Mine <br />Climax, CO 80429 <br /> <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br /> <br />lames S. Lochhl',ld <br />becutive Director <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Conditions for Approval of Revision SR-002, Permit No. M-77-493 <br /> <br />Michael B. Long <br />Di\-ision DireLtor <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Romig: <br /> <br />Your letter dated August 12, 1998 includes several position statements of the Climax Molybdenum Company on the Division's <br />regulatory authority to impose controls on the release of stored water from the Eagle Park Reservoir. Two of these statements are <br />reproduced below along with the response or counter-position of the Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG). <br /> <br />Climax Position No, 1 <br /> <br />,"The WQCD has stated that it will not subject this discharge to anti-degradation requirements included in Regulation 31.8. <br />Climax does not believe that DMG has the authority to implement these portions of the Act." <br /> <br />DMG Counter Position <br /> <br />It is the position of the Division of Minerals and Geology that the significance determination of the anti-degradation review <br />process is a legitimate and important measure of the success of the contaminant source removal aspects of the Eagle Park <br />Reservoir reclamation project. Representatives of the WQCD expressed concurrence with the DMG's position during the ihree- <br />way meeting between Climax, WQCD, and DMG held on June 6, 1998. <br /> <br />Climax Position No.2 <br /> <br />"...Climax agrees to meet the following conditions even though Climax does not agree that DMG has the regulatory authority to <br />require Climax to complete all of the activities below." <br /> <br />DMG Counter Position <br /> <br />It is the DMG's position that the regulatory authority to impose conditions 1 through 4 on the approval of revision SR-002 is <br />provided by the Mined Land Reclamation Act and the Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rules and Regulations of the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board. <br /> <br />Conditional approval of revision SR-002 will be provided under separate cover. If you have any questions, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, " <br /> <br />J!I?C ~ <br /> <br />Allen C. Sorenson <br />Reclamation Specialist <br /> <br />C: \w indows \persona 1\0: Ii max. doc <br />