WSP03388

• File Number: 8041
• Description: 208 Clean Water Grant
• State: CO
• Date: 3/4/1982
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Quarterly Reports on the 208 Clean Water Grant for the Water Quality Control Division of the Coloradio Dept of Health
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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3704

MEMORANDUM

COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD
J. William McDonald
Director

TO:

Dan Law

FROM:

Dean Stindt 0((5

DATE: November 19, 1981

SUBJECT: Summary of Salt Contributions to the Colorado River
Basin by Industrial Dischargers through the NPDES
Permit Program

The subject summary concentrates on those industrial dischargers
which fall into one of the following mine or mine processing facility
categories: lead and zinc, gold, silver, ferroalloy, uranium, bitumi-
nus coal and oil shale. Of these 62 NPDES permits authorizing dis-
charge to the Colorado River Basin, discharge data (quantity and
quality) was available to determine annual salt contributions for
18 of the dischargers. Three of these permits stipulate TDS limita-
tions.

A tabulation identifying the name of the permittee and facility,
NPDES permit number, annual salt contribution to the Colorado River
from 7/80 to 6/81, and where applicable, TDS limitations, follows:

l. Amax - Mt. Emmons CO 0036394
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 704 tons
2. Cotter Corporation - J D-9 Mine CO 0036285
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 171 tons
3. Union Carbide - Uravan Mill CO 0000515
TDS. limiations: daily average - 48990 Kg/d
daily maximum - 122,470 kg/d
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 8498 tons

4. GEX Col.orado, Inc. CO 0027146
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 625 tons

5. Mid-Coninent Resources, Inc. CO 0000396
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 230 tons

6. Northern Coal Co.- #1 CO 0036439
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 71 tons

7. Peabody Coal Co. - Nucla CO 0000213
Annual salt contribution for 7/80 to 6/81: 344 tons

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