Laserfiche WebLink
STATE OF <br />COLORADO Berry - DNR, David <david.berry@state.co.us> <br />Re: South Portal Backfill Update - 6/22/14 <br />1 message <br />Boulay - DNR, Mike <mike.boulay @state.co.us> Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 10:09 AM <br />To: Tonya Hammond <tonya.snowcap @bresnan.net> <br />Cc: "Berry - DNR, David" <david.berry@state.co.us >, Greg Shurbet <ggshurbet @aep.com >, Jim Stover <br /><jestover @bresnan.net >, Dan Hernandez <daniel.hemandez @state.co.us> <br />Hi Tonya: <br />I reiterate David's concern about Mr Fontanari turning the water flow to his ditches back on. We are making <br />good progress at the South Portal and the seepage is lessening as predicted. This would be very quickly <br />jeopardized if the water is reactivated. Apparently he did not actually open the valve to his ditches. Thanks for <br />your diligence in monitoring the situation. If necessary the Division could call Mr. Fontanari again. Let's discuss <br />on Monday. <br />Mike <br />On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Tonya Hammond <tonya.snowcap @bresnan.net> wrote: <br />Good morning — <br />I started my monitoring /inspection this morning at Outfall 016 discharge point @ 7:00 a.m. The metered flow <br />is 287.7 gpm. Mr. Fontanari stopped me this morning while I was on my inspection and he informed me that <br />at approximately 6:00 a.m. he turned the water back on to his irrigation ditch, however at approximately 7:15 <br />there was no evidence of any flow in the ditch. I will check again in the morning to see if there is any flow. I <br />arrived at the South Portal at 7:45 a.m. to monitor the backfill seepage. The seepage flow continues to be <br />clear with no evidence of cloudiness or sediment. The flow at the portal area was measured with a flume and <br />the flow is -- 43 gpm, which is approximately 6 gpm less than yesterday morning. The minimal seepage below <br />the retaining wall on the north side of the backfill appears to be the same, no visible increase or decrease. <br />The highest saturation point on the south side of the backfill does not appear to have increased, it might <br />actually be drying up a little. No new saturation areas were observed on the backfill or the surrounding area <br />and no slumping or earth movement was evident. Daily monitoring and updates will continue until further <br />notice. <br />Tonya Hammond <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. <br />J. E. Stover & Associates, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 1430 <br />Palisade, CO 81526 <br />(970) 241 -8118 <br />(970) 260 -6740 - Cell <br />