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STATE OF <br />COLORADO Berry - DNR, David <david.berry@state.co.us> <br />South Portal <br />1 message <br />Boulay - DNR, Mike <mike.boulay @state.co.us> Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 2:36 PM <br />To: David Berry - DNR <david.berry @state.co.us >, Daniel Hernandez - DNR <daniel.hernandez @state.co.us> <br />Dave <br />As requested I inspected the South Portal backfill area this morning at approximately 9:00 am. where the <br />seepage is occurring. The seep on the right side of the backfill has receeded a small amount and the top of the <br />seep is now below the stake at about 7 feet up from the base of the slope. The flow in to the french drain ditch <br />has lessened from 36 gpm yesterday to 33 gpm today. The flow around the refuse pile is constant and makes it <br />all the way to the 009 Outfall where it exits the permit area via a CDOT culvert beneath 1 -70. Tonya Hammond <br />was arriving as I was heading down to check out the refuse pile and Outfall 009. 1 returned to the portal backfill <br />with here and reinspected the area. The strata above the backfill and the surrounding terrain show no evidence <br />of seepage or displacement, The water discharging remains clear. I put together some photos for your reference <br />with labels to orient you to some of the site features. I will also send the photos by themselves if you want to <br />zoom in and get a better visual. Let me know if you need anything else. I have a lot of good detailed <br />photographs if needed. <br />Mike <br />Michael P. Boulay, P.G. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Coal Regutatory Program <br />COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />A&17 Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />P 970.243.1571 1 F 970.241.1516 <br />101 South 3rd, Suite 301 Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />mike. boulay@state.co.us I http://mining.state.co.us <br />South Portal Photos.docx <br />6220K <br />