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16 March 2015 <br />Tom Bird, Manager of Coal Services <br />GCC Energy, LLC <br />6473 County Road 120 <br />Hesperus, CO 81326 <br />Re:King Coal Mine (Permit No. C-1981-035) <br />Review of 2014Annual Pond Inspection Report(Amended) <br />Dear Mr. Bird: <br />The Division issued a review of GCC’s 2014 Annual Pond Inspection Report on Dec. 31, 2014. <br />Twoportions of the rules had not been addressed, and a response was required to be submitted <br />by Jan. 30, 2015.An amended report wasreceivedonJan. 28, 2015. Our original comments are <br />repeated below, and updated to reflect our review of the amended reportprovided. <br />DRMS 12/31 <br />1.:Stoner’s report indicates that approximately 8 inches of water were <br />present in the pond, but does not give an elevation for the water surface (15)(c).Please <br />provide the elevation of the water surface that was present at the time of the inspection. <br />DRMS 03/16: This item has been <br />The elevation of the water surface was given. <br />satisfactorily addressed. <br />DRMS 12/31 <br />2.:The report fails toaddress the requirements of (15)(d).This volume can <br />generally be readily determined from the storage capacity curve developed for a pond’s <br />Please provide the storage capacity of the pond that was present at the <br />as-built plan. <br />time of the inspection. <br />DRMS 03/16 <br />:The amended report provided information regarding the volume of <br />sediment stored in the pond and a comparison of that volume to the volume whichwould <br />necessitate that the pond be cleaned out.This does not technically answer the question of <br />how much storage capacity (for water) was available, but does infer that the design storm <br />This item has been satisfactorily addressed. <br />event could be retained. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Marcia L. Talvitie, P.E. <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor |Mike King, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />