Laserfiche WebLink
TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />August 3, 2016 <br />Mr. Zach Trujillo <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 RECEIVED <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. AUG 0 5 2016 <br />Permit No. C-1981-019 <br />Brush Fire <br />Dear Mr. Trujillo, <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent <br />company to Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company <br />L.P. (Colowyo). Therefore, Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is formally notifying the Division of <br />a brush fire that occurred adjacent to the South Taylor Pit on August 2, 2016. The Division was <br />notified initially via a voicemail left at approximately 5:50 PM on August 2, 2016. This letter <br />serves to provide a formal notification and further description of the event. <br />At approximately 4:05 PM on August 2, 2016, a brush fire started west of the temporary <br />spoil pile on the West Taylor Fill area, which is north and west of the South Taylor Pit. The <br />brush fired burned a few acres (pending final survey of the area), and disturbance occurred to <br />native areas, as dozers and graders were employed to cut in fire lines to contain the fire. <br />Firefighting units from the City of Craig, Colorado Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Land <br />Management, and Colowyo's emergency response team were able to contain and extinguish the <br />brush fire in a timely manner. Colowyo is still investing the cause of the brush fire. <br />A follow up phone call was made on August 3, 2016 at approximately 8:30 AM to the <br />Division, to further describe the fire that occurred as more information was available. As <br />discussed on this call, a minor revision to the permit will be submitted in the near term to <br />document the fire, the disturbance that occurred, and to generally describe the fire in the permit <br />application package. <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />A Touchstone Energy'Cooperative <br />CRAIG STATION <br />ESCALANTE STATION <br />NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 <br />P.O. BOX 577 <br />P.O. BOX 698 <br />CRAIG, CO 81626-1307 <br />PREWITT, NM 87045 <br />NUCLA, CO 81424-0698 <br />970-824-4411 <br />505-972-200 <br />970-86r-7316 <br />