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Permit No. COG- 850000
<br />Facility No.'COG- 850001
<br />CDMG No. C-81 -035
<br />Page I
<br />CERTIFICATION RENEWAL
<br />AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
<br />• CDPS INDUSTRIAL GENERAL PERMIT
<br />FOR CdWL MINING FACILITIES (SIC No: 1222)
<br />Category 07, Sub - category 5, General Permits, Current fee $5561year per CRS 25 -8 -502
<br />This permit specifically authorizes: National King Coal, LLC
<br />Trent Peterson, President
<br />4424 C.R. 120
<br />Hesperus, CO 81326
<br />(970) 385 -4528 Fax (970) 385 -4638
<br />with the facility contact of Ton: Bird, Manager Coal Services
<br />4424 C.R. 120
<br />Hesperus, CO 81326
<br />(970) 385 -4606 Fax (970) 385 -4638
<br />to discharge from the facility identified as the King Coal Mine, located in the NE %, Section 32, T35N, RI I W,• at 4424 County Road 120, approximatelyfour
<br />miles southwest of Hesperus, CO, La Plata County; as shown in Figure I ofthe permit from discharge points 001 and 002, as shown in Figure 2 of the permit
<br />and further described in this table:
<br />001 Active 0.608 MG 0.320 MG Hay Gulch
<br />002 Active 0.301 MG 0.062 MG Hay Gulch
<br />The discharge goes to Hay Gulch, which is within Segment 1, La Plata River, Mancos River, McElmo Creek and San Juan River Sub- basin, Satz Juan River
<br />Bashi, found in the Classifications alld Numeric Standards for the San Juan River Basin (5 CCR 1002 -34); last update effective February 20, 2002. Segment 1
<br />is classified for the following uses: Recreation. Class lb; Aquatic Life, Class !(Cold); Water Supply, Agriculture. The Division reviewed thisfacility on June
<br />11, 2002, and determined that the antidegradation presumption was overcome because discharge does not occur during low flow periods.
<br />The activity involves discharge of surface runoff only from active areas. No other sources of wastewater will be discharged.
<br />001 and 002 shall be the discharge of final treated water before entering Hay Gulch. Effluent limitations are specified below and in Part LB. La) and
<br />Flow, MGD
<br />Report
<br />Report
<br />Weekly
<br />Instantaneous or Continuous
<br />Design Capacity
<br />Total Suspended Solids, mg17
<br />35
<br />70*
<br />Monthly
<br />Grab
<br />Federal BAT
<br />Total Iron, mg17
<br />3.5
<br />7.0*
<br />Monthly
<br />Grab
<br />Federal BAT
<br />Total Manganese, mg17
<br />3.5
<br />7.0*
<br />Monthly
<br />Grab
<br />Federal BAT
<br />Settleable Solids, mW
<br />Report
<br />0.5 **
<br />Monthly
<br />Grab
<br />Federal BAT
<br />pH, s.u.
<br />Report
<br />65 -9.0
<br />Weekly
<br />In -situ
<br />Water Quality Standards
<br />Oil and Grease, mg1l
<br />Report
<br />10
<br />Weekly
<br />Visual
<br />State Effluent Regulations
<br />Salinity, mg17 Report Report Quarterly Grab Salinity Standard (Reg. No. 39)
<br />*The discharge maybe eligible for an exemption from this limitation ifit is demonstrated that the discharge occurred as a result of precipitation less than or equal to the associated
<br />10 year, 24 hour event. See permit, Part I.B. Ld). **The discharge maybe eligible for an exemption from this limitation if it is demonstrated that the discharge occurred as a
<br />result of precipitation greater than the associated 10 year, 24 hour event. See permit, Part LB. Ld).
<br />The permittee is encouraged to read the general rationale for an understanding of how this permit was developed and to read the permit to see what
<br />requirements exist. Widen the body of the permit itself, monitoring requirements are specified in Pan I.B.1a), the StornzwaterManagement Plan requirements
<br />are specified in Part LB.2. and notification requirements for effluent violations are addressed in Part II.A.
<br />Salinity (TDS) monitoring of the discharge will be required. Phosphorus monitoring of the discharge will not be required.
<br />Based upon previous discharge monitoring data, the permittee has generally maintained compliance with theirpermit.
<br />Aftfirication: Based on the above information, National King Coal, LLC is certified to discharge from the King Coal Mine tinder the general permit for coal
<br />initzg, idetztifzed as permit ntimber COG - 850000. All correspondence relative to this facility should reference the spec f c facility number, COG - 850001.
<br />Christopher L. Gates
<br />June 11, 2002
<br />Effective July 1, 2002 Expires June 30, 2007
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