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4. The Order imposed several corrective actions on Operator, including: <br /> C. Colorado Milling Company, LLC shall, within sixty days of the <br /> effective date of this Order, file with the Division a permit conversion or <br /> amendment application to ensure that all lands affected by the mining <br /> reclamation activities, including the Times Mine adit and all aspects of the <br /> water pipeline from Left Hand Creek to Gold Hill Mill, are located within an <br /> approved affected land boundary and addressed by a reclamation plan and <br /> appropriate performance and financial warranties. Operator shall diligently <br /> pursue and attain the Division's approval and issuance of the application <br /> within statutory deadlines. <br /> 5. On December 19, 2017, Operator submitted an amendment application <br /> (AM-1) to increase the permitted area by 0.8 Acres to include the Left Hand Creek <br /> pump station, water pipeline, and Times Mine portal, as required by the Order. <br /> 6. AM-1 was filed for review on January 4, 2018 with the decision date set <br /> for February 5, 2018. <br /> 7. On January 26, 2018, the Division sent Operator the first adequacy <br /> review letter for AM-1. <br /> 8. Operator subsequently requested four separate 60-day extensions and <br /> one 90-day extension of the AM-1 decision date. <br /> 9. On December 11, 2018 operator submitted its response to the Division's <br /> first adequacy review letter. <br /> 10. On December 21, 2018 the Division sent Operator a second adequacy <br /> review letter. <br /> 11. Operator requested a five-day extension of the AM-1 decision date, to <br /> January 4, 2019 and subsequently submitted response to the Divisions second <br /> adequacy review letter on that day. <br /> 12. On January 5, 2019 Operator requested a 90-day extension of the <br /> decision date for AM-1. <br /> 13. On January 11, 2019, the Division sent Operator a Reason to Believe a <br /> Violation Exists and Notice of Formal Board Hearing for failure to comply with the <br /> conditions of the Board's October 2017 Order because Operator had not obtained <br /> approval of AM-1 within the statutory deadlines. The possible violation was set for a <br /> hearing at the Board's April 2019 meeting. <br /> Colorado Milling Company, LLC <br /> Gold Hill Mill / M-1994-117 <br /> Violation No. MV-2019-018 2 <br />