2021-02-17_PERMIT FILE - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/17/2021
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 07 CDPS Permit with Modification #4
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Water Quality Control Division
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
COLORADO DISCHARGE PERMIT SYSTEM
PERMIT NUMBER C00038776
In compliance with the provisions of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, (25-8-101 et seq., CRS, 1973 as
amended), for both discharges to surface and ground waters, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; the "Act"), for discharges to surface waters only, the
Mountain Coal Company, LLC
is authorized to discharge from the facility's West Elk Mine located 5174 Highway 133 in Somerset, CO,
38.92500°latitude North, 107.45000°longitude West
to North Fork of Gunnison River, Sylvester Gulch, Dry Fork of Minnesota Creek
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in Parts I and II hereof.
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of this permit.
The applicant may demand an adjudicatory hearing within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of issuance of the final
permit determination, per the Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations, 61.7(1). Should the applicant choose to
contest any of the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements or other conditions contained herein, the applicant
must comply with Section 24-4-104 CRS and the Colorado Discharge Permit System Regulations. Failure to contest any
such effluent limitation, monitoring requirement, or other condition, constitutes consent to the condition by the
Applicant.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight, September 30, 2024
Issued and Signed this 31It day of December, 2020
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Meg'Parish, Permits Section Manager
Water Quality Control Division
Permit Action Summary
Modification 4—Major Amendment: Issued 12/31/2020; Effective 2/1/2020 (Parts I.A, I.C.3, I.C.4, I.C.5, I.G, I.H, 1.1,
I.J, I.L.2)
Modification 3 - Major Amendment: Issued 4/28/2020; Effective 5/1/2020 (Parts I.A, I.C, I.D, LF, I.G, I.H, 1.1, I.J, I.K)
Modification 2—Minor Modification: Issued 12/17/2019; Effective 12/17/2019 (Part I.A, Part I.C.1, and Part I.C.2)
Modification 1 - Minor Modification: Issued 10/31/2019; Effective 10/31/2019 (Part I.C.1 and Part I.J.1)
Originally Issued: 8/30/2019; Effective 10/1/2019