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- ~; <br />Environment, [~~. <br />LARRY E. O'l3RIAN <br />PpE51DENT <br />April 23, 1998 <br />Western Colorado Reg. Office <br />484 Turner Dr., Building F, Suite 101 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />~I~ ~II~I~~II~~~~ ~I~ <br />PUBIC F OFFjCE <br />FIDE. M-9CE COPY <br />S11~: ~` /z 9 <br />.~ <br />Mr. Steve Shuey 1 ~'P' ~ EAf ~- ~ f <br />Division of Minerals and Geology ~~~, <br />Dear Steve; <br />RE: March 10,1998 -Inspection report <br />Whitewater 500 Pit - M-77-129 <br />R ED <br />AP 4 1998 <br />piviswn of Mine Is & Geology <br />785 VANCE D~i1VE, SUITE 205A <br />j11RVADA, C LORADO 80003 <br />303-q23-7297 <br />R~eiv~ <br />APR 2 9 1998 <br />DM~~~l~nar~ ~'~0p81' <br />REtrEIVED <br />MAY 0 41998 <br />Division of Minerals 8 Geobgy <br />On behalf of my client Whitewater Building Materials Corp. I will respond to ithe <br />four concerns addressed in the inspection report dated Mazch 10, 1998. I will address' each <br />in the order presented in the report. <br />1. SETTLING POND ROAD <br />Review of Map Exhibits C & F1 dated June 1977, and Map Exhibits C & Fl dated <br />December 1985 show roads in Stage Z. Internal pit access roads during minin are <br />not shown because their exact location is unknown. Map Exhibit F-1 shows w~at <br />roads will be left when reclamation is complete in this stage. A road is part of'the <br />approved plan so no revision is needed. <br />2. WASH PLANT SETTLING POND <br />The plant site is located in Stage W and was added to the area during the permitting <br />process in 1977. The settling ponds are located in Stage Z. In the 1977 application <br />book on page 9; 11 lines from the bottom we explained that Stage Z was previously <br />mined and would be backfilied during the life of the mine. We noted that the area <br />south of the river had been "potholed" pre-law. The original permit maps shoal this <br />area as the western edge of the Stage 2 lake. What is causing confusion is that,the <br />road is on land that will be mined once mining is done in that stage. The road 'serves <br />as a dam to keep silt from entering the lake azea. When the road is mined, the final <br />slopes will be along the edge of the silted azea. I do not believe an application <br />revision is necessary since mining this area in the permit. <br />3. SPILL PREVENTION PLAN <br />On September 30, 1996 an Oil Inspector from the Colorado Department of Labor and <br />Employment visited this site to review operation of the above grown tanks. Tt1ey <br />had no concerns about the operation of the tanks and made no mend about neieding <br />Spill Prevention Plan. Since they are the jurisdictional agency, Whi, water foil; ws <br />.~ <br />