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~~ <br />October 21, ?000 <br />Mr. lames G. and Mrs. lean Snyder <br />3879 CR 346 <br />Rifle CO 8160 <br />RE: Illegal Solid Waste Disposal <br />CR 34b North and Adjacent to Mamm Creek <br />Of <br />• e <br />'re]B <br />Colorado Depumtenc <br />oC Public Health <br />and FJrvonntrnt <br />S~V GAR GEN 5.1 <br />The Hazardous Materials and ~4'aste ?vfanagement Division (the Division) has received complaints <br />retarding illegal and inappropriate disposal and burning at a site under your authority at the above <br />referenced location. An investigation of this complaint revealed disposal of piles of household trash. <br />furniture, appliances, construction waste and tires that had recently been burned. The burned material <br />was in a pile at the south end of an avriculture £eld where irrigation tailw'ater routinely collects. The <br />water then has access to the adjacent Mamm Creek approximately 20' further north and down gradient. <br />[I .C.l. Dischazge to bfamm Creek is a potential violation of water quality regulations. <br />The disposal activity is in violation of the "Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities Act." Title 30, <br />Article 20, Part 1 1986 as amended (the statutel and the regulations (6 CCR 1007-2). Burning with <br />out a permit is in violation of the Colorado .4ir Quality Control Commission's Regulation 1, Section <br />due to the potentially adverse impacts to the public health and the environment, the Division requires <br />that disposal cease and the site be reclaimed and closed. Please respond within l ~ days of this letters <br />receipt detailing your schedule for closure and site reclsmation. Please contact me at (970) 248-7 (68 <br />if you have atry.questions. <br />Solid Waste Unit <br />Compliance Program. <br />:ds <br />cc: ~~4r. Mark Bean, Garfield Couniti~ <br />1~tr. Steve Hackett. Garfield County <br />Mr. Scott Miller, Air Quality Control Division <br />Sth GAR GEN ~. l <br />File <br />JRN-07--2001 11 45 FROM )927-8386 GRANT TO ~ 13038328106 P.01 <br />III Iiililllliilllii <br />STATE OF COtv~~w <br />Bill Owenr, Governor <br />Jane E. Norton, Ececurrve Oireaor <br />lkkdiGated to prottcttng and improving the healN and environment of the people of Colorado <br />Crand Junction Regional Office <br />22? S. 6th Se., Rm Z32 <br />Grand )unction, CO 81501.2768 <br />Fos (970) 2a6.719A <br />~&=G <br />Donna Stoner <br />