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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman S[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />MEMO <br />Date: March 26, 2007 <br />To: Henry Barbe, Mountain Coal Company <br />From: Tom Kaldenbach, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Re: West Elk Mine, DRMS Permit No. C-80-007 <br />NPDES Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR): 4th quarter 2006 <br />CDPS Permit CO-0038776 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- &- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, )r. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Exe<vtive Director <br />Ronald W. Cottony <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The following checklist summarizes the results of the Division's recent review of the above-referenced <br />report. We have no further comments regarding the reports. <br />Review Checklist for Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) <br /> Requirement Requirement <br />Requirement citation complied with ? Comment <br /> ( es / no) <br />1. Timely submittal of DRMS regulation <br />DMRs to CDMG 4.05.13(2)(a)(iii) yes None <br /> The operator notified DBMS at least one <br /> <br />2. Timely reporting to month after the exceedance of the BOD <br /> <br />CDMG of any <br />DRMS regulation limitation at outfall 007. As explained <br /> <br />exceedances of effluent <br />4.05.13(2)(a)(ii) See comment below, enforcement action is not proposed <br /> <br />limitations for the exceedance. The operator was <br /> notified by email on 3/23/06 of the need for <br /> timel exceedance re ortin . <br /> The report indicated an exceedance of the <br /> BOD limitation at outfall 007. Outfall 007 <br />3. Compliance with discharges to a concrete ditch and then to <br />Federal and State water another, much larger pond which most likely <br />quality laws that pertain DRMS regulation See comment would have reduced BOD below the <br />to discharges of surface 4.05.1(3) limitation before discharging to a stream; <br /> therefore, no enforcement action is proposed <br />water for this isolated exceedance. <br />cc: Dan Hernandez, CDMG <br />[maee File <br />Permit: C1980007 (West Elk Mine) <br />Doc. Type: Hydrology <br />Doc. Name: Q4-06, DRMS Memo <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver Gram Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />