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<br />ocT s o zoos <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Musing and Safety . <br />Peak Project Management, LLC <br />34115 County Road 20.8 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />(719) 846975 <br />Via Certified Mail - 7005 3110 0003 2719 7927 <br />October 26, 2006 <br />Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />WQCD-PE-B2 <br />4300 Cberry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 <br />Re: Discharge Monitoring Report - 3'a Quarter, 2006 <br />Lorencito Canyon Mine -Permit No. COG-850044 <br />Enclosed are the DMR's for the above referenced permit for the second quarter of 2006. Outfalls OOIA, <br />002, 003, 004A, 014, 015, 017, 018, 019, 020, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, and 026 have not been constructed. <br />The mine is closed and no disturbance has occurred within the drainage areas reporting to these proposed <br />ponds. <br />Outfalls 005, 006, 009A, and l0A have been constructed and no discharge occurred from these facilities <br />during dte Quarter. <br />Pond 008 was observed discharging on August 3 and August 29, 2006. An exccedence of the daily <br />maxmmm for settleable solids was recorded at this site. <br />Ponds 009B and 007 were observed discharging on August 27 and August 29, 2006 respectively and the <br />required samples were collected. Total Iron was determined to be ]3.60 mg/1 of pond 007 and 27 mg/1 at <br />009B. Both exceeded the daily maximum of 7.0 mg/I. An exceedence of the daily maximum for settleable <br />solids was recorded at these sites. <br />The Lorencito Canyon Mice is in final reclamation and no additional disturbance is projected. <br />Approximately 50 acres of a total of approximate 79 acres reporting to these ponds had been seeded and <br />vegetation established in Augnst of 2006. The remaining 29 acres reporting to these ponds were seeded and <br />mulched this fall. Suing and the establishment of vegetation will reduce runoff and sedunent levels <br />reporting w these ponds and should prevent fitture exceedence of e8luent limitations. <br />Please contact me if there are any questions or if additional information is required. <br />Sin erely, <br />Ronald G. Thompson <br />for Lorencito Coal Company, LLC <br />