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tr I Energy Fuels Mining Company ' Raton Creek Mine I I STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN I I 1. Introduction ' Energy Fuels Mining Company ("Energy Fuels") conducts coal mining operations at theRa n. Creek Mine located in Las Animas County, Colorado. Energy Fuels was issued CDPS Permit No. COG- 850032 in January, 1993, for the mine site and rail loadouts. CDPS Permit No. COG-850032 requires development and implementation of a Stotmwater Management Plan (SWMP) for ttie facility governed by the permit. The SWMP addresses stormwater ntnoff control from coal mine facility areas outside the coverage of diversion ditches end sediment ponds required by the facility's Division of Minerals end Geology (DMG) permit. 2. Minine and Associated Activities Energy Fuels operates the Raton Creek Mine and two associated railroad coal loadout sites: The mine site is located approximately 3 miles south of Trinidad and east of Interstate I-25. The mine site includes approximately 1327 acres of permit area of which 28.6 acres are disturbed. The Raton Creek Mine is an underground mine with a small surface facility area containing one sediment pond and essociazed drainage control structures. ' Raton Creek's railroad loadouts are located in the City of Trinidad railroad yards both north end south of Liodeo Avenue. The two loadouts mentioned above incorporate three separate leased areas on'the Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroads. These loadout lease areas are referred to ar Santa Fe Na. 1 (SF No.l), Santa Fe No. 2 (SF No. 2), and the Burlington Northern (BN). The total loadout permit area encompasses approximately 6.3 acres of which 6.3 acres are disturbed area. The mine and loadout facilities suspended operations in May, 1990. During 1991, Energy Fulls filed a notice of Permanent Cessation of Operations to the DMG. From this time to present, Energy Fuels has proceeded with limited reclamation activities in all the mine facility areas. With the exception of, the loadouts, current reclamation of the site does not constitute development of stornrwater control plans pursuant to the "post-mining phase" criteria. i 3. Facility Mao ~ ' ~ Two site maps ere attached to this plan entitled 'Stormwater Management Plan-Mine Site Map'I, end . 'I-oadout Facilities-Stormwater Management Plao Site Map" and are made part of the SWMP by this reference. These maps show the mine and loadout areas, including access roads, surface water features, drainage boundaries, and all drainage and sediment control structures. I",: it ~i I"' i { `, ~. 1 ,I, 1, a§ ,'~ Kii ~!p.~;~,~.uiifi171. ~~~„e~r. ~ir4..:-..,. ., ... '~ ~Lr'4v 5 {. :~.