HYDRO22553

• Permit No: C1981013
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 5/6/1988
• Doc Name: MLRD MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF WFC 5/4/1988 IN REGARD TO PLANS FOR MINE WATER TREATMENT AT
• From: MLRD
• To: CDOH
• Permit Index Doc Type: OTHER SURFACE WATER
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATF, OF COLORADO
Roy Romer, Gove
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
FRED R. BANTA, Director
hlay 6, 1988
h1rs. Sandy Marek
Colorado Department of Health
Division of Administration
4270 E. 11th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
P.e: Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division (CMLRD) Meeting with
Representatives of Wyoming Fuel Company (WFC) on May A, 1988 in Regard to
Plans for Mine Water Treatment at Golden Eagle Mine
Dear Mrs. Marek:
This letter is an attempt to summarize CMLP.D understanding of the agreements
reached with WFC during the above referenced meeting and to estimate the time
required to honor these agreements.
Present at the meeting were Dave Stout (WFC), Jerrv Koblitz (WFC Consultant),
Bob Liddle (CMLP,D1, Tony Waldron {CMLRD), and Jim Stevens (CMLP.D). As
background to the discussion, WFC described the tentative agreement worked out
between WFC and DOH in your recent meeting, ie. two "demonstrations" were to
be allowed to determine if Golden Eagle NPDES permit requirements for the mine
water could be met. The first or Phase 1 demonstration would be two weeks in
length, involve splitting mine water between two systems, ie. using Ponds 2,
2A, 2B (in series) and Pond 3, and would not involve chemical treatment of the
water. The second or Phase 2 demonstration would be undertaken if Phase 1
proved unsuccessful, involve 4 weeks, use both systems, but include the use of
NALCO 7883 flocculant. During these demonstrations, WFC would extensively
monitor the disc harae but not be required to meet effluent Limitations.
Apparently as a result of your call to David Stout following our phone
conversation on May 3, 1988, he was aware and attempted to address the
Division's concern with modifying the existing CMLRD cessation order to allow
WFC to use the Nalco 7883 flocculant in the Phase 2 demonstration,
particularly without a better understanding of the makeup of the entire
treatment system. As was explained to WFC, the Division actually lacks any
specific means within its rules to approve such a facility, even on a
temporary basis, without revising the mine permit and providing for public
comment. WFC, therefore, proposed to submit the demonstration pro.iect to the
Division as a technical revision by about May 12, 1988. On its part, CMLRD
committed to make every reasonable effort to hasten the review and approval of
this revision so as to reduce the delay in completing the demonstration. The
Division furthermore, agreed that Phase 1 could be undertaken by WFC
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