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COLOR,9D0 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMEM -Water Quality Coruro[ Division Rationale -Page 9 Permit No. COR-040000 VL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMIT (com.) G. Annual Fee Afl permittees are required to pay the annual permit administration fee, as described in the Colorado Water Quality Control Act. (See Part II.B.10 of the permit.) As of February, 1996, the fee is $300 per year for active mines that are 10 acres or greater, $]00 per year for active mines that are less than 10 acres, and $50 per year for inactive mines. These feu are subject to legislative change. H. Termination of Permit Certification When a site has been reclaimed in accordance with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG) requirements and the site has been released from State reclamation requirements, the operator of the facility may request termination. The requirements for termination are described in Parr I.F of the permit. In the case where the site has no CDMG permit, certification under this permit may be terminated once raw material, intermediate products, byproducts, finished products or waste products have been removed or isolated from stormwater and the site has been stabilized (with little evidence of soil erosion or other runoff problem) and revegetated. Specific criteria are listed in Pan /.F. of the permit. Continued coverage may be required after reclamation or remediation is complete if the Division has shown or has reason to suspect that the stormwater discharge contributes to a violation of a water quality standard. I. Duration of Permit The genera[ permit shall not exceed five years in duration. /n this case the expiration date is set jot September 30, 2001. The permittee's authority to discharge under this permit is approved until the expiration dare of the genera! permit. Any permittee desiring contiwed coverage under the general permit must apply for recertification under the genera! permit at least 90 days prior to its expiration date. Sarah Johnson February 26, 1996 VII. CHANGES AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE A. Chanees made by the Division A few minor changes were made to the permit and rationale in response to internal Division review and comment to improve program consistency and clarity. Other minor changes (typographical, etc.) were also made. B. Response to Public Comments Thirteen letters were received during the public comment period for these permits. Many of the commerus were similar in nature and have been addressed as groups below. Voluntarv third oartv mine-waste cleanup initiatives. One group of commentors objected that the draft permit does nor accommodate a voluntary watershed remediation approach. In general, they felt that as curremly written, the permit severely limits the possibility of volumary cleanup initiatives. They suggested that perhaps a separate general permit would be more appropriate, or at least the permit should clearly differentiate and separate the requirements and responsibilities of third parry groups. Specifically, they noted tha[ voluntary groups are not legal entities which can hold permits. Further, the permit does no[ accommodate a watershed approach but rather prescribes aaste-by-site treatment. They proposed that the permit should provide liability protection for third