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Dudash,Joe <br />From: Jeffrey Coombe [jeffrey.coombe@state.co.us] <br />Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 12:06 PM <br />To: joe.dudash@state.co.us <br />Subject: Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />Joe, <br />Oh, don't worry about that. I can wait fox the report until you get it <br />scanned in. Apparently my earlier concerns about the condition of the <br />N. Fork Gunnison are less severe than I thought, it appears the river is <br />quite robust, and is affected more by the dam upstream and sommerset's <br />untreated effluent than by the mining drainage form Bowie and the other <br />mines in the area. <br />However, there are a few things I would like to get cleaned up with the <br />mines, one of which being convincing Bowie to build bigger ponds to <br />contain large storm events. You mentioned, and Bill Bear seconded, that <br />they are right on the thin edge of having enough storage for rain <br />events. Bowie's permit (and other coal mining permits) state that the <br />facility must try to maintain control of their discharge at all times, <br />even in large storm events. Only in the event of extenuating <br />circumstances, when a permittee has done everything possible to control <br />discharges and the water keeps on coming should a exemption to alternate <br />limitations be granted. By not having enough pond space to capture <br />extra runoff, Bowie is in danger of not being in control of their <br />effluent, and therefore in violation of their permit. Now, in the case <br />of the rain/snowmelt in January, I will probably grant Bowie (and the <br />others) the exception, as it was such a large event, but Bowie will need <br />to povide more justification then they have so far for that one. I <br />would like to see the runoff from future rain events captured and <br />controlled better, though. <br />Thanks for your help, <br />Jeff <br />Jeffrey G. Coombe <br />Compliance Assurance & Data Management Unit <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br />Phone: (303) 692-3619 <br />Email: jef£rey.coombe@state.co.us <br />»> "Dudash, Joe" <j oe.dudash@state.co.us> 03/28/05 09:O1PM »> <br />You had requested a copy of my latest field inspection report for the <br />Bowie <br />No. 2 Mine. I do not have an electronic copy of the report. It has not <br />been <br />scanned electronically yet. If you can give me your fax number, I can <br />fax it <br />to you now. Thanks! <br />1 <br />