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Ronald G. Thompson <br />Peak Project Management, LLC <br />34115 County Road 20.8 <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />(719) 846-4975 <br />Via Certified Mail - 7002 2410 0004 3375 9562 <br />July 17, 2005 <br />Colorado Department of Health <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />WQCD-PE-B2 <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 <br />Re: Discharge Monitoring Report - 2"d Quarter, 2005 <br />New Elk Mine - Pernrit No. CO-0000906 <br />Enclosed are the DMR's for the above referenced permit for [he Second Quarter of 2005. No discharge <br />occurred at any of the monitoring locations during the quarter. <br />Pond S was designed as a "pass-through" facility with no provisions for lowering the water level below the <br />elevation of the primary discharge opening. A pumping system has been established at pond 8. InFlows to <br />the pond can now be pumped [o non-discharging pond 6 to lower water levels in pond 8 thus maintaining <br />capacity in pond 8 to treat future precipitation events. Pond 6 functioned as an over-flow containment <br />basin for [he Preparation Plan[. The plant is now out of service and can be used to dewater other ponds on <br />an as-needed basis or [o allow pond clean-out. <br />Please contact me if there are any questions or if additional information is required. <br />Sinc reh <br />Ronald G. Thompson <br />for Picketwire Processing LLC <br />