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Permtt No. COG-850000
<br />Facility No. COG-850043
<br />CDMG No. C-81-038
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<br />CERTIFICATION
<br />~~ AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UYi DER THE
<br />CDPSI<VDUSTRIAL GENERAL PERMIT
<br />FOR COAL MINING FACILITIES (SIC No: 1112)
<br />Category 07, Subcategory 5, General Permits, Current jee 5914/year per CRS 25-8-502
<br />This permit specifically authorizes: Bowie Resources, Ltd.
<br />William A. Bear, (rice President-Operations
<br />PO Box 1480
<br />Paonia, CO 8/428
<br />(970) 517-4135
<br />with the facility contact of.' Basil Bear, Environmental Supervisor
<br />PO Box 1480
<br />Paonia, CO 81428
<br />(970) 527-2276 Fax (970) 527-2234
<br />to dischaz ge from the facilih'es identified as the Bowie Na. 1 East and Bowie No. 1 West Mines, located in the NW 1/4, SE 1/4., Section 24,
<br />T13S, R91 GY,~ at / 720 4010 Drive, Pnonin, Delta Coztnry, as shown in Figure 1 ofthe permit, from dischargepoints Outfails 002, 003, 004,
<br />005, and 006, as shown in Figure 2 of the permit and further described in this table.•
<br />002 Acdve* 0.69 MG Stevens Gulch
<br />003 Active* 0.12 MG Stevens Gulch
<br />004 Active* 0.062 MG Unnamed Ditch
<br />• 005 Active* 0.21 MG Farmers Ditch
<br />006 Active* 0.l4 MG East Roatcnp Creek
<br />•The nctivtry invalvu discharge ojsurface runof/; only, from naive Wrens. No other sources ojwnsrewnter will be discharged. !t rhoalA be noted 7/mt rednnmrion wra
<br />ongoing ntthetimethis cerlificntion wnsprepnred. However, none ofthelve outfnlls dischnrgefromportds that receivesnrjnce runollfrom Wrens in whit/t all recantouring
<br />work Gus been completed and revegetn[ion Ens camnenced-both ojwhic6 are reguiremens to qun[ify for pass-mining effJuenl limitntions. When one or more outfn!!s
<br />qualifies forpost-mining limitntions an O+is basis, the pennit[ee can contact the Division amt request that timitntionsfor the applicable ontfatt(s) be changed topost-miffing
<br />limitntions.
<br />Previously, an Intet•nnl Outfall, nztmbered 001, existed as the discharge point from a domestic wastewater trentmentfacility (WWTF) to
<br />Pond 3, which is the third pond in a series from which Outfal1002 discharges. This Interns! Outfall has ceased fo existwith the demolition
<br />ofthe WWTF as part ojreclamation activities, thus Outfa11001 will no longer be authorized. Additionally, Bowie Resources LTD, through
<br />its permit application, has changed the name of the Bowie No. 1 mine site to Bowie No. /East, which is the name reflected in this
<br />permitting action.
<br />The discharges go to EastRoatcap Creek, which is within Segment S, North Fork ofthe Gunnison Rivet•Sub-basin, Gunnison and Lower
<br />Dolores Rivers Basin; also to Stevens Gulch, an unnamed ditch, and Farmers Ditch, all ofwhich are within Segment 6, North Fork ojthe
<br />Gunnison River Sub-basin, Gztnnuon and Lower Dolores Rivers Basin. The applicable classifications and standards are jozmd in the
<br />Classifications and Numeric Standards for the Gunnison and Lower Dolores Rivers Basin (Regulation No. 35), effective February 10,
<br />2002. Segment 5 is not designated, and is therefore a reviewable water, and is class jsed for the following uses: Recreation, Class !b;
<br />Aquatic Life, Class I (Cold); Water Supply; and Agriculture. Segment 6 is designated Use Protected and is classed jot the following
<br />uses: Recreation, Class 1 b; Aquatic Life, Class 2 (Warm); Water Supply; and Agriculture. The Division evaluaiedthisfnciliryonJune20,
<br />2003, and determined that there are no increased itnpacts to the receiving stream(s) that would result from this permitting action, and
<br />therefore an antidegradation review was nor required pursuant to the regttlations.
<br />None of the, five Outfalls have discharged during the previous two yeas. In fact, only Ozttfa11006 has discharged during the previous five
<br />years. Discharge occurred from Outfa11006 during the first calendar quarter of 1998, and no exceedences were reported.
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