HYDRO24948

• Permit No: M1977378
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 1/11/2006
• Doc Name: WQCD Violations
• From: DMG
• To: Gold King Mines Corporation
• Permit Index Doc Type: Correspondence
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
Bill Owenz, Governor
Douglas H. Benevento, Executive Director
Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado
4300 Cherry Creek Dr. 5.
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
Phone [phone]
TDD Line [phone]
Located in Glendale, Colorado
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November 15, 2004
Laboratory and Radiation Services Division
8100 Lowry Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80230-6928
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john R. Henderson, Registered Agent
Gold King Mines Corporation Certified Mai[ Number: 7002 2410 0001 01273512
1720 14`s St, Ste. 200
Boulder, CO 80302
RE: Service of Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order, Number: IO-041115-1
Colorado Discharge Permit System -Permit Number: CO-0027529
Dear Mr. Henderson:
Gold King Mines Corporation hereby served with the enclosed Notice of Violation /Cease and
Desist Order (the. "NOV/CDO"). This. NOV/CDO is issued by the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment's Water Quality Control Division (the "Division") pursuant to
the authority given to the Division by §§25-8-602 and 25-8-605 of the Colorado Water Quality
Control Act, (the "Act").. The Division bases this NOV/CDO upon findings that Gold King
Mines Corporation has violated the Act, and/or control regulations promulgated pursuant to the
Act, as described in the enclosed NOV/CDO.
Pursuant to §25-8-603, C.R.S., Gold King Mines Corporation is required, within thirty (30)
calendar days of issuance of this NOV/CDO, to submit to the Division an answer admitting or
denying each pazagraph of the Findings of Fact and responding t6 the Notice of Violation.
Absent such an answer, the validity of the factual allegations and the Notice of Violation shall be
deemed established in any subsequent proceeding.
This action could result in the imposition of civil penalties. The Division is authorized pursuant
to §25-8-608, C.R.S. to impose a penalty of $10,000 per day for each day during which such
violation occurs.
Please be advised that the Division is continuing its investigation into this matter and the
Division may identify supplementary violations that warrant amendments to this NOV/CDO or
the issuance of additional enforcement actions.