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~~ w~c~~..,.7,s i ~'~~~J a UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY c ~ h ~ SEC REGiOn vill IBfiO LINCOLN STREET DENVER. COLD RA00 80203 March 2, 1977 Ref: 8S-EP Alan Robert Barnes Director of Planning Empire Energy Corporation P.D. Box 68 Craig, Colorado 81625 Oear Mr. Barnes: I have received the SPCC Plan for the Wise Hill ,y5 Mine transmitted by your February 23, 1977 letter. It is not necessary to submit an SPCC Plan to our Agency for review unless there has been a spill event from the facility~as outlined in 40 CFR Part 112.4 (a). The Plan should be kept on file at the facility office for your use and be made available for inspection, should one of our field personnel request it for review. L~ A cursory review was made of the Plan and there are several items which should be included or expanded. 1. Section B narrative indicates an oil spill would enter the Yampa River, and the following table, under Direction, indicates the oil would enter the Williams Fork River. A more accurate description of the probable flowpath should be given; such as, oil would flow east and enter the Williams Fork River, X miles upstream from its cm fluence with the Yampa River. A copy of a map (USGS or other) would be benefical in this description and would be an in- valuable aid to personnel involved in a clean-up outside of the facility property line. 2. Section 0, Na 2, indicates a map is present illustrating the position of the security gate. A map was not included in the Plan we received. 3. Section 0, No.i, should have the telephone number of the fire department listed. 4. While it is not stated, provision should be made to handle a spill from the delivery truck during the oil transfer operation. It may be possible to contour the loading area, presumedly west of the tanks, to drain into the inclined ditches. a