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Mountain Coal Company <br />West Elk Mine <br />Post Office Box 591 <br />Somerxt, Colorado 81434 <br />Telephone 303 929-5015 <br />Fax 303 928-5595 <br />February 15, 1994 <br />Mr. Dan Beley <br />Colorado Department of Health <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />Permits and Enforcement Section <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 <br />RECEIVED " <br />FEB 221994 <br />DrviFi^n ci rronelas a tieclcr~y <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, West Elk Mine, Storm Water Management Plan, Permit <br />Certification No. COR-040001, Annual Report for Active Mining Operations <br />Dear Mr. Beley: <br />As per your phone conversation, February 15, 1993 with Henry Barbe of my staff, Mountain Coal <br />Company is submitting the above referenced report in response to the terms and conditions Found <br />at Part 1, Page 12, of the permit document. <br />7. Recordkeeain2 (sicl and Renortine <br />b. Annual Report for Active Mining Operations <br />1) Mountain Coal Company's `Jest Elk Mine has in-place a Storm Water Management <br />Plan (SWMP). Using Best Management Practices storm water is diverted away from <br />material handling facilities and where necessary, the storm water is otherwise diverted, <br />conveyed, and collected by sedimentation control devices. Where the storm water is <br />collected, the operation is in compliance with the terms of Mountain Coal Company's <br />CPDES requirements of Permit No. CO-0038776. Best Management Practices in effect at <br />the mine also include Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure plan and procedures, <br />preventative maintenance, good housekeeping, and assessment of the potential pollutant <br />sources. In addition, the West Elk Mine is inspected by the Colorado Division of Minerals <br />and Geology, Office of Mined Land Reclamation. The inspections of the operation are <br />completed by qualified personnel at a frequency that exceeds the twice yearly requirement. <br />Therefore, we believe that overall compliance with the SWMP is being achieved. <br />2) The name of the permittee, address, phone number, and permit certification number <br />are as follows: Mountain Coal Company, West Elk Mine; P.O. Box 591, Somerset, <br />Colorado 81434; (303) 929-5015; COR-040001. <br />