HYDRO30103

• Permit No: C1996084
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 12/10/2001
• Doc Name: WQCD Site Inspection
• From: DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
• To: LORENCITO COAL CO LLC
• Permit Index Doc Type: CORRESPONDENCE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
Bill Owens, Governor
lane E. Norton, Executive Director
Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people o(Colorado
4300 Cherry Creek Dr. 5. Laboratory and Radiation Services Division
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 8100 Lowry Blvd.
Ahonc (303} 692-2000 Denver, Colorado 80230-6928
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Located in Glendale, Colorado
httpJiwww.cdphestatero. us
PUEBLO DISTRICT OFFICE
4718 North ElizabeUl Street, Suite B
Pueblo, Colo2do 81008-2054
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CERTIFIED MAIL #7000 1530 0002 2192 9526
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
December 4, 2001
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Bruce Addington
Lorencito Coal Company, LLC
20500 State Highway 12
Weston, CO 81091
Subject: Inspection of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility; Lorencito Coal Company, LLC (CDPS
No. CO-0045080); Las Animas County
Dear Mr. Addington:
Enclosed is your copy of the report form for the inspection conducted on the above referenced facility on October
26, 2001. This letter is also to advise you of violations of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act. These violations
require a written response, no later than January 7, 2002, outlining your course of action to correct Items 2, 3, 4,
and 5. During the inspection the following violations, and other items, were noted:
Violation:
l . To comply with the Colorado Operator Certification Law (25-9-100, C.R.S. 1973), you must either obtain the
services of a certified Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator or have someone take the required
examination and become certified for your facility. While a January 29, 2002 rulemaking hearing before the
Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board will address the proposed addition of a Class
"D" Industrial Wastewater Treatment Certification that would include stormwater runofYcontrol ponds,
presently this facility requires a Class "C" Industrial Wastewater Treatment Certification. The Class "C"
certification is being required since the Class "D" certification will not be available before the Spring 2002
exam cycle registration closing date of December 15, 2001. Information on the certification process, and
application forms for examinations, can be obtained from the Colorado Water and Wastewater Facility
Operators Certification Board, 4300 Cheny Creek Drive South, A-5, Denver, CO 80246-1530, by contacting
Betsy Beaver at 303-692-3503, or via the Internet at www.edphe.state.co.us/oo/ocb/ocbhom.asp.
2. There was no flow measurement device (e.g. weir, flume, etc.) on the outfalls for the settling ponds. To
comply with Part I.E.S of the dischazge permit, flow measurement must be installed to give representative
values of the effluent quantities at all [he respective discharge points. Please provide documentation on the
method of flow measurement that will be utilized to record the flow within 10% of the actual quantity.
3. A materials containment plan was not available during the inspection, and it was not known if one had been
prepared and submitted. To comply with Part I.D.I of the discharge permit, a materials containment plan
must be developed, implemented, and submitted to the Water Quality Control Division (the Division) 90 days