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~.~. . <br /> <br />iii iiiiiiiiniiiiii <br />999 <br />blue <br />ribbon <br />coal <br />company <br />blue ribbon coal company <br />p.o. box 58 <br />delta, Colorado 81416 <br />(3031 874-7561 <br />15 June 84 <br />Mr. Robert Liddle <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 423 <br />Denver, CO. 80203-2273 <br />Re: Report on Flooding, June 7, 1984, <br />File # C-047-81 <br />RECEIVED <br />JUN 18 1924 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Colo. Dept. of Natural Resources <br />Dear Bob: <br />This letter is a follow-up to Bill <br />June 7, 1984 concerning the flooding of <br />is to describe further the events of the <br />proposed clean-up operation. <br />Tate's contacting you on <br />Hubbard Creek. The purpose <br />day, the results, and the <br />When flooding occurred May 15, 1984, a trench was dug down the <br />road between the scale house and the lower stockpile. The last week in <br />May all reports indicated that the creek was past its crest from snow- <br />melt, and the trench was covered. Heavy rains started June 5th and <br />continued off and on through noon, June 7th. The mine security <br />reported that Hubbard Creek was rising to dangerous levels just past <br />midnight on June 7th. Aback-hoe operator was called on site around <br />1:00 a.m, to keep debris out of the mine access culvert over Hubbard <br />Creek. At that time a small amount of water was flowing around the <br />culvert due to flow being more than culvert capacity. The rain con- <br />tinued all night; by 5:00 a.m. debris had clogged the culvert beyond <br />control, and water started touching the stockpile. <br />Julian Mitchell and I arrived at the mine site at 6:00 a.m., by <br />which time an estimated 300-400 CFS was flowing down the road between <br />the scalehouse and the stockpile, and the coal was quickly eroding <br />from the stockpile. The east embankment of the #4 Pond had washed out <br />again, the #3 Pond was submerged, and the #1 Pond had a large quantity <br />of water flowing in from the northeast corner. Additional equipment <br />was summoned and was expected by 9:30 a. m. In the meantime, the back- <br />hoe on site dug around the east side of the culvert to relieve the <br />flow past the stockpile. A mudslide between Paonia and the mine <br />delayed the additional equipment until 3:00 p.m. <br />18 inches by 4:00 p. m. <br />Hubbard Creek's peak flow occurred around 9:00 a. m. At that time, <br />large quantities of wood were being carried downstream and were plugging <br />the culvert. The creek level was nearly as high as the south embank- <br />ment of #1 Pond during peak flow. The water level near #1 Pond dropped <br />-continued- <br />