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BOWIE RESOURCES, LIMITED P.O. Box 1488 • Paonia, CO 81428 • 470-~-~13$~~A70-527-2234 February 5; 2002 Colorado Department of Health Water Quality Control Division WQCD-PE-B2 4300 Cherry Creek South Denver, CO 90220-1530 F E B 15 2002 Division of Minerals 8 Geoloov RE: NPDES PERMIT NO.000044776. BOWIE RESOURCES LTA.. BOWIE #Z MINE FOURTH QUARTER 2001 DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS. To whom it may concern; Find enclosed completed Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) forms addressing the fourth quarter 2001 for the above referenced mine. In a letter dated October 31, 2001, Bowie Resources Ltd. (BRL) informed the Department of Health that it had failed the required WET test and one accelerated test for the third quarter of 2001 repori9ng period. As a result of this failure, BRL elected to proceed directly to a Preliminary Toxicity Identification (PTI) Test. Samples were collected on November 26, 2001, and submitted to Commercial Testing and Engineering, Company (CT&E) in Denver. As found in the CT&E, PTI report, there is a strong probability that the total dissolved solids aze contributing to the chronic fatality of the Ceriodapbnia dubia. (PTI report is included in this submittal). Bowie Resources Ltd. has concluded that any remedial action that could be taken to resolve the total dissolved solids problem would be cost prohibitive. Therefore, Bowie Resources Ltd. is requesting the Depamnent of Health for relief by eliminating future WET testing of the Ceriodaphnia dubia. Your assistance in ganting this relief would be greatly appreciated. Also included in this submittal are the results of the accelerated testing and PTI testing as well as other Dischazge Monitoring Reports. If you have any questions or concerns regazdmg this submittal please feel free to contact me at (970) 929-5257, Sincerely, ~~ ~~ Wm. Bear Jr. On the Cutting Edge of Customer Service