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~`SED 3rgT~S <br />7` UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <br />W REGION 8 <br />~~ ~' 999 18'" STREET -SUITE 300 <br />DENVER, CO 80202-2466 <br />http://vaww.epa.gov/reg ion08 <br />FEB 12001 <br />Addendum to the Statement of Basis <br />and <br />Response to Comments <br />AmerAlia, Inc. <br />Rock School Lease <br />Class lII Injection Wells Area Permit <br />EPA Permit No. C03870-00000 <br />Rio Blanco County, Colorado <br />At the applicant's request, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to <br />combine issuance of the AmerAlia Draft Permit in accordance with federal UIC regulations with a <br />public hearing on the proposed Permit. The Draft Permit was issued on August 11, 2000. The <br />EPA published an initial notice of intent to issue the Draft Permit in the Rifle Citizen Telegram <br />Newspaper on August 16, 2000 and the Meeker Herald Newspaper on August 17, 2000. This <br />notice of intent to issue a Draft Permit included the time and location of the public hearing to <br />receive comments on issuance of the Permit. The public hearing was held at the Rio Blanco <br />County Court house in Meeker, Colorado during the afternoon of September 28, 2000. <br />The Public hearing was conducted by Mr. Albert C. Smith, EPA Region VIII Presiding <br />Officer. Mr. Paul S. Osborne of the EPA Region VIII Underground Injection Control (iJIC) <br />Program described the role of the UIC program and explained some of the technical and <br />operational issues raised in issuing the Draft Permit. Three individuals provided comments <br />regarding their position on the proposal to issue a Permit. The Public hearing was completed at <br />approximately 2:30 P.M. in the afternoon. The public comment period was extended until <br />November 6, 2000. <br />One comment letter was received from a Company by the EPA and is listed below. The <br />letter is on file in the EPA Region VIII Office in Denver, Colorado, and is available for public <br />review. In all, comments ranged from support of the project, to discussion of the need for basin <br />wide monitoring by an independent third party, such as that conducted by the US Geological <br />Survey during the Oil Shale Development period. The following information lists the commentors <br />who provided written and oral comments. <br />~Pnnted on Recycled Paper <br />