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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shcrman Si., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado tl0203 <br />Phone. U03) 866 3567 <br />FA%: (3031 832-tl l U6 <br />Mazch 21, 1996 <br />Ms. Pat Nelson <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />Permit Section <br />4300 Cherry Creek South Drive <br />Denver, Colorado 80222-1530 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-80-007) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 78 <br />Lower Refuse Pile Reconfiguration <br />Deaz Ms. Nelson: <br />~~ <br />DEPARTMEIJT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />James 5. Lochhead <br />Execmrve D~reclor <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 33, Article 34, <br />Section 118, Paragraph 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on March 20, 1996, an application to revise <br />coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision <br />was submitted by Mountain Coal Company. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The revision addresses reconfiguration of the Lower Refuse Pile to increase the disposal volume by <br />approximately 360,000 cubic yards. <br />The West Elk coal mining operation is on land located approximately one mile east of Somerset, Colorado. <br />The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Township 13 South. Range 90 West. 6th P.M.: <br />Sections 9, 10, 15-30, and 34-36 <br />Township 13 South. Range 9] West. 6th P. M.: <br />Sections 23-26 <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Bowie and Somerset. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta County Courthouse, <br />501 Palmer, Delta, Colorado 81416, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide <br />written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on t~, a assumption that you have no concerns with or objections to the applicant's proposal. <br />Protection Specialist <br />DAB/bjw <br />1ewITA78.OV1 <br />