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<br />_ <br />- iii iiiiiiiuiiu iii <br />STATE OF COLGivli~y <br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcpdrimenl of Natural Resources <br />I } 14 Sherman 51., Noum 215 I+y <br /> <br />Denver, fnloraJo aU2U7 ~~ <br /> <br />Vhunc. (7031 HbG~7567 ill <br />FA% 11U fl al''~a Il1L <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br />December 5, 1997 RESOURCES <br /> Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br />Mr. Phil Schmidt lames S. LOChhead <br />Mountain Coal Company Exec~~ive Director <br />P.O. Box 591 Michael B Long <br /> <br />Somerset, CO 81434 Division Director <br />Re: Abatement Extension -Notice of Violation CV-97-022 -Permit No. C-80-007 <br />Dear Mr. Schmidt: <br />The Division has reviewed your letter dated December 4, 1997, and the requested abatement step extension is <br />granted. This extension is allowed so that Mountain Coal Company may proceed with the proposed lining of Ponds <br />MB-I and FW-I during December and early January. Mountain Coal Company has indicated that the pond lining <br />project must proceed immediately to mitigate a major landslide now occurring at the West Elk Mine facility area. <br />We are concerned that the pond lining project may be delayed beyond the anticipated time frame due to weather <br />conditions. Please develop alternate water management plans to be implemented if the pond project is not completed <br />by January I5, 1998, and additional abatement extensions cannot be granted. <br />In addition, Mountain Coal Company estimates that the continuation of pumping to the N W Panels sump until <br />January 15, 1998 will introduce about 4 acre-feet of water to the N W Panels sump, snd that the N W Panels sump <br />now holds about 375 acre-feet of water. This additional pumping should not significantly worsen any existing <br />conditions; however, if impacts do worsen, this extension may be reconsidered. <br />Please minimize the pumping to the N W Panels sump during this extension period, to the extent possible, by <br />diverting waters to the surface for required treatment. Use of the Lone Pine discharge facilities is also encouraged. <br />Any discharges to the surface must occur through permitted discharge points, and in compliance witfi all applicable <br />laws and regulations. <br />Please call with any questions, and thank you for your continued cooperation <br />S y, <br />.~' <br />L~ <br />~i - <br />Id Berry <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: McCannon; eoulay <br />