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.. --- • • IIIIIIIIII WELBORN DUFFORD BROWN £~ TOOLEY, P. C. ROBERT F. WELBORN ATTORNEYS AT LAW 5. NIRN INGEBRETBEN PHILIP G DUFFORD SUITE 1100 STEPHEN J. BULLIVAN THOMAS G BROWN DOUGLAS P. RUEGSEGGER DALE TOOLEY (1933 1985) I~00 BROADWAY EDWARD D. WHITE DAVID W. FURGASON DENVER,COLORADO 80290-1199 PEGGY J. ANDERSON WILLIAM C ROBE KEITH D. TOOLEY JOHN F. WELBORN TELEPHONE (303) B61-B 013 SASHA A NARPOV BEVERLY J. OUAIL TELECO PIER 1303) 832-3804 KATHERINE F BECNEB RICHARD L. FANYO MATH RYN L. POWERS PHILLIP D. BARBER GREGORY A. RUEGSEGGER JOHN F. MECN RANDALL J. FEUERSTEIN January 4, 1988 Mr. Gregg Squire R E C E I V E D Colorado State office JAN 5 19x8 Mined Land Reclamation Division 1313 Sherman Street, Room 423 MINED LAND DENVER CO 80203-2273 RECLAMATION DIVISION Re: Trapper Mining Inc. NOV No. C-87-049 Dear Gregg: This letter is Trapper's response to NOV C-87-049, which is provided for determining the preliminary assessment. Trapper Mine maintains that no violation occurred or exists. There has been insufficient time, however, to fully prepare Trapper's explanation for this position. So, this response primarily addresses the assessment criteria. Please note that Trapper has voluntarily taken extraordinary measures to stabilize runoff channels and ditches at the mine site. According to Rule 5.04.5(3), the amount of the assessed penalty is to be based on the history of previous violations, the seriousness of the violation, fault, and a monetary reduction for good faith. We intend to show that the assessed penalty should be zero. Historv There have been no violations within the last twelve months from the date of the NOV. Therefore, the monetary assessment for history should be zero. Seriousness Seriousness in this instance should be based on the extent of damage to the reclaimed landscape and damage to water quality outside the permit area. There was no damage of either type.