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- - • • III IIIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />-7~ otit L~ sss <br />~ V ~/U (~ AZURITE, INC. <br />J 5~~ S 1000 I CR 12 P.O. Box 338 <br />COTOPAXI, CO 8 1223 R~(~~'i~~F~ <br />Cl1LY ONE C'oPH (719) 942-41 78 <br />FAX: (7 19) 942-41 7B ~ I 1 1996 <br />DiviSiOn of Minerals as Gou~oyp <br />MARCH 6, 1996 <br /> <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD <br />131 3 SHER MAN STREET RM 2 1 5 <br />DENVER, CO 80203 <br />ATTENTION MR. J. STEVENS, MR. TOM SCHREINER <br />RE: REOUEST FOR EXTENSION OF MARCH 30TH COMPLETION DATE OF ALL STRUCTURES <br />APPROVED FOR AMENDMENT TO PERMIT # -77- 193, TECHNICAL REVISION #4 <br />ACCORDING TO BOARD ORDER DATED NOVEMBER 27, 1995. TEZAK HEAW EQUIPMENT MUST <br />HAVE AN APPROVED STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN INCLUDING ALL STRUCTURES IN I~LACE BY <br />MARCH 30, 1 996. TEZAK HEAW EQUIPMENT CO. HAS DILIGENTLAY PURSUED SEVEF•AL <br />STORM WATER OUTFACE ALTERNATIVES WITH THE CANON CITY HYDRAULIC DITCH COMPANY WHICH <br />RESULTED IN NO ALLOWABLE OUTFACE TO A STRUCTURE THAT HAS HISTORICALLY RECE VED SAID <br />OUTFACE FOR THE PAST 1 00 YEARS. GIVEN THE ONLY ALTERNATVE BEING DIRECT RC UTING OF <br />STORM WATER INTO THE ARKANSAS RIVER UNDERNEATH THE HYDRAULIC DITCH AND THE MAIN LINE <br />OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD, TEZAK HEAW EQUIPMENT CO. HAS DEVELOPED AN <br />ALTERNATIVE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT CALLS FOR DIVERSION OF STOR MV~ATER <br />ENTERING THE PIT TO THE NORTH TO A LARGE SEDIMENT CONTROL STRUCTURE. THIS 'LAN CALLS <br />FOR ZERO DISCHARGE TO TUNNEL DRIVE BY DIVERTING APP. 90% OF WATERSHED ACREAGE TO <br />THE NORTH. THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN HAS REQUIRED THE OPERATOR TO SUBMIT AN AMI:NDM ENT TO <br />THE PERMIT FOR THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE REQUIREMENT OF THE DITCH AND SEDIMENT' BASIN <br />CONSTRUCTON. TEZAK HEAW EOUIPMENT CO. HAS SCHEDULED A HEARING DATE WITIi MLRB <br />FOR APRIL, 1 996, TO PRESENT THE AMENDMENT FOR BOARD APPROVAL. <br />PLEASE CONSIDER THIS REQUEST FOR EXTENSION IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE STORM WATER <br />CONTROLS NECESSARY TO MEET CLEAN WATER ACT REQUIREMENTS. <br />VERY TRULY YAOU RS, C1~y~.'~/ <br />KENNETH S. KLCO <br />CONSULTING GEOLOGIST <br />COPY: TEZAK HEAW EOUIPM ENT CO <br />..TAY FLICK <br />~~ <br />~~.~ ~~ <br />~~`~ ~ <br />M\~~' (~~~'1~~ ~~or~ <br />kr~~~~ , <br />k <br />