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Errvirnnmenral Consulurnrs. Lrc. July 19, 2002 Mr. Kent Gorham Senior Environmental Protection Specialist Bivision of Minerals and Geology 215 Cemennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, CO $0203-2273 RE: NOV CV-2002-010- New Elk Mine {Permit C-81-012) Dear Mr. Gorham: ~~~~ ~ By this letter, Picketwire Processing, Inc. hereby submits information and requests abatement ofthe above referenced Notice of Vio]ation fur the New Elk Mine. The following provides information for the poims addressed in the NOV: 1. Failure to report field readings for May 2001 for PAW-1, PAW-2, PAW-$, and PAW-9 - Nieldmeasurements for these four wells were collected, however, they were inadvertently am fitted from the report. Pages from the 2001 AHR have been revised and submitted under separate cover. Measures to prevent this occurrence from happening again are presented 'below. 2. irailure to report water level and field readings for NL"' W-2, NEW-3, andNFW~ for October and November - As reported in the 2001 Al-1R, no water sample could be collected al NEW-3 due to the configuration of the shaft seal.. Since the water level measurement was collected in November and reported in the Alin, Picketwire requests vacation ofthis portion of the violation. The annual water l evel and field readings for the November were collected for NEW-2 and NEW1t as reported in the 2001 AHit. As a result, Picketwire requests vacation of this portion of the violation. As for the October water level and field readings fot these three wells, these wells were placed on a reduced monitoring schedule when the Preparation Plant Facilities were inactivated Table 1.2-1 of the 2001 AHR has a footnote indicating that "As the Prepazation Plant facilities become active, the T?ivision will be notified in writing and frequency of monitoring will be increased as indicated". Since the Prep Plant F'acilites remain inactive, there was np requirement to increase the monitoring. Pickehvire requests vacation of this portion of the violation. 3. Failuu to sample and report data for the annual sample for NEW-2, NEW-3, attd NEW-4 - As reported in the 2001 AHR, no water sample could be collected at NEW-3. Since tkle attempt to obtain the sample was made and reported in the AHR, Picketwire requests vacation of this portion of the violation. Bailing equipment to sample the other two wells 5231 5outU Quebec Street • Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Phone (303) SSO.0930 • Fax (303) 721-9298 Wcb Sitei www.greyarone•cnnsWtancs.com • N; mall: greyb[OltertDgrCySfOfle-COn6UlIaMS.cum E/Z 30tld ~WdEE~9 ZD-6i-l(lf ~46L0 689 SO£ `1tl1N3WN0liIAN3 3NOlSA3Fi0 ~AS 1N3S