ENFORCE22597

• Permit No: C1994082
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 9/9/1996
• Doc Name: SENECA COAL CO NOV C-96-017
• From: DMG
• To: ERICA CROSBY
• Violation No.: CV1996017
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room ? 15
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
S~eptem~er 9, 1996
STATE OF COLORADO
To: Erica Crosby
From: Janet Binn
Re: Seneca Coal Company, NOV C-96-017
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
lames 5. Lochhead
Executive Director
Michael 8. Long
Division Director
In response to your memo dated September 4, 1996 regarding the disturbance along the
Routt County Rd. 27a to the Seneca Coal Company mine office, I would like to clarify
details of conversations I had with Mr. Altavilla of Seneca Coal Company regarding this
road.
Mr. Altavilla first questioned me about Routt County road 27a in the Spring of 1996 in
regards to Rule changes, Sections 4.034.1(1)(d) and 4.03.2(1)(f), effective April 1, 1996. Mr.
Altavilla asked if County road 27a would require certification under these revised rules. I
looked into this question, consulted with other Division staff, and responded to Mr. Altavilla
that Routt County rd. 27a is a county road, it is not included in their permit area, it is an
existing road used by Seneca Coal Company for access, and SCC did not construct it, so
SCC did not have to certify its construction.
In August 1996, during an inspection I conducted at the Seneca II Mine, Mr. Altavilla
mentioned that SCC may need to cut some of the slope on Routt County road 27a, this was
a change from his previous estimate of filling in some ditches and cleaning off some of the
sloughed soil material from the cut banks. He asked if cutting the slope on County Road
27a would require a permitting action through DMG. My response was, that whenever I
had checked into matters involving County Road 27a that it was considered a County road
and he should get approval from Routt County, but since he was talking of a significant
volume of material he ought to check with Larry Routten of DMG, since Larry had more
involvement with the ongoing road issues connected with the Yoast Mine.
I hope this memo helps to clarify some of the discussions that DMG has had with SCC
regarding Routt County road 27a.