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COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />COAL PROGRAM <br />Civil Penalty Worksheet <br />I. Identification <br />Permittee/Operator Powderhorn Coal Comoanv <br />Permit No. C-81-041 <br />NOV/CO No. C-95-021 <br />Date of Issuance Julv 6. 1995 <br />Type of Violation <br />Administrative <br />Performance Std. X <br />Permit Condition X <br />II. Action <br />Penalty Assessed X Yes No <br />Proposed Amount 52,150.00 <br />Source of Information or Assessment <br />Operator/Permittee X Division X <br />III. Mandatory Penalties <br />N/A Cessation Order <br />N/A Failure to Abate 5750.00 - 55,000.00/day x days <br />N/A Mining without a Permit <br />IV. Penaltv Calculation Criteria -Rule 5.04.6 <br />Category Comments <br />A. Histor <br />3 NOVs past 12 months x 550.00 <br />0 COs past 12 months x 5250.00 <br />B. Seriousness <br />Severe <br />Significant <br />Low/Moderate <br />Insignificant <br />Administrative <br />C. Fault <br />C-94-014 (7/12/95) -Upheld <br />C-94-031 (10/26!951-Upheld Total = 5150 <br />C-95-001 (1 1 11 319 51- Upheld <br />S1,500 S1,750 Actual damage has occurred in the form of non- <br />51,000 2 compliance discharge. Although the receiving <br />$250 00 5750 stream discharge rate was much higher than the <br />SO noncompliance mine water discharge rate, a "Clean <br />Water Act" violation has occurred. <br />Intentional 51,000 51,250 S1,500 <br />Negligence S250 5500 75 <br />Unavoidable $0 <br />D. Number of Davs Penaltv Assessed 1 <br />E. Good Faith (May not exceed S1,250.00) <br />Credit -Extraordinary Effort <br />Credit -Rapid Compliance <br />Total $2,150.00 <br />Signature <br />Assessment Officer <br />No evidence of willful noncompliance; <br />however, this problem results from maximum <br />negligence. <br />None granted at this time. <br />David A. Berry Date July 28, 1995 <br />Name Printed <br />