ENFORCE26998

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 10/15/1986
• Doc Name: MIDTERM REVIEW OF SOMERSET MINE TECHNICAL REVISION 2 FN C-81-022
• From: MLRD
• To: KAISER COAL CORP
• Violation No.: CV1987021
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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October 15, 1986
Mr. Martin P. Holmes
Manager Permits and Regulatory Compliance
Kaiser coal Corporation
102 South Tejon Street, Suite 800
P.O. Box 2679
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901-2679
Re: Mid-Term Review of Somerset Mine, Technical Revision No. 2,
File No. C-81-022
Dear Mr. Holmes:
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In response to questions raised during our Mid-Term Review meeting of
October 9, 1986, I am amending the stipulations of my September 22, 1986
approval letter. Stipulations 1 and 2 will read as follows:
Stipulation Number
THE APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT BY NOVEMBER 3, 1986 A DETAILED PLAN FOR SOILS
ANALYSIS OF THE ELK CREEK YARD AREA TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF TOXIC
HEAVY METALS, THE TEXTURE AND PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WASTE
MATERIAL, AND THE VOLUME CONTENT OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL PRESENT. THE SOILS
ANALYSIS SHOULD BE DESIGNED 70 ADEQUATELY CHARACTERIZE THE SOILS IN THE ELK
CREEK YARD AREA TO A DEPTH OF 4 FEET. THE APPLICANT WITH PROCEED WITH SOIL
SAMPLING IN A TIMELY MANNER AND FORWARD RESULTS TO THE DIVISION. THE
APPLICANT WILL CONSULT WITH THE DIVISION IN DEVELOPING A FINAL RECLAMATION
PLAN FOR THE ELK CP.EEK YARD AREA.
Sti ulation Number .2
THE APPL AN M S BMIT TO THE DIVISION BY DECEMBER 15, 1986 A FINAL
RECLAMATION PLAN AND COST SUMMARY FOR THE ELK CREEK YARD AREA. AN ACCEPTABLE
RECLAMATION BOND FOR THE ENTIRE SOMERSET MINE MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 30,
1987.
Jay Smaldone and I will meet on October 21, 1986 to discuss the current
reclamation bond. Jay and I will be reviewing the reclamation costs for the
Elk Creek, Bear Creek,and Hubbard Creek facilities, and the powerline and
powerline road. Hopefully, we will be able to reach a decision on the proper
bond amount for those areas. Any bond increase necessary will have to be
received within thirty (301 days.
423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. [phone]