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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />Colorado Yampa Coal Company <br />29515 Routt County Road 27 <br />Oak Creek, Colorado 80467 <br />September 8, 1999 <br />Mike Long <br />Director <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Notice of Violation No. 99-008 <br />Dear Mr. Long: <br />RECEIVEQ <br />~tN 10 1999 <br />- ~.~;,c~ of Minerals 8 Geolo9Y <br />Colorado Yampa Coal Company (CYCC) hereby requests that the above referenced Notice of <br />Violation be vacated far the following reasons. The violation was issued for the alleged failure to <br />obtain all of the required samples from three spoil wells during the fall of 1997 and spring of <br />1998. The wells subject of the NOV are 026-SP-1, 026-SP-2 and 026-SP-3. <br />As is shown on the attached pages, CYCC sampled the wells in accordance with its approved <br />hydrologic monitoring plan. The confusion on the lack of sampling results from the data not <br />being included in CYCC's hydrologic monitoring database. Upon completing a search of the <br />field notes, chain of custody and lab sheets, it was determined all of the data was collected for <br />these wells. The data was not summarized and included in the AHR. The attached page 4 and <br />Tables 14 through 16 can be passed onto your staff for inclusion in the 1998 AHR. The other <br />attachments are the lab data sheets, chain of custody and field notes demonstrating that the <br />sampling was completed as specified in the permit. <br />In order to reduce the possibility of this error occurring again the process for locating missing <br />data was reviewed with my staff. As opposed to depending upon the computer to do the data <br />search the staff will review field notebooks, chain of custody and lab sheets for missing data. if <br />this search shows the data is not available then the conclusion is that the sampling episode was <br />missed. <br />CYCC appreciates your consideration of this request and looks forward to receiving your <br />response. )n the interim, if there are questions please give me a call at (970)870-2712. <br />Sin~cerelyD, / ~y, <br />Richard Mills <br />Environmental Manager <br />Attachments <br />File:IVen~environmenlalldocumenl~Cyalnovc9008.doc P 096 978 536 <br />