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iii iuiiiiiiiiii iii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dep. nmenl of Namml Resources <br />I i13 Sherman 51 . Room 215 <br />Dem~er, Colnradu 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-7567 <br />FA%: (31131 B3 b8106 <br />DATE: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />RE: <br />December 6, 1996 <br />Mike Long <br />Erica Crosby 7/a`-' <br />Larry Routten <br />Seneca II-W Mine (C-82-057) <br />NOV C-95-023 <br />Extension of Abatement Deadline Beyond 90 Days <br />~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames 5. Lochhead <br />E%eculive Director <br />Michael B Long <br />Dwisian Direcor <br />Please find attached, Seneca Coal Company's request to extend the abatement deadline <br />beyond 90 days for NOV C-95-023. The violation was issued October 16, 1995. The first <br />90 day period ended January 14, 1996. The violation abatement due date was first extended <br />to April 13, 1996, then to July 12, 1496 again to October 10, 1996, and finally December 9, <br />1996. Abatement requirements for the violation included submittal of a technical revision <br />(TR), and field implementation of the designs approved in the TR following final approval <br />by DMG. The revision was approved on August 26, 1996. Seneca has initiated work on the <br />abatement plan by removing topsoil over the area which needs to be regraded. Seneca still <br />needs to reduce the slope back to a 3:1, replace the topsoil and revegetate the redisturbed <br />acreage. Some additional drainage work is also required. Because of the weather and <br />ground conditions at the site, the work is not complete. <br />Rule 5.03.2(2)(c) list five circumstances which may qualify a surface coal mine for extension <br />of the abatement of deadline beyond 90 days. The technical revision addressing the new <br />reclamation plan was issued in the middle of September. Weather and ground conditions <br />have also delayed reclamation of this area. I recommend approval of the abatement <br />dateline to March 9, 1997. <br />Enclosure <br />c:\wp51\seneca\961206 <br />