ENFORCE30302

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 4/5/1996
• Doc Name: COLOWYO COAL MINE C-81-019 NOV C-95-026
• From: DMG
• To: DAVID BERRY
• Violation No.: CV1995026
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanment of Natural Resources
131 3 Sherman 51.. Room 215
Denver, Culorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

DATE: Deco>iL `-L~.,-~1;~3
TO: David Berry
FROM: Erica Crosby
RE: Colowyo Coal Mine (C-81-019)
NOV C-95-026
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DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL
RESOURCES
Roy Romer
Governor
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Enecmive Director
Michael B. Long
Division DneUOr
On December 5, 1995 a partial inspection was conducted at the Colowyo Coal Mine (C-81-
019), and NOV C-95-026 was issued for;
Failure to seed the temporary windrow topsoil piles in the East Pit with a cover of
non-noxious, quick growing annual and perennial plants as stated in the permit;
Failure to mark temporary piles; and Failure to spread in the time frame noted in
the permit (Spring of following year).
There are five distinct areas of windrow topsoil piles noted below;
- Section 11 Piles- Roughly 900'L. along the reclaimed border of the Section 11 Pit.
Piles contained a thick stand of Russian Thistle, and were placed last Fall (1994}.
Piles were noted in aerial photograph dated 9/28/94. Piles were not seeded, and no
topsoil sign was posted.
- East of Gulch A Ditch Piles -Roughly 480'L. along the reclaimed border of the
East Pit. Piles were placed this Fall. Piles were not seeded, and no topsoil sign was
posted.
- 025 Substation Piles- Roughly 900'L. along the reclaimed border of the East Pit.
Piles were placed this Fall. Piles were not seeded, and no topsoil sign was posted.
- Center of East Pit- Roughly 800'L. along the reclaimed border of the East Pit.
Piles contained a thick stand of Russian Thistle, and were placed last Fall (1994).
Piles were not seeded. A topsoil sign was posted.