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_+.rea ha,•e b=s~rn t+_~psi?iled, seeded and mulr}led. Two sail str~~=1'.piles <br />remain south c.f the coal processing area. The sediment pond 'and <br />disturbed runoff diversions alsc~ remain. The undisturbed runoff <br />diversions; the west diversion, and the ftiy}twall diversi~~n have peed <br />reclaimed. <br />Sediment Fond - The sediment pond is an incised structure. 7}ie <br />inspection cif the pond indi,_ated that the east and south ban}is are <br />_•roded dLle tr_~ pipiny fiolras etrid th..it tf~e emefnern.y spillway is ¢rc~ded <br />due? t0 head~_uttiny. The spillway is acting as an inflow rather t}ian <br />an outlet due to the rather flat topography •_~f the surrounding etrea. <br />The MLF:D representative issued an NO'J fcir f_:.ilure to maintain the <br />pan4cs of the pond in acn_n•dance with the Colcrrado reyulaticin at Rule <br />._},il~,•?( r, I was inf~~rmnd c.f the NO'J ie>suance by t~lcphane on <br />..TanLn-_iry __', 1'a9i1. I also discus=_ed t}ie vi alation with respe~-t t_~ t}ii:• <br />last state c~~mpletc inspecti~~ri (LSCI:i with a MLF.:D representative on <br />.tariur~ry ~~, 1550. hiL~~:D identified the pr-c~blen;s cited in tfie Nii'•.! in <br />the r,pril 1'?8'3 inspection report. This rc'pcir't identi find the prot'lcros <br />as mainten.tr~ce. The LSCI wa=_= in h!ovembc•r 17~t5. T}ierefc.re, t}te <br />•.~icllatioris e::;istcd at the tiinc? .f the LSCI. <br />Undi.stur6ed Diversion - "fhe inspection of the area occupied by t}ie <br />diversi~~n indicated Chat the stYLICtLIYe has been removed and the site <br />r2~_lairned. T}ie records review I cc,nducted in the Walsenburq County <br />:~~Lrrth House: irn.luded a review elf the reclamation only permit. Thic <br />review indicated that the ~~perator inierided to re~_laim t}ie west <br />diversion. T}te sa,rr~e plan des=rihes the sediment pond design. It <br />indi~sates that the pond is Jesinl-lcad t:~ treti't runoff frcnm a 10--year, <br />-}-}loLrr storm 'f~_r- a disl-.ur be-d arr:a . f 1!%^0.7 e.cr es, The plan al s. <br />-t at es that fife ~S^ acrs's of undistLU•b_d runoff is being diverted by <br />i!i~= wc•_t di'.,:isi!~n. I wa.s n~]t able to lc_ate specific inf~~rmati~~n <br />',~liich ds'scirbes }low NL~:D car t}lc ~~peratirr intended file c~~minglc'd <br />t:iY ctl n.~qr: tC~ bP tYeat Bd. ~lrl ~C i? }:he Wr-?St ii_VE'r l fin ila5 beefl Yecial niBd - -~ <br />it is p~~ssi.bl.e tFie.t C!ie are'.. _~f drz. Wage that the pond mast trca_, is <br />ire:<res~:. ~i 'ihe strLV_*ures de=sign. T}le inf~~rm=.ti~~n w=;s pr-e=-'anted to <br />nr0 fn8.rldUE•: riBnt In c, ~!ir~LlY _tYy 1 ~y i'J'±~) if~3m~~Y dndl.l rn ?.rid _1'_=CaS°[•d =i V. 1'ing <br />a Janu'rary ~3, 1930 war:ting, r'is _. result o'f t}ic memOrandLUi~ find <br />meeting TDPd 90-0~-10:-~ is beiny~is=.~ued. The TPN addresses tl-le <br />~_~perator's ~.lleged failure to either design *..lie p~ind t0 treaC a 10-. <br />•/_ar, ~-'r~_fl~~LlY p~'e>~_1(Jitdtl~~rl want .-,r- rur:off entering t}le pond ]r <br />di?rails=ti'cttG tI`idt dl'JBY"E1~~nE 1'@ n-~ i~~n U~=Y nBeduCi. TiiB 'r ~_U_Lll atl =iii <br />=i.tes are Rut es 4.Li~,E[?~':a? e,nd 4. 65,~;[:;i. I _.dvised a.n MLF:D <br />'r Bp'i eSE•rit B.tlVe On t}le .ianL1Y 2T )• ~°,y 1'x'_'1? ihat tfie TD}J W~!Llld be <br />fc~r-tftcc~ir~iny. I also E•s;plair~ad i.lie reas~_~n for t}ie delay infc,rwarding <br />the TDPJ du t~~ the need for- ii~ane.ger~ienl: review of the i=_su_s. <br />~iLll~: }'.1 ng ~_ }•:e _~F:1Ff2•Y `r-d t!'i 2.'~ t}'l E• mLti Coq 3p(;i1J. Cif i~:. 'i, ~l%' Yr?L ~. a]. RI E?d %1-ec <br />h:3 Ei nc:t bor-; rl c: u'i~S Llately :'i 1(f Ni_d. ~•il f. i }ic:S -BLIScd the-% ml;l Cft iC bi- <br />1'Bfii~`VC•d 'fY Cam S~~a1B al'etixS _r1Ci d@(i C~c. ?. th:Ci it -`..iii=.^.'=. ~'!~=tel. tL.l l'S ='t@;-. ~.1 :ia <br />.- t}le 1 r. :.~}i c•'i B ~'~'r'n_ fi~L;'_~ i-b. }ici_ ~~•_--~~ 'r r_:iii=~.~: r..~ -. __ <br />:a -i. _. .. _., _ iSL:~~ iii.- ~. _- _vi~=iii ~.!..th <br />Y esp ec tc t~•_~ ~iBYfr!1 n£i {:1 Gil Of ,.. E2'd":: [rd °-.p •__~__. ~i E•i cliff .i.li~n -:'i ~__~~_ B~3.f <br />Et15_ ti'a a F,r-~_.,1~-m In E..-.c. :? .: }l i_r'e? ~lr? fii~li'_i: :?d_ bc-•i'r". :;e~c_~f: i} dl!. i_ i~_ <br />'.Ii~I't Fll •_FCil.v, ii thG' mdt eYl _':1. Iri .!Ci:ii tl. :''fly J. obec•T-Ved art ?x'i a Wi': E3•r E= <br />at lrl r}1 fri fi'g' nGt }t ct Vr+ tieBn ~+.ppliBd 7'~.6 ~1E?'i T„an bB1rt4 i'e'fOI..FJd i?y 4J'_rr-. <br />