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• Permit No: C1981048
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 8/15/1991
• Doc Name: MEMO NOV C-91-009 ISSUED TO TRINIDAD BASIN MINE C-81-048
• From: MLRD
• To: LARRY ROUTTEN
• Violation No.: CV1991009
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
Department of Natural Resources
1373 Sherman St.. Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
303 8663567
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MEMO
August 15, 1991
To: Larry Routten
From: Tony Waldron T ~;
STATE OF COLORADO
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Roy Romer,
Governor
Fretl R. Banta,
Division Director
RE: Notice of Violation C-91-009 Issued to Trinidad Basin Mine(C81-
048)
On July 26, 1991, the Division issued NOV C-91-009 to Trinidad
Basin Mine for failure to pass all disturbed area drainage through
a sedimentation pond, a series of ponds or a treatment facility
before leaving the permit area and failure to maintain
sedimentation ponds and associated diversions and culverts. This
memo is written to provide clarification of circumstances
surrounding the issuance of this violation.
Trinidad Basin Mining Company was and still is under board order to
perform maintenance at the Trinidad Basin Mine site located near
Trinidad. A majority of that maintenance involved surface water
control activities. The orginal board order was to be complied with
by June 1, 1991. Not all work was completed by that date and it was
extended until July 25, 1991. Just prior to that date I conducted
an inspection at the mine site to determine if all portions of the
board order had been complied with. It was determined that about
half of the order had been complied with. At the monthly board
meeting a new order was drafted which listed the remaining
maintenance to be completed. In addition to this the Division
recommended that a violation be issued in conjunction with the
board order since the mine was out of compliance and the threat of
additional fines for failure to abate would certainly encourage the
operator to perform the maintenance. Therefore NOV C-91-009 was
issued.
The violations are of a rather serious nature but as you know may
not entirely be the fault of the operator due to a variety of
unusual circumstances involving the surface owners. The operator
has not responded with any comments to date. Also, it is my
understanding that arrangements have been made to have the
violation abated by September 10, 1991.
If you have any questions regarding the violation or circumstances
surrounding it, please contact me.