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<br />COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />COAL PROGRAM <br />Civil Penalty Worksheet <br />I. Identification <br />Permittee/Operator POWDERHORN COAL CO. <br />Permit No. ~-81-041 <br />NOV/CO No. C-97-001 <br />Date of Issuance JANUARY 23. 1997 <br />Type of Violation <br />Administrative <br />Performance Std. X <br />Permit Condition <br />III. Mandatory Penalties <br />NA Cessation Order <br />NA Failure to Abate $750.00 - $5,000.00/day x <br />NA Mining without a Permit <br />II. Action <br />Penalty Assessed x Yes No <br />Proposed Amount $2,550.00 <br />Source of Information or Assessment <br />Operator/Permittee Division x <br />days <br />IV. Penalty Calculation Criteria -Rule 5.04.6 <br />Category Comments <br />A. History <br />1 NOVs past 12 months x $50.00 C-96-010 $50.00 <br />COs past 12 months x $250.00 <br />B. Seriousness <br />Severe $1,500 1,750 <br />Significant $1,000 $1,250 <br />Low/Moderate $250 $500 $750 <br />Insignificant $0 <br />Administrative <br />C. Fault <br />Intentional $1,000 $1,250 $1,500 <br />Negligence $250 $500 $750 <br />Unavoidable $0 <br />D. Number of Days Penalty Assessed ~ _ <br /> <br />E. Good Faith (May not exceed $1,250.00) <br />Credit -Extraordinary Effort <br />CrediT -Rapid Compliance None Granted <br />The situation resulted in noncompliance <br />discharge water reaching the Colorado <br />River. The inspector noted a visible <br />plume of contaminated water in the river, <br />and the effluent limit was substantially <br />exceeded. <br />While there is no evidence of willful <br />noncompliance, the highest level of <br />negligence must be assessed. <br />Total $2,550.00 <br />Signature <br />Name Printed <br />Assessment Officer <br />Date FEBRUARY 14, 1997 <br />m:\coaAshare\forms\cpw <br />