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;~ <br />GRRFIELD CITIZENS RLLIRNCE <br />November 26, 1990 <br />Mr. Fred Banta, Director <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />1313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Mr. Robert Hagen, Director <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />625 Silver Rue. S.W. <br />Suite 310 <br />Rlbuquerque, NM 87102 <br />Re: CITIZEN REPORT OF SUSPECTED VIOLRTIONS <br />Dear Sirs: <br />~J <br />In accordance with Sections 34-33-122(4) of the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Mining Reclamation Rct and Sections 517(h) and 521<a) of the <br />Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Rct, we request on behalf <br />of the Garfield Citizens Rlliance that you conduct an inspection <br />without prior notice to the operator of the.Coal Ridge No. 1 mine <br />located in Garfield County. The mine is operated by the New <br />Castle Energy Corporation. <br />We request this action because of the conditions and practices <br />described below which we believe have resulted in violations. We <br />have listed the requirements of the Colorado rules believed to <br />apply. <br />1. New Castle Energy Corporation disturbed land by building and <br />removing the pump house and a section of the water supply <br />pipeline outside the approved permit area. No reclamation plan <br />and bond exist on this area. The mine operator also constructed <br />a section of the pipeline within the permit area and such <br />facility was not approved under its permit. Conducting surface <br />coal mining operations without a permit: C.R.S. 34-33-109(1) and <br />Rule 2.01.3(1). <br />2. The existing permit package does not address the section of <br />the pipeline located on the permit area, how this disturbed land <br />will be reclaimed and the removal of the pipeline subsequent to <br />mining. Nor were the costs of reclamation and removal calculated <br />in the existing performance bond. Failure to submit an <br />application meeting the standards of Rules 2.05.3(2)<b) and <br /><3)(a); 3.02.1 and 3.02.2 <br />3. The pipeline runs through a culvert under County Road 335. <br />Locating the pipeline in this manner reduces the ability of the <br />culvert to convey the amount of water it was sized for and <br />presents a risk of catching debris, thus further reducing the <br />effective capacity of the culvert or blocking it. The culvert is <br />off the permit area and appears to be part of the county road. <br />Failing to minimize disturbances to the hydrologic balance and <br />