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~~ 1270 Road 240 <br />• Glenwood Springs, CO 816 <br />303/984-2729 <br />July 16, 1990 <br />Faxed to addressees <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 Ave. S.W. <br />Suite 310 <br />Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br />Re: CITIZEN REPORT OF SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS <br />Dear Sirs: <br />. ~ ~~, <br />Irl E co - vc~.13 <br />In accordance with Sections 34-33-122(4) of the Colorado Surface <br />Coal Dlining Reclamation Act and Sections 517(h) and 52l(e) of the <br />Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, we request on behalf <br />of the Garfield CiCizens Alliance that you conduct en ins action <br />without prior notice to the operator of the <br />located in Garfield County. The mine is operated by the Flew <br />Castle Energy Corporation. <br />We request this inspection because of the conditions and prac- <br />tices described below which we believe have resulted In viola- <br />tions. We have listed the requirements of the Colorado rules <br />where known. <br />1, Foam material backed with <br />bOCCOm of Sediment Pond A; t <br />Conduct mining 8ctivities to <br />ing hydrologic balance, Rule <br />waste in a controlled manner <br />4.11.4. <br />black plastic has been dumped in the <br />he material is shredding. Failure to <br />minimize disturbance of the prevail- <br />4.05.1; failure to place noncoal <br />in a designated dispooal site, Rule <br />2. Black plastic, probably polyethylene that is not resistant to <br />ultraviolet light, is disintegrating at the bottom of the inlet <br />ditch just above (south) of Sediment Pond A. Failure to conduct <br />mining activities to minimize disturbance of the prevailing <br />hydrologic balance, Rule 4.05,1. <br />3, Insulation and other construction debris, such ae boards end <br />panels, are found on the slopes around the water tank Brea among <br />undisturbed vegetation. Some of the insulation has blown at <br />least 100 yards Prom the tank. It appears the operator started <br />to insulate the water tank several years ego and did not complete <br />1 <br />