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:- <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIII III Roy Romer, Gove <br />9991 <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DtViSION <br />FRED R. BANTA, Director <br />DATE: March 7, 1989 <br />T0: Somerset Mine/inspection File, C-81-022 <br />FROM: Cathv Bege,i (~i. ~~l ~ .~t` <br />/ ~ `I /. <br />RE: Interview with Mr, Andrew 8. Moschner during Somerset Inspection on <br />March 1, 1989 <br />During the March 1, 1989, complete inspection of the Somerset Mine, Mr, <br />toschner approached OSM Inspector Byrnes while we (MLRD Inspectors Cathv 8ege,i <br />and Matthew Hayes) were at the loadout. Mr, Moschner expressed concerns about <br />the Hear and the West Elk Coal Companv (WECC) operations as they impacted his <br />home and the town of Somerset, <br />Mr, Moschner was most concerned about the speed of truck traffic through the <br />town of Somerset by Bear coal trucks. He felt that they frequently exceeded <br />the speed limit and that they presented a threat to school children awaiting <br />the bus, (He indicated that he felt that calls to the Gunnison County sheriff <br />had proved unsatisfactory as the patrolman would only write vioiations based <br />on the use of speed detection devices.) In addition, he was concerned that <br />the coal trucks and overloading resulted in the dispersion of coal along the <br />right-of-wa.v. Lastly, he was concerned that emissions from the Bear stacker <br />tube contributed to dirtying his off-white colored home. He claimed he had to <br />wash his entire house down three times per vear, Interspersed throughout this <br />litany of concerns was the complaint that Bear Coal Companv had become <br />unapproachable since the strike last summer, (Mr. Moschner is an older <br />gentleman and was wearing a ball cap with a UMW insignia on it,) <br />Mr, toschner also expressed concern about the speed of 41ECC haul trucks and <br />their dispersion of coal upon the right-of-way. In addition, he believes the <br />town's water quality had deteriorated recentTv. He claimed that water left <br />scale deposits and that other townspeople felt it smelled badly. Id r, Moschner <br />and the townspeople suspect that effluent from WECC's sewage plant was <br />impacting their water, _ <br />215 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567 <br />