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~ iii iiiiiiiiiiii~iii ~ <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />Patriaa A. Nolan, Al D, MPH, &ecutive Director <br />Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment o/the people of Colorado <br />4300 Cherry Creek Dr. 5. Laboratory Building <br />Denver, Colorado 00222-1530 4210 E. 11th Avenue <br />Phone (303) 6922000 Denver, Colorado 00 2 2 0-3 71 6 <br />D 03) 691 4700 <br />Water Quality Com rot Division <br />\VQCD~PE-n2 <br />(303)+672-3500 EAX (303)+762-0370 <br />January 18, 1995 <br />Melvin R. Gydesen <br />229 County Road 1 I <br />Gunnison. CO 81230 <br />RE: Permit Requirement Evaluation <br />Gold Links Mine <br />Nu Permit <br />Gunnison County <br />Dear Mr. Gydesen: <br />OF'~~[O <br />r,`y 9 <br />M~~ \~Ft <br />• e <br />~ r8T6 ~ <br />Colorado Depatvnent <br />of Public Health <br />and Environment <br />aE~E~v~D <br />JPN 23 1995 <br />~~ \~n\\\e\a`5 ~ueo~o9Y <br />~~~tste • <br />This letter is written confirmation of the Division's decision concerning the need for a Colorado Discharge <br />Permit System (CDPS) permit for the mine drainage discharge from the Gold Links Mine. A permit will not <br />he required a[ this time subject to completion of the reclamation plans approved by the Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology. We cannot guarantee that a permit will never he required at any time in the future. <br />The Colorado Water Quality Control Act specifies that CDPS permits are required for all discharges of <br />pollutants to state waters. The discharge from the portal contains pollutants; thus, it is subject [o our <br />regulations. However, it is not our intention to pursue a permit for this facility at this time. <br />It appears that no activity has occurred since 1972 that would impact water quality from the portal discharge. <br />other than your sampling activity in the late 1980's. The recent water analyses furnished to us by you and <br />your representatives indicate that the water quality of the drainage from the poral contains relatively low <br />levels of metals and other pollutants. If reclamation work causes any activities that may degrade the quality <br />of the discharge from the site, we may require a CDPS permit until water quality returns to acceptable levels. <br />We encourage reclamation work that would improve discharge quality, such as planned routing of the portal <br />flow around the waste pile. We request that you keep us apprised of progress with the reclamation activities <br />through completion. Please address correspondence to me. <br />Please contact me at (303)+692-3605 if you have questions. <br />~S\in~cerel~y, ,`' <br />lv .1"`•~ <br />Jon C. Kubic <br />Engineering Technician <br />Permits and Enforcement Section <br />WATER QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION <br />xc: Dwain Wasson, Field Support Section, WQCD <br />Rohcn Oswald, CO Division of h1inerals & Geology <br />Pcnnils Section, EPA <br />Local Hcehh Department <br />