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• } <br />Mzar-lu. Ar+DSasorr. IL-vc & Hnagzs Li,C <br />4TTGRYEYS .~T '~'.~' <br />?. David HoL~:. DL~x u~, r <br />!:oictado war_r Quality Contra; [Hvision <br />2e: Berle :+ic•~ia vo:L Cxnpatry Procos.°tl Aa''xt~z~ <br />June 9, 2000 <br />Page 4 <br />A; noted abotie, B~iiC's violations are ongoing-to date 5MtiC ~1~ nct:.alted th° cischarges <br />or obtained a pcrt:.it to discharge conraminaats ro 1'te Riro Sete. <br />Supplemental E'avironmental Frojecu ('SEPs"; are envirorTenat!y beneftcial <br />expenditures that may be aced to offset some. o; all of a ci•.zi penairy assessment. Ac~:ording to <br />'NQCIi policy, [here should be some nexus benreen the vioaticns and the eavironnenal <br />benerits to be derived from the SEP. The risk to human health art the en•:ironrnent posed by <br />the unpermi^..-d dscharges from the San Luis Projecr is that of stuz;.~ and ground water <br />contamirtaticn attsed by BMGC's foru.er rnittin; operations. The ?roposed SEP-a donation <br />of money to an area sanitation district-woes not address c4c risk c: con~m~-a.toc em:utat:rg <br />from the San Luis Proje^.t. The most apprcpriate SEP wou:d be a monitoring program to <br />identify ground and surface water ~ntamination in advance in order to provide the affected <br />pubisc and landrwaers a ;easAnable cpportunie~ to respond to sx~ contamination and require <br />filrthe: remedial action by BhiGC. <br />On heh2lf of fhe Shalom Ranch, we urge you m reject r'de aroposed agrect:tcnt and <br />delay resoletior, of thi matter until such tame as BMGC has ce-ascd all unpersitted di.acharges <br />;o the waters of the United States or obtained permirs for those discharges, R%e also t:rge you <br />resume discussions with BMGC designed to recuire that BMGC irstitu[e a monitorin@ program <br />tailored to the poundal risks associated wiL4 the unpe:witted disciarges. <br />Thank you for your consideration. Please do not hesi-au to contact me if you have any <br />questions. <br />Very truly yours, <br />~. ~~~ <br />Srephen D. Harris ~ <br />cc: Anne;;e Quill, Esq. <br />Office of du Colorado Attorney General <br />