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-• <br /> <br />Ezsed rn the "B~,ic Standa:mss S \9e;Fedolegies for Surface Uiater° 3. I 0 (~ CCR <br />1002.8)'rm:he Culc•;ado De,.a:'ment of rieai:`` and Environmes;. Fate: Quality Control <br />Commission, part x.1.74 1nteR; atior. irte Disci,aree Permits, paragraph (?) "Discharge permits <br />will be issued b;; the Dig is;nn to comply u~th basic, nar*ati~e, and ru::,e:ic : tancards...so that all <br />discltar~es '.^ state surface warers protec rite cassi5e^ uses." There ;s precedence for <br />imp:e:rer.;irg the aluminum rar*ative criteria, ,ezn in a°isting Colorado perrvis tie Y.ende:son <br />Mine,'%~er. Fork ofCiear Creek.'). <br />The Colorado basic standard for alu::iirrum is'S0 ug/I acute and 87 ug/I cN~ ~nic for <br />aquatic life protection. Our anderstandinq is t,`,at the analysis used :c determine the reasonable <br />potential for a discharga<to exceed ambient standards or criteria is based nn :he total nr total <br />recoverable pollutant Ioad from the facility. A]:mirum concent-aticn ;n the seepage at Out.~all <br />Ot)2 nos been measured and reponed ;o be as high as 1000 ug". .51so: tfit Site lnspeccon repon <br />dated Jul}`, 1-°y5 describes e1~'ared~cncenUation ofa(umtnur:: manganese and iron ut the <br />aqueous surface wale: sarr:ples at the pe:rnit boundary and beyond" (see Table i, Anah~tical <br />Results for Surface Water Samylesi. <br />Our last concen, not related to the technical discussion above, regards ;he party to which <br />the pe:mi: is issued. EFA would (ike clarification from the Division as to decisions :Wade to issue <br />the permit solely to Battle ;Mountain Resources, lnc. and not to include the property owners, <br />Battle Mountain Goid Company, as a co-permntee for the proposed dischazges from the <br />referenced site. EPA believes in csses where there may be uncleaz distinctions between operators <br />and owners of a disu5arging facility, it maybe more appropriate to issue permits to dual parties, <br />specifically owners and operators. <br />lf) cu have any questions wncerning EPA's commems in general, please contaK me <br />directly. For questions on specific technical issues, please contact Bruce Kent of my staff at <br />(303)312-b133. <br />Sin ely, <br />r--- <br />/~ j <br />(~ t hen S uT ben, Direct~r <br />Water Program <br />Office of Partnerships <br />and Regulatory Assitance <br />cc: Dave Akers, CDPHE <br />Susan ivachtrieb, CDPHE <br />Don Holmer, CDPHE <br />Dan Robertson, Operations Manager <br />Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. <br />TGTRL P.0,3 <br />