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STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN COAL BASIN POND RECLAMATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY This Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) is applicable to the reclamation activities wntracted by the Division of Minerals and Geology taking place at sediment ponds which had been covered by a NPDES permit issued to Mid-Continent Resources (permit 000000396). The ponds subject to this Storm Water Management Plan are located throughout Coal Basin on both public lands and private property. Only those ponds identified on the attached Table aze subject to the provisions ofthis Stormwater Management Plan. Any pond or NPDES discharge point which has been identified by the Water Quality Control Division being a mine water discharge point aze not the responsibility of the Division of Minerals and Geology, and are specifically not included in this Stormwater Management Plan. It is anticipated that reclamation activities will continue through 2000. The goals of reclamation construction are to minimize erosion and sediment delivery to adjacent water resources from mining related disturbances. The goals are met by enhancing slope stability through earth moving activities and revegetation. No mining or milling is occurring. No chemicals are utilized. Temporary increases in sediment, pending vegetation establishment, are the only anticipated consequences of the reclamation activities. Mitigation of sediment delivery is the focus of the storm water controls described in this SWMP. As reclamation is being conducted by the State of Colorado at a now inactive mine site, the SWMP guidelines for inactive mines are followed here. The reclamation construction projects are implemented by the Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) through independent contractors. Completion of these projects is a necessary component of the reclamation process being undertaken by the Division as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act. It has been determined that submittal of a General Permit Application for Storm Water Discharges Associated With Mining (Permit COR- 040000) for the projects being accomplished by the Division in this locale is desirable. The Coal Basin Mines were operated under a Mining Permit (C-81-017) issued to Mid-Continent Resources by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board. Subsequent to permit issuance, the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board revoked the permit and forfeited the reclamation bond. As required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, the Division initiated reclamation operations in 1995. As required by the Water Quality Control Division statute and regulations, storm water runoff