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operations was routed through settling ponds prior to being discharged from the site. These ponds and the respective discharge points were permitted by the mine operator, Mid-Continent Resources through the Water Quality Control Division. The contributing area of nearly all of the ponds has been reclaimed by Minerals and Geology since 1995. The only pond contributing areas, which are still subject to reclamation, aze those located near the confluence of Coal and Dutch creeks. Reclamation construction in this area is addressed in the Storm Water Management Plan submitted by Minerals and Geology in November, 1998. Final disposition of the ponds was addressed in the reclamation plan submitted by Mid-Continent Resources to the Mined Land Reclamation Division (now the Division of Minerals and Geology). The original reclamation plan stated that the ponds would be dewatered and the embankments were to be pushed into the pond depression. The graded surface would then be revegetated. The plan did not discuss how water flow from up-gradient areas would be routed through the reclaimed pond areas, or how storm water from the reclaimed ponds would be treated prior to vegetation becoming established. The Division has expressed the idea that the ponds, if left in place, could become useful wildlife habitat if appropriate modifications were made to the discharge structures. The establishment of wetlands species at the margins of the ponds is also component of the modified reclamation plan. The private property land owners and the U. S. Forest Service have both agreed with this proposal. DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES The Coal Basin Mines are located within the Coal Creek watershed. The other major drainage within Coal Basin, Dutch Creek, is confluent with Coal Creek approximately four miles above the Crystal River and Redstone in western Pitkin County. Redstone is located on Highway 133, approximately 18 miles south of Cazbondale. The area is located at elevations of between approximately 8,300 feet and 10,000 feet. Reclamation operations conducted by the Division at the Coal Basin Mine are geared toward returning mining related disturbances to a condition capable of supporting the pre-determined post mining land uses of grazing, wildlife habitat and limited recreation. An important factor in meeting these goals is the reduction of sediment contribution from disturbed areas to receiving streams. In order to meet the goal of sediment reduction, substantial earth moving is necessary, as are revegetation processes. This Storm Water Management Plan addresses treatment of stormwater, which is contributed to the ponds and the adjacent construction zone at each pond to be reclaimed. A complete tabulation of the ponds subject to this Storm Water Management Plan is attached. Each pond, or in some cases pond series, maybe thought of as individual work sites, as the ponds are generally separated by great distances. The reclamation construction activities to be conducted at each pond is essentially the same, however. A description of the reclamation tasks to be accomplished at each pond follows. Pond Reclamation Description