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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />~AUIED LAND REOLAti1.4TI0N DIV1S10N <br />Deparlmeni OI Nd[ural aesouloes <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver. CO 80203 <br />303 8663567 <br />FAX: 303 832-8106 <br />C'TOT£ ~J~ COLfl~L~ <br />~` ,=°:-. <br />,.. <br />~`~_ ~ ~'8 <br />.~~~~• <br />~~9Y6 <br />RaY Ramer, <br />Governor <br />Michael 8. Long, <br />D~nsion Director <br />August 10, 1992 <br />Mr. Robert Hagen, Director <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Reclamation and Enforcement <br />Albuquerque Field Office <br />625 Silver Avenue SW, Suite 310 <br />Albuquerque, NM 87102 <br />Re: Mine Site Evaluation Inspection Rer~rt of .June 25, 1992 <br />1~'yoming Fuel Company, Golden Eagle Mine, Permit No. C-81-013 <br />Dear Mr. Hagen: <br />On July 9, 1992, our office received a copy of the Mine Site Evaluation Inspection Report <br />developed for the June 25, 1992 Random Sample Inspection at the Wyoming Fuel Golden <br />Eagle Mine. The inspection was conducted jointly by Dennis Byrnes of your office and <br />Joe Dudash and me from our office. <br />In reviewing the report, we discovered what we believe may be an apparent misunder- <br />standing between our respective agencies. On Page S of the report (enclosed), it is stated <br />that "the MLRD inspectors were not initially prepared to take a sample of pond discharge, <br />but did so after phone consultation with MLRD in Denver confirming the understanding <br />with AFO that samples would be taken during complete inspections." <br />We are not aware of any understanding with AFO regarding the obtaining of water quality <br />samples during complete inspections. As outlined in our Sixty-Day Letter Response dated <br />May 21, 1992, we have instructed our specialists to examine discharge points at least <br />quarterly and to obtain samples whenever point source discharges appear to be exceeding <br />effluent limitations or for purposes of verifying self-reported information. As such, it is <br />feasible that instances could occur during complete inspections when water samples would <br />not be taken. These instances would include whenever discharges appear to be within <br />effluent limitations or when no discharge occurs. <br />