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<br />C c~RUs <br />"r'; i:mpire Corporation <br />~~~ I~~I~~~~~II~~I~~ <br />P.0. Boz 68 <br />Craig, Colorado 81626 <br />303-82«-8246 <br />February 25, 1994 ~F~~I~F~ <br />sanet Binns MAR 1 1984 <br />Environmental Protection Specialist p~,,~~ <br />OfficeoofoMinedeLand Reclamation ionotPaner~~`~,~~,u~,r,y <br />1313 Sherman Street Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />RE: Stockpile Management Plan <br />Dear Ms. Binns: <br />I thank you for your prompt attention to Cyprus Empire's (Empire) <br />request to work on its stockpile to remove some hot spots. The <br />work involved cutting a road around the toe of the existing <br />stockpile so that the hot coal could be removed and taken to a <br />storage area immediately south of the stockpile. During this <br />process a portion of ditch 5-D1 was filled in and it will be <br />cleaned out as soon as the road is no longer required. Presently, <br />the ditch has seen minimal disturbance and can be repaired <br />immediately with the use of a backhoe. The amount of coal placed <br />in the ditch was less than I described to you over the phone. I do <br />not believe that placing of coal in the ditch. will result in any <br />environmental problems. The loader did have to drive through a <br />portion of the ditch adjacent to the overland belt, and this area <br />will be dressed up within the next day or two. Strata bales will be <br />placed downstream of where the ditch was driven through to minimize <br />any impacts. I believe this will take care of any short term <br />concerns. <br />Empire anticipates that it may be necessary to use this road over <br />the next 30 days in the event additional hot spots may be <br />encountered. However, during the interim period when the road is <br />not needed, the ditch will be reestablished so that i_t can function <br />as designed. If additional hot coal is removed from the stockpile <br />it will be placed in the above referenced storage area. In the <br />event that additional room is needed the SAE to the= south of the <br />stockpile will be utilized. Access to this site will be gained by <br />blading a ramp down to it from the existing storage area. <br />Hopefully, this site will not be needed. <br />