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E S coat ca,-aaar Seneca November 13, 2006 Ms. Sandra Brown Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-3567 RE: Nomination for 2006 Jim Pendleton CDMG Awazd Deaz Ms. Brown, NOV 1 t' 2006 Division ot'~°°iamatio Mining dnd ~atety n' G~~~;/~p NO 6 2006 Division of Rccla~ aiion, Mining anJ Sarety Seneca Coal Company respectfully nominates Mr. Dennis ]ones, hydrologist, for the 2006 Jim Pendleton CDMG Award. Mr. Jones has been the hydrologist at the Seneca Mine since November 1980. During his 26-yeaz cazeer at Seneca Coal Company he has been responsible for sample collection and data interpretation of a monitoring network that is one of the most detailed in the state. It consists of 15 NPDES dischazge points, 17 stream sites, 22 springs, 17 continuous Elow recorders and 93 groundwater monitoring wells. Among his responsibilities aze: • Maintaining Seneca Coal Company's Water Quality Data Base. This powerful database has the ability to plot and track water quality trends by a variety of statistical methods, to screen data using any number of water quality standards lists, provide seasonal extracts of data, and provides for numerous reporting functions. • Preparation and submittal of Annual Hydrology Reports for the three Seneca mining azeas. Reprzrentativer of the CDRMS have indicated that there refwrtr are come of the best in the state. • Mr. Jones has worked with the CDPHE on numerous receiving stream issues. These include the reclassification of the streams in Seneca's azea of the Yampa River Basin. He has also submitted a "Plan to Eliminate Uncertainty" regazding selenium concentrations in Dry Creek (a tributary to the Yampa River). • Monitoring and water supply well design and installations. • Obtaining and administering water rights. • Addressing CDRMS hydrology permitting issues. • Addressing CDPHE NPDES permitting issues and Dischazge Monitoring Reports. • Maintaining CDPHE drinking water system. • Conducting Quarterly reservoir inspections. • Overseeing regulated waste management. • Maintaining the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan and conducting inspections. • Maintaining the Stormwater Management Plan and conducting inspections. • Conducting Whole Effluent Tozaaty sampling (NPDES discharge points) • Maintaining and operating a weather station and two preapitation gauges. Seneca Coal Company . P.O. Box 670 • Hayden, Colorado 81639 Telephone (970) 2763707 • FAX (970) 276-3014