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w <br />REFUSE DISPOSAL AREA <br />This site is located adjacent to the Hotchkiss Landfill and has not yet <br />been reclaimed. Reclamation work will consist of cleaning out the final <br />trench, grading & compacting the top of the refuse pile, respreading <br />stockpiled subsoil & topsoil, and seeding the site. Delta County <br />purchased this site in 1988 and wants to utilize the final trench <br />excavation to dispose of asbestos waste. Our initial response to this <br />request was that the open trench would probably have to serve as the <br />disposal area for excess coal, coal waste, and demolished structures <br />removed from the East Mine, West Mine, and Silo Areas, and that as such <br />the trench could probably not be left open for subsequent asbestos <br />disposal. There has been no contact between the Division and the Delta <br />County Health Department since 1988, and thus far all waste materials <br />from reclamation work done to date have been able to be buried on site <br />and did not have to be hauled to the dump. The only possible remaining <br />use by the Division for the open trench would be to dispose of the <br />silo area coal stockpile and the broken concrete & structural steel <br />from the 2 storage silos if & when silo demolition takes place. <br />I recommend that the Division contact the Delta County Health Dept. <br />and find out what their current plans are with the site before we pro- <br />ceed with the reclamation. Additionally, it would be prudent to come to <br />some final agreement with ARCO concerning silo demolition before the <br />Division undertakes any reclamation of the Refuse Disposal Area. In <br />this way, if the silos do have to be demolished, a "free" concrete <br />disposal area will exist for the demolition contractor to utilize. On- <br />site disposal of such a large volume of broken concrete is probably not <br />realistic due to the narrow canyon in which the silo facility is <br />located, and the fact that the demolished remains of the old Oliver <br />Power Plant are already buried on the only level patch of ground near <br />the silos. If the remaining silo area coal stockpile material needs to <br />be removed, all of this material can simply be hauled to the Refuse <br />Disposal Area and graded out over the top of the existing pile prior to <br />covering the waste with subsoil & topsoil. <br />In regards to the actual construction plans & specifications for re- <br />claiming this site, Harry Ranney surveyed the site and was able to <br />develop some preliminary topographic maps of the area. I was able to <br />add some map labels & other information, and I believe there are also <br />some preliminary specifications in the file as well. <br />CLAIMS & UNPAID DEBTS: <br />An issue relating to the defunct operation as a whole is the approx. <br />$157,000 plus interest debt that the operator owes the State of <br />Colorado for unpaid Civil Penalties that accumulated during the permit <br />revokation process. As the responsible parties are either deceased <br />(Stamper Collins), unable to be located or simply devoid of assets, the <br />A.G.'s Office will no doubt be looking at any left over bond monies to <br />satisfy the debt. I believe the State collections people were and per- <br />haps still are attempting to find some WSC assets to collect on, but I <br />do not know the current status. Also, the Division was contacted by the <br />Missouri DNR - Coal Regulatory Program people around the time the permit <br />was being revoked regarding one or more coal mine sites in that State <br />operated by the same individuals which also had their permits revoked <br />but for which no bond monies could be collected. <br />Additionally, A Mr. Nicholas Darrow of Delta, CO, formally an attorney <br />for Western Slope Carbon, contacted the Division in 1989 regarding the <br />