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<br />2 <br />to south, paralleling the movement of the adjacent East Pit. Initial box-cut material of the <br />West Pit is currently being placed in the West Pit permanent excess spoil fill. The Section <br />16 Pit is located south of the East and West Pits. The northern boundary of the Section 16 <br />pit will merge with these two south-trending pits. Section 16 Pit is being mined for the "X" <br />coal seam only and will progress from both the east and west, converging onto a central <br />north-south trending ridge. This central ridge will be left intact for use in final backfilling <br />and grading of the West Pit. Initial box-cut material for the Section 16 Pit was placed in <br />the Section ]6 permanent excess spoil fill. <br />Operations at the Colowyo Mine began in 1976, under CMLRD Extraction and <br />Development Permit 76-15 C/A, and have continued without cessation to this time. <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. is a limited partnership. On December 6, 1994, Kennecott <br />Colorado Coal Company became the sole general partner of Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Gracoal Inc. and Gracoal II Inc. are the limited partners and have no authority to determine <br />the manner of the surface coal mining and reclamation operations conducted at the Colowyo <br />Mine. <br />Section II- History of Violations <br />A review of the inspection and enforcement activities during the first half of the permit term <br />was conducted. Seven enforcement actions have been taken by the Division since permit <br />renewal. <br />DATE VIOLATION DFSCRIPI70N OP DATE HOW <br />ISSUED NUMBER VIOLATION ABATED ABATED <br />5/6/93 C-93-071 Failure to sclettively place stockpiled 6/30/97 Retrieve topsoil & <br /> topsoil and to protect it from water protect <br /> erosion. <br />5/6/93 C-93-073 Failu¢ to construct appropriate 6/30/97 Prevent udimem <br /> sediment control measures to rcuin runoff <br /> udimcnt within disturbed areas, <br /> failure to pass all surface drainage <br /> from disturbed area through a <br /> sediment pond. <br />5/18/93 C-93-077 Failure to pass disturbed area now, 8/11/93 Repair South <br /> failure to protect offsitc areas, failure Collation Ditch and <br /> to minimize additional solids to off site areas <br /> offsitc arras, failure to maintain <br /> collection ditch, failure to maintain <br /> an excess spoil diversion ditch. <br />S/1S/94 C-94-013 Failure to pass disturbed area 6/21/94 Cnstrutt diversion <br /> damage through a sediment pond, ditch <br /> Failure to construct a sediment <br /> Irratment tactility, failure to construct <br /> a diversion to prevent additional <br /> contributions of sediment. <br />