GENERAL53129

• Permit No: M1994081
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 10/23/2002
• Doc Name: Possible unpermitted disposal of solid waste at permitted site
• From: DMG
• To: Ronald Barrier
• Permit Index Doc Type: General Correspondence
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado H0203
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MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
October 21, 2002 `d
Ronald L. Barrier
P.O. Box 3
Bill Owens
Governor
Greg E. Walther
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
Alamosa, CO 81101 ~ ARing Division Director
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Re: Peat Mine, Permit M-1994-081, Possible Unpermitted Disposal of Solid Waste at Permitted Site.
Dear Mr. Barrier,
On October 7, 2002 this office received a copy of a letter addressed to you from the Solid Waste Unit of
the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE}, in which a significant amount of
solid waste had reportedly been disposed of in the permitted peat mine. The CDPHE informed you that
the current conditions of this disposal site may be in violation of State solid waste laws.
This letter is to inform you that if the disposal of solid waste is actually located within the boundaries of
the DMG permit area, there a potential problem ofnon-compliance with your approved mining plan,
approved reclamation plan, and your permit. In addition, the carrying out of such practice in your DMG
permit area boundaries may contribute to a condition of being under-bonded for the final reclamation of
the site.
Please be aware that the activities and land area described in the CDPHE letter may be under the
jurisdiction of DMG also, within the content of the topics listed in the paragraph above. At this time,
though we have been notified of this possible condition, this is not being regarded as a "complaint."
However, it is currently being regarded as a problem with the records for your permitted site, which may
be corrected in one of several ways. Your options for satisfactorily correcting this problem will depend
on the conditions which presently exist, and if there are any permit modifications you wish to implement.
At the present time, this office requests that you send copy of any pertinent correspondence you write in
reply to the CDPHE letter, in which you either refute, clarify or agree with the claims stated therein If
you do not submit to DMG a copy of your response to that letter within 30 days of the date of this letter,
you must submit a written response specifically to DMG describing the situation and conditions
pertaining to those in the CDPHE letter, within the same 30-day timeframe.
If no response is received within 30 days, this office will schedule an onsite inspection, for purposes of
checking for any topics ofnon-compliance with your permit. Please be reminded that if you do not
respond to this letter in a timely or adequate manner, possible enforcement action may result.
There are at least two possible solutions to this situation. One, if you do not wish to pursue the use of this
site as a legal, permitted landfill, would be the complete removal and proper disposal of the solid waste in