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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT -Water Quality Corstrol Division Rationale -Page 9 Permit No. COR-040000 VI. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMIT (cont.) G. Annual Fee All permittees are required to pay the annual permit administration fee, as described in the Colorado Water Quality Control Act. (See Part II.B.10 of the permit.) As of February, 1996, the fee is $300 per year for active mines that are 10 acres or greater, $100 per year for active mines that are less than 10 acres, and $50 per year for inactive mines. These fees are subject to legislative change. H. Termination of Permit Certification When a site has been reclaimed in accordance with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG) requirements and the site has been released from State reclamation requirements, the operator of the facility may request termination. The requirements for termination are described in Part I.F of the permit. In the case -where the site has no CDMG permit, certification under this permit may be terminated once raw material, intermediate products, byproducts, finished products or waste products have been removed or isolated from stormwater and the site has been stabilized (with little evidence of soil erasion or other runoff problem) and revegetated. Specific criteria are listed in Part LF. of the permit. Cominued coverage may be required after reclamation or remediation is complete if the Division has shown or has reason to suspect that the stormwater discharge contributes to a violation of a water quality standard. !. Duration of Permit The general permit shall not exceed five years in duration. In this case the expiration date is set for September 30, 2001. The permittee's authority to discharge under this permit is approved omit the expiration date of the general permit. Any permittee desiring cominued coverage under the general permit must apply for recertification under the genera[ permit at least 90 days prior to its expiration date. Sarah Johnson February 26, 1996 VII. CAANGES AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE A. Chanties made by the Division A few minor changes were made to the permit and rationale in resporue to imernal Division review and commem to improve program consistency and clarity. Other minor changes (typographical, etc.) were also made. B. Response to Public Comments Thirteen letters were received during the public comment period for these permits. Many of the comments were similar in nature and have been addressed as groups below. Voluntary third party mine-waste cleanup initiatives. One group of commentors objected that the draft permit does not accommodate a volumary watershed remediation approach. In general, they felt that as currently written, the permit severely limits the possibility of volumary cleanup initiatives. They suggested that perhaps a separate general permit would be more appropriate, or m least the permit should clearly differemiate and separate the requirements and responsibilities of third parry groups. Specifically, they noted that voluntary groups are not legal entities which can hold permits. Funkier, the permit does not accommodate a watershed approach but rather prescribes aaste-by-site treatment. They proposed that the permit should provide liability protection for third