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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -Water QuaUry Control Diviri:m Rationale - Page S Permit No. COR-0V0000 E. Esem-prion (or Uncoruaminated Stormwater the Division doe not require a permit jot disdwrge ojsrormwattr that arc riot cortraminated by contact with any ovrr6utdcn, raw material, imnmeditue products, byprodras, finished product or want produdt locn7ad at the mining operation. Only stormwattr discharge that rome into roman with any ovcrbradcn, raw material, iruermediare products, byproducts, frnithed products or wnsu products located at the mining operation must be included in the permit. F. Esemotionr for Reclaimed Mi Mines that have ma ttnain reclamation rorditlons are ttot required to obtain a stormwater dtschmge permit. Coal mining operariou which no longer coed the definition of a reclamation area urtda• 40 CFR 434.11(]) bccaure the perfartnantt bond issued to nc~ fatiAry by the appropriate SMCRA authority has beat releartd arc not required to obtain srormwater disdrarge permits. Non-coal mining opemtionr whidt hour beat released from appbcable state or Federal reclamation rcquirartettu after Demnber 17, 1990 arc afro not rcgwrnd to obtain srormwarer discharge permirr. the Division may duignate such rrelaimed situ err requiring a stormwata permit ijthe discharge is a signifrrvnt rontributor of poUutancs to waters of the State. IV COVERAGE UNDER THIS GENER.IL PERMIT Under this genera! permit, operators of stormwattr discharge associated with mineral mining adiviry may be granted authortmrion to discharge storrmvattr into waters ojthe State oJColorado. This permit doe not relievr the permittee from responsibility for rompUann with any other applicable federal, stau or loco! low, rule, nandard, ordinance, order, judgtmeu or deeru. Nor doe this permit pre-anpt or supersede the aruhoriry of loco! agencies to prohibit, nutria or rontro! duchargu of stormwattr to storm-drain systttnt or othn water rourse within their jurisdiction. Certification under the permit requiru submittd of a rompleted applicaion. Upon rcttipr of all required information, the Divitian may allow or disallow rovrrage under the genera! permit within 30 days. V. CRITERIA FOR REQUIRING 1NDlVIDUAL PERMITS Various other criteria can be used in evaluating whahtr or nor an individual permit may 6e tequitrd instead oja genera! permit. Thu injormation may come from the application, SWMP, err additional information err rcquerted by the Division, and include, but is not dmited to, the following: 1. the quality of the rcttiving waters (i.e., the preentt ojdownatrcam drinking water intakes or a high quality fishery, or for prcserNttion of high quality water); 2. the type of mining aciviry, including polhuion poteuial; 3. the volume and type of materiait handled; 6. the size of the jariliry; S. evidence of nonrompliantt under o previous pesrnit jot the operation; and 6. the use ojefianicais within the stormwato systan. In addition, an irdividua! permit may be required when the Divirion has shown err has reason to suspect that the ssorrnwater discharge is a sign frcant contributor ojpollruaus to waters of the State. V!. APPLlCA77ON AND CERTTFlG1?TON At least thirty days prior ro the anticipated dare ojdtscharge, or by October 1, 1991, whichever is later, the owner (or operator when the owner does not operate the facility) of the mining opermion shalt submit an applirorion to the