PERMFILE114568

• Permit No: M2002111
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/25/2002
• Doc Name: Exhibits
• From: Greg Lewicki & Associates
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
8111 Owens, Governor
Douglas H. Benevento, Acting Ezecu[ive Director
Dedicated to protecting and improving the healtlt and environment n/the people of Colorado
4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S.
Denver, Colorado 80246-1530
Phone [phone]
TDD Line [phone]
Located in Glendale, Colorado
http//www.cdphes[ate. co. us
September 24, 2002
Laboratory and Radiation Services Division
8100 Lowry Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80230-6928
[phone]
Colorado Departure
of Public Health
andEmironment
Keith Holder
Fruita Marketing and Management, Inc-
140 North Mesa _.. - _.. _.. .... ~ _ _,__.
Fruita, CO 81521
RE: Mining Activities (Subareas 1 and 3) and Installation of Additional Monitoring Wells
Fruita Refinery, COD983774654, Compliance Order No. 98-06-OS-Ol
Dear Mr. Holder:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (the Department) reviewed recent correspondence
regazding the upcoming mining activities to commence in the southern portion of the Fruita Refinery in late 2002.
The area to be mined, known as "Subazea 3", has been investigated under the Department-approved Soil
Characterization Plan for the Fruita Refinery, in accordance with the requirements of the Compliance Order.
Based on the results of this investigation and submittal of a Waste Management Contingency Plan (WMCP) to be
implemented during mining, the Department approved Subarea 3 for mining use, subject to certain conditions
(Department correspondence to Fruita Marketing and Management, loc. (FMM) dated January 24, 2002).
FMM wishes to change the location of the sedimentation pond to that of "Subarea 1 ", as shown on the attached
map (Figure 1), and submitted a written request to modify the Colorado Discharge Permit Number CO-0046175,
accordingly, on August 27, 2002, to the Water Quality Control Division (WQCD). Subarea 1 is subject to
corrective action under the Compliance Order and was not previously approved for use in mining activities.
$owever, based on a review of previous environmental investigations conducted in Subarea 1, the area does not
appear to contain significant contamination. Therefore, the Department approves the use of Subatea 1 for mining
activities, subject to the same conditions stated in the January 24, 2002 original approval letter for Subarea 3, and
contingent upon approval of the modified Discharge Permit by the WQCD.
It is understood that up to 2 feet of overburden may be removed from Subarea 1 and either used to build the banks
of the sedimentation pond, or spread on the northern portion of Subarea 3 that will be used as the gravel staging
area (discussed further below). If any visible highly-contaminated soil is encountered during construction of the
pond, this material must be segregated, stockpiled temporarily in the northern portion of Subarea 3 (or other
"dirty" area of the site), and then placed into the CAMU afrer it is constmcted, or otherwise properly
characterized and disposed in accordance with the WMCP.