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;j r4TE OF CO! OI: 4IJ0 ipl .~/.nn II. I •Vd•A ~'~. ~,... ,~.,. <br /> <br />D EPART~tENT GF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />D. n1onre Pa:me, Exeeut.v.' Dvenor <br />~•il\ED L~1`~D RECL:1lI.a'I'i()\ <br />423 Centennial building, 7313 Sherman Street <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 Tel. (303; 8u6-35E7 <br />David C. Shelton <br />Director <br />November 5, 1982 <br />h1r. t~lilliarn A. Bear <br />Bear Coal Company <br />Somerset, Colorado 81439 <br />RE: Minor Revision - Underground Development Haste <br />FILE: C-033-81 <br />Dear hfr. Bear: <br />The Di visior, i5 approving in pars the minor revision recuest dated <br />• October 2u', 198, Iihich will allow a tem~.orary development .•aste stockpile <br />of approrinutely 300 tons at the Eear 1Po. 3 Mine surface facilities area. <br />Once development worl: is completed, ::paste storod in the temporary stockpile <br />will be hauled back into the mine and disposed of in abandoned worY.irgs as <br />specified in the permit. <br />Once the initial development work is co.^pleted, no further surface disposal <br />of underground develooment waste will be permitted. The minor revision <br />application requests "some future flexibility in storing temporarily <br />underground develooment waste on the surface w1:en safety issues are <br />involved". This would represent a departure from the plan as presented in <br />the permit. I-btential impacts of surface stored refuse disnosal were <br />not evaluated durine the permit review process. If the underground disposal <br />cannot be accomplished safely and be in compliance with the approved plan, <br />a technical revision application addressing the problems wit1~ the <br />underground disposal plan and specific information on temporary surface <br />disposal should be submitted. Information on duration of temporary <br />storaye, location of the storage area, areal extent and volwne of the <br />stockpile and physical and chemical properties of the material should be <br />provided. , <br />Disposal of s.aall arnount^ of waste at Wc:tcrn .Slope Carbon's approved <br />disposal site would probably be acceptable. liowevur, this also r~.presents <br />a departure from the permit, and quantification and justification for <br />this alternative should be included in the technical revision application. <br />• Sincerely, ~` <br />r- r~ \ . 1, <br />-.` <br />Dan l9athews <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />