2005-12-02_PERMIT FILE - C1981019

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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT -Water Qualiry Control Division Rationale - F'age 4 Permit No. COR-040000 IV. STORbfWATE'R DISCHARGES ASSOCL4TED WITH MINING OPERATIONS (cont.) 3. Inactive mine sites where, in conformance with the Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Acr, (CRS 25-16~ 303), mine-waste remediation projects are undertaken. In this case, the SWMP would be prepared, relying in part on information contained in the Voluntary Cleanup Plan. Once the Voluntary Cleanup Plan is approved by the Hazardous Materials and Wasle Management Division, the owner, or third parry with permission of the owner, would submit the completed permit application. After the permit:cerrijicarion is issued, stormwater discharges from the remediarion project would be authorized. Certi~caiion under this permit would be terminated when the termination criteria and other conditions listed at Part I.F of the permit are met. C. Tynes of Activities NOT Covered Tliis perntit does not authorize stormwater dtscharges from other types of regulated industrial activities. Other ryoes of regulated industrial activities that require stormwater disrJwrge permits pursuant to different sections of the regulatioru (S CCR 1002-2 Section 6.4.2(5)(6)(7-ii,iv-xi)] are covered under separate general permits. This permit also does not authorize the discharge of process water or mine drainage. Applications for process water or mine drainage discharge permits can be obtained from the Permits and Enforcement Section of the Water Qualiry Control Division at the address listed in Part LA.3 of the permit. Stormwarer which miles with process water or mine drainage prior to discharge is considered to be process water or mine drainage. Table I -Mineral Industry Stormwater Permit Coverage S/C General ' Code Industry Type Permit Note ]0 Metal Mining and Milling COR-040000 (I) 12 Coal Mining COG-850000 (2) 13 Oil and Gas Ezrracrion (including Oil-shale operations) COR-0100'00 (3) 14 Mining and Quarrying of Sand & Gravel (and other COGS00000 ~(4) Nonmetallic Minerals Except Fuels) ~ 10, 12 Inactive Metal (and Coal) Mines COR-040000 (5) -- Mine-waste Remediation COR-040000 (6) Notes: 2. (1) This permit, Colorado General Srormwater Discharge Permit for Metal Mining, number COR- 040000. ' (2) Stormwarer discharges from coal mines with surface runoff only are covered by general permit COG 850000. Coverage for stormwater discharges from coal mines with discharge sources which are authorized under individual CDPS permits, is provided 6y this permit, Colorado General Stormwater Discharge Permit namber COR-040000. , (3) Stormwater discharges from oil and gas euraction (including oil-shale operations) are covered under the Colorado General Stormwater Discharge Permit for Light Industry, number COR-010000. (4) Stormwater discharges from active and inactive sand, gravel and other non-metallic quarrying and mining-operations are covered under Colorado General Stormwater Discharge Permit number COG 500000. (5) Stormwarer discharges from inactive metal and coal mines are covered under this permit, Colorado General Stormwater Discharge Permit number COR-040000. (ri) Stormwater discharges from mine-waste remediation operations are covered under this permit, Colorado General Stormwater Discharge Permit number COR-040000.