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~ kerr coal company <br />box 0 iteamboal ~orinp,, coloraOO 80677 1707)879-7800 <br />July 20, 1979 <br />U. S. Department of Interior <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Assessment Office <br />Washington, D. C. 20240 <br />Re: I:err Coal Company, Walden, Colorado <br />'Notice(s) of Violation tlo. 79 V-5-18 <br />• <br />Gentlemen: <br />On or about July 12, 1979, t6r. Gary Fritz of the <br />Office of Surface t•fining (OStI) , Region V served upon ttr. <br />Alan Czarnowsky, a representative of Kerr Coal Company <br />("KCC"), the referenced Notice of Violation reflecting three <br />separate alleged violations of the Surface Mining Control <br />and Reclamation Act ("ShICRA") and the Interim Regulations <br />promulgated thereunder, 30 C.F.R. §700.1 et sea. (42 F.R. <br />62675-62716). KCC, while specifically reserving the right <br />to contest the substance of these alleged violations, sub- <br />mits this letter, pursuant to 30 C.F.R. §723.16, containing <br />certain information pertaining to the alleged violations for <br />the consideration of the OStt Assessment Office in arriving <br />at a proposed penalty assessment. This information is set <br />forth in accordance with the various factors at 30 C.F.R. <br />§723.11 and §723.12 which must be taY.en into account in ar- <br />riving at a proposed assessment. •41e have attached photo- <br />copies of the Notices of Violation and thus will only <br />restate briefly the nature of the alleged violations. <br />A. Alleged Violation [lumber One: <br />"Failure to construct and maintain a railroad <br />siding and loadout facility to control diminution <br />or degradation of water quality and quantity and to <br />prevent additional contributions of suspended solids <br />to stream flow." <br />.: <br />..•;,~ <br />a <br />•~~ , <br /> <br />