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Phon¢ Call Log for Bypass/Upset Reporting <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />Pertnlts and Enforcement Section <br />Entity: MouMaln Coal Company -West Elk Mine <br />Permit No.: CO.0039776 Persons Reporting: Chrlstlno Johnston <br />County. Gunnison Phone No.: (970)929-2215 <br />Start Date of Potential Upset: Mon., 20 Jan. 97 Bypass/Upset Duration: Not yet known. <br />Date 8 Time of Update: 24 Jan. 97, 1:30 p.m. Has this happened before: Yes <br />Probable Cause: See phone report for 9:00 a.m., 21 Jan. 97. <br />Written Report to Follow: Yes <br />Comments: Johnston reported that MCC was pumping about 2000 gpm of mine water to the <br />surface. The mine water is wrrenUy routed to pond MB-2R. MB-2R is expected to <br />discharge through outfall 004 later this afternoon. MCC is unsure if this effluent will meet <br />peimk limits. <br />Pond MB-1 is full. The first MB-1 pre-discharge sample measured 102 mg/l TSS. MCC <br />collected a second pre-discharge sample and are awaiting the n:sults. <br />MCC is trying to treat both ponds by dumping alum, and other approved treatment <br />chemicals, at each pond's Inlet. The hydroseeder they usually use for chemical addition has <br />not been available yet this week. MCC expects it on site tomorrow morning. <br />Fresh Water 1 pond may be cumenUy discharging. <br />The latest estimated inflow of faun water into the mine is 3000 gpm. <br />Recorded by (Cathleen Sullivan <br />Date: January 24, 1997 <br />m Dwein Watson, District Engineer, Feld Support Section <br />David Berry/Mike Bouley, DMG <br />Original to MS-3 File <br /> <br /> <br />LL9L aloN X2 j J!-3L°d <br />TOOI~J Q~D61/3HdQJ OBCOZ81 COC YV3 L0=4T IZ13 LB/4Z/TO ,~ <br />