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iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />Patti Shw, yder, Executive Director <br />Dedicated to protecting and improving the heahh and ern~ironment olthe people of Colorado <br />4300 Cherry Creek Dr. 5. Laboratory Building <br />Denver, Colorado 80722-1570 a210 E. 71th Avenue rr f-, <br />Phone (303) 692-2000 Denver, Colorado 80720-3?1 G Q F ~ C l t'r <br />tlo3) 691 a~oo <br />December I8, 1996 <br />Ms. Kathleen Welt <br />Mountain Coal Company <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />ut~ z s ~sss <br />t~1V IDlpll JI n1111D1 p16 P V V JUl3 S' <br />Re: WQCD December 9, 1996, NOTICE OF SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE <br />Mountain Coal Company -West Elk Mine <br />CDPS Permit No. CO-0038776; Gunnison County, Colorado <br />Dear Ms. Welt: <br />pF Cpl <br />.~~: _ ' 4 <br />Ne % ~~ <br />r <br />~ rni6 ~` <br />Colorado Department <br />of Public Health <br />and Environment <br />During our telephone conversation on the morning of December 17, 1996, you requested some clarification of <br />the aforementioned December 9, 1996, notice. Specifically, you inquired about the following statement, <br />"However, ...continuing to develop the mine into this known fault zone prior to emplacing facilities and <br />procedures to prevent furore permit efFluent lunit violations will likely be met with formal enforcement action." <br />You indicated that the fault zone is more accurately labelled "projected" than "known." The clarification is <br />appreciated, however, to avoid formal enforcement action, Mountain Coal Company must address the potential <br />for water quality impacts before developing through this area. The reference to "future permit efFluent limit <br />violations" in the statement primarily relates to Total Suspended Solids exceedences resulting from effluent <br />originating from projected foul[ area development. Nevertheless, any permit violations precipitated by a failure <br />to enact appropriate and adequate preventive measures could also trigger formal enforcement action. <br />Thattk you for your attention to this matter. If you have any further questions, please contact me at (303)692- <br />3603. <br />Sincerely, <br />C .. /; <br />Kathleen L. Sullivan <br />Industrial Enforcement Engineer <br />Permits and Enforcement Section <br />WATER QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION <br />cc: Gene E. DiCtaudiolHenry Barbe, Moumain Coal Company <br />Melanie Pallman.(SENF T), Technical Enforcement Program, Environmental Protection Agency <br />Dwain Watson, D.E., Field Support Section, WQCD <br />David Berry/Mikt Buulay, CDMG <br />Local Healdl Departmem <br />MS-3 File <br />