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.' ' . • <br />Mr. Bob Shuckle <br />Mr. Richard Horstmann <br />October 22, 1996 <br />Page 2 <br />permit would then be revised to re the Caribou allocation. This option agreement <br />will be sent to you separately. HMC wiN request that Nederland Mme separately approve <br />this plan. <br />3. The Division suggested that further discussion of potential penalties for the pre- <br />1994 NOV be deferred until after the NPDES permit is revised. In this amtext, the <br />Division also suggested deferral on a proposed biological assessment, which H~IC would <br />contract to William Walsh, Ph.D., in order to assess the impact to the ecology below the <br />mine, if any. HMC continues to believe that no environmental damage has been caused by <br />the mine, and that proposed penalties should be dropped in the absena: of such <br />information. HMC further requests that if penalties are not dropped the Division should <br />conduct its own study or allow HMC to conduct a study which scientifically evaluates the <br />stream quality, instead of inferring violations based solely on calculated end-of--pipe <br />discharge limitations. <br />4. HMC discussed its intention of proceeding with the financing;, design, <br />construction, and operation of astate-of-the-art mining and environmental technology <br />gold and silver mine of approximately 250 tons per day ore quantity. Th~: Division <br />indicated that the stormwater and process water permits could be addressed by modifying <br />existing permits. <br />5. HMC officially requested that stormwater and process water permits be ~;ombined. <br />6. HMC will separately submit the upstream monitoring which has been recently <br />completed. <br />Sincerely, <br />~,~. s . ^ ~...~Q.w-Q,n <br />Thomas. S. He Bricks, President <br />Hendricks IvLning Co. <br />cc: John Henderson, Vranesh & Raisch, LLC <br />Jim Engelking, Caribou/Nederland Mmes <br />Tim Cowart, Walsh Environmental <br />