2008-09-22_HYDROLOGY - C1992080

• Permit No: C1992080
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 9/22/2008
• Doc Name: 2nd Quarter 2008 Adequacy Memo
• From: DRMS
• To: Mountain Coal Company
• Permit Index Doc Type: Sediment Pond Inspect
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
MEMO
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Date: September 22, 2008 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
To: Henry Barbe, Mountain Coal Company ' Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
From: Tom Kaldenbach, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
Re: West Elk Mine, DRMS Permit No. C-92-080
Pond self-inspection reports: 4th quarter 2006 through 4th quarter 2007
The following checklist summarizes the results of the Division's recent review of the above-
referenced report(s). We have no further comments regarding the report(s).
Review Checklist for Pond Inspection Reports
Require-

Requirement Requirement
citation ment
complied
Comment
with ?
(yes / no)
Reports were filed late, but were
available at the mine site. DRMS
Timely submittal CDMG regulation verification of compliance was not
inspection
quarterly pond insp 4.05.9(17) yes significantly hindered. Operator has
report been notified of the need for timely
ling.
CDMG regulation
Qualified inspector
4.05.9(17) yes
Content of quarterly report CDMG regulation
(structural weakness, other 4.05.9(17) yes
hazardous conditions)
Content of certified annual
report (maintained as CDMG regulation
yes
Q3-07 report
designed) 4.05.9(15)
cc: Dan Hernandez
Image File
Permit: C1992080 (Carbon Junction Mine)
Doc. Type: Hydrology
Doc. Name: Q4-2006 through Q4-2007 Pond Inspection Reports, DRMS Memo
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Mined Land-Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines