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maa IEY <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />November 10, 2008 <br />Executive Director <br />Western Slope Environmental Resource Council <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />Revision: TR-57 <br />Mine Water Discharge into Somerset Mine <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />COLORADO <br />D IV IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- Sz - <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. <br />Attached is a copy of the pertinent sections of the revision submittal. The revision was called complete <br />on November 10, 2008. The decision due date is January 9, 2009. <br />In Technical Revision No. 57, Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to pump mine water from the active <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine underground B-seam workings into the adjacent underground B-seam workings of the <br />abandoned Somerset Mine. Mine water would first be stored temporarily in a sump in the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine so that settleable solids could be taken out of the mine water. Then, the mine water would be <br />pumped into the Somerset Mine through a horizontal borehole to be drilled by Bowie. Bowie has stated <br />that the mine water in the Somerset Mine would eventually seep into the North Fork of the Gunnison <br />River, mostly through rock outcrops. Bowie has provided water quality data in support of their contention <br />that the transfer of mine water to surface waters would meet applicable water quality standards. Bowie <br />has secured approval from the Mine Safety and Health Administration for the borehole. <br />This revision is available for review at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />+'?J <br />D"-? <br />seph J. D J, <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJD/Ahd <br />M:\OSS\ahd\temp\C-CI-01 _C 1996083_JJD_ 11102008084917.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines