2009-04-29_HYDROLOGY - C1980007

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 4/29/2009
• Doc Name: 4th Quarter 2008 DMRS ‎(CO-0038776)‎ Memo
• From: Tom Kaldenbach
• To: Kathy Welt
• Permit Index Doc Type: DMR’s
• 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 DC O L O ION DO
Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
- St-
SAFETY
MEMO
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Date: April 29, 2009 Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
To: Kathy Welt, Mountain Coal Company -fx Ronald W. Cattany
Division Director
From: Tom Kaldenbach, Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Natural Resource Trustee
Re: West Elk Mine, DRMS Permit No. C-80-007
NPDES Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR): 4th quarter 2008
CDPS Permit CO-0038776
The following checklist summarizes the results of the Division's recent review of the above-referenced
report. We have no further comments regarding the report at this time.
Review Checklist for Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR)

Requirement Requirement Requirement
complied with ?
Comment
citation (yes / not
1. Timely submittal of DRMS regulation Yes None
DMRs to DRMS 4.05.13(2)(a)(iii)
2. Timely reporting to The operator notified DRMS via email on
DRMS of any DRMS regulation
Yes 12/10/08, the same day they became aware
exceedances of effluent 4.05.13(2)(a)(ii) of the exceedance noted below, and
limitations included analytical results.
The report indicated compliance with
discharge limitations at all outfalls with the
exception of an exceedance of the TSS and
BOD limitations at outfall 007. Outfall 007
discharges to a much larger pond before
discharging from a second outfall, 004,
3. Compliance with which indicated compliance. The operator
Federal and State water DRMS regulation submitted a request to CWQCD for a
quality laws that pertain 4.05.1(3) See comment discharge permit modification for outfall 007
to discharges of surface on 10/30/08 (letter from operator to DRMS
water dated 12/30/08, in hydrology correspondence
file). The operator met with a CWCD
representative in September 2008 regarding
outfall 007.
cc: Dan Hernandez, DKMS
Image File
Permit: C1980007 (West Elk Mine)
Doc. Type: Hydrology
Doc_ Name: Q4-08. DRMS Memo
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