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IFCi ilE <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 />August 17, 2009 <br />Executive Director <br />Western Slope Environmental Resource Council <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: West Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1980-007) <br />Revision: TR-119 <br />Sediment Control Pond MB-5E <br />Dear Executive Director: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <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 West Elk Mine. The <br />revision was called complete on August 17, 2009. The decision due date is October 16, 2009. <br />The operator proposes to construct a new sediment control pond in the main surface facilities area of the <br />mine, pond MB-5E. This new pond will replace existing pond MB-5, and will serve the same drainage <br />area as MB-5 and the drainage areas of two other previously existing ponds, pond MB-1 (which will be <br />converted to freshwater storage and renamed pond FW-2) and pond MB-2R (which will be reclaimed). <br />The application proposes work on ditches and culverts necessary to direct water to the new pond MB-5E, <br />and updates information in the permit application related to runoff and sediment control in the main <br />surface facilities area. <br />This revision is available for review at the Gunnison County Planning Department, 201 E. Virginia, <br />Gunnison, CO 81230. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />r^ /mar <br />I! rwl K-arc---? <br />Tom Kaldenbach <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />TAK/Jrc <br />C-CI-01 CI980007 TAK 08172009020409.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines