2011-06-20_REVISION - C1981008 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 6/20/2011
• Doc Name: Completeness Letter
• From: DRMS
• To: WQCD
• Type & Sequence: TR60
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• 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]
June 20, 2011
Janet Kieler
Colorado Department of Health
Water Quality Control Division Permit Section
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80222-1530
Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008)
Technical Revision Application No. 60 (TR-60)
NPDES Permit Update, Pond 015 As-Built
Dear Ms. Kieler:
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on June 20, 2011 an application to revise coal mining operations at the New
Horizon Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Western Fuels-Colorado,
LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
This Technical Revision incorporates amended Colorado Discharge Permit No. CO-0000213 into the New Horizon Mine
permit, and also adds as-built details and drawings for the construction of Pond 015.
The surface coal mining operation is on land located approximately 1 mile North of Nucla, Colorado. The permit area is further
described as follows:
Sections 25 and 36, Township 47 North, Range 16 West; Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 15 West; Section 6, Township
46 North, Range 15 West; and Section 1, Township 46 North, Range 16 West.
The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Nucla.
The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Montrose County
Courthouse Nucla Annex, 300 Main, Nucla, CO 81424, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide
written comments, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver,
Colorado 80203, [phone]. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be
submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that
you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal.
Sincerely,
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7arcia L. Talvitie, P.E.
Environmental Protection Specialist
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