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Colowyo Coal Company <br />5731 State Highway 13 <br />Meeker, CO 81641 <br />z <br />July 12, 2011 <br />Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br />Attn: Bob Peterson <br />222 S. 6 St. <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo); Spill No. 2011 -0461 <br />Dear Mr. Peterson, <br />This letter is a follow up on a phone conversation reporting a spill to the Colorado <br />Department of Public Health and Environment on July 12, 2011, at approximately 13:27 <br />P.M., by Mr. Tony Tennyson for the initial reporting of a spill that occurred on July 12, <br />2011, at approximately 11:00 P.M. <br />Colowyo Coal Company experienced a spill of approximately 50 gallons of transmission <br />oil in the 133 overburden seam in the South Taylor Pit. This spill occurred as 265 water <br />trucks was loading water to an overburden drill, a pump failed, and material was <br />discharged onto the ground. The machine stopped where it was working and the area <br />was immediately bermed off. Colowyo maintenance department repaired the hydraulic <br />pump where the machine broke down, and after repair to the 265 water truck, it was <br />removed from the spill location. Subsequent to the loader removal two scarper loads of <br />dirt were removed from the area and hauled it to our in -pit treatment location. The spill <br />was completely isolated due to the isolated location in the South Taylor Pit; nonetheless <br />the spill did . not enter any state waterways. <br />If you should have any additional questions please feel free to contact me at your <br />convenience at (970) 824 -1532. <br />Sincerely, <br />Tony Ten(iys n <br />Environmental Engineer <br />Cc: C.I. 19.3 <br />S IA) k L <br />FN <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 1 4 LU11 <br />Colo. Dept. of Health <br />Grand Jct. Office <br />RECEIVED <br />JUL 1 8 2011 <br />Division or i- eciamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />