2012-01-05_PERMIT FILE - C1980005 (3)

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PART I Page No. 29 Permit No..: : CO-0000221 The report will be due to the Division on or before February 15 of the following year. The exact due date for the permittee's first Annual Report will be listed in their permit rationale. The Division reserves the right to require additional information in the report, and more frequent reports, on a case-by-case basis, as needed. A signed copy of the above report forms(s) shall be submitted to the following address: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Water Quality Control Division WQCD-P-B2 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 h. Termination of Stormwater Permit Coverage Requirement i. Termination Criteria a) Reclamation Permit Release: When a site has been reclaimed in accordance with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG) requirements and the site has been released from State reclamation requirements, the permittee may request termination of the stormwater coverage under this permit. ii. Request for Termination When a site has been reclaimed in accordance with the CDMG requirements and the site has been released from State reclamation requirements, the permittee may request termination of stormwater coverage under this permit. The Division will consider termination of stormwater coverage when: a) the permittee has submitted a completed Inactivation Form as provided by the Division which summarizes the work accomplished; b All stormwater discharges to state waters associated with mining activities have ceased and the CDMG performance bond has been released; d) The Division finds that the permittee has shown reasonable grounds consistent with the Federal and State statutes and regulations for such termination; and e) Fee requirements of Section 61.15 of the State Discharge Permit System Regulations have been met. Continued coverage may be required after reclamation or remediation has been completed if the Division has shown or has reason to suspect that the stormwater discharge may contribute to a violation of a water quality standard. 1. Stormwater Definitions i. Best management practices (BMPs): schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the State. BMPs also include treatment, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, waste disposal, or drainage from material storage. BMPs include structural and nonstructural controls. ii. Operator: the individual who has day-to-day supervision and control of activities occurring at the mine site. iii. Remediation, as used in this permit, means actions taken to reduce or eliminate the overall adverse environmental impact associated with a pollutant source. The term includes actions such as re-routing of surface flows, re-location or a pollutant source, the addition of pollutant neutralizing or immobilizing substances, capping and re-vegetation. iv. Significant Materials include but are not limited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as metallic products; hazardous substances designated under section 101(14) of CERCLA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge that have the potential to be released with stormwater discharge. v. Stormwater is precipitation-induced surface runoff. vi. Mining operations include facilities classified as Standard Industrial Classification Codes 10 through 14 (mineral industry), including active or inactive mining activities. This definition includes operations that have temporarily ceased mining and are in "temporary cessation" status with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. vii. Inactive mining operations are mining operations that are not being actively mined.