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Following an evidentiary hearing, a hearing officer <br /> determined that plaintiff, Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. , <br /> violated a permit issued by defendant, Water Quality Control <br /> Division of the Colorado Department of Health. On review, this <br /> order was affirmed by the Colorado Department of Health <br /> (Department) . <br /> In response to Mid-Continent's complaint for judicial <br /> review, the district court vacated the order. The Department <br /> appeals, and we reverse and remand with directions. <br /> The relevant facts are not in dispute. Mid-Continent <br /> operated a coal mining facility. In order to conduct the mining <br /> operation, Mid-Continent applied for and obtained a permit from <br /> the Water Quality Control Division that authorized Mid-Continent <br /> to discharge pollutants from specific points referred to as <br /> "outfalls" into a stream so long as the pollutants did not exceed <br /> specified levels. <br /> Another permit was required and obtained from the Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Division of the Colorado Department of Natural <br /> Resources. This permit authorized Mid-Continent to extract coal <br /> and reclaim the mining site subject to certain conditions <br /> including measures to avoid adverse impact on water quality of <br /> the stream. <br /> The Water Quality Control Division and the Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Division issued separate notices on the same date <br /> alleging violations by Mid-Continent of each permit. The Water <br /> Quality Control Division notice, as amended, charged Mid- <br /> 1 <br />