1998-10-23_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017

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1 I 1 Attachment to Permit Renewal Application Permit# CO-0000396 Page 13 In 1993, Mid-Continent Resources completed removal of structures, backfill, grading and seeding of the area which drains to the 017 pond. DMG has reclaimed the road to Mine #5, including removal of major culvert crossing on Oil Well Creek and Coal Creek. 018 SR No. 1 Mine Pond 3.0 So. Fk. Dutch Ck 1-1 All property in the area formerly owned by Mid-Continent has been acquired, and is owned by, the U.S. Forest Service. Portals have been sealed, and DMG has completed backfill, grading and seeding of the area which drained to these ponds. Backfill/grading activities at the site appear to have removed various pipes which conveyed flows to these ponds, so the ponds do not appear to be receiving drainage from the (former) mine benches. 019 MW No. 2 Mine Dschg NA So Fk Dutch Ck All property in the area formerly owned by Mid-Continent has been acquired, and is owned by, the U.S. Forest Service. Mine #2 has been sealed and the portal area has been backfilled and seeded. 020 SR Picnic Pond 1.2 Coal Creek The property on which the pond is situated, and the surrounding area, have been sold to Mid-Con, L.L.C. The pond was installed to provide drainage for what was intended as a covered coal storage facility, to be situated on the hillside above. A culvert carried drainage from the intended storage site to the 020 pond. However, the coal storage facility was never constructed. As part of reclamation activity, the culvert from the (designated) coal storage site to the 020 pond has been removed. 021 SR Sutey Coal Refuse 2.4 Coal Creek Ponds— The "Sutey" pile, a refuse pile, has been reclaimed, with grading, topsoil and seeding completed, and vegetation well established. The property on which the Sutey pile is sited has been sold to the U.S. Forest Service. A ditch conveys runoff from the pile to the 021 ponds, which are sited on property sold to Mid-Con, L.L.C.