1996-02-09_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017

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` COLORADO DISCHARGE PERMIT SYSTEM (CDPS) RATIONALE. - AMENDMENT NO. 1 MID-00lM1VENT A,FSOURCES, INC. COAL,BASIN MINES CDPS P,5RMIT NUMBER CO-0000396. PITKIN COUNTY 1. TYPE OF PERMIT Amendment 11. FACILITY INFORStATION A. Facility Type: Fee Caregoriu: Category 2, Subcategory 2: Coal Mining, Mine/Prep Plant Water- Currerr Fee S6121year, and Category 24. Subcategory 2: Industrial Stormwatrr Permits. 10 acres or more - Current Fee S3001yem Total annual fee $912 B. Legal Contact: John A. Reeves, President Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. P-O. Bor 1298 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 (970)+W-49S8 C. Facility Contact.- Lew Thompson. Environmental Coordinator Mid-Continent Ruources, Inc. Carbondale, CC 81623 (970)+963-2581 D. Facility L aeation: In serriaru 31 and 32. 79S. R89W:sections 4- 11, 14. 21. and 28- 30, 710S, R89W, Jeulon 36, T9S, R90W,•sections 1, 2, 11 - 14, 23 . 25, TIOS. R94W,- west of Redstone, CO. Ill. PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT In letters dated April 12, 1993, and May 13. 1995, the permittee requested relaxation of moniroring frequencies. Mining terminated in 1991. Mid-Condnent Resourcess. Inc.filed for bankruptcy around that time and is now under the control of the baA ruptcy court. As a result, reddinatlon of the urine site is now ongoing at the direction, of the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (CDMG). In addition, rrearment system mairuenante, particularly cleaning of sedimentation ponds and associated ditch systems, continues to occur at the direuion of the permiuet with osersighr by the CDMG. Because of the bankruptcy, limited funds remain to cornplete all reclamation and other activities ar this sire. The Division and CDMG have determined that it would be mare efficient to expend these funds on reclamarian activities and maintenance of treatmenr systems d= on routine effluent morritaring. Since reclamaritm began, the prnniaee has been in general compliance with effluent Itrtutaiions. On this basis, the expenditure of funds for continuing onalysis os routine monitoring samples is a lower priority because it does not yield any worthwhile data in this somexnvr unique situation. The permit is being revised to elimi=e all routine monitoring except for oufall 001. which remains unchangci. The CDMG representative assigned to this facility is on site quite often - typically at least once enth week. He is continuously monironng all crgoing activities. As a result, he will be aware of maintenance activities or the sire, including those )-glared to the xrC=rau rystems. It is his opinion that when the systems air properly maintained, ihry will provide effluent that is likely to meet the hirutations in this permit.