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a <br /> (�TATT of COLOFADO <br /> COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HE III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br /> of co o <br /> 999 �� <br /> 4210 East 11th Avenue <br /> Denver, Coloraao 80220 �_ = <br /> Phone (303) 320-8333 <br /> \\:, <br /> Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> December 29, 1987 JAN L, <br /> Thomas M Vernon, M D <br /> Executive Director <br /> IVIII'Vti.J L.-��e.. <br /> RECLAMATION DIVISION <br /> Mr. Charles B. Cooper <br /> 470 Eric Drive <br /> Boulder, Colorado 80303 i t <br /> Dear Mr. Cooper: j <br /> Your letter of October 6, 1987 regarding the need for cleanup of the AMAX <br /> Climax site has been referred to me for response. <br /> We share your concerns over the impacts that have occurred within the vicinity <br /> of the AMAX Climax site. As you may know, the State has been active in <br /> pursuing cleanup of impacts associated with past mining operations at several <br /> locations within the State in the interest of protecting and restoring our <br /> valuable environmental settings. The AMAX Climax operation is worthy of such <br /> a concerted effort. That site is currently under the control of various <br /> environmental regulatory programs with perhaps the most significant being <br /> these administered by the Mine Land Reclamation Division in the Department of <br /> Natural Resources and the Water Quality Control Division in this Department. <br /> A significant restoration of the AMAX/Climax site will undoubtedly be a <br /> difficult challenge to accomplish because of the magnitude of the overall <br /> impacts that have occurred and the immense volume of materials that have been <br /> processed and deposited. To date AMAX has signigicantly improved water <br /> quality in Tenmile Creek through improved treatments, overall system <br /> management and some site reclamation. Such actions are subject to review by <br /> the Water Quality Control Division and require compliance with permit <br /> conditions. <br /> The Mine Land Reclamation Division's permit for the site is nearing <br /> expiration. In conjunction with its renewal, that agency anticipates that <br /> much discussion and negotiations will be directed at specific efforts for <br /> improving the appearance and management of the overall site. <br />