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SEP-26-2000 14: 16 DELANEY & DELANEY 970 945 2303 P.02 <br /> OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL <br /> MID-CONTINENT RESOURCES, INC. <br /> A0.Box 2115 <br /> 1001 GRAND AVENUE,SUITE 106 <br /> TELEPHONE GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81602 FAX <br /> AREA CODE 970 <br /> AREA CODE 970 <br /> 94S•2)03 <br /> "5.7148 <br /> September 26, 2000 <br /> Susan Nachtriebe <br /> Permits & Enforcement <br /> Water Quality Control Division <br /> Colorado Department of Health and Environment <br /> 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br /> Denver, CO 80246-1530 <br /> VIA FAX (303) 782-0390 <br /> RE: Permit CO-0000396. Coal Basin Mine Site. <br /> Dear Ms. Nachtriebe: <br /> I'm writing on behalf of Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. and Louis M. LaGiglia, <br /> Trustee of the bankrupt estate, to request permission from WQCD to activate <br /> Outfall 029, to be used through the coming winter as an alternate to the 016 pond <br /> series. <br /> Mid-Continent Resources holds Permit CO-0000396, which covers the site of a <br /> former mining operation situated in Pitkin County. Mining ceased in January, <br /> 1991, and since that time the mine site has been undergoing reclamation, carried <br /> out principally by the Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology (DMG). <br /> Reclamation has been largely completed. <br /> The primary mine entry at the site has been sealed, with a drain installed to allow <br /> for discharge from the mine. This mine discharge is continuous, flowing <br /> throughout the year. It flows from the yard area outside the sealed mine entry to <br /> a three pond series, situated approximately '/2 mile away. The ponds were <br /> designed for sediment control during the period of active mining, although since <br /> active operations ceased, the water discharging from the mine has been <br />