_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 ‎(227)‎

• Permit No: C1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: GENERAL DOCUMENTS
• Doc Name: Bid Documents ‎(IMP)‎ 2000 Correspondence
• Permit Index Doc Type: General Correspondence
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deepening the drainage and installing a heavy duty liner system with velocity
breaks at discrete intervals to provide a long term solution to transporting the
water down the slope to the receiving ponds.
Mine 5 Revegetation: Mid-Continent reclaimed the Mine 5 area in 1992 or 1993.
The backfill area, a large, steep slope, is not revegetated sufficiently to resist
erosion. Revegetation of this area may be undertaken this year as part of the
Sediment Pond Reclamation Project, or possibly next year in conjunction with an
AML funded Project.
Initial drafts for all of the Projects, excepting Road Reclamation, have been
completed. Please let me know if you would like to review any of the Draft
reclamation plans, and I can provide you with a copy.
have reviewed the Settlement Agreement into which Pitkin County, MidCon
LLC., Mid-Continent Resources and ourselves entered into last year. The
reclamation work which we completed last year substantially fulfilled our
obligations to MidCon LLC. under the terms of the Agreement. The Projects
which we accomplished last year, including Field Modifications to the design
specifications, addressed the reclamation commitments made in the Agreement.
Completion of the Tree Planting Project and of the Sediment Pond Reclamation
Project this year should fulfill our remaining reclamation obligations on private
property.
One remaining issue regarding the sediment ponds remains to be resolved prior
to initiating construction. It is my understanding that the NPDES permit for most
of the ponds remains in effect. We have applied for, and received, a stormwater
permit which now covers all of the sediment ponds on the site, excepting ponds
017 (Mine 5) and 016 (Rock Tunnel). Mid-Continent has applied for a release
from its NPDES permit obligations at the ponds, however, Water Quality Control
Division has not yet approved the termination. This means that Minerals and
Geology and Mid-Continent Resources are co-permittees so far as the ponds are
concerned. The Agreement states that the Division has the primary responsibility
for the ponds during this co-permittee period. This is not a responsibility which
we wish to shoulder much longer. I have discussed this issue with Water Quality,
but have obviously not made any lasting impression.
would prefer that the Mid-Continent NPDES permit be terminated prior to our
dismantling the discharge structures at the ponds. Perhaps Director level or
Executive Director level discussions could be held in order that construction can
be accomplished without delay.
Cc: Cheryl Linden
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