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Y <br /> July 5 , 1993 <br /> Jt/C ®71993 <br /> Robert <br /> SHagen , <br /> ace Mining <br /> DirectorC7iviSronr�t <br /> Office <br /> 505 Marquette Ave . NW d109y <br /> Suite 1200 <br /> Albuquerque , NM 87102 <br /> Sent by FAX on July 6 , 1993 to 505/766-2609 <br /> Re : CITIZEN COMPLAINT OF SUSPECTED IMMINENT HARM VIOLATIONS <br /> Dear Mr . Hagen : <br /> We make this complaint in accordance with Sections 34-33- <br /> 122(4) of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act and <br /> Sections 517( h ) and 521( a ) of the federal Surface Mining Control <br /> and Reclamation Act . We request on behalf of the Crystal Valley <br /> Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) and the Citizens <br /> Coal Council that OSM conduct an immediate inspection without <br /> prior notice of the Coal Basin mine located in Pitkin County near <br /> Redstone , Colorado . Mid Continent Resources held the mine <br /> permit , which Colorado revoked , but Pitkin Iron is now managing <br /> reclamation at the mine site . <br /> Our members live in the Crystal River valley and are <br /> directly affected by mining law violations at Coal Basin . We <br /> request this action because of the conditions described below <br /> which we believe are violations that cause imminent danger to <br /> public safety and imminent harm of significant environmental <br /> damage. <br /> On June 30, CVEPA President Bill Jochems , Mike Mechau , <br /> several CVEPA members , and Carolyn Johnson toured the mine site <br /> in the company of Anthony Waldron , State Inspector . We discussed <br /> sealing underground entries with him, which he said would be done <br /> "sometime this summer . " We raised issues Nos . 2 and 3 with him ; <br /> he did not take any immediate enforcement action on them. On No . <br /> 2 , he said he had issued a Notice of Violation (NOV ) on an <br /> inspection some weeks ago , but he was unable to remember the <br /> exact abatement deadline ; he said the deadline had not expired <br /> and the operator would repair the flume "when the water goes <br /> down . " On No . 3 , he said the State had issued an NOV on the <br /> ditch and refuse pile . We believe these three serious situations <br /> require immediate abatement . <br /> 1 . Openings . The openings of two deep chutes to the <br /> 1 <br />