2012-07-11_ENFORCEMENT - C1984065 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1984065
• IBM Index Class Name: ENFORCEMENT
• Doc Date: 7/11/2012
• Doc Name: Request for Preparation of Proposed Civil Penalty Assessment
• From: Zack Trujillo
• To: Sandy Brown
• Violation No.: CV2012005
• Email Name: SB1
• Email Name: ZTT
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Date: July 11, 2012
To: Sandy Brown
From: Zach Trujillo
RE: Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine, Permit No. C- 1984 -065
Notice of Violation CV- 2012 -005
Request for Preparation of Proposed Civil Penalty Assessment
Mined Land Reclamation
STATE OF COLORADO
COLORADO
D I V I S I O N O F
RECLAMATION
MINING
— &—
SAFETY
John W. Hickenlooper
Governor
Mike King
Executive Director
Loretta E. Pineda
Director
I am requesting the preparation of a proposed civil penalty assessment for Notice of Violation (NOV) CV -2012-
005, issued to C. B. Minerals Company, LLC for the Coal Ridge No. 1 Mine. NOV CV- 2012 -005 was issued
on June 26, 2012 for constructing an unapproved sediment collection ditch located uphill and south of the
mine's single sediment pond.
During the March 19, 2012 inspection, it was noted that erosion and slumping had occurred to the embankment
around the sediment pond's Culvert C5 outlet and was in need of maintenance. Sometime between the March
19, 2012 and June 19, 2012 field inspections, a contractor hired by the permittee performed maintenance to this
embankment. In conjunction with discussions with Mr. James Stover, the permitting contact, it appeared that
during the time of embankment maintenance the contractor constructed the unapproved ditch to direct surface
runoff to Ditch 3 to help prevent further erosion and slumping around Culvert C5's outlet. Mr. Stover indicated
that neither he nor the permittee had directed the contractor to construct the ditch. During the construction of the
sediment collection ditch, it appears that topsoil was neither salvaged nor properly stored. The unapproved
ditch runs northwest toward the sediment pond and is approximate 150 feet long, 1.5 feet deep and 1.5 feet
high. Additionally, it should be noted that the ditch is constructed within an area where a phase two bond
release has been previously approved.
In the past 12 months, no violations have been issued to C. B. Minerals Company, LLC for the Coal Ridge No.
1 Mine.
There are two steps necessary to abatement NOV CV- 2012 -005. The two steps are: 1) Regrade, re- topsoil and
re -seed the unapproved sediment collection ditch located uphill and south of the sediment pond by July 16,
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