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02 14, 95 10:36 FAX 9709454958 DIANE DELANEY --•-• R DELANEY �oa� <br /> COLORADO DISCHARGE PERMIT SYSTEM (CDPS) <br /> RATIONALE - AMENDMENT NO. I <br /> MID-CONTINENT RESOURCES, INC. <br /> COAL BASIN MINES <br /> CDPS PERMIT NUMBER CO-0000396, PIT%IN COUNTY <br /> L TYPE OF PERMIT Amendment <br /> 11. FACILITY INFORMATION <br /> A. Facility Type: <br /> Fee Categories: Category 2, Subcategory 2: Coal Mining, Mine/Prep Plant Water- Current <br /> Fee S6121year- and Category 24. Subcategory 2_ Industrial Stormwater <br /> Permits, 10 acres or more - Current Fee S3001year <br /> Total annual fee $912 <br /> B. Legal Contact: John A. Reeves, President <br /> Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. <br /> P.O. Box 1298 <br /> Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 <br /> (970)+945-4958 <br /> C. Facility Contact: Lew Tkompson, Environmental Coordinator <br /> Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. <br /> Carbondale, CO 81623 <br /> (970)+963-2581 <br /> D. Facility Location: In sections 31 and 32. 79S, R89W,-sections 4- 11, 14-21, and 28- 30, <br /> TIOS. R89W,•section 36, 79S, JWW,•sections 1, 2, 11 - 14, 23 - 25, TIOS. <br /> R90W,- west of Redstone, CO. <br /> III. PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT <br /> In letters dated April 12. 1995. and May 13. 1995, the permitree requested relaxation of moniroting frequencies. Mining <br /> terminated in 1991. Mid-Continent Resources, Inc.filed for bankruptcy around that time and is now under the control of the <br /> bankruptcy court. As a result, reclamation of the mine site is now ongoing at the direction of the Colorado Division of <br /> Minerals and Geology (CDMG). In addition, treatment system maintenance, particularly cleaning of sedimentation ponds <br /> and associated ditch systems, continues to occur at the direction of the permitlee with oversight by the CDMG. <br /> Because of the bankruptcy, limited funds remain to complete all reclamation and other activities at this site. The Division <br /> and CDMG have determined that a would be more efficient to expend these funds on reclamation activities and maintenance <br /> of treatment systems than on routine effluent monitoring. Since reclamation began, the permirtee has been in general <br /> compliance with effluent limitations. On this basis, the expenditure of funds for continuing analysis of routine monitoring <br /> samples is a lower priority because it does not yield any worthwhile data in this somewhat unique situation. <br /> The permit is being revised to eliminate all routine monitoring excepr for outfall 001. which remains unchanged. The CDMG <br /> representative assigned to this facility is on site quire often - typically at least once each week. He is continuously monitoring <br /> all ongoing activities. As a result, he will be aware of maintenance activities at the site, including those related to the <br /> treatment systems. It is his opinion that when the systems are properly maintained, they will provide effluent that is likely to <br /> meet the limitations in this permit. <br />