_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 ‎(311)‎

• Permit No: C1981017
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STATE OF COLORADO
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION of
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver,CO 80203 * *
303 866-3567 *1876
FAX: [phone] —
Roy Romer,
Governor
Fred R.Banta,
Division Director
May 30 , 1991
Mr. Mark Fuller, Dev el opmen t Director
Pitkin County
530 E. Main , 3rd Floor
Aspen, CO 81611
Dear Mr. Fuller:
This Letter is in response to your correspondence of May 6 , 1991 , in which you
expressed concern with Mid-Continent's ability to maintain the drainage
control structures at the Coal Basin Mine and in which you requested an update
on the status of issues related to the mid-term review and the show cause
hearing.
We share your concern regarding Mid-Continent's ability to respond rapidly to
maintenance needs and drainage system failures. Since April , we have been
conducting inspections at the site twice monthly and we will continue to do so
through the snowmel t season in order to insure that structures are being
properly maintained, and to insure that any violations are detected and abated
as rapidly as possible.
The Mined Land Reclamation Board recently issued an Order approving a
Settlement Agreement between Mid-Continent and the Division . A copy of the
Board Order and the Settlement Agreement has been forwarded to you, and the
other Coal Basin Group members under separate cover. A finalized mid-term
review letter was sent to Mid-Continent on April 24, 1991 and a copy of that
letter is enclosed. The settlement agreement and the mid-term letter should
address a number of questions raised in your letter.
With regard to 016 pond system discharge concerns, it is my understanding that
the i nv es ti ga ti on into the cause of the to xi ci ty indicated by b i omon i to r i n g is
continuing, as directed by the Department of Health. It is also my
understanding that the macroinverteorate study conducted by the Forest Service
and the Division of Wildlife will be continued for a third year. So far th i s
spring, settleable solids levels in 016 pone discharge as well as other
sediment pond discharges has remained within NPDES permit limitations.