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y� pi, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
* * David H.Getches,Executive Director
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION
1-876 DAVID C. SHELTON, Director
Richard D.Lamm
Governor
January 23, 1985
MEMORANDUM
TO: Fred Banta
David Shelton
FROM: David Holm
RE: Recommended Settlement of NOV C-84-087
Mid-Continent Coal Resources, Inc.
I. FINDING OF VIOLATION
During the May, 1984 inspection, Jim Herron, of the Mined Land
Reclamation Division, observed that topsoil which had been stockpiled
during construction of an exploration pad had not been salvaged. The
topsoil had been placed along the edge of the wash plant slurry pond.
Also, it was observed that topsoil removed during construction of a
drainage ditch south of the warehouse was not picked up and transported
to an approved topsoil stockpile. These two observations are the basis
upon which NOV 84-087 was issued.
During the hearing the operator pointed out that the topsoil stockpiled
near the slurry pond was to be removed to the approved topsoil
►,A '" stockpile during the time period of the inspection. The exploration
o activities required the resence of the stockpiled inaterial to serve as
a bench for the explor tin A rill rig. The drill rig was removed three
days prior to the inspec ion, with a weekend in between.
Although trace amounts of topsoil were spilled onto the banks of the
slurry pond, it is not clear that such spillage could have been avoided
even if topsoil salvage would have occurred immediately after the drill
rig departed. There is no evidence that the operator did not intend to
salvage this topsoil material . No appreciable amount of topsoil was
lost at this site.
The operator claimed that the material which was stockpiled adjacent to
the drainage ditch was also scheduled for removal and stockpiling in an
{, approved location. Since the Division presented no information to the
contrary, and no topsoil was contaminated or lost during salvage
operations, there is considerable doubt as to whether a violation
occurred here, either.
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