_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 ‎(146)‎

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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH :�`t' 1 a 1984
Water Quality Control Division
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TO: Stan May MAY 10 1984 ! ;
FROM: Jess Vann WO
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DENVER
DATE: May 8, 1984
SUBJECT: Mid Continent Resources, CO-0000396, Pitkin County
On Thursday, May 3, 1984, at 1330 hours, I stopped by Mid-Continent Resources,
Inc. , located near Redstone, Colorado for the purpose of collecting compliance
samples for their discharge permit CO-00000396.
I contacted the environmental coordinator, Douglas Bowman and we proceeded to
evaluate discharge points 001-019•
Samples were collected from discharge points 001 and 010. Some of the other
points were inaccessible due to the heavy snow pack experienced this winter
(record snow pack for the last 15 years) . The remaining discharge points were
not discharging.
While driving up Coal Creek to the mine site, I noticed that the creek was a
dark blackish color. The creek was high and was experiencing runoff from a
recent snowstorm and from snowpack. When I crossed Coal Creek to enter the
mine site office I noticed that Coal Creek was running a light brown (muddy) .
On closer inspection of the creek bank along the mine site office area, I
noticed a black stream of water entering the creek and mixing with the creek
in sufficient quantity to turn the creek a blackish color within 50 feet from
the point of entry (see photos) .
The point of entry to Coal Creek was not an authorized discharge point and
samples collected at this point were labled "yard run-off". There was a
visible flow coming down the hillside, intersecting and crossing over the
"pick up ditch" that leads to the ponds designated 001. The nature of this
discharge was that as it came over the top of the hill it was in one
continuous stream. As it came down the hillside, it fanned out to many small
streams and where it entered Coal Creek there were approximately 6 major
points of entry (small streams with visible flow. ) The samples were collected
from one of these streams at a drop and just prior to entering Coal Creek. A
split of the samples was offered to Mr. Bowman and declined by him.
The snow line was just above the mine site office area and a snowstorm had
occurred the previous day.
JV/zp