_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1981017 ‎(135)‎

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SEP 03 '93 02:24PM 21ST )ICAL DIST. P.1
CRYSTAL VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, INC.
Route 01 3542 Front Street Palisade, CO 81526
September 3, 1993
Post4t"brand fax transmittal memo 7671 "pageS
Robert H. Hagen, Director ►
From
Office of Surface Mining "89v6c-2T A&ZV KC MECRIU
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Suite 1200 oea c .� E=N Phone �"35
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505 Marquette Ave, N.W. Fax v'
Albuquerque, NM 87102 ��p} 76 -2 Ur Z43 -700�
Re: (1) Matters pertinent to Citizen's Complaint (93-02-002)
concerning Mid-Continent Resources, Inc.
(2) New Citizen's Complaint
Dear Mr. Hagen:
Thank you for your letter of July 16, 1993, which summarized and set forth
your office's response, including the issuance of an NOV do 4 TDN's., to our
complaint of July 6, 1993. In it you stated that we would be "promptly informed
of the results" of your review of the State's response to the TDN's.
Furthermore, you went on to say that if a Federal inspection was necessary we
would be notified in advance as far as practicable and would be given the
opportunity to accompany the Federal inspector on the inspection.
As we have heard nothing further from you, we are extremely interested in
knowing what in fact the State's response has been and your view of its adequacy.
Beyond that we respectfully request that we be given the opportunity as soon as
possible to accompany the Federal inspector on site to see what actions have been
taken or are being taken to address the problems.
It has come to our attention that OSM inspectors have planned an inspection
of the Coal Basin site next week. If so, we hereby request that CVEPA
representatives be permitted to accompany them.
Finally, pursuant to Sec. 517H and 521A of SMCRA, we are herewith making
a new complaint, to wit, that the fill slopes below the portal benches*
constitute a major on going source of active erosion disrupting the hydrologic
balance, ie causing sediment-loading of the streams, that no adequate program to
revegetate or otherwise stabilize these slopes has been undertaken by the
operator or required by the State, and that the State has in fact represented to
the operator that reclamation of these slopes need not be done in full compliance
with the requirements of the applicable laws. We, therefore, request that an
inspection of these areas be done by OSM and that we be notified of the time of
the inspection.
Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. We look forward to your
reply. \
Michael Mechau
for the CVEPA Board
Route #1 3542 Front Street
cc: Mike Long, Director DMG Palisade, CO 81526
Bill Jochems, President CVEPA Telephone #: [phone] (work)
464-5346 (home)
of all five mines, particularly 1-4 FAX #: [phone]