2013-08-05_ENFORCEMENT - C1996083

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: ENFORCEMENT
• Doc Date: 8/5/2013
• Doc Name: Abatement Deadline Extension Request
• From: J.E. Stover & Associates, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Violation No.: CV2013004
• Email Name: SLB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
2352 NORTH 7T" STREEET, UNIT B
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501
PHONE: [phone], FAX: [phone]
MINE ENGINEERING
MINE RECLAMATION
July 30, 2013
Susan Burgmaier
Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, CO 80203 RECEIVED
Re: Bowie Resources, LLC, Bowie No. 2 Mine � 052.01.3
NOV 2013 -004
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Abatement Deadline extension request 43,N Q ANA SMEW
Dear Ms. Burgmaier:
CIVIL ENGINEERING
CONST. MANAGEMENT
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to
Bowie Resources, LLC on May 16, 2013 for gob placement and drainage issues. The NOV was
based on a May 9, 2013 partial inspection performed by DRMS.
There were three steps necessary to abate the violation. Steps two and three have been fully
abated.
On behalf of Bowie Resources, LLC please extend the abatement deadline for item no. 1 until
August 31, 2013. This request will exceed the 90 day abatement limit set forth in Rule
5.03.2(2)(b). However, according to Rule 5.03.2(2)(c), an Operator can request an extension
exceeding 90 days if the failure to abate is not caused by lack of diligence or intentional delay by
the permittee and meets at least one of the conditions set forth in the aforementioned rule.
Rule 5.03.2(2)(c)(iv) states, "Where climatic conditions preclude abatement within 90 days,
or where, due to climatic conditions, abatement within 90 days clearly would cause more
environmental harm than it would prevent or,"
Climatic conditions were in large part the reason for issuance of the NOV, and also the
main reason the NOV cannot be fully abated in the 90 days allotted for NOV abatement.
The end dumped material that was stacked over the inclement weather months was very
wet and needed time to dry once the weather improved. The process of placing and
compacting gob involves blending wet material with dry material in order to achieve the
optimum moisture content. Since the gob started out very wet a significant amount of time in
May and June went into blending wet gob with dry material to prepare it for placement and
compaction. In July Bowie was able to make good progress placing and compacting the material
due to the overall dry conditions.