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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor <br />James B. Manin, Executive Director <br />Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado <br />4300 Cherry Creek Dr. S. <br />Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 <br />Phone (303) 692-2000 <br />TDD Line (303) 691-7700 <br />Located in Glendale, Colorado <br />http://www.cdphe.state.co. us <br />Laboratory Services Division <br />8100 Lowry Blvd. <br />Denver, Colorado 60230-6928 <br />(303) 692-3090 <br />Grand Junction Regional Office <br />222 South 6~ Street, Room 232 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501-2768 <br />Fax (970) 248-7198 <br />September 21, 2007 <br />Daniel E. Beaz, Fresident <br />Bear Coal Co. <br />P.O. Box 1754 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />oF'coto <br />R~~ <br />He <br />,r <br />t r <br />1676 ~` <br />Colorado Departrnent <br />of Public Health <br />and Environment <br />Via Certified Mail <br />7006 2150 0004 4781 6012 <br />Subject: Compliance Inspection of Industrial Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment Facility, Beaz #3 Mine <br />(CDPS No. CO-0044377) Bear Coal Company, Gunnison County <br />Dear Mr. Beaz: <br />This letter serves to report the results of the compliance inspection conducted by the Engineering <br />Section of the Water Quality Control Division ("the Division") on the above-referenced facility on July <br />31, 2007. The assistance of Bill Beaz was very helpful and greatly appreciated. I have enclosed a copy <br />of the inspection report for your records. <br />INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER and STORMWATER SYSTEM <br />The Bear No. 3 Mine is an inactive facility. Wastewater is generated from stormwater control and mine <br />seepage. Wastewater dischazges from these facilities aze regulated under CDPS Permit #CO-0044377. <br />The Division administratively extended this permit on January 31, 2001. There aze two permitted <br />outfalls. <br />• Outfa11001 follows a settling pond for groundwater drainage from old mine portals. This outfall <br />flows on a continuous basis. It was dischazging coffee-colored water during our inspection, and it was <br />observed dischazging the same type of water on August 3, 2000 and again in 2002. Facility monitoring <br />records indicate a continuous dischazge as well. Outfa11001 is located at 38°54.05 north, 107°36.88 <br />west. <br />• Outfa11004 follows a settling pond for surface runoff from the mine. This outfall has not <br />dischazged in the past 2 yeazs. It is located at 38°54.26 north, 107°37.06 west. <br />Violations <br />During the itspection, the following violations were noted and need to be brought to your attention: <br />J. Mullen Beaz Coal sw Indus insp rpt 73107 <br />