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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 275 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3031866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />December 20, 2002 <br />Ron Thompson <br />Peak Project Management <br />3800 Co. Road 63.9 <br />Trinidad CO 81082 <br />RE: Discharge Monitoring Reports <br />Lorencito Coal Company, LLC, #C-98-084 <br />Dear Mr. Thompson: <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SA FETY <br />gill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Direcor <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Acing Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) has reviewed the 1~', 2"d, and 3rd quarter 2002 Discharge <br />Monitoring Reports (DMR) for the Lorencito Canyon mine, CDPS permit CO-0045080. Self-monitoring of <br />previously established and new outfalls commenced after pond construction during these quarters as a <br />result of expanding mine operations. <br />No discharge was noted during the 1~ and 2"d quarter of 2002 due to the regional drought experienced by <br />the area. Discharge was noted during the 3rd quarter due tD storm events in the late summer. Please <br />refer to Table II-1 of the NPDES permit amendment for permit revision no. 1 (PR-01) for the Lorencito <br />Canyon mine. This amendment can be found in Exhibit 21 of the permit application. Specifically refer to <br />outfalls 001A through 009A. Please contact the Water Quality Control Division and request correction of <br />this table as follows; <br />Receiving water for ouffalls 002, 003, and 005 are Cow Canyon, not Jeff Canyon. <br />Receiving water for outfalls 008 and 009 are the Purgatoire River. <br />3. The location for outfall 009 is not fill 9. Please change the location as necessary. <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology would concur with the request for a waiver of the primary limitations <br />due to discharge from pond 009 during the third quarter. <br />We have no further questions at this time. Please copy the DMG on any correspodence to the Water <br />Quality Control Division. Thank you for your diligence in pursuing your monitoring and reporting as <br />required. <br />Sic ely, <br />t A. Gorha~ m~~~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist II <br />CC: Elmer Bentley, LCC <br />