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t,>:L~~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII III ~~~u Y Delta County Health Department lIEA+'Ty Y 1.03 West 1 1 th Street GEFAk'fM N Delta, Colorado 81416 874-9715 , DECEIVED ~~~~~YE~ .January 28, 1985 FESO41985 FED 'S 195 Bluc Ribbon Coal Co. PAINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION WQCD, PERl~SIT SECTION! Colo. Dept. of Natural Resources P.O. Box 939 Patin la, Cu ., 81423 Attn: Larry Reschke Dear Larry, This letter is [o follow-up our visit to Blue Ribbon Coal Piine located at 2098- 4405 Drive in a portion of Section 2,Township 13 South, Range 91 Wesl of the 6th P.M. Delta County, Colorado on January 24th and 25th, 1985 We visited the site [o investigate a complaint received by this department re- garding waste water from the mine's individual sewage disposal system being discharged into a ditch and thence into Hubbard Creek. We placed dye into the septic tank cleanout at 1:30 P.M. and observed the 4 inch steel pipe from which the septic tank allegedly discharges. We observed the pipe untill 3:45 PM and again at 8:45 AM on the 25th and found no trace of the dye. You stated that you had recently pumped the septic tank and would continue to do so untill a new absorption system could be installed. This method of waste water disposal would be acceptable on a temporary basis. We would recommend that you disconnect the effluent pipe from the tank so that the system will not discharge into the ditch. By disconnecting the effluent pipe the possibility of violating the CPDES Permit No. CO-033553 willbe eliminated. Enclosed please find. copies of information on mound absorption systems that we disc4ssed. If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact this office. Yo cs Truly, ~.~~~~~ Kennet ordstrom Director of Environmental Health KN:wip e ncl cc: Sandy Squire WQCDH ~.