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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII- <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DeUanmem of Nyural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Si., Room 215 <br /> <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 I~~~ <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAY (303) H32-R106 <br /> DEPAR'T'MENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> RESOURCES <br /> Roy Romer <br />DATE: June 3, 1997 c°"°`°°r <br /> lames 5. Lochhead <br /> Eaeculive Diretlrn <br />TO: Mike Long blichael B Long <br /> Division Director <br />FROM: Erica Crosby <br />Larry Routten <br />RE: Seneca II-W Mine (C-82-057) <br />NOV C-95-023 <br />Extension of Abatement Deadline Beyond 90 Days <br />Please find attached, Seneca Coal Company's request to extend the abatement deadline beyond 90 <br />days for NOV C-95-023. The violation was issued October 16, 1995. The first 90 day period ended <br />January 14, 1996. The violation abatement due date has been extended to April 13, 1996, then to <br />July 12, 1996, October 10, 1996, December 9, 1996, Mazch 9, 1997 and finally to June 7, 1997. <br />Abatement requirements for the violation included submittal of a technical revision (TR), and field <br />implementation of the designs approved in the TR following final approval by DMG. The revision <br />was approved on August 26, 1996. Seneca has initiated work on the abatement plan by removing <br />topsoil over the area which needs to be regraded. Seneca still needs to reduce the slope back to a 3:1, <br />replace the topsoil and revegetate the redisturbed acreage. Some additional drainage work is also <br />required. Because of the weather and ground conditions at the site, the work is not complete. <br />Rule 5.03.2(2)(c) list five circumstances which may qualify a surface coal mine for extension of the <br />abatement of deadline beyond 90 days. The technical revision addressing the new reclamation plan <br />was issued in the middle of September. Weather and ground conditions have also delayed <br />reclamation of this area. I recommend approval of the abatement dateline an additional 30-days to <br />July 7, 1997. <br />Enclosure <br />c:\esclseneca\970603 <br />