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1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303)8)2-8106 <br />Match 14, 2000 <br />Murari Shrestha <br />Western Fuels Aasociatio0. Inc. <br />PO Box 33424 <br />Deaver, Colorado 80233-3424 <br />RE: Deserado Mine (Permit No, C-81-018) <br />Permit Renewal No. 3; Remaining Adequacy L9slrq <br />Dear Mr. Shrestha: <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SA FETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Welcher <br />E.ecuiive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Division Director <br />In preparing the proposed decision documem and findings of compliance for the Deserado pemmit renewal, <br />we have identified the following remaining items which need to be resolved as soon as possible. <br />1. Several concerns regarding Identifigtion of interest information were recently forwarded to you by <br />Johanna Cramer, of our Denver office. Updates regarding the designated resident agent, officers and <br />directors of Blue Mountain Energy, and officers and directors of Deseret, will need to be provided. <br />Please refer to the enclosed memo. <br />2. Text on amended page IV-39 indicates that desigp event storage for Sediment Pond RP-2/3, would be <br />provided by lowering water level in RP-2/3 one foot below primary discharge level. From Map 79, it <br />would appeaz that water surface would need to be approximately 1.5 feet below discharge elevation, to <br />provide storage capacity for design event, without discharge. Please amend text if necessary, or <br />provide explanation <br />3. Amended Table II.C-12 ertoneously indiptes that water level monitoring is not required for Qal-5. <br />Table ILC-13 erroneously indicates that alluvial water levels and field parameters are to be monitored <br />monthly, rather than quarterly, and erroneously indintes thaI full suite analyses are required quarterly, <br />rather than annually, for alluvial ground water. Also, footnote ai bottom of Table II. C-13, erroneously <br />slates that bedrock wells in leases 8424 and 8425 will be monitored for water level twice per year, <br />mther than once per year. The tables need to be amended as necessary. <br />4. Proposed text as approved in MR-118 regarding cheatgtass control and limited reseeding should be <br />added to pemtiL Also, a general plan with a listing of chemicals which wolild potentially be used for <br />conVOl of noxious weeds or tmdesuable vegetation on reclaimed areas or other permit area locations <br />should be provided, to demonstrate compliance with Rule 4. ]8(5)(g). <br />5. The following maps depict an outdated permit boundary (') or da not specifically identify a permit <br />boundary (••). For eight of these maps, stickers stating "For cvrrem Permit boundary sce Map 1" <br />were previously provided. Please provide 29 additional stickers for the Denver copy of the permit <br />application, and 21 additional stickers for the Grand ]unction DMG copy. Also please ensure that your <br />public copies of these perrnit appligtion maps have the appropriate stickers attached. <br />Map 3• (suckered) <br />Map 6s• <br />Map 7•• <br />Map 8•• <br />Map q•. <br />:r <br />gIVIS10N OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />