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III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />UJ~oming Fuel Com~en~ <br />Golden Eagle /New Elk Mines <br />10250 Highway 12 • Weston, Colorado 81091 • Telephone (719) 868-2761 <br />7/12/90 <br />Mr. Berhan Keffelew <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />1313 Sherman st. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Technical Revision - 20 <br />Discontinuation of Mine Inflow Monitoring <br />New Elk Mine, Permit # C-81-012 <br />Dear Mr. Keffelew: <br />~4~~' Y ~~ <br />JUI. 1 ti 139Q <br />MINE[? LAMU <br />RECLAMATIG~IV 1~IVIS1o~ <br />Wyoming Fuel Company requests a Technical Revision to the <br />above permit to discontinue our annual mine inflow monitoring <br />program. Currently, Wyoming Fuel is required to monitor this <br />inflow each August. <br />As you know, We have temporarily sealed the openings of the <br />New Elk Mine. Consequently, the above mentioned monitoring will <br />need to be removed from the hydrology monitoring program as access <br />and power to the underground workings has been eliminated. <br />The mine workings have been allowed to flood with water as <br />controlled by the hydraulic head of the coal aquifer. Portal gad <br />airshaft surface elevations are above this hydraulic head and thus, <br />it wculd not be possible for water to discharge from the mine. <br />When mining activities resume, Wyoming Fuel Company will <br />reestablish an appropriate monitoring program. <br />If you have any questions on this matter please feel free to <br />contact me. <br />5 <br />Stuart Francone <br />Environmental Coordinator <br />cc: C Tdinters <br />