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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />March 21, 2008 <br />Brian Watterson <br />Twentymile Coal Co. <br />29515 Routt County Road No. 27 <br />Oak Creek, CO 80467 <br />Re: Foidel Creek Mine, C-82-056, Fourth Quarter 2007 Pond Inspection Report <br />Dear Mr. Watterson: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- &- <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, )r. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division received Twentymile Coal Company's (TCC) Third Quarter 2007Pond Inspection <br />Report on October 15, 2007. The ponds were inspected by TCC personnel on September 26 and 27, <br />2007. Four locations were discharging during the inspection. <br />Minor repairs were noted to be conducted in 2008 for several of the ponds. Maintenance items <br />consisted primarily of removal of vegetative material from portions of the ponds. Two ponds had <br />additional maintenance identified; Fish Creek Tipple pond needs to have the weir replaced, and 6MN <br />pond has been proposed to the CDPH&E for a CPDS outfall and will need channel work to allow for <br />discharge to Fish Creek. <br />Thank you for your timely submittal of the pond reports. <br />Sincerely, <br />J et Binn <br />vironm ntal Protection Specialist II <br />C:\jhb\C82056/reports/2007/pond 3rd Q.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver Grand Junction Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />