2009-08-31_INSPECTION - M1984043

• Permit No: M1984043
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 8/31/2009
• Doc Name: Follow-up on unresolved problem
• From: DRMS
• To: Pelino, Inc.
• Inspection Date: 7/17/2009
• Email Name: PSH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE, OF COLORADO
J DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources j ?rO
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 D ICOLORADO
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Phone: [phone] RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] MINING
SAFETY

,'/August 31
2009 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
, Harris D. Sherman

Mr. Scott Pelino Executive Director
`? Pelino, Inc. Ronald W. Cattany
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Re: Follow-up on Unresolved Problem at Jesse Lee; Permit Number M-1984-043
Dear Mr. Pelino:
The above-mentioned site has had one or more problems noted that, according to Division of Reclamation, Mining and
Safety (Division) records have not yet been resolved. According to our records, the following problem was to be
resolved on or before August 27, 2009. Listed below are descriptions and corrective actions for the problem. Please
resolve the corrective actions and ',provide evidence of such resolution on or before September 28, 2009.
Please note that if the corrective action is not properly addressed, and evidence provided to the Division by the date
provided above, the listed problems could be escalated to the level of possible violations and would then be referred to
the Mined Land Reclamation Board for further action.
• It appears the operator has mined through the existing ditch and has not constructed the new ditch
as required in the permit. Surface water was flowing over the pit floor surface from a spring in the
northwest corner of the excavated pit toward the sedimentation ponds to the southeast. The water
appeared to flow into the lower two sediment ponds where it eventually discharges into the
Arkansas River. As noted in the previous inspection report, the operator may be required to obtain a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit from the Colorado Department of
Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) because mining related water is discharging from the
sediment ponds.
CORRECTIVE ACTION:
• The operator must contact the CDPHE in regards to the need to obtain a NPDES permit for the
mine site. The operator must provide the Division with proof of the diversion ditch construction
and documentation that CDPHE has been contacted regarding the requirement for an NPDES
permit.
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines