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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEA -
Richard D. Lamm
Governor
December 4, 1981
Frank A. Traylor, M.D.
18 7 6 Executive Director
CERTIFIED: CO -0038342
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
%William A. Anderson, Superintendent
Drawer "L"
Fruita, Colorado 81521
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RE: Final Permit, Colorado Wastewater Discharge Permit Number: Co -0038342
Garfield County
Gentlemen:
Enclosed please find a copy of the permit issued under the Federal Clean
Water Act and Colorado Water Quality Control Act.
Issuance of this permit constitutes a final determination by the Division
of Administration of the Colorado Department of Health, in conjunction
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and may be subject to
administrative'review proceedings pursuant to the State Administrative
Procedure Act, including an adjudicatory hearing. You are advised to
consult this act and particularly to consult Sections 24-4-104, 24-4-105,
24-4-102(7), and 25-8-401, C.R.S. 1973 for more information. In
additions, the Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System contains
material that is pertinent to any administrative review of the issuance
of this permit.
Your Waste Discharge Permit required that specific action be performed at
designated time. Failure to meet these requirements constitutes a
violation of this permit and can result in civil and/or criminal
action(s). Please read the permit very thoroughly.
All municipal and industrial facilities are required to submit
self-monitoring information. (PART 1.B. Monitoring and Reporting).
Frequencies and types of self-monitoring are summarized in PART I.A.
Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements.
Monitoring and reporting requirements for feedlots are described in
PART I.A. Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements (see 2,C.),
and in PART I.B. Monitoring and Reporting.
4210 EAST 11TH AVENUE DENVER,COLORADO 80220 PHONE (303) 320-8333
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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Water Quality Control Division
4210 East 11th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
SUMMARY OF RATIONALE
SHERIDAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
McCLANE CANYON MINE
PERMIT NUMBER: CO -0038342
GARFIELD COUNTY
TYPE OF PERMIT: Minor Industrial - New
SIC NO.: 1211
LOCATION: In the Northeast and Southwest 4 of Section 21,
Township 7 South, Range 102 Jest, approximately 20
miles north of Loma, Colorado
CONTACTS:
RECEIVING WATER:
CLASS:
William A. Anderson, superintendent
Drawer "L"
Fruita, Colorado 81521
(303)+245-7931
Unnamed channel to East Salt Creek
Unclassified
An Effluent Limited Segment
I. FACILITY DESCRIPTION: The facility is an underground coal mine. Maximum
production expected is 1400 TPD.
Surface runoff from the disturbed area associated with
the underground mining operation will be collected in
ditches and conveyed to a sedimentation pond having a
volume of 1.5 acre-feet. Pond overflow (discharge point
001) will be to an unnamed tributary to East Salt Creek,
presently unclassified. (The permittee refers to this
discharge as MCL -01.) The discharge is located in the
Northwest 4 of the Southwest 4 of Section 21, Township
7 South, Range 102 West. Flow projections for this
discharge show a maximum expected flow of 62,000 gpd,
average flow of 2000 gpd and minimum flow of zero.
Discharge 002 will be pumped mine drainage collected
underground. Monitoring will be at the end of the
pipe prior to release to an unnamed tributary to East
Salt Creek. It is anticipated that no treatment will
be necessary for permit compliance. The discharge is
located in the Southwest w of the Northeast 4 of
Section 21, Township 7 South, Range 102 West. (The
permittee refers to this discharge as MCL -02.) Flows
are expected to range from a maximum of 10,000 gpd to
a minimum of 0 gpd, with an average of 5,000 gpd, based
on pump capacities.
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Water Quality Control Division
Summary of Rationale Page 2
Permit Number: CO -0038342
II. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND RATIONALE:
Parameter
Flow (mgd)
pH (s.u.)
Oil and Grease (mg/1)
Total Suspended Solids (mg/1)
Total Iron (mg/1)
Salinity
1Best Engineering Judgement of Best
III. DISCUSSION:
A. Salinity
Limitation Rationale
N/A
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35, 70
3.5, 7.0
N/A
Available Treatment
Monitor
State Effluent Standards
State Effluent Standards
BEJ-BAT1
BEJ-BAT
Monitor
Economically Achievable
Of the two discharges, only 002 (the mine drainage) has a potential for dis-
charging on a continual basis. (Discharge from 001 will be associated with a
major storm event). Thus, for the purposes of gathering the requisite base-
line TDS data for evaluating salinity, monitoring is being required at 002
monthly, until six months of samples have been analyzed. Thereafter, monitoring
shall continue on a quarterly basis. The Division will review the first six
months of data and determine if a waiver of numeric limitations can be
granted based on the salt -load to the river being less than one ton/day (or
350 tons/year). If a waiver is not granted, then the permittee has an
additional six months to submit a report in accordance with the Salinity
Regulations, addressing economic feasibility of salt -removal.
For the intermittant discharge, (001) the permittee shall monitor for salinity
at least once during each discharge episode.
B. BAT
As mentioned earlier, the BAT (final rule) for the coal industry has not been
published. This permit is based on best engineering judgement as to what the
final rule BAT will be.
C. Activity Permit -
This is an activity permit, which allows the permittee to change or add
discharge points without going through the public notice process, unless the
Division determines that such change in discharges is significant. (See page
17 of the permit).
The permit shall expire September 30, 1986.
Sandy Squire
July 16, 1981
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NEW
• Permit No. C-0038342
County: Garfield
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
COLORADO WASTEWATER DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq.; the "Act"), and the Colorado Water
Quality Control Act (25-8-101 et. seq., CRS, 1973 as amended)
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
is authorized to discharge from their McClane Canyon Coal Mine
located in the Northeast and Southwest 4 of Section 21, Township 7 South,
Range 102 West, approximately 20 miles north of Loma, Colorado
to unnamed channel to East Salt Creek
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other
conditions set forth in Part I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of
receipt of this permit by the Applicant. Should the Applicant choose to
contest any of the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements or other
conditions contained herein, he must comply with Section 24-4-104 CRS 1973
and the Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System. Failure to
contest any such effluent limitations, monitoring requirement, or other
condition is consent to the condition by the Applicant.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight,
September 30, 1986
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A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS (Continued)
CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS (Coal Mines only)
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Page 3 of 20
PERMIT NO: CO -0038342
The facilities shall be designed, constructed and maintained to
contain or treat the volume of water from active mining areas,
preparation plants, and associated areas which would result from a
10 -year, 24-hour, precipitation event. The term "10-year,24-hour
precipitation event" means the maximum 24-hour precipitation event with
a probable reoccurrence interval of once in 10 years.
Within 90 days of the effective date of the permit, the permittee
shall submit verification that the facility has been designed,
constructed and maintained in accordance with the criteria above.
This verification shall also identify the gauge station used and the
10 -year, 24-hour precipitation figure (in inches of rain).
Such verification may be in the form of a letter or other indication
from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, the Federal Office of
Surface Mining, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, or other
appropriate agency acceptable to the Colorado Water Quality Control
Division, stating that the above criteria have been met.
STORM EXEMPTION`
Any overflow, increase in volume of a discharge, or discharge from a
by-pass system, which is caused by precipitation or snowmelt, shall
not be subject to the limitations set forth in Part I, page 2 of this
permit. This exemption is available only if the facility has met the
10 -year, 24-hour containment requirements.
*Federal Register, Vol. 44, No. 250, December 28, 1979.
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PART I
Page 4 of 20
Permit No. CO -0038342
A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued)
2. Monitoring Requirements
In order to obtain an indication of the probable compliance or non-
compliance with the effluent limitations specified in Part I, the
permittee shall monitor all effluent parameters at the following
required frequencies.
Effluent Parameter
Flow (MGD)
Total Suspended Solids
(mg/1)
Total Iron (mg/1)
Oil and Grease (mg/1)
pH (s.u.)
Measurement Frequency c/d/ Sample Type e/
Weekly
Monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Weekly
Instantaneous
or Continuous
Grab
Grab
Visual or Grab
Grab
Self-monitoring samples taken in compliance with the monitoring
requirements specified above shall be taken at: 001, the outfall from the
discharge pipe from the sediment pond (MCL -01) and 002, the outfall
from the pipe from the underground mine (MCL -02) and any additional
point source discharges approved under Part III -A.
c/ Monitoring is required only during periods of discharge. If
"no discharge" occurs, this shall be reported at the specified
frequency. (See Part B.)
d/ Should a discharge occur due to snowmelt or a rainfall event,
sampling of all parameters shall be done as a minimum at the
beginning and at the end of the discharge. The permittee shall
indicate on the monitoring report when the discharge is caused
by this snowmelt or rainfall event.
e/ See definitions, Part B.
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Permit No. CO -0038342
A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued)
3. Salinity Monitoring f/
Discharge point 001: As this discharge is intermittant, monitoring for
salinity will be required, as a minimum, one time during each discharge
episode.
Discharge point 002: Salinity shall be sampled on a monthly basis until
six samples have been analyzed. Thereafter, monitoring shall continue on
a quarterly basis. Following submittal of the first six months of data,
the Division shall determine eligibility of a waiver of numeric limitations
based on salt -loading. If a waiver is not granted, then the permittee has
an additional six months to submit a report addressing salt -removal in
accordance with Regulations 3.10.0 - 3.10.5 and Appendix A.
f/ Salinity shall be measured as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) or electrical
conductivity where a satisfactory correlation with TDS has been
established based on a minimum of five (5) samples. Samples shall be
taken at the permitted discharge points.
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4. Monitoring Requirements (Continued) - One-time Analysis
Under the authority of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act (25-8-304), the
permittee is being required to submit a one-time analysis of their discharge(s),
for certain specified parameters.
For facilities with continuous discharge, the sampling requirements listed
below need to be completed as soon as possible and submitted no later than
90 Days after the effective date of the permit. For an intermittant dis-
charge, sampling requirements shall apply at the next instance of discharge.
In all cases, the permittee shall sample in accordance with the following
requirements:
(A) All samples must be taken as grab samples and analyzed for the following
parameters and the results submitted to the Permits Section, Water Quality
Control Division, as soon as available.
X Temperature, °C
X
X Total Alkalinity (mg/1)
X pH
X Total Suspended Solids (mg/1)
X Fecal Coliform (4/100 m1)
Total. Residual Chlorine (mg/1)
X Ammonia (mg/1)
x Fluoride (mg/l)
X Nitrate (mg/1)
X Nitrite (mg/1)
X Sulfide as H25 (mg/1)
X Boron (mg/1)
X Chloride (mg/1)
X Sulfate (mg/1)
X Aluminum, dissolved (mg/1)
X Antimony, Total (mg/1)
X Gross Alpha (pCi/1)
X Gross Beta
X Radium 226 & 228
X Chromium, Trivalent (mg/l)
Dissolved Oxygen, (mg/1)
X= Testing Required
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X Copper, Total (mg/1)
Cyanide, Free (mg/1)
X Cyanide, Total (mg/1)
X Iron, Dissolved (mg/1)
X Iron, Total (mg/1)
X Lead, Total (mg/1)
X Molybdenum, Total (mg/1)
X Manganese, Dissolved (mg/1)
X Mercury, Total (mg/1)
X Nickel, Total (mg/1)
X Phenols, Total (mg/1)
X Selenium, Total (ma/1)
X Silver, Total (mg/1)
X Thallium, Total (mg/1)
X Uranium, Total (mg/1)
X Zinc, Total (mg/1)
X Arsenic, Total (mg/1)
X Barium, Total (mg/1)
X Beryllium, Total (mg/1)
X Cadmium, Total (mg/1)
X Chromium, Hexavalent (mg/1)
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P IT NO: CO -0038342
4. Monitoring Requirements (Continued) - One-time Analysis
The analytical method selected for a parameter should be the one that
can measure the lowest detection limit for that parameter, unless the
State Standard is within the testing range of another approved method.
Any parameters that demonstrate instream levels in excess of those found
in Tables I, 1I & III of "Regulations Establishing Basic Standards And An
Antidegration Standard And Establishing A System For Classifying State
Waters, For Assigning Standards and For Granting Temporary Modification"
or appropriate Federal BPT standards may require additional monitoring as
directed by the Water Quality Control Division. The additional monitoring
will take place on a quarterly basis for a one year period. Parameters
that remain in excess of the table values listed above may be required to
meet instream limits and the permit may be modified to incorporate
these parameters as effluent limitations.
(B) For mine water or drainage from an open pit or underground
mine, a sample must be analyzed from each discharge point.
(C) For surface runoff controls, if there are several with
discharges, it is not necessary to sample the discharge from
each facility, provided that those sampled will be representa-
tive of the various discharges. The minimum number of discharges
sampled should be the greater of the following: two discharges,
or 10% of the total number of discharges.
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PERMIT NO: CO -0038342
B. MONITORING AND REPORTING
1. Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous 3 months shall be
summarized for each calendar quarter and reported on applicable
discharge monitoring report forms (EPA Form 3320-1), postmarked no
later than the 28th day of the month following the completed quarter.
For example, for the 1st quarter (January, February and March) the
report would be mailed on or before April 28. If no discharge occurs
during the reporting period, "No Discharge" shall be reported.
Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other reports required
herein, shall be submitted to the Regional Administrator and the
State at the following addresses:
Colorado Department of Health
Water Quality Control Division
Monitoring & Enforcement Section
4210 East llth Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
3. Definitions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1860 Lincoln Street - Suite 103
Denver, Colorado 80295
Attention: Enforcement - Permit Program
a. A "composite" sample, for monitoring requirements, is defined as a
minimum of four (4) grab samples collected at equally spaced two (2)
hour intervals and proportioned according to flow.
b. A "grab" sample, for monitoring requirements, is defined as a single
"dip and take" sample collected at a representative point in the
discharge stream.
c. An "instantaneous" measurement, for monitoring requirements, is defined
as a single reading, observation, or measurement using existing monitor-
ing facilities.
4. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to regulations
published pursuant to Section 304 (h) of the Act, and Colorado State Effluent
Limitations (10.1.4), under which such procedures may be required.
5. Recording of Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this
permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed;
c. The person(s) who performed the sampling;
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d. The person(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of all required analyses.
6. Calculations for all limitations which require averaging of
measurements shall utilize an arithmetic mean unless otherwise
specified.
7. Additional Monitoring by Permittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated
herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values
required in the Discharge Monitoring Report Form (EPA No. 3320-1),
or other forms as required by the Division. Such increased frequency
shall also be indicated.
8. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this permit including all records of analyses performed
and calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings
from continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained for a
minimum of three (3) years, or longer if requested by the Regional
Administrator or the State Water Quality Control Division.
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Permit No. C0-0038342
C. SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTAINMENT PLAN
The permittee shall, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this permit,
submit to the State Water Quality Control Division, a spill prevention and
containment plan, prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State
of Colorado. Plans shall include information and procedures for the prevention
and containment of spills of materials used, processed, or stored, at the
facility which could possibly be spilled and might have a visible or otherwise
detectable impact on the waters of the State. The plan should include but not
necessarily be limited to the following:
1. A history of spills which have occurred in the three (3) years preceeding the
effective date of this permit. The history shall include causation of the
spills and a discussion of preventive measures designed to prevent them
from reoccurring;
2. A description of the reporting system which will be used to alert responsible
facility management, the State Water Quality Control Division, the
Environmental Protection Agency, downstream water users, and local health
officials;
3. A description of preventative facilities (including overall facility plot)
which prevent, contain, or treat, spills and unplanned discharges;
4. A list of all materials used, processed, or stored, at the facility which
represent a potential spill threat to surface waters;
5. An implementation schedule for additional facilities which might be required
in (3) above, but which are not yet operational;
6. A list of available outside contractors, agencies, or other bodies which
could be utilized in the event of a spill in order to clean up its effects;
7. Provision for periodic review and updating of the contingency plan.
The foregoing provisions shall in no way render inapplicable those requirements
imposed by Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972,
regulations promulgated thereunder, the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as allowing any discharge to waters of
the State other than through the discharge points specifically authorized in this
permit. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as waiving any liability the
permittee might have, civil or criminal, for any spill.
If this facility has an approved spill prevention and containment plan now in effect,
please submit a copy of this plan with an update, if necessary.
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A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
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Permit No: C0-0038342
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms
and conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant
identified in this permit more frequently than or at a level in
excess of that authorized shall constitute a violation of the permit.
Any anticipated change in discharge location, facility expansions,
production increases, or process modifications which will result
in new, different, or increased discharges or pollutants must be
reported by submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes
will not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit,
by notice to the State Water Quality Control Division of such changes.
Process modifications include, but are not limited to, the introduction
of any new pollutant not previously identified in the permit, or any
other modifications which may result in a discharge of a quantity or
quality different from that which was applied for. Following such
notice, the permit may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants
not previously limited.
2. Noncompliance
(A) Definitions
(B)
(1)
Upset: An exceptional incident in which there is unintentional
and temporary noncompliance with technology-based permit
effluent limitations because of factors beyond the reasonable
control of the permittee.
(2) Bypass: The intentional diversion of .taste streams from any
portion of a treatment facility.
(3)
Severe Property Damage: Substantial physical damage tc property,
to the treatment facilities to cause them to become inoperable, or
substantial and permanent loss of natural resources which can
reasonably be expected to occur in the absence of a bypass. It
does not mean economic loss caused by delays in production.
Notification
(1)
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If, for any reason, the permittee does not comply with or will be
unable to comply with any maximum discharge limitations or
standards specified in this permit, the permittee shall, at a
minimum, provide the Water Quality Control Division and EPA with
the following information:
a) A description of the discharge and cause of noncompliance
b) The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times
and/or the anticipated time when the discharge will return to
compliance; and
c) Steri beimg taken to reduce, ellminate, and prevent •::_,,•_nce
of the noncomplying discharge.
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2. Norcompliance (cont'd)
(2) The following instances of noncompliance shall be reported orally
within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the
circumstances, and a written report mailed within five days of
the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances:
(3)
a) Any instance of noncompliance which may endanger health or
the environment
b) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation
in the permit
c) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit
(See Fed. Reg. Vol. 45, No. 98, 122.60 (h) for upset conditions)
d) Daily maximum violations for any toxic pollutants or hazardous
substances limited in PART l -A of this permit.
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not
reported in "Notification", paragraph 2-(B)-(2) (above), at the
time discharge monitoring reports are submitted (EPA Form 3320-1).
The reports shall contain the information listed in "Notification",
paragraph 2-(B)-(1) (above).
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any
relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect
information in a permit application or report to the Division,
it shall promptly submit such facts or information.
(C) Bypass
(1) The permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause
effluent limitations to be exceeded, but only if it also is for
essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. No Division
notification is required, and this case is not subject to the
requirements in paragraphs 2-(C)-(2) through 2-(C)-(4), (below).
(2) If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit notice, if possible at least ten days before the
date of the bypass, to the Division and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The bypass shall be subject to
Division approval, and limitations imposed by the Division and EPA.
(3) For an unanticipated bypass, see the requirements listed in
"Notification", paragraph 2-(B)-(2), (above).
(4) Bypass is prohibited, and the Division may take enforcement
action against a permittee for bypass, unless:
a) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal
injury, or severe property damage;
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b) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as
the use of auxiliary treatment facilities,retention of
untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if the
permittee could have installed adequate backup equipment to
prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of
equipment downtime or preventative maintenance; and
c) The permittee submitted notices as required in
"Notification", paragraph 2-(B) (above).
3. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course
of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in a manner such
as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering waters of the
State.
4. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit.
5. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to waters of the State resulting from noncompliance with any
effluent limitations specified in this permit, including such accelerated
or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact
of the noncomplying discharge.
6. Any discharge to the waters of the State from a point source other than
specifically authorized is prohibited.
7. Reduction, Loss, or Failure of Treatment Facility
(A) The permittee shall, to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with
its permit, control production, or all discharges, or both until the
facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided.
This provision also applies to power failures, unless an alternative
power source sufficient to operate the wastewater control facilities
is provided.
(B)
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age 14 of 20
Permit No: C0-0038342
1. Right to Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the State Water Quality Control
Division, the EPA Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized repre-
sentative, upon the presentation of credentials:
(A) To enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or
activity is located or in which any records are required to be kept
under the terms and conditions of this permit;
At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required to
be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit and to inspect
any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in the permit; and
(C) To enter upon the permittee's premises to reasonably investigate any
actual, suspected, or potential source of water pollution, or any
violation of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act. The investigation
may include, but is not limited to, the following: sampling of any
discharge and/or process waters, the taking of photographs, interviewing
of any persons having any knowledge related to the discharge, permit,
or alleged violation, and access to any and all facilities or areas
within the permittee's premises that may have any affect on the
discharge, permit, or alleged violation.
(B)
2. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Division, within a reasonable time, any
information which the Division may request to determine whether cause
exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit,
or to determine compliance with this permit.
3. Transfer of Ownership or Control
In the event of any change in control or ownership of facilities from which
the authorized discharges emanate, the permittee shall notify the succeeding
owner or controller of the existence of this permit by letter, a copy of
which shall be forwarded to the Regional Administrator and the State Water
Quality Control Division.
4. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under Section 308 of the Act
and Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System 6.1.8, all reports
prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be available for
public inspection at the offices of the State Water Quality Control Division
and the Regional Administrator.
As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential.
Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in Section 309 of the Act,
and Section 25-8-610 C.R.S. 1973.
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5. Permit Modification
PARTII
•age 15 of 20
PERMIT NO: CO -0038342
After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the permit may be modified,
suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for cause including,
but not limited to, the following:
(A) Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit;
(B) Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose
fully all relevant facts;
(C) A change in any condition which results in a temporary or permanent
reduction, elimination, addition or increase of the permitted discharge.
(Changes in Water Quality Standards, control regulation or duly promulgated
plans would quality as "a change in any condition.");
(D) This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to
comply with any applicable effluent standard or limitation issued or approved
under sections 301(b)(2)(C), and (D), 304(b)(2), and 307(a)(2) of the Clean
Water Act, if the effluent standard or limitation so issued or approved:
(1) Contains different conditions or is otherwised more stringent than
any effluent limitation in the permit; or
(2) Controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain
any other requirements of the Act then applicable. -or-
(E) Changes and additions in control regulations.
(F) Data submitted persuant to Part I.A. 4 of this permit indicates a
potential for violation of instream water quality standards and/or
established classifications and numeric standards.
6. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding "Permit Modification", paragraph B-5 (above), if a toxic
effluent standard or prohibition (including any schedule of compliance
specified in such effluent standard or prohibition) is established under
Section 307(a) of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the
discharge and such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any
limitation for such pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised
or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition
and the permittee so notified.
7. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (A -2-(C)) and
"Reduction, Loss, or Failure of Treatment Facility", (A-7), nothing in this
permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal
penalties for noncompliance. (See Fed. Reg. Vol. 45, No. 98, 122.60).
8. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any
legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or
penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject under Section 311 of the Act.
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Permit No: Co -0038342
9. State L3\Is
Nothing in this permit shall oe construed to preclude the institution of any
legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties established pursuant to any applicable State law or regulation
under authority preserved by Section 510 of the Act.
10. Permit Violations
Failure to comply with any terms and/or conditions of this permit shall
bea violation of this permit.
11. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize
any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any
infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.
12. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provisions of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstance,
is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances,
and the remainder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.
13. At the request of a permittee, the Division may modify or terminate a permit
and issue a new permit if the following conditions are met:
(A) The Regional Administrator has been notified of the proposed modifi-
cation or termination,and does not object in writing within thirty
(30) days of receipt of notification; and
(8) The Division finds that the permittee has shown reasonable grounds
consistent with the Federal and State statutes, and regulations for
such modification or termination; and
(C) Requirements of public notice have been met.
The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revokation
and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes or
anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition.
14. It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would
be necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain
compliance with the conditions of this permit.
15. Signatory Requirement
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Division shall be
signed and certified.
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A. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
PART III
Page 17 of 20
PERMIT NO: Co -0038342
1. Not withstanding the provisions of PART II, paragraph A-1 the permittee
shall submit a written request to the Colorado Water Quality Control
Division and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for designation of
discharge points. The designation of present discharge points"shall be
submitted to the Permits Section, Water Quality Control Division in not
more than 90 days following the effective date of this permit. New
discharge point designations shall be submitted in not less than 90 days
prior to the proposed time of discharge. The request shall be accompanied
by area maps which shall meet the specifications set forth below. Each
discharge point shall be numbered consecutively (001, 002, 003, etc.) and
designated on the map. The Division shall approve or deny proposed
discharge points in writing, or may in its discretion require that the
permittee accept different effluent limitations as a condition of approval
or submit a new permit application. Approval of additional discharge
points shall not constitute a permit modification, and no public notice
or hearing will be required, unless the WQCD, in its sole discretion
determines that the chance is significant.
2. Area maps shall be made from USES topographical maps (7.5 or 15 -minutes
series) or other appropriate sources as approved by the Colorado Water
Quality Control Division. Each revised area map shall be 8-1/2 inches
by 11 inches and reproducible by rapid printing methods or as approved
by the Division. Where additional 8-1/2 x 11 maps are required to show
the area of operation, they shall be numbered and a key shall be shown
on the first map. The first map section shall have the company name,
mine/job name, address, and NPDES number clearly printed thereon. Also,
one line of latitude and one line of longitude shall be marked on each
map section. The area map(s) shall delineate the following, using the
graphics as indicated:
(A) Existing area of operation (Solid Outline)
(8) Existing point source Ai1 (Solid Triangle)
(C) The projected area of operation for the life
of the NPDES permit (Dashed Outline)
(D) The projected point source for
the life of the NPDES permit (Opened Triangle)
3. The permittee shall submit a written request to the Colorado Water Quality
Control Division and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deactivate
a discharge point. The Division will grant or deny the request in writing.
The Division's decision will be based on whether grading of the disturbed
area has been completed to return the earth to the desired contour and
reclamation work has begun. If the request to deactivate is granted, the
point in question shall not be subject to any NPDES permit requirements.
-Other than 001, 002
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Page 18 of 20
Permit No: C0-0038342
1. The permittee shall not discharge after the expiration date of this
permit without authorization. In order to receive authorization to
discharge after the expiration date, the permittee shall, no later
than 180 days prior to the expiration date of this permit, submit a
new NPDES application and fees as required by the permit issuing
authority.
2. The permittee is required to submit an annual fee as set forth in
Section 25-8-502 C.R.S. 1973 as amended. Failure to submit the
required fee is a violation of this permit and will result in the
suspension of said permit and enforcement action pursuant to Section
25-8-601 et. seq., 1973 as amended.
3 Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this permit, the
permittee shall file a statement with the Environmental Protection
Agency and the State Water Quality Control Division which shall
contain the names of the person or persons who are designated to
report conditions as noted in "Noncompliance", Part II, Section A,
Paragraph 2, and as referenced in "Oil and Hazardous Substance
Liability", PART II, Section B, Paragraph 8. The permittee shall
continually update this list as changes occur at the facility.
4. Within three (3) months after the effective date of this permit, a
flow -measuring device shall be installed at all discharge points.
At the request of the Regional Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency or the Director of the State Water Quality Control
Division, the permittee must be able to show proof of the accuracy
of any flow -measuring device used in obtaining data submitted in
the monitoring report. The flow -measuring device must indicate
values within ten (10) percent of the actual flow being discharged
from the facility.
5. Discharge points shall be so designed or modified that a sample of
the effluent can be obtained at a point after the final treatment
process and prior to discharge to state waters.
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Permit N0: CO -0038342
1. The term "point source" means any discernible, confined, and discrete
conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, channel, ditch,
tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, or container from which
pollutants are or may be discharged into waters of the State.
2. The term "mine drainage" means any water drained, pumped or siphoned
from a coal mine.
3. The term "active mining area" means a place where work or other activity
related to the extraction, removal, or recovery of coal is being conducted,
except, with respect to surface mines, any area of land on or in which
grading has been completed to return the earth to desired contour and
reclamation work has begun.
4. The term "coal mine" means an active mining area, including all land and
property placed upon, under or above the surface of such land, used in or
resulting from the work of extracting coal from its natural deposits by
any means or method, including secondary recovery of coal from refuse or
other storage piles derived from the mining, cleaning, or preparation
of coal.
5. The term "coal preparation plant" means a facility where coal is crushed,
screened, sized, cleaned, dried, or otherwise prepared and loaded for
transit to a consuming facility.
6. The term "coal preparation plant associated areas" means the coal
preparation plant yards, immediate access roads, slurry ponds, drainage
ponds, coal refuse piles, and coal storage piles and facilities.
7. The term "deactivated point" means any location previously specified
as a permitted discharge point, where active mining and mining related
activities have ceased and where grading has been completed to return
the earth to desired contour and reclamation work has begun. Any location
having been identified and classified as a "deactivated point" in writing
shall not be subject to any NPDES permit requirements.
8. The term "discharge" means any addition of any pollutant or pollutants to
waters of the State, from any point source.
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TYPE OF PERMIT:
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LOCATION:
CONTACTS:
RECEIVING WATER:
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I. FACILITY DESCRIPTION:
SUMMARY OF RATIONALE
SHERIDAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
McCLANE CANYON MINE
PERMIT NUMBER: CO -0038342
GARFIELD COUNTY
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In the Northeast w and Southwest 2 of Section 21,
Township 7 South, Range 102 West, approximately 20
miles north of Loma, Colorado
William A. Anderson, superintendent
Drawer "L"
Fruita, Colorado 81521
(303)+245-7931
Unnamed channel to East Salt Creek
Unclassified
An Effluent Limited Segment
The facility is an underground coal mine. Maximum
production expected is 1400 TPD.
Surface runoff from the disturbed area associated with
the underground mining operation will be collected in
ditches and conveyed to a sedimentation pond having a
volume of 1.5 acre-feet. Pond overflow (discharge point
001) will be to an unnamed tributary to East Salt Creek,
presently unclassified. (The permittee refers to this
discharge as MCL -01.) The discharge is located in the
Northwest 4 of the Southwest k of Section 21, Township
7 South, Range 102 West. Flow projections for this
discharge show a maximum expected flow of 62,000 gpd,
average flow of 2000 gpd and minimum flow of zero.
Discharge 002 will be pumped mine drainage collected
underground. Monitoring will be at the end of the
pipe prior to release to an unnamed tributary to East
Salt Creek. It is anticipated that no treatment will
be necessary for permit compliance. The discharge is
located in the Southwest 4 of the Northeast k of
Section 21, Township 7 South, Range 102 West. (The
permittee refers to this discharge as MCL -02.) Flows
are expected to range from a maximum of 10,000 gpd to
a minimum of 0 gpd, with an average of 5,000 gpd, based
on pump capacities.
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Water Quality Control Division
Summary of Rationale Page 2
Permit Number: CO -0038342
II. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND RATIONALE:
Parameter
Flow (mgd)
pH (s.u.)
Oil and Grease (mg/1)
Total Suspended Solids (mg/1)
Total Iron (mg/1)
Salinity
1Best Engineering Judgement of Best
III. DISCUSSION:
Limitation
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Available Treatment
Rationale
Monitor
State Effluent Standards
State Effluent Standards
BEJ-BAT'
BEJ-BAT
Monitor
Economically Achievable
A. Salinity
Of the two discharges, only 002 (the mine drainage) has a potential for dis-
charging on a continual basis. (Discharge from 001 will be associated with a
major storm event). Thus, for the purposes of gathering the requisite base-
line TDS data for evaluating salinity, monitoring is being required at 002
monthly, until six months of samples have been analyzed. Thereafter, monitoring
shall continue on a quarterly basis. The Division will review the first six
months of data and determine if a waiver of numeric limitations can be
granted based on the salt -load to the river being less than one ton/day (or
350 tons/year). If a waiver is not granted, then the permittee has an
additional six months to submit a report in accordance with the Salinity
Regulations, addressing economic feasibility of salt -removal.
For the intermittant discharge, (001) the permittee shall monitor for salinity
at least once during each discharge episode.
B. BAT
As mentioned earlier, the BAT (final rule) for the coal industry has not been
published. This permit is based on best engineering judgement as to what the
final rule BAT will be.
C. Activity Permit -
This is an activity permit, which allows the permittee to change or add
discharge points without going through the public notice process, unless the
Division determines that such change in discharges is significant. (See page
17 of the permit).
The permit shall expire September 30, 1986.
Sandy Squire
July 16, 1981
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Permit No. CO -0038342
County: Garfield
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE
COLORADO WASTEWATER DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq.; the "Act"), and the Colorado Water
Quality Control Act (25-8-101 et. seq., CRS, 1973 as amended)
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
is authorized to discharge from their McClane Canyon Coal Mine
located in the Northeast 4 and Southwest 4 of Section 21, Township 7 South,
Range 102 West, approximately 20 miles north of Loma, Colorado
to unnamed channel to East Salt Creek
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other
conditions set forth in Part 1, 11, and 11I hereof.
This permit shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of
receipt of this permit by the Applicant. Should the Applicant choose to
contest any of the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements or other
conditions contained herein, he must comply with Section 24-4-104 CRS 1973
and the Regul•attons for the State Discharce Permit System. Failure to
contest any such effluent limitations, monitoring requirement, or other
condition is consent to the condition by the Applicant.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight,
September 30, 1986
Signed this day of
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Gary G. 3roetzman
Director
Water Quality Control Division
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CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS (Coal Mines only)
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PERMIT NO: CO -0038342
The facilities shall be designed, constructed and maintained to
contain or treat the volume of water from active mining areas,
preparation plants, and associated areas which would result from a
10 -year, 24-hour, precipitation event. The term "10-year,24-hour
precipitation event" means the maximum 24-hour precipitation event with
a probable reoccurrence interval of once in 10 years.
Within 90 days of the effective date of the permit, the permittee
shall submit verification that the facility has been designed,
constructed and maintained in accordance with the criteria above.
This verification shall also identify the gauge station used and the
10 -year, 24-hour precipitation figure (in inches of rain).
Such verification may be in the form of a letter or other indication
from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, the Federal Office of
Surface Mining, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, or other
appropriate agency acceptable to the Colorado Water Quality Control
Division, stating that the above criteria have been met.
STORM EXEMPTION'S
Any overflow, increase in volume of a discharge, or discharge from a
by-pass system, which is caused by precipitation or snowmelt, shall
not be subject to the limitations set forth in Part I, page 2 of this
permit. This exemption is available only if the facility has met the
10 -year, 24-hour containment requirements.
*Federal Register, Vol. 44, No. 250, December 28, 1979.
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A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued)
2. Monitoring Requirements
In order to obtain an indication of the probable compliance or non-
compliance with the effluent limitations specified in Part I, the
permittee shall monitor all effluent parameters at the following
required frequencies.
Effluent Parameter
Flow (MGD)
Total. Suspended Solids
(mg/1)
Total Iron (mg/1)
Oil and Grease (mg/1)
pH (s.u.)
Measurement Frequency c/d/ Sample Type e/
Weekly
Monthly
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Weekly
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Instantaneous
or Continuous
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Self-monitoring samples taken in compliance with the monitoring
requirements specified above shall be taken at: 001, the outfall from the
discharge pipe from the sediment pond (MCL -01) and 002, the outfall
from the pipe from the underground mine (MCL -02) and any additional
point source discharges approved under Part III -A.
c/ Monitoring is required only during periods of discharge. If
"no discharge" occurs, this shall be reported at the specified
frequency. (See Part B.)
d/ Should a discharge occur due to snowmelt or a rainfall event,
sampling of all parameters shall be done as a minimum at the
beginning and at the end of the discharge. The permittee shall
indicate on the monitoring report when the discharge is caused
by this snowmelt or rainfall event.
e/ See definitions, Part B.
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A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS (continued)
3. Salinity Monitoring f/
Discharge point 001: As this discharge is intermittant, monitoring for
salinity will be required, as a minimum, one time during each discharge
episode.
Discharge point 002: Salinity shall be sampled on a monthly basis until
six samples have been analyzed. Thereafter, monitoring shall continue on
a quarterly basis. Following submittal of the first six months of data,
the Division shall determine eligibility of a waiver of numeric limitations
based on salt -loading. If a waiver is not granted, then the permittee has
an additional six months to submit a report addressing salt -removal in
accordance with Regulations 3.10.0 - 3.10.5 and Appendix A.
f/ Salinity shall be measured as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) or electrical
conductivity where a satisfactory correlation with TDS has been
established based on a minimum of five (5) samples. Samples shall be
taken at the permitted discharge points.
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4. Monitoring Requirements (Continued) - One-time Analysis
Under the authority of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act (25-8-304), the
permittee is being required to submit a one-time analysis of their discharge(s),
for certain specified parameters.
For facilities with continuous discharge, the sampling requirements listed
below need to be completed as soon as possible and submitted no later than
90 Days after the effective date of the permit. For an intermittant dis-
charge, sampling requirements shall apply at the next instance of discharge.
In all cases, the permittee shall sample in accordance with the following
requirements:
(A) All samples must be taken as grab samples and analyzed for the following
parameters and the results submitted to the Permits Section, Water Quality
Control Division, as soon as available.
X Temperature, °C X Copper, Total (mg/1)
Cyanide, Free (mg/1)
X Cyanide, Total (mg/1)
X Iron, Dissolved (mg/1)
X Iron, Total (mg/1)
X Dissolved Oxygen, (mg/1)
X Total Alkalinity (mg/1)
X pH
X Total Suspended Solids (mg/1)
X Fecal Coliform (#/100 ml)
Total. Residual Chlorine (mg/1)
X Ammonia (mg/1)
X Fluoride (mg/1)
X Nitrate (mg/1)
X Nitrite (mg/1)
X Sulfide as H2S (mg/1)
X Boron (mg/1)
X Chloride (mg/1)
X Sulfate (mg/1)
X Aluminum, dissolved (mg/1)
X Antimony, Total (mg/1)
X Gross Alpha (pCi/1)
X Gross Beta
X Radium 226 & 228
X Chromium, Trivalent (.mg/1)
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X Lead, Total (mg/1)
X Molybdenum, Total (mg/1)
X Manganese, Dissolved (mg/l)
X Mercury, Total (mg/1)
X Nickel, Total (mg/1)
X Phenols, Total (mg/1)
X Selenium, Total (mg/1)
X Silver, Total (mg/1)
X Thallium, Total (mg/1)
X Uranium, Total (mg/1)
X Zinc, Total (mg/1)
X Arsenic, Total (mg/1)
X Barium, Total (mg/1)
X Beryllium, Total (ma/1)
X Cadmium, Total (mg/1)
X Chromium, Hexavalent (mg/1)
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4. Monitoring Requirements (Continued) - One-time Analysis
The analytical method selected for a parameter should be the one that
can measure the lowest detection limit for that parameter, unless the
State Standard is within the testing range of another approved method.
Any parameters that demonstrate instream levels in excess of those found
in Tables I, 11 & III of "Regulations Establishing Basic Standards And An
Antidegration Standard And Establishing A System For Classifying State
Waters, For Assigning Standards and For Granting Temporary Modification"
or appropriate Federal BPT standards may require additional monitoring as
directed by the Water Quality Control Division. The additional monitoring
will take place on a quarterly basis for a one year period. Parameters
that remain in excess of the table values listed above may be required to
meet instream limits and the permit may be modified to incorporate
these parameters as effluent limitations.
(B) For mine water or drainage from an open pit or underground
mine, a sample must be analyzed from each discharge point.
(C) For surface runoff controls, if there are several with
discharges, it is not necessary to sample the discharge from
each facility, provided that those sampled will be representa-
tive of the various discharges. The minimum number of discharges
sampled should be the greater of the following: two discharges,
or 10% of the total number of discharges.
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E. MONITORING AND REPORTING
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1. Representative Sampling
Samples and measurements taken as required herein shall be representative
of the volume and nature of the monitored discharge.
2. Reporting
Monitoring results obtained during the previous 3 months shall be
summarized for each calendar quarter and reported on applicable
discharge monitoring report forms (EPA Form 3320-1), postmarked no
later than the 28th day of the month following the completed quarter.
For example, for the 1st quarter (January, February and March) the
report would be mailed on or before April 28. If no discharge occurs
during the reporting period, "No Discharge" shall be reported.
Duplicate signed copies of these, and all other reports required
herein, shall be submitted to the Regional Administrator and the
State at the following addresses:
Colorado Department of Health
Water Quality Control Division
Monitoring & Enforcement Section
4210 East llth Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80220
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1860 Lincoln Street - Suite 103
Denver, Colorado 80295
Attention: Enforcement - Permit Program
3. Definitions
a. A "composite" sample, for monitoring requirements, is defined as a
minimum of four (4) grab samples collected at equally spaced two (2)
hour intervals and proportioned according to flow.
b. A "grab" sample, for monitoring requirements, is defined as a single
"dip and take" sample collected at a representative point in the
discharge stream.
c An "instantaneous" measurement, for monitoring requirements, is
as a single reading, observation, or measurement using existing
ing facilities.
4. Test Procedures
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monitor -
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to regulations
published pursuant to Section 304 (h) of the Act, and Colorado State Effluent
Limitations (10.1.4), under which such procedures may be required.
5. Recording of Results
For each measurement or sample taken pursuant to the requirements of this
permit, the permittee shall record the following information:
a. The exact place, date, and time of sampling;
b. The dates the analyses were performed;
c. The person(s) who performed the sampling;
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d. The person(s) who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or methods used; and
f. The results of all required analyses.
6. Calculations for all limitations which require averaging of
measurements shall utilize an arithmetic mean unless otherwise
specified.
7. Additional Monitoring by Permittee
If the permittee monitors any pollutant at the location(s) designated
herein more frequently than required by this permit, using approved
analytical methods as specified above, the results of such monitoring
shall be included in the calculation and reporting of the values
required in the Discharge Monitoring Report Form (EPA No. 3320-1),
or other forms as required by the Division. Such increased frequency
shall also be indicated.
8. Records Retention
All records and information resulting from the monitoring activities
required by this permit including all records of analyses performed
and calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and recordings
from continuous monitoring instrumentation shall be retained for a
minimum of three (3) years, or longer if requested by the Regional
Administrator or the State Water Quality Control Division.
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C. SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTAINMENT PLAN
The permittee shall, within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this permit,
submit to the State Water Quality Control Division, a spill prevention and
containment plan, prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State
of Colorado. Plans shall include information and procedures for the prevention
and containment of spills of materials used, processed, or stored, at the
facility which could possibly be spilled and might have a visible or otherwise
detectable impact on the waters of the State. The plan should include but not
necessarily be limited to the following:
1. A history of spills which have occurred in the three (3) years preceeding the
effective date of this permit. The history shall include causation of the
spills and a discussion of preventive measures designed to prevent them
from reoccurring;
2. A description of the reporting system which will be used to alert responsible
facility management, the State Water Quality Control Division, the
Environmental Protection Agency, downstream water users, and local health
officials;
3. A description of preventative facilities (including overall facility plot)
which prevent, contain, or treat, spills and unplanned discharges;
4. A list of all materials used, processed, or stored, at the facility which
represent a potential spill threat to surface waters;
5. An implementation schedule for additional facilities which might be required
in (3) above, but which are not yet operational;
6. A list of available outside contractors, agencies, or other bodies which
could be utilized in the event of a spill in order to clean up its effects;
7. Provision for periodic review and updating of the contingency plan.
The foregoing provisions shall in no way render inapplicable those requirements
imposed by Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972,
regulations promulgated thereunder, the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as allowing any discharge to waters of
the State other than through the discharge points specifically authorized in this
permit. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as waiving any liability the
permittee might have, civil or criminal, for any spill.
If this facility has an approved spill prevention and containment plan now in effect,
please submit a copy of this plan with an update, if necessary.
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A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
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1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein shall be consistent with the terms and
conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant identified in
this permit more frequently than or at a level in excess of that author-
ized shall constitute a violation of the permit. Any anticipated facility
expansion, production increases, or process modifications which will.
result in new, different, or increased discharges of pollutants must be
reported by submission of a new NPDES application or, if such changes will
not violate the effluent limitations specified in this permit, by notice
to the permit issuing authority of such changes. Following such notice,
the permit may be modified to specify and limit any pollutants not pre-
viously limited.
2. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and operate
as efficiently as possible all control facilities or systems installed or
used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions
of this permit.
3. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse im-
pact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any effluent
limitations specified in this permit.
4. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course
of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in a manner
such as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering waters
of the State.
5. Reduction, Loss, or Failure of Treatment Facility
(A) The permittee shall, to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with
its permit, control production, or all discharges, or both until the
facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided.
This provision also applies to power failures, unless an alternative
power source sufficient to operate the wastewater control facilities
is provided.
(B)
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2. Noncompliance (cont'd)
(2) The following instances of noncompliance shall be reported orally
within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the
circumstances, and a written report mailed within five days of
the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances:
a) Any instance of noncompliance which may endanger health or
the environment
(3)
(4)
b) Any unanticipated bypass which exceeds any effluent limitation
in the permit
c) Any upset which exceeds any effluent limitation in the permit
(See Fed. Reg. Vol. 45, No. 98, 122.60 (h) for upset conditions)
d) Daily maximum violations for any toxic pollutants or hazardous
substances limited in PART I -A of this permit.
The permittee shall report all instances of noncompliance not
reported in "Notification", paragraph 2-(B)-(2) (above), at the
time discharge monitoring reports are submitted (EPA Form 3320-1).
The reports shall contain the information listed in "Notification",
paragraph 2-(B)-(1) (above).
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any
relevant facts in a permit application, or submitted incorrect
information in a permit application or report to the Division,
it shall promptly submit such facts or information.
(C) Bypass
(1)
The permittee may allow any bypass to occur which does not cause
effluent limitations to be exceeded, but only if it also is for
essential maintenance to assure efficient operation. No Division
notification is required, and this case is not subject to the
requirements in paragraphs 2-(C)-(2) through 2-(C)-(4), (below).
(2) If the permittee knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit notice, if possible at least ten days before the
date of the bypass, to the Division and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The bypass shall be subject to
Division approval, and limitations imposed by the Division and EPA.
(3) For an unanticipated bypass, see the requirements listed in
"Notification", paragraph 2-(B)-(2), (above).
(4) Bypass is prohibited, and the Division may take enforcement
action against a permittee for bypass, unless:
a) Bypass was unavoidable to prevent loss of life, personal
injury, or severe property damage;
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b) There were no feasible alternatives to the bypass, such as
the use of auxiliary treatment facilities, retention of
untreated wastes, or maintenance during normal periods of
equipment downtime. This condition is not satisfied if the
permittee could have installed adequate backup equipment to
prevent a bypass which occurred during normal periods of
equipment downtime or preventative maintenance; and
c) The permittee submitted notices as required in
"Notification", paragraph 2-(6) (above).
3. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the course
of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in a manner such
as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering waters of the
State.
4. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities
or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance
with the terms and conditions of this permit.
5. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to waters of the State resulting from noncompliance with any
effluent limitations specified in this permit, including such accelerated
or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact
of the noncomplying discharge.
6. Any discharge to the waters of the State from a point source other than
specifically authorized is prohibited.
7. Reduction, Loss, or Failure of Treatment Facility
(A) The permittee shall, to the extent necessary to maintain compliance with
its permit, control production, or all discharges, or both until the
facility is restored or an alternative method of treatment is provided.
This provision also applies to power failures, unless an alternative
power source sufficient to operate the wastewater control facilities
is provided.
(3)
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1. Right to Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the State Water Quality Control
Division, the EPA Regional Administrator, and/or their authorized repre-
sentative, upon the presentation of credentials:
(A) To enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or
activity is located or in which any records are required to be kept
under the terms and conditions of this permit;
At reasonable times to have access to and copy any records required to
be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit and to inspect
any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in the permit; and
(C) To enter upon the permittee's premises to reasonably investigate any
actual, suspected, or potential source of water pollution, or any
violation of the Colorado Water Quality Control Act. The investigation
may include, but is not limited to, the following: sampling of any
discharge and/or process waters, the taking of photographs, interviewing
of any persons having any knowledge related to the discharge, permit,
or alleged violation, and access to any and all facilities or areas
within the permittee's premises that may have any affect on the
discharge, permit, or alleged violation.
(B)
2. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Division, within a reasonable time, any
information which the Division may request to determine whether cause
exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating this permit,
or to determine compliance with this permit.
3. Transfer of Ownership or Control
In the event of any change in control or ownership of facilities from which
the authorized discharges emanate, the permittee shall notify the succeeding
owner or controller of the existence of this permit by letter, a copy of
which shall be forwarded to the Regional Administrator and the State Water
Quality Control Division.
4. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under Section 308 of the Act
and Regulations for the State Discharge Permit System 6.1.8, all reports
prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall be available for
public inspection at the offices of the State Water Quality Control Division
and the Regional Administrator.
As required by the Act, effluent data shall not be considered confidential.
Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in Section 309 of the Act,
and Section 25-8-610 C.R.S. 1973.
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After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the permit may be modified,
suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for cause including,
but not limited to, the following:
(A) Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit;
(B) Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose
fully all relevant facts;
(C) A change in any condition which results in a temporary or permanent
reduction, elimination, addition or increase of the permitted discharge.
(Changes in Water Quality Standards, control regulation or duly promulgated
plans would quality as "a change in any condition.");
(D) This permit shall be modified, or alternatively, revoked and reissued, to
comply with any applicable effluent standard or limitation issued or approved
under sections 301(b)(2)(C), and (D), 304(b)(2), and 307(a)(2) of the Clean
Water Act, if the effluent standard or limitation so issued or approved:
(1) Contains different conditions or is otherwised more stringent than
any effluent limitation in the permit; or
(2) Controls any pollutant not limited in the permit.
The permit as modified or reissued under this paragraph shall also contain
any other requirements of the Act then applicable. -or-
(E) Changes and additions in control regulations.
(F) Data submitted persuant to Part I.A. 4 of this permit indicates a
potential for violation of instream water quality standards and/or
established classifications and numeric standards.
6. Toxic Pollutants
Notwithstanding "Permit Modification", paragraph B-5 (above), if a toxic
effluent standard or prohibition (including any schedule of compliance
specified in such effluent standard or prohibition) is established under
Section 307(.a) of the Act for a toxic pollutant which is present in the
discharge and such standard or prohibition is more stringent than any
limitation for such pollutant in this permit, this permit shall be revised
or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent standard or prohibition
and the permittee so notified.
7. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (A -2-(C)) and
"Reduction, Loss, or Failure of Treatment Facility", (A-7), nothing in this
permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal
penalties for noncompliance. (See Fed. Reg. Vol. 45, No. 98, 122.60).
8. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any
legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or
penalties to which the permittee is or may be subject under Section 311 of the Act.
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9. State Lads
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any
legal action or relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities,
or penalties established pursuant to any applicable State law or regulation
under authority preserved by Section 510 of the Act.
10. Permit Violations
Failure to comply with any terms and/or conditions of this permit shall
be a violation of this permit.
11. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either
real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize
any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any
infringement of Federal, State or local laws or regulations.
12. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provisions of this
permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to any circumstance,
is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances,
and the remainder of this permit shall not be affected thereby.
13. At the request of a permittee, the Division may modify or terminate a permit
and issue a new permit if the following conditions are met:
(A) The Regional Administrator has been notified of the proposed modifi-
cation or termination, and does not object in writing within thirty
(30) days of receipt of notification; and
(B) The Division finds that the permittee has shown reasonable grounds
consistent with the Federal and State statutes, and regulations for
such modification or termination; and
(C) Requirements of public notice have been met.
The filing of a request by the permittee for a permit modification, revokation
and reissuance, or termination, or a notification of planned changes or
anticipated noncompliance, does not stay any permit condition.
14. It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would
be necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain
compliance with the conditions of this permit.
15. Signatory Requirement
All applications, reports, or information submitted to the Division shall be
signed and certified.
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1. Not withstanding the provisions of PART II, paragraph A-1 the permittee
shall submit a written request to the Colorado Water Quality Control
Division and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for designation of
discharge points. The designation of present discharge points*shall be
submitted to the Permits Section, Water Quality Control Division in not
more than 90 days following the effective date of this permit. New
discharge point designations shall be submitted in not less than 90 days
prior to the proposed time of discharge. The request shall be accompanied
by area maps which shall meet the specifications set forth below. Each
discharge point shall be numbered consecutively (001, 002, 003, etc.) and
designated on the map. The Division shall approve or deny proposed
discharge points in writing, or may in its discretion require that the
permittee accept different effluent limitations as a condition of approval
or submit a new permit application. Approval of additional discharge
points shall not constitute a permit modification, and no public notice
or hearing will be required, unless the WQCD, in its sole discretion
determines that the chance is significant.
2. Area maps shall be made from USGS topographical maps (7.5 or 15 -minutes
series) or other appropriate sources as approved by the Colorado Water
Quality Control Division. Each revised area map shall be 8-1/2 inches
by 11 inches and reproducible by rapid printing methods or as approved
by the Division. Where additional 8-1/2 x 11 maps are required to show
the area of operation, they shall be numbered and a key shall be shown
on the first map. The first map section shall have the company name,
mine/job name, address, and NPDES number clearly printed thereon. Also,
one line of latitude and one line of longitude shall be marked on each
map section. The area map(s) shall delineate the following, using the
graphics as indicated:
(A) Existing area of operation (Solid Outline)
(B) Existing point source AIL (Solid Triangle)
(C) The projected area of operation for the life
of the NPDES permit (Dashed Outline)
(D) The projected point source for
the life of the NPDES permit (Opened Triangle)
3 The permittee shall submit a written request to the Colorado Water Quality
Control Division and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to deactivate
a discharge point. The Division will grant or deny the request in writing.
The Division's decision will be based on whether grading of the disturbed
area has been completed to return the earth to the desired contour and
reclamation work has begun. If the request to deactivate is granted, the
point in question shall not be subject to any NPDES permit requirements.
'Other than 001, 002
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1. The permittee shall not discharge after the expiration date of this
permit without authorization. In order to receive authorization to
discharge after the expiration date, the permittee shall, no later
than 180 days prior to the expiration date of this permit, submit a
new NPDES application and fees as required by the permit issuing
authority.
2. The permittee is required to submit an annual fee as set forth in
Section 25-8-502 C.R.S. 1973 as amended. Failure to submit the
required fee is a violation of this permit and will result in the
suspension of said permit and enforcement action pursuant to Section
25-8-601 et. seq., 1973 as amended.
3. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this permit, the
permittee shall file a statement with the Environmental Protection
Agency and the State Water Quality Control Division which shall
contain the names of the person or persons who are designated to
report conditions as noted in "Noncompliance", Part II, Section A,
Paragraph 2, and as referenced in "Oil and Hazardous Substance
Liability", PART I1, Section B, Paragraph 8. The permittee shall
continually update this list as changes occur at the facility.
4. Within three (3) months after the effective date of this permit, a
flow -measuring device shall be installed at all discharge points.
At the request of the Regional Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency or the Director of the State Water Quality Control
Division, the permittee must be able to show proof of the accuracy
of any flow -measuring device used in obtaining data submitted in
the monitoring report. The flow -measuring device must indicate
values within ten (10) percent of the actual flow being discharged
from the facility.
5. Discharge points shall be so designed or modified that a sample of
the effluent can be obtained at a point after the final treatment
process and prior to discharge to state waters.
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C. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS
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1. The term "point source" means any discernible, confined, and discrete
conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, channel, ditch,
tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, or container from which
pollutants are or may be discharged into waters of the State.
2. The term "mine drainage" means any water drained, pumped or siphoned
from a coal mine.
3. The term "active mining area" means a place where work or other activity
related to the extraction, removal, or recovery of coal is being conducted,
except,with respect to surface mines, any area of land on or in which
grading has been completed to return the earth to desired contour and
reclamation work has begun.
4. The term "coal mine" means an active mining area, including all land and
property placed upon, under or above the surface of such land, used in or
resulting from the work of extracting coal from its natural deposits by
any means or method, including secondary recovery of coal from refuse or
other storage piles derived from the mining, cleaning, or preparation
of coal.
5. The term "coal preparation plant" means a facility where coal is crushed,
screened, sized, cleaned, dried, or otherwise prepared and loaded for
transit to a consuming facility.
6. The term "coal preparation plant associated areas" means the coal
preparation plant yards, immediate access roads, slurry ponds, drainage
ponds, coal refuse piles, and coal storage piles and facilities.
7. The term "deactivated point" means any location previously specified
as a permitted discharge point, where active mining and mining related
activities have ceased and where grading has been completed to return
the earth to desired contour and reclamation work has begun. Any location
having been identified and classified as a "deactivated point" in writing
shall not be subject to any NPDES permit requirements.
8. The term "discharge" means any addition of any pollutant or pollutants to
waters of the State, from any point source.
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January 25, 1978
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
8201 East Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Attn: !Ir. William C. Bosworth
Dear Bi ll :
This letter is in reply to your request for the land use
designation in the Western end of Garfield County, particularly in
the area of Douglas Pass.
Garfield Co,nty has designated this area as Resource Development
to be utilized for ranching, agriculture, and mining or extraction.
Industrial type operations would be subject to review to ascertain
their effedts on surrounding properties.
I am sure that your proposed operttion will conform to the
General Plan of Garfield County.
If you have any further inquiries, please do not hesi tate to
contact this office.
WCM/kay
very truly yours,
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
W. C. Milner
Building Official
SHERIDAN EERPRISES, INC
8301 East Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Telephone [303) 7 70 - 8021
December 9, 1977
OEC 1 1
L.., �v LJ. t tueinLR
Mr. Bud Milner
Garfield County Planning & Zoning Office
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
RE: Supporting Data - Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.'s
Operation in Western Garfield County
Dear Mr. Milner:
The following information will supplement that submitted
in support of our request for a Special Use Permit, Sep-
tember 27, 1977.
The information includes:
1. MESA approvals - Munger Canyon
2. State of Colorado Air Pollution Control Division
Munger Canyon
3. Site Specific Map - Munger Canyon
4. Pollution Incident Prevention (PIP) Plan - Munger
Canyon
If there are any questions, please contact me at your con-
venience.
Sincerely,
) (
William C. Bosworth
Director
Environmental Affairs
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Enclosures
2014 BLAKE AVENUE
410
GARFIELD COUNTY
BUILDING INSPECTOR
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81601
December 5, 1977
TO: Garfield County Commissioners
FROM: W. C. Milner, Building Inspector
SUBJECT: Sheridan Enterprises Special Use Review and Recommendations
PHONE 945-8241
In review of Sheridan Enterprises Special Use Permit to allow a coal mining
exploration program on federal leases in Western Garfield County in Township 7
South, Range 102 West, and Township 8 South, Range 102 West, 6th P. M.
This application is for coal mining exploration designed to evaluate coal
reserves by mine drifts and by drilling or core drilling. Coal recovered from
mine entry will be shipped to Loma, Colorado for shipment to potential customers
for testing. Due to the many unknown and continuing studies on wildlife, air
quality, and water resources, both ground and subsurface, I would like to
recommend the following:
1. That the applicant furnish Garfield County with results of air and
water quality studies. If through these studies a degrading of water
or air quality is detected by a responsible agency, the County, after
a written 30 day notice of a meeting with the Board of County Commis-
sioners and the applicant to determine a solution to the problem.
2. That a yearly review of this application is furnished by the applicant
and meeting with the Board of County Commissioners on their progress
or impose a time limit that this permit is expired.
Due to the location of this exploration, the social and economic impacts
will effect Mesa County more directly than Garfield County, a review was requested
from Mesa County and a copy of their review is enclosed.
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STUDY DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY OPERATION
A. AIR QUALITY
1. One high-volume particulate sampler; a mechanical weather
station mounted on a thirty foot tower measuring wind
direction, speed and temperature; and a pyranometer for
solar radiation measurements will be placed at the site.
B. VEGETATIVE INVENTORY
Vegetation studies will be conducted with four major areas of
emphasis:
1. Vegetation mapping
2. Descriptions of plant communities
3. Preparation of an annotated species list
4. Survey of endangered plant species
1. Vegetation Mapping
The local plant communities characterizing the project
site will be mapped in order to determine their spatial
patterns and areal extent which will allow for meaningful
evaluation of the impact of mine and corridor development.
The mine site will be mapped at a scale of 1:12,000 (1"=
1000 feet) which will be sufficiently detailed for use in
evaluating site development alternatives.
2. Descriptions of Plant Communities
Each of the mapped communities (exclusive of agricultural
lands) will be sampled using quadrant and line transect
methods in order to determine plant species composition
and community structure. Quantitative estimates of plant
cover and species frequencies will be obtained for her-
baceous species, plant cover species frequency and density
will be estimated for shrubs.
3. Annotated Species List
A record of plant species observed within the study area
will be kept as part of other field activities. Notes
will be made regarding species abundance, habitat affini-
ties or other important aspects of local distributions.
These data will then be used to prepare an annotate species
list which has greater value than a simple list of species.
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4. Survey of Endangered Plant Species
As part of the floristic survey, special attention will
be given to the examination of likely habitats which may
harbor endangered plant species.
Timing has become critical because of the extreme drought in
the study area and its effect on the local vegetation, which
has been to accelerate the season considerably beyond normal.
The vegetative inventory will essentially be completed by
fall.
C. WILDLIFE INVENTORY
1. The inventory study places emphasis on wildlife species
and habitat features of most concern to the BLM and
Colorado Department of Wildlife. Although no rigid
guidelines exist for Colorado regarding requirements
for wildlife studies, the attitudes of the Federal and
State agencies are fairly clear.
The study will be conducted over four seasons.
D. WATER QUALITY
1. We have collected a few grab samples of water from various
locations along East Salt Creek; this sampling will con-
tinue for the life of the operation.
2. Six (6) monitoring holes have been established along East
Salt Creek of approximately one mile spacings to provide
samples of water flowing in the alluvium, as it is antici-
pated that the alluvial water will be far more abundant
than the surface water.
E. SOILS MAPPING
Soils mapping can be conducted at essentially any time providing
the ground is not frozen. A portion of Mesa County has been
mapped by the SCS but the northern portion of the leased pro-
perty has not been mapped, with the exception of the areas
mapped for reports concerning individual test mine sites.
F. GENERAL
Further studies will address noise emissions, truck traffic,
archaeology, review of water rights and water resources and
preparation of a landscape visability map.
CITY — COUNTY •
DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
P.O. BOX 897 - GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO - 81501
DIAL (303) 243-9200 ex
Grand Junction Planning - Mesa County Planning - Building Department
N O V 2' fg17
November 22, 197.ise�
Bob Witkowski
Garfield County Planning Office
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood\Springs, CO 81601
Re: SPE IAL USE PERMIT REQUEST TO GARFIELD COUNTY BY SHERIDAN
ENTE PRISES
Dear Bob:\
Pursiliant to your request for review by Mesa County of
the aboveireferenced Special Use Permit, I am forwarding
the attached review comments under the direction and approval
of the Mesa County Board of County Commissioners. These
review comments reflect evaluation of this request only
from the s')tand point of possible impacts on Mesa County by
the proposed coal mining and shipping activities. Sheridan
Enterprise have worked closely with this office and have
been granted a Conditional Use Permit for a coal loading
rail side acility near the Loma townsite in Mesa County.
If yo
matter, pl
JC:dlw
have any questions or comments concerning this
ase contact me at your convenience.
Sincerely,
(7/
Jim Clark
Department Planner
ERROL SNIDER
DIST. NO. 1
HOWARD ROLAND
DIST. NO. 2
MAXINE ALBERS
DIST. NO. 3
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
OFFICE OF
• BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MESA COUNTY
P.O. BOX 897
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501
Garfield County Board of Commissioners
Mesa County Board of Commissioners
November 22, 1977
Special Use Permit Request by Sheridan Enterprises
GERALD ASHBY
ATTORNEY
T.M. FORD
COUNTY ADMINSTRATOR
Nov 2 3 7977
GARFi co co..L.
ER
The following information and comments are offered through the
Mesa' County Development Department concerning the above referenced
Special Use Permit request:
The Mesa County Planning Commission and the Board of
County Commissioners are aware of the nature and extent of this
operation, and have granted a Conditional Use Permit for a rail
side, coal loading facility near the Loma townsite in Mesa County.
,The Conditional Use Permit granted to Sheridan Enterprises
was issued on 10/12/77 under the following operational conditions:
No operation of facility between the hours of 10 p.m.
and 6 a.m.
No truck parking in the Loma townsite.
Avoid having trucks on Colorado 139 near the Loma
School during those times the children are going to
and from school.
That water be applied to loading facility and gravel
access roads and on the coal stockpiles and crusher
to control fugitive dust. Also, that work at the site
shall cease during times that dust control water is
not available.
That the site be restored when it is no longer being
used as a coal loading facility.
This Board of County Commissioners is thankful for the
opportunity to review any proposed operation which may impact
Mesa, County. As you know, it is now incumbent upon each County
to mbnitor all energy related impacts, relative to equitable
distribution of energy impact assistance funding from the
Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
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In this respect, we feel co-operation and communication between
the Western Slope Counties is extremely important and welcome
any opportunity to comment concerning proposed development.
We will direct our staff to also forward all information to your
office concerning proposed development which may impacet
Garfield County.
Thank you again for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Yobleze}evil /0---"4/-4/
Howard Roland, Chairman
Mesa County Commissioners
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SHERI AN EINilERPRIS�8 , INC.
8301 �,as�Prentice entice Avenue
Englewoo , Colorado 80110
Telephone (303) 770-8021
July 20, 1977
HAND DEL! VERED
Mr. J. P.ul Storrs
Office o Area Mining Supervisor
United States Geological Survey
Conservation Division
Building 25 - Room 1322
Denver Federal Center
Lakewood, Colorado 80225
RE: Sta us of Reclamation Activity, Loma Prospect - Sheridan
Ent rprises, Inc.
Dear Mr.
Storrs:
This inf rmation is submitted pursuant to 30CFR211.10 as it relates
to the r clamation work completed and proposed for the above ref-
erenced roject. This same information will be forwarded to the
Bureau o Land Management to satisfy 43CFR3041.5.
The foll
ing acti
1977 to
possibil
cation p
applicab
wing drill sites have been graded in preparation for seed-
�ities that will take place during the month of September,
-ealize germination from fall precipitation, and to increase
ties of successful revegetation. Seed mixtures and appli-
-ocedures are described later in the report and will be
e to all sites unless so noted.
7-311
7-4-2
7-6-a
7-6-2
Some acc
graded,
Reclamat
sons not
7-7-1:
7-8-1
7-8-3M
7-9-2
7-9-3M
7-9-4M
(Hand plant
bush only)
seed or seedling of salt -
ss roads have been regraded, with the remainder to be re-
f necessary, at the time seeding operations are undertaken.
on efforts have not begun on the following sites for rea-
d:
This site is in an isolated location. Another drill hole
is presently being contemplated for the area in which
case the reclamation effort for this site might be in-
corporated with efforts expended on the additional hole.
In the event that no additional work is scheduled in the
area, the site will be completely reclaimed by the end
of September, 1977.
Mr. J. Paul Storrs*
July 20, ',1977
Page Two
7-8-2: This site includes an extremely steep access road to the
drill pad. Due to the steepness and obvious difficulty
of the work, it was felt to be advantageous to incorporate
the earthwork with the seeding operation. (The access
Iroad area will be hand planted with Juniper seedlings in
early spring, 1978.)
7-8-4: This is a potential test mine site and will not be re-
claimed until it is certain that a reclamation effort
will not be wasted.
The following is the status of test mine sites:
East Salt Creek Test Site
This was a location originally planned as a test mine site but
did not' prove to be suitable as such. It is felt, however, that
this location has potential as a mine portal if and when full
scale operation is realized. No reclamation will take place
prior to 1978.
McClaneiCanyon Test Site
Active test mine site; potential mine portal.
Munger Canyon Test Site
Following completion of testing at the McClane Canyon Test
Site, underground testing will begin at this site.
Spink Canyon Test Site
This site has been reshaped to the approximate original contour,
and will be seeded in September, 1977.
The standard seeding application is to be as follows:
1. On slopes over 15% gradient, drill a mixture of seed as
follows:
Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) 3 lbs./acre
Wild ryegrass (Elymus salinus) 3 lbs./acre
Bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) 6 lbs./acre
On small areas too rough or steep to drill seed, hand plant
seed or seedling of saltbush (Atriplex canescens).
ii0Mr. J.'Paul Storr
July 26„ 1977
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9
2. 01 the bottomland and lower slopes, drill seed as follows:
Nordan crested wheatgrass (Ag. cristatum-nordan)
Arriba Western wheatgrass (Ag. smithii-arriba)
Thickspike wheatgrass (Agropyron dasystachyum)
If there are any questions on the foregoing
information, please contact me.
William C. Bosworth
Director's
Environmental Affairs
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cc:
Mr.HBernie Coulson
Bureau of Land Management
Grand Junction, Colorado
or a need for
6 lbs./acre
4 lbs./acre
4 lbs./acre
further
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SHEi�I AN ENTERPRISES. IN -C.411
8301 Ea.s Prentice Avenue
Engiewo , Colorado 80110
Telephone ( 03) 770-8021
July 19,E 1977
Mr. J. P
Office o
United S
Conserva
Building
Denver F
ul Storrs
Area Mining Supervisor
ates Geological Survey
ion Division
25 - Room 1322
deral Center
Lakewood, Colorado 80225
Dear Mr.
Storrs:
I met wit Commercial Testing and Engineering personnel this morning
to secure their professional advice and services in setting up a
complete sampling program for the test mine, that will conform as
close as possible to ASTM standards.
On Thursd y, July 21, 1977, Bill Anderson will meet with Gail Palmer,
of Commer ial Testing & Engineering, at the test site to inspect the
physical ayout, and to recommend a course of action for us to fol-
low. At his time, we will probably be sampling as follows:
1. Cha nel samples from within the test entries, on a
sys'ematic basis.
2. Run of -mine crushed samples from the crusher at the
tes. site.
3. Per odic screen analysis of the uncrushed run -of -mine
coa from the continuous miner.
In additio to those three areas, I have already contacted CMC Mining
at Cameo, olorado to request them to run a large tonnage sample
through thH-ir washing plant for washability data. Providing we can
agree on he final details with CMC, we will probably run this large
scale tesby the end of this year.
As soon a- we have our exact program outlined with Commercial Testing
& Enginee ing, we will advise your office in a continuing effort to
provide y.0 with the ongoing details of our Loma exploration program.
Sincerely,
Walter Mueller, Jr.
President
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cc: VMr. William C. Bosworth
Direcjtor, Environmental Affairs
-SI-3ERID.AN E7 E74,R'PRIS H;S, INC
8301 East Prentice
ngiewood, 'Colorado 80110
Telephone (303) c - c 21
August 2, 1977
Mr. J. Paul Storrs
Office of Area Mining Supe
e
United States Geological
urvey
Conservation
Divisio322
Building, 25 - Room
Denver Federal Center
Lakewood, Colorado 80225
Dear Mr, Storrs:
Enclosed please find a copy of the letter I received from Mr.
Rinkenberger regarding high altitude satellite imagery
whichrh we
will investigate as a prelude to any final mining plans
the full testing program is completed. This is yet another tool
we hope will allow us to properly test and explore all aspects
of the current testing program underway at our Loma test sites.
Also, Ihave received the "As Received" quality analysis completed
by Commercial Testing & Engineering last week. These results are
for approximately` 150 tons mined in
No.s t4 crosscut, over a frome anuactual
coal sample of approximately 70 p n
ting tiMe. Additional ultimate analysis and dry basis proximate
analysis will be forthcoming within the next week on this parti-
cular sample.
Crosscut No. 4
McClane Canyon Test Site No. 1
By CT & E Labs
As Received Basis
Ash - 16.01
Moisture - 9.59
Fixed Carbon - 42.38
Volatile - 32.01
BTU - 10,287
Sulphur - 0.45
In addition, CT & E is taking a representative screen -size sample
of uncrushed run -of -mine coal at the site today, August 2, 1977.
These 'results will be forwarded to your office as soon as completed.
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Mr. J. Paul Storrs
August 2, 1977
Page Two
On Thursday, August 4th, we will meet with Bureau of Land Manage-
ment personnel of the Grand Junction office to inspect the newly
constructed road
Munger
tructuresCanyon,
(culand
veats)decide
required onmbhiser aadCcess
placement of drainage s
road.
Sincerely yours,
Walter Mueller, Jr.
President
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cc: Mr. William C. Bosworth
Director, Environmental Affairs
Enclosure (1)
41
United Department De
partment of the fnterior
MINING ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY ADM1NISTRAT)ON
P.O. BOX 25367, DENVER FEDERAL CENTER
DENVER, COLORADO 80225
In reply refer to:
EMS:DTSC:Ground Support Branch
July 28, 1977
File: PRJ 3
Mr. Walter Mueller, Jr., President
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
8301 E. Prentice Ave.
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Dear Walt:
We are looking forward to the visit of your head geologist and yourself
to our Denver Lab on August 19, 1977. As mentioned we are prepared
to go over imagery of your coal properties North of Loma, Colorado and
North of Sheridan, Wyoming. Our interest is to demonstrate to you the
merits of implementing a remote sensing program to evaluate potential
ground stability problem areas in advance of mining; ground problem
areas that might effect safety.
Sincerely,
Richard Rinkenberger
Geologist
Ground Support Branch, DTSC
S
�^`i'F'.PRISES, INC• �F;�-Z,IDAN .�
8801 Last Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Telephone [303) 7 70 - 0021
July 29, 1977
Mr. J. Paul Storrs
Office of Area Mining Supervisor
United States Geological Survey
Conservation Division
Building 25 - Room 1322
Denver Federal Center
Lakewood, Colorado 80225
RE: Exploration Test Sites, Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
Dear Mr. Storrs:
In a continuing effort to keep your office informed regarding the
progress of our test site activity, I am enclosing several items.
The first is a memorandum from Dr. H. Von Schonfeldt describing,
in more detail, some of the ground control tests which I outlined
in an earlier letter. The second item is a mine map of McClane
Canyon Test Site No. 1 mining progress to date, location and re-
sults of quality tests, and notes regarding any unusual or unex-
pected conditions.
The ground control tests are scheduled to commence August 1, 1977.
Interim reports and conclusions will be forwarded as they are made
available.
The quality tests are presently being conducted by Commercial Test-
ing and Engineering, located in Denver, Colorado. Sample locations
and quality data will be added to the mine map as this information
is received. Copies will be forwarded to you periodically.
We are presently planning to expand our two entry system based on
the recommendation of our research department. This expansion will
not exceed the five entry -5,000 foot criteria of the original ex-
ploration permit.
Sincerely,
William A. Anderson
Production Engineer
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Enclosures
cc: "Mr. William C. Bosworth
Director, Environmental Affairs
Ik ► EP.-CrrICE M=MOP..DUM
TO: Bill Anderson FROM: Hilmy on Schonfeldt
Sheridan Enterprises, Denver
SUBJECT: Ground Control Measurements
for Loma Property
PROJECT: 800/550/77
DATE: 7/14/77
In reference to our discussion during yesterday's visit to the
exploratory drifts near Loma, Colorado, it is suggested to conduct
a number of tests that will help us assess the stability of the
underground openings. These tests will be outlined below.
It is important to take these ground control data during the
exploratory stage so the property can be evaluated with regard
to roof control, floor maintenance, and pillar stability in
addition to the usual economic criteria regarding quantity
and quality of coal.
1. Stability of the Roof
1 1 Differential roof sag measurements. These tests
will determine the amount of bed separation and
where within the roof strata it occurs. The sag
meters should be installed at various locations
in the drifts with three meters across the entry
at each location. They also need to be installed
as close to the face as possible in order to
determine the instantaneous deformation that
occurs during and right after mining; the entry
width at each of these sag stations should be
recorded accurately. For long term stability
the sag meters should be anchored with resin
bolts.
1.2 Convergence Stations. These stations can be
installed simultaneously with the sagmeters
without much additional effort. They will
give a measure of the floor heave when compared
to the roof sag.
1.3 Stiffness Measurements. The measurements are
made with sag meters or convergence pins in
intersections or wherever it is possible to
install the instruments ahead of the mining
machine. The relative stiffness of the roof
and the coal determines to a large extent the
maximum stable entry width.
2. Rib Stability
Since "thick" seam mining (14 feet plus coal) is
OccTdentol RefeQfCh Corporation
SL . C -F OCC:CENT:,L PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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Bill Anderson
Page 2
July 15, 1977
considered pillar or rib dilation measurements should be
carried out to determine the amount of spelling and the
thickness of the pillar yield zone in these areas.
3. Floor Stability
3.1 Floor Strength. The floor in the present drifts appears
to be very soft. Plate bearing tests on the floor shale
as well as in areas with bottom coal should be carried
out to determine the floor strength with regard to
possible longwall mining applications.
3.2 Mineral Content of Floor. The mineral content of a
few floor samples should be analyzed for swelling
clay minerals.
4. Miscellaneous Data
The orientation of the major cleat systems (if any), major
faults (if any) and the stratigraphic column as obtained
from the drillers logs should be recorded at this time.
Further details regarding timing and_ installation plan will be discussed
with you later.
HvS:go
cc: R. L. Dulaney, ICC
B. Munroe, ORC
R. Pothini, ORC
IN•.
.B3Q1 mast Prentice 22----.-enue
nglewood, Colorado 3010
Telephor:e 13031 7 7 0 - 6021
August 4, 1977:-
Mr.
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Mr. Paul Storrs
U. S. Geological Survey
Box 25404 - Stop 602
Denver Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80225
Re: Federal Coal Leases
C-0125436-5437-5438-5439 and
C-0125515-5516
Dear Mr. Storrs:
You have previously approved exploration drilling programs and a
prospecting mine plan on the subject leases for Sheridan Enterprises,
Inc. In order to continue with further large scale mine planning
and development, we feel it is necessary to proceed with a second
phase drilling program to provide additional information on the continuity,
thickness and quality of the coals.
This letter is a request for approval to proceed with this Phase II
Exploration Drilling Program on the above leases.
Enclosed for your consideration are seven copies of the proposed
exploration plan. Sheridan Enterprises will continue to closely
coordinate all road construction and other surface disturbances with
the Bureau of Land Manacement, as we have done in the past.
Very truly yours,
-
Richard C. Johnson
Manager, Exploration and Property
RCJ:bjm
Attachments
cc: Mr. Wm. C. Bosworth
PROPOSED EXPLORATION PLAN
'SHERIDAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
1. AREA DESCRIPTION
The exploration will be conducted on Federal Coal Leases C-0125436
through C-0125439 and C-0125515-5516, located about 25 miles
northwest of Grand Junction, Colorado in Garfield County. This
area has been described in several previously submitted exploration
plans.
2. EXPLORATION SCHEDULE
Exploration will commence as soon as possible after approval.
3. WORK AREA KAP
The enclosed map shows the lease boundary, proposed drill hole
locations, existing roads and proposed road locations.
4. EXPLORATION METHODS
The proposed exploration will consist of 2 forms of drilling depending
on the proposed TD of the hole.
A) Holes less than 1000' deep will be drilled to TD, logged and twinned
for core using conventional coring methods.
B) Holes greater than 1000' deep will be rotary drilled to a depth
approximately 250' above the Cameo coal seam, and continuously
cored using a wire -line coring rig to a depth about 100' below the
Cameo coal seam. Upon completion of coring the hole will be
electrically logged.
Primary support roads to be built are shown on the map in red. All
related activity will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws
and regulations.
5. TYPE OF EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT
A D-8 caterpillar tractor will be used, as required, to construct the
proposed access roads and/or build drill locations. Two drill rigs
will be used -one portable, truck -mounted rotary drill rig of 2000'
depth capacity and one portable, truck -mounted wire -line coring rig
of 2500' depth capacity. Also, accompanying each rig will be one or
more water trucks of 1000-2000 gallon capacity.
6. DRILLING INFORMATION
It is intended to drill and core 27 holes shown on the accompanying
map. The holes will be 2-3/4"-6" in diameter and range in depth from
about 200' to 2400'. (Attached is a list of the proposed drill holes
showing location, drilling plan and speculated TD). Cores will probably
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PROPOSED EXPLORATION PLAN
SHERIDAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
be either NX or NC type and will range from 2" to 3" in diameter.
Holes for the most part will be drilled using air as the primary
drilling media. However, when conditions warrant, water and/or
mud will be used. When water is utilized, circulating liquids will
be contained in metal pits and/or excavated reservoirs so as not
to contaminate normal surface drainage. All initial rotary drill
holes, and all wire -line core holes will be electrically logged
with the normal suite of logs for coal (i.e., natural gamma, gamma
gamma density and resistivity) and the curves recorded. Also, a
lithology log of the drill cuttings will be kept, as well as core
descriptions.
7. EXPLORATION SITES
Excavations and dozer work will be kept to a minimum with reasonable
effort made to locate drill sites in areas where no dozer work is
necessary, or where a minimum amount of disturbance is necessary.
Overgrading will be avoided.
8. ROADS
The existing roads will be utilized exclusively insofar as possible.
When found to be necessary, the construction of roads will be according
to the following guidelines:
a. When possible, the road will be located on benches, ridges, and
flat slopes.
b. Road gradients will be determined through and in consideration cf
enhanced stability.
c. Trees and vegetation will be cleared for only the essential width
necessary to maintain slope stability and to serve traffic needs.
d. Drainage facilities will be constructed, as appropriate, as road
construction progresses.
e. Materials which slough or slump on to the road, other than larce
boulders, will be disposed of in the road bed or in a designated
fill area.
9. EXPLOSIVES AND NOISES
Explosives will be used only when absolutely necessary. Noise should
not be a problem due to the uninhabited status of the area. However,
blasting will be done in stages, if required, to minimize noise.
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PROPOSED EXPLORATION PLAN
SHERIDAN ENTERPRISES,. INC.
10. SAFETY FEATURES
Applicable OSHA and MESA Regulations will be followed during the
exploration process for the protection of the people involved. The
drill sites will be fenced, if necessary, to protect wildlife and
livestock. Contracted drillers will be advised to provide all
equipment with required safety equipment; i.e., fire extinguishers
and spark arrestors, when necessary. Due to the shallow hole depth,
blow-out prevention is not considered necessary.
11. DESCRIPTION OF SAFETY AND ANTI -POLLUTION MEASURES
All equipment will have UL fire extinguishers and all necessary
measures will be taken to control fires. All new roads will be
constructed to proper grade and have adequate drainage. Drainage
facilities will be placed where necessary. All materials of a polluting
nature will either be buried or removed from the site to prevent
surface water pollution. Silt will be contained. No debris will be
burned in the interest of air pollution and fire control. To protect
health and safety, applicable rules and regulations will be followed.
When available and applicable, suitable cyclone dust collectors and/or
water injection systems will be used to reduce fugitive dusts. Equipment
will be periodically checked for oil and fuel 1.eaks.
12. ABANDONMENT
•
Upon abandonment, each hole will be cemented from total depth to a
minimum of 20' above the uppermost aquifer encountered in the hole.
This will be accomplished by means of pumping concrete through the
drill stem to the bottom cf the hole, thus filling it. In addition,
a five foot cement pluo will be spotted at the surface. The excavated
slopes will be graded to a 3 to 1 slope or less before reseeding. Top
soil will have been stoci:piled and will be replaced before reseeding.
The reclamation activity will procress as contemporaneously as
practicable with the exploration activity.
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HOLE NO.
7-3-2
7-3-3
7-3-4
7-3-5
7-4-3
7-4-4
7-4-5
7-5-2
7-6-3
7-6-4
7-7-2
7-7-3
7-8-5
7-8-6
7-9-5
7-9-6
7-10-1
7-10-2
7-15-1*
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PROPOSED DRILL HOLE INFORMATION
DRILLING PLAN SPECULATED TD
Drill to TD and twin for core 530
Drill to TD and twin for core 510
Drill to TD and twin for core 580
Drill to TD and twin for core 490
Drill to TD and twin for core 450
Drill to TD and twin for core 290
Drill to 1200' and wire -line core 1550
Drill to 1320' and wire -line core 1670
Drill to TD and twin for core 210
Drill to TD and twin for core 385
Drill to 950' and wire -line core 1300
Drill to 890' and wire -line core 1240
Drill to TD and twin for core 900
Drill to 955' and wire -line core 1305
Drill to TO and twin for core 350
Drill to TD and twin for core 600
Drill to 1150' and wire -line core 1510
Drill to 2010' and wire -line core 2360
Clean out old hole through casing to 1960
1854' and wire -line core
7-15-3* Drill to 1435' and wire -line core 1770
7-17-1 Drill to TD and twin for core 640
7-18-1 Drill to TD and twin for core 980
Page one of two
HOLE NO.
7-19-1
7-19-2
7-22-1
7-22-2
7-28-1*
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PROPOSED DRILL HOLE INFORMATION
DRILLING PLAN SPECULATED TD
=Drill to TD and twin for core 810
Drill to TD and twin for core 470
Drill to TD and twin for core 470
Drill to TD and twin for core 550
Drill to TD and twin for core 560
* Re -drill of a previously permitted hole
Page two of two
SHERIDAN EERPRISES, INC. •
8301 East Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Telephone 0303) 7 70 - 8021
August 26, 1977
Mr. Bud Milner
Garfield County Planning & Zoning Office
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
RE: Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. Coal Exploration
Activity in Garfield County
Dear Bud:
I certainly apologize for not keeping you abreast of our activities
in your county and now, being made aware of problems of this nature
realized in the past, will henceforth provide all applicable infor-
mation to your office.
We did not intentionally withhold any information from county of-
ficials as you are aware that Mr. Gene Anderson of this office
spoke with you on the nature of our operation prior to the start-
up of activity, at which time, it was decided that no permit would
be required until such time as a permanent operation began.
Apparently there is a question on the status of our operation rela-
tive to the tonnage produced in our exploration situation.
We anticipate producing approximately 4,000 tons per week for all
of this year and most of 1978, and it is very possible that we will
commit a second machine to one of the four exploration sites pre-
viously approved by the U.S.G.S. At this time, production could
go up to approximately 8,000 tons per week and stabilize at that
point.
While this proposed tonnage was obviously higher than anything you
could relate to in an exploration category, I want to emphasize
that, during the exploration activities at the approved test sites,
we will mine less than one-half of one percent of the total recov-
erable coal deposit that we are trying to explore. When put into
terms of percentage of the total probable deposit, the portion that
will be removed for exploration activities is very, very low.
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Mr. Bud Milner
August 26, 1977
Page Two
At present, we have an active test mine in McClane Canyon (Section
21) for the exploration and evaluation of the Cameo Coal Seam out-
cropping at the site.
The prospecting operation is being conducted from a constructed
earth bench, essentially as an underground operation utilizing
the most up-to-date underground coal mining equipment; including
a continuous miner, shuttle cars, roof bolting machine, ventila-
tion fan, etc.
The coal is removed from the mine in shuttle cars where it is stock-
piled for loading and transportation down Douglas Pass Road to our
rail loading site in Mesa County for shipment for burn tests and
analysis.
We are presently preparing a second site in Munger Canyon (Section
27) and all temporary facilities and equipment will be removed
from the present site in McClane Canyon for use at the new site
(see Lord report).
Abandonment of the existing site will be temporary in nature, as
it is possible that McClane Canyon may be later utilized as a
permanent site. If it is determined that the site is not suitable
as a permanent portal, the site will be reclaimed immediately.
This will hold true for all future test sites and will be elaborated
on in submission of our Special Use Permit Application.
I have enclosed a copy of an environmental analysis of the Munger
Canyon area which is indicative of site evaluation made prior to
any activity.
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. will be submitting an application for
a Special Permit within the month and will keep you advised of any
developments.
If there are any questions regarding our activities, please contact
me.
Sincerely,
iam��Bos worth
Director, Environmental Affairs
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cc: Mr. Walter Mueller, Jr., President
Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Bud Milner
August 26, 1977
Page Three
Enclosures: 1. Status of Reclamation Activity, Loma Prospect
2. Walter Mueller, Jr. Letter of 8/2/77 to Mr. J.
Paul Storrs, U.S.G.S.
3. Exploration Test Sites, William Anderson Letter
of 7/29/77 to Mr. J. Paul Storrs, U.S.G.S.
4. Walter Mueller, Jr. Letter of 7/19/77 to Mr. J.
Paul Storrs, U.S.G.S
5. Site Environmental Reconnaissance, Munger Canyon
Test Site
6. Federal Coal Leases
7. Exploration Drilling Program Map
8. McClane Test Site Number 1 Map
9. Study Design for Environmental Analysis of
the Garfield County Operation
SHERMAN MERPRISES, IN�
8301 East Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Telephone 0303) 770-021
October 27, 1977
Mr. J. Clark
MESA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
P. O. Box 897
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
RE: Special Use Permit Request - Garfield County
Dear Mr. Clark:
OCT 31 1977
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Persuant to a request of the Garfield County Planning Office, the
attached information relative to our operations in that county are
herewith forwarded for your perusal.
It is my understanding that Mr. Milner, Garfield County, has arranged
to receive Mesa County comments relative to our operation.
-,l
We are tentatively scheduled to go before the Garfield County Commissioners
on November 28th, and I assume that Mr. Milner will expect your comments
prior to that date. I would greatly appreciate your expedience in
this regard.
Sincerely,
William C. Bosworth
Director
Environmental Affairs
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Enclosures
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cc : "'Mr. Bud Milner
Garfield County Planning Office
SHERIDAN EllkIERIDRISES, INC.S
8301 East Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Telephone (303) '77-0-(3031
September 27, 1977
Mr. Bud Milner
Garfield County Planning & Zoning Office
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
RE: Request for Special Use Permit - Garfield County
Dear Mr. Milner:
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Sheridan Enterprises, Inc. hereby requests a Special Use Permit
for a coal mining exploration operation in Garfield County,
Colorado as described in the enclosed statement.
If there are any questions or a need for further information,
please contact me.
Sincerely,
William C. Bosworth
Director
Environmental Affairs
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Enclosures
HERIDAN E 'ERI FusES, ii\Tcfb
8801 East Prentice Avenue
Englewood, Colorado 80110
Telephone (303) 770-G021
November 1, 1977
Mr. J. Paul Storrs
Office of Area Mining Supervisor
United States Geological Survey
Conservation Division
Building 25 - Room 1322
Denver Federal Center
Lakewood, Colorado 80225
RE: Pollution Incident Prevention Plan
Munger Canyon Test Site
Dear Mr. Storrs:
The following potential pollution incidents were anticipated with
respective control measures applied for Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.'s
exploration activities at the referenced site:
1. Refuse Disposal
During the exploration stage of our operation, no fine or
solid refuse disposal is anticipated. In the event of a
roof fall where an accumulation of other than coal might
occur, the material will be disposed of in a crosscut or,
if volume warrants, blended into the bench constructed
for operations.
2. Siltation
Bales of straw will be staked into the ground at intervals
along the length of diversion ditch parallel to the access
road. The bales will serve to impede the transportation
of silt to a receiving stream during surface water flow of
other than flash flood proportions. It is the opinion of
this office that effective siltation controls are not possi-
ble during flash flood incidents.
Under drains have been strategically located along the
access road to allow utilization of existing natural drain-
ages, thereby precluding the possibility of increased ero-
sion from natural runoff.
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Mr. J. Paul Storr411
November 1, 1977
Page Two
3. Trash Removal
A licensed land fill or solids disposal area will be located
and trash will be removed from the site as deemed necessary.
If efforts to locate a suitable disposal facility fails, a
pit will be dug in the vicinity of the operation to facili-
tate trash disposal. This pit will be covered and reclaimed
coincidental with reclamation efforts on the test site.
4. Coal Stockpile
It is not anticipated that major contributions of particu-
lates to any stream will be made from our coal stockpile.
The pile is located in an area where a negligible volume
of surface runoff will be realized. In the case a major
precipitation event, short of a flash flood, is realized,
siltation control measures, previously described, will serve
to impede the flow of coal particulates into a stream.
5. Haulage/Access Road
To eliminate the possibility of air quality deterioration,
the haulage/access road is watered as felt necessary.
6. 10,000 Gallon Diesel Fuel Tank
The tank is situated so as to greatly reduce the pollution
possibilities in the event of a tank failure. The volume
of fuel stored at any one time could not reach a continuous
flowing stream if a spill were realized. The siltation
control measures (bales of straw) will provide further re-
straints to the flow of fuel from the site in the event of
tank failure.
If there are any questions on the foregoing, please contact me at your
earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
William C. Bosworth
Director
Environmental Affairs
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cc: Mr. Danny Altizer
Black Hawk Coal Company
Mr. Barney Coulson
Bureau of Land Management
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Dan Altizer, Mine Superintendent
Black Hawk Coal Company
P.O. Box 1555
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
Re:
Dear Mr. Altizer:
October 31, 1977
Munger Canyon Test Site No. 1
I.D. No. 05-03119
Firefighting and Emergency
Evacuation Program
The firefighting and emergency evacuation program submitted on
October 21, 1977, to comply with Section 75.1101-23, 30 CFR 75
is hereby approved.
Please be advised that this program of instruction shall be given
to all employees annually, and to new employees within six months
after the date of employment.
Enclosure
Sincerely yours,
John W. Barton`
) V—District Manager
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Dan Altizer, Mine Superintendent
Black Hawk Coal Company
P.U. Box 1555
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
October 31, 1977
Re: Munger Canyon Test Site No. 1
I.D. No. 05-03119
Emergency Medical Assistance
Dear Mr. Altizer:
The emergency medical assistance plan submitted in compliance with
Section 75.1713, 30 CFR 75, has been received and placed on file.
Sincerely yours,
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District Manager
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In Reply Refer To:
EMS - D9-6000
Dan Altizer, Mine Superintendent
Black Hawk Coal Company
P.U. Box 1555
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
October 31, 1977
Re: Munger Canyon Test Site No. 1
I.D. No. 05-03179
Smoking Prohibition Plan
Dear Mr. Altizer:
The smoking prohibition plan for the subject mine is hereby
approved in accordance with Section 76.1702, 30 CFR 75.
Sincerely yours,
,
��'John N. Barton
?1--- District Manager
Enclosure
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United States Department of the Interior
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In Reply Refer To:
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Dan Altizer, Mine Superintendent
Black Hawk Coal Company
P.O. Box 1555
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
Re: Munger Canyon Test Site No. 1
I.D. No. 05-03119
Ventilation Plan
Dear Mr. Altizer:
The ventilation plan for the subject mine has been temporarily approved.
The plan is subject to revision at any time and shall be reviewed by
the operator and MESA at least once every six months. Before any changes
are made in the approved ventilation system, they shall be submitted
to and approved by the District Manager prior to being implemented.
Following an on-site investigation by MESA, additional or different
measures may be required for the plan.
This plan supersedes any previously approved plan and a copy of this
plan shall be made available to the miners.
Sincerely yours,
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John W. Barton
District Manager
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Dan Altizer, Mine Superintendent
Black Hawk Coal Company
P.O. Box 1555
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
October 31, 1977
Re: Munger Canyon Test Site No. 1
I.D. No. 05-03119
Roof Control Plan
Dear Mr. Altizer:
The roof control plan for the subject mine, submitted October 20,
1977, has been reviewed and is approved. Pull tests will be
conducted to determine a satisfactory length of roof bolt.
Sincerely yours,
ll .J •
ohn W. Barton
7� District Manager
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In Reply Refer To:
EMS - D9-6028
Dan W. Altizer, Mine Superintendent
Black Hawk Coal Company
P.O. Box 1555
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
Re: Munger Canyon Test Site No. 1
I.D. No. 05-03119
Fan Stoppage
Dear Mr. Altizer:
In accordance with Section 75'300-3, 30 CFR 75, the subject mine
is hereby granted permission to stop the main fan during idle
periods as detailed in the enclosed plan.
Sincerely yours,
P
John Barton
District Manager
Enclosure
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SHERIDAN ENRPRISES, INC.
8301 East Prentice
Englewood. Colorado 80110
Telephone (303) 770-5021
February 3, 1977
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Mr. W. C. Milner,
Garfield County Building Inspector
2014 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE: LOMA AREA - PROSPECTING OPERATIONS TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH
RANGE 102 WEST
Dear Mr. Milner:
As discussed with you this week, Sheridan Enterprises, Inc.
plans to conduct a prospecting operation consisting of 12-18
core holes and 2-3 test tunnels on the following Federal Coal
Leases: CO125436-37-38-39, 0125515-516 in Township 7 South,
Range 102 West. These operations will be conducted during
the remainder of 1977.
The purpose of this exploration is to determine the potential
of these leases for a commercial coal mining venture. If
we decide a commercial venture is feasible, we will apply
for a special use permit from the county.
Sincerely,,
Gen W. Anderson
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