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VIA FA~SIMILE AND FEDEX
us Protection Agency Clerk of 1-Ae Board Environmental Appeals Board 1341 GStreet NW 600 Washmgil)n DC 20005
R In 1e Peabody Wester Coal CClmptmY1 Black Me~ Complex NPDBS Permit No NN 0022179 NPDES Appeal Nos 10-15 and 10-16
Sir Cf Madame
-L for in the of Peabody Vestem Coal Companys Motion Leave to and Request fur to Respond 1~) Petition Enclosed is also a copy to be d1te stamped and returned the selfshyaddressechtprepaid envelope
do not hesitate to contact me ifyou ha e
Enclosure
cc Counsi~l ofRecord
3001708181
11355 WE) Olympic Boulevard ~ Angeles California 9006+1614 Telephone 3103124000 Fax 3103124224
Albany I Los I NeW York I COunty r Palo Alto I sacramento I San FranciSCO I Washington DC
To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL Pale OOZ
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ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD UNITED
BEFORE E~ONMENTALPROTEC1l0N
WASHINGTON DC
re Appeal lO-IS and 10-16
NPnH~enTli1 No NN
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EAJJ~)JJty WESTERN COAL COMPANYS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AND REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO RESPOND TO PETmON
Peabody Western Coal Company (Peabody) hereby moves for to
IItIV~ as a party in the above-captioned matter and T leave to respond to the petitions
ofBlacl4Msa Water Coalition CARE To 1I1~hnn1 Ani Center for tnlt~lglilcaJ Diverdty
and Club (NPDES lUIUWiU No 10-15) Imd tAIito1nill11Ul for Renewablo rncrgy(CARE
and IIJLlL~~1i1 Nuvamsa nT3rti~C 10-16) (collectively the Petitionsn)
Pursuant to 40 sect 12419(8raquo) letlt10Ilers filed appeals with re2alCl to the
SepmiddottemL~ 16 2010 renewal by
1 The counsel for has conferred Qver the telephone and via with re5lJcc1ti~e counsel for EPA and Pctftioners with to whether they intend to the subject ~otion Samuel Brow~ Assistant Regional Counsel Region lX indicated that EPA dicnwt iutend to oppose the Brad Bartlett Minemls Law Center coungel f01 Black Mesa Water Coalition t aI he would not take a tlosliticln without ilaving had an opportunity to review the motion but was unlike]y to file an opposition
(BPAn) su J gf
David Law Office ofDavid Abney counsel for Fonner Hopi Nuvamsa et al be needed to matter and confer
time counsel fOr had not yet heard Abney
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-Sl03126099 To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL 003
11022010 16 58 FAX 3103126088 MPampPLLP2 f4l 004008
the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (No NN 0022179) for
Pcabodi1sBlack Mesa Complex The Black Mesa Complex consists of the Kayenta and Black
Mesa ~a1 mining operations which date back to tilt) early 19708 is located on Navajo
NationUld Hopj Tribe Re$ervations southwest ofKayenta bull Arizona See Sheet Peabody
WesterJi Coal Company-Black Mesa Compte Pamit No NN0022179 US EPA
(2010) middotThe Kayenta mining operation supplies coal to the Navajo Generation Stationlooated
near PateI Arizona Id
1 ~ The original NPDES permit was issued 1983 and most recently re-issued on
De~ 292000 The mine coal
prepararon plant areas and reclamation areas On August 3 2005 Peabody filed a timely
renewa)of its NPDES permit Pending renewal EPA administratively continued the penni
Id
On February 19 2009 EPA proposed a permit renewal and issued the final permit
On S2009 Thereafter certain appeals were with the Appeals Board
(EAB~ by essentially the same petitioners in the above-captioned case See In re Peabody
WesternmiddotCoal Company Black Mesa Complex Pennit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09shy
10 In nsponse on December 1) 2009 EPA filed a notice withdrawing the August 2009
permit snd opted to the public comment period prepare a new sheet hold publio
hearin~on NaV8jo and Hopi lands As 8 result BAB dismissed the petitions with prejudice but
without l dctcnnination on the merits of lUly arguments In 7e Peabody Western Coal
Campmt BlackMasQ Complex Permit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09-10 (Dec
2009) laquo(-nicr Dimnil3Sing for Review with Prejudico)
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11022010 1659 FA X 3103126089 MPampPLLP2 141 005008
The Petitions in this matter raise substantial1y the same unfounded arguments
ma(fe ~i the previous appeal including the need to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads a
failure 1i) require monitoring at all outfalls inadequate effiuent limits under the permit violations
ofpreVpoundgtus Water Quality ~tandards a failure to bave a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit a
failure 1Q ~omply with the National Environmental Policy Act the EndlJllgend Species Act and
other re~uirements and a failure to hold adequate public bearings Yet again certain petitioners
have reMlested an extension of time to file a supplemental brief
() 1 rD - (jOOO CAUSE EXISTS FOR PEABODY TO INTERVENE AND FILE A ~SPONSE TO THE PETmON CONCERNING ITS NPDES PERMIT
Good cause exists for Peabody Lo intervene ilIld filc 0 response to the Petitions
As the J~ttee Peabody has a direct and substantial interest in the renewed NPDES permit and
matters ltlaised by the Petitions Peabodys interests are not adequately represented by the
existinglparties to the subject appeaL
1 The EAB Has Discretion to Allow the Permittee to Participate In Permit Appeals
The EAB has (]iscretion to allow intervention and fur Ii party to r~spOIld to a
petition [T]he EAB will ordinarily grant Ii timely request by the permittee to participate in
the procteding and respond to the petition for review US EPA Environmental Appeals
Board UBctice Manual at 45-47 (Sept 2010)2 See J re USGuJ New Eng Inc NPDES Appeal
~o 03- 2 at 7 amp n13 (Feb 20 2004) (Orda- Granting Review) perm remanded ~b nom
(Citing ~ the BAB typicalJy allows pennittees not already a party to the proceeding to
participtcente as intervenors) Sec a~() In re District aColumbia Water and Sewer Authority
NPDESAppeal No 07-121 slip op at 2 (EAB June 152001) (Order Granting Motion For
2 See e~ In re Lo3 Alamos National Laboratory NPDBS Pennit No NM0030759 NPDES Appeal middotlo 09-05 slip op (April 21 2009) (granting leave fot permittees to file a response 10 the peti~n and otherwise participate in proceeding)
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110220 0 1659 FAX 3103126089 MP8PLLP2 ItJ 006008
Leave t futmvene as Party Respondent and Request to Respond to Third Party PetitioIlCIs t
PedtioP- for Review) -tIlnf~ iT~tIrP-lI1i~lf for permtttoo based upon a timely motion indicaiing
that p~ttee would substlUltiallb and specificallyatIected out~omie that its intc~retrts
were net ilia same as EPAs it would bear the burden liabilities and costs to IUllly
with th~ permit if the Pe1ltuners were successful and thBt it was uniquely situated to provide tho
wtb insight and perspective as to the issues raised in petition)3
I As the Permittee Peabody bas a Direct _sectI bbstautiai Interest that Could be Impaired DI D Result of the Proceedmp
Peabody bas a and substantial interest in case the Petitions
NPDBS DeIllmt ofbeing the permiUee it ~ with due process to
grant Pmbody an oppommity to pmicipate in the proceedings
impair~ by the outcome of the proceedings were new or changed obligations to be
rescinded altogether Peabody a significant financial
obligat1oIlS to opl~a1tiorLS iruluding to Supply to the Navajo Gcncranon
StatiOI1~ Moreover while and mue some Gammon respect to the
DerJtnlt heir interests also I1n Unlike EPA Peabody is respoIJunbJe the continued
viabiH~fof its Black Mesa Complex operations and win ultimately burden of
compli~ce with thCi permit as the pennittce Peabody has _ __ familiarity with and
knowlesge ofits operations and implications ofthe permit terms and woUld Therefore offer an
as to the issues at hand
(RE~dmgiEitervfltion under the Rules ofPractice AdlImllislrative Assessment of Civil Proceedings and the RevccationlTennination
LIe5JUmg Officer shaH grant leave to intervene in all or part of the proo~eding if the movant an interest relating to the cause ofaction a final order may as a praHical matter impair the movants ability to protect that the movants interest is not ~quately represented by parties) see also Civ Psect 24(a)(2)
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m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
5
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
Igj 00200811022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2
Pater DuchBsneau manatt Manatt Philips amp Phillips LLP manatt IphJps Iphillips Direct Dial (310) 312-4200
E-mail pduchesneaumanattcom
Client-Matter lOg 13middot060Novemb~r 2 2010
VIA FA~SIMILE AND FEDEX
us Protection Agency Clerk of 1-Ae Board Environmental Appeals Board 1341 GStreet NW 600 Washmgil)n DC 20005
R In 1e Peabody Wester Coal CClmptmY1 Black Me~ Complex NPDBS Permit No NN 0022179 NPDES Appeal Nos 10-15 and 10-16
Sir Cf Madame
-L for in the of Peabody Vestem Coal Companys Motion Leave to and Request fur to Respond 1~) Petition Enclosed is also a copy to be d1te stamped and returned the selfshyaddressechtprepaid envelope
do not hesitate to contact me ifyou ha e
Enclosure
cc Counsi~l ofRecord
3001708181
11355 WE) Olympic Boulevard ~ Angeles California 9006+1614 Telephone 3103124000 Fax 3103124224
Albany I Los I NeW York I COunty r Palo Alto I sacramento I San FranciSCO I Washington DC
To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL Pale OOZ
11022010 1659 FAX 3103126089 MPampPLLPtt2 ~ 003008
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD UNITED
BEFORE E~ONMENTALPROTEC1l0N
WASHINGTON DC
re Appeal lO-IS and 10-16
NPnH~enTli1 No NN
j--------shy_________-J
EAJJ~)JJty WESTERN COAL COMPANYS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AND REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO RESPOND TO PETmON
Peabody Western Coal Company (Peabody) hereby moves for to
IItIV~ as a party in the above-captioned matter and T leave to respond to the petitions
ofBlacl4Msa Water Coalition CARE To 1I1~hnn1 Ani Center for tnlt~lglilcaJ Diverdty
and Club (NPDES lUIUWiU No 10-15) Imd tAIito1nill11Ul for Renewablo rncrgy(CARE
and IIJLlL~~1i1 Nuvamsa nT3rti~C 10-16) (collectively the Petitionsn)
Pursuant to 40 sect 12419(8raquo) letlt10Ilers filed appeals with re2alCl to the
SepmiddottemL~ 16 2010 renewal by
1 The counsel for has conferred Qver the telephone and via with re5lJcc1ti~e counsel for EPA and Pctftioners with to whether they intend to the subject ~otion Samuel Brow~ Assistant Regional Counsel Region lX indicated that EPA dicnwt iutend to oppose the Brad Bartlett Minemls Law Center coungel f01 Black Mesa Water Coalition t aI he would not take a tlosliticln without ilaving had an opportunity to review the motion but was unlike]y to file an opposition
(BPAn) su J gf
David Law Office ofDavid Abney counsel for Fonner Hopi Nuvamsa et al be needed to matter and confer
time counsel fOr had not yet heard Abney
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-Sl03126099 To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL 003
11022010 16 58 FAX 3103126088 MPampPLLP2 f4l 004008
the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (No NN 0022179) for
Pcabodi1sBlack Mesa Complex The Black Mesa Complex consists of the Kayenta and Black
Mesa ~a1 mining operations which date back to tilt) early 19708 is located on Navajo
NationUld Hopj Tribe Re$ervations southwest ofKayenta bull Arizona See Sheet Peabody
WesterJi Coal Company-Black Mesa Compte Pamit No NN0022179 US EPA
(2010) middotThe Kayenta mining operation supplies coal to the Navajo Generation Stationlooated
near PateI Arizona Id
1 ~ The original NPDES permit was issued 1983 and most recently re-issued on
De~ 292000 The mine coal
prepararon plant areas and reclamation areas On August 3 2005 Peabody filed a timely
renewa)of its NPDES permit Pending renewal EPA administratively continued the penni
Id
On February 19 2009 EPA proposed a permit renewal and issued the final permit
On S2009 Thereafter certain appeals were with the Appeals Board
(EAB~ by essentially the same petitioners in the above-captioned case See In re Peabody
WesternmiddotCoal Company Black Mesa Complex Pennit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09shy
10 In nsponse on December 1) 2009 EPA filed a notice withdrawing the August 2009
permit snd opted to the public comment period prepare a new sheet hold publio
hearin~on NaV8jo and Hopi lands As 8 result BAB dismissed the petitions with prejudice but
without l dctcnnination on the merits of lUly arguments In 7e Peabody Western Coal
Campmt BlackMasQ Complex Permit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09-10 (Dec
2009) laquo(-nicr Dimnil3Sing for Review with Prejudico)
2
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-310312S089 To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL Pall 004
11022010 1659 FA X 3103126089 MPampPLLP2 141 005008
The Petitions in this matter raise substantial1y the same unfounded arguments
ma(fe ~i the previous appeal including the need to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads a
failure 1i) require monitoring at all outfalls inadequate effiuent limits under the permit violations
ofpreVpoundgtus Water Quality ~tandards a failure to bave a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit a
failure 1Q ~omply with the National Environmental Policy Act the EndlJllgend Species Act and
other re~uirements and a failure to hold adequate public bearings Yet again certain petitioners
have reMlested an extension of time to file a supplemental brief
() 1 rD - (jOOO CAUSE EXISTS FOR PEABODY TO INTERVENE AND FILE A ~SPONSE TO THE PETmON CONCERNING ITS NPDES PERMIT
Good cause exists for Peabody Lo intervene ilIld filc 0 response to the Petitions
As the J~ttee Peabody has a direct and substantial interest in the renewed NPDES permit and
matters ltlaised by the Petitions Peabodys interests are not adequately represented by the
existinglparties to the subject appeaL
1 The EAB Has Discretion to Allow the Permittee to Participate In Permit Appeals
The EAB has (]iscretion to allow intervention and fur Ii party to r~spOIld to a
petition [T]he EAB will ordinarily grant Ii timely request by the permittee to participate in
the procteding and respond to the petition for review US EPA Environmental Appeals
Board UBctice Manual at 45-47 (Sept 2010)2 See J re USGuJ New Eng Inc NPDES Appeal
~o 03- 2 at 7 amp n13 (Feb 20 2004) (Orda- Granting Review) perm remanded ~b nom
(Citing ~ the BAB typicalJy allows pennittees not already a party to the proceeding to
participtcente as intervenors) Sec a~() In re District aColumbia Water and Sewer Authority
NPDESAppeal No 07-121 slip op at 2 (EAB June 152001) (Order Granting Motion For
2 See e~ In re Lo3 Alamos National Laboratory NPDBS Pennit No NM0030759 NPDES Appeal middotlo 09-05 slip op (April 21 2009) (granting leave fot permittees to file a response 10 the peti~n and otherwise participate in proceeding)
3
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-3103126089 To-LISEPA ENV IRONtpoundNTAL PaiS 005
110220 0 1659 FAX 3103126089 MP8PLLP2 ItJ 006008
Leave t futmvene as Party Respondent and Request to Respond to Third Party PetitioIlCIs t
PedtioP- for Review) -tIlnf~ iT~tIrP-lI1i~lf for permtttoo based upon a timely motion indicaiing
that p~ttee would substlUltiallb and specificallyatIected out~omie that its intc~retrts
were net ilia same as EPAs it would bear the burden liabilities and costs to IUllly
with th~ permit if the Pe1ltuners were successful and thBt it was uniquely situated to provide tho
wtb insight and perspective as to the issues raised in petition)3
I As the Permittee Peabody bas a Direct _sectI bbstautiai Interest that Could be Impaired DI D Result of the Proceedmp
Peabody bas a and substantial interest in case the Petitions
NPDBS DeIllmt ofbeing the permiUee it ~ with due process to
grant Pmbody an oppommity to pmicipate in the proceedings
impair~ by the outcome of the proceedings were new or changed obligations to be
rescinded altogether Peabody a significant financial
obligat1oIlS to opl~a1tiorLS iruluding to Supply to the Navajo Gcncranon
StatiOI1~ Moreover while and mue some Gammon respect to the
DerJtnlt heir interests also I1n Unlike EPA Peabody is respoIJunbJe the continued
viabiH~fof its Black Mesa Complex operations and win ultimately burden of
compli~ce with thCi permit as the pennittce Peabody has _ __ familiarity with and
knowlesge ofits operations and implications ofthe permit terms and woUld Therefore offer an
as to the issues at hand
(RE~dmgiEitervfltion under the Rules ofPractice AdlImllislrative Assessment of Civil Proceedings and the RevccationlTennination
LIe5JUmg Officer shaH grant leave to intervene in all or part of the proo~eding if the movant an interest relating to the cause ofaction a final order may as a praHical matter impair the movants ability to protect that the movants interest is not ~quately represented by parties) see also Civ Psect 24(a)(2)
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11-02-Z010 1859 From-31031260B9 To-USEPA ENVI Pale DOS
11022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 ~ 007008
m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
5
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-31031Z60B9 To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL Paie 007
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
11022010 1659 FAX 3103126089 MPampPLLPtt2 ~ 003008
ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD UNITED
BEFORE E~ONMENTALPROTEC1l0N
WASHINGTON DC
re Appeal lO-IS and 10-16
NPnH~enTli1 No NN
j--------shy_________-J
EAJJ~)JJty WESTERN COAL COMPANYS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AND REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO RESPOND TO PETmON
Peabody Western Coal Company (Peabody) hereby moves for to
IItIV~ as a party in the above-captioned matter and T leave to respond to the petitions
ofBlacl4Msa Water Coalition CARE To 1I1~hnn1 Ani Center for tnlt~lglilcaJ Diverdty
and Club (NPDES lUIUWiU No 10-15) Imd tAIito1nill11Ul for Renewablo rncrgy(CARE
and IIJLlL~~1i1 Nuvamsa nT3rti~C 10-16) (collectively the Petitionsn)
Pursuant to 40 sect 12419(8raquo) letlt10Ilers filed appeals with re2alCl to the
SepmiddottemL~ 16 2010 renewal by
1 The counsel for has conferred Qver the telephone and via with re5lJcc1ti~e counsel for EPA and Pctftioners with to whether they intend to the subject ~otion Samuel Brow~ Assistant Regional Counsel Region lX indicated that EPA dicnwt iutend to oppose the Brad Bartlett Minemls Law Center coungel f01 Black Mesa Water Coalition t aI he would not take a tlosliticln without ilaving had an opportunity to review the motion but was unlike]y to file an opposition
(BPAn) su J gf
David Law Office ofDavid Abney counsel for Fonner Hopi Nuvamsa et al be needed to matter and confer
time counsel fOr had not yet heard Abney
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-Sl03126099 To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL 003
11022010 16 58 FAX 3103126088 MPampPLLP2 f4l 004008
the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (No NN 0022179) for
Pcabodi1sBlack Mesa Complex The Black Mesa Complex consists of the Kayenta and Black
Mesa ~a1 mining operations which date back to tilt) early 19708 is located on Navajo
NationUld Hopj Tribe Re$ervations southwest ofKayenta bull Arizona See Sheet Peabody
WesterJi Coal Company-Black Mesa Compte Pamit No NN0022179 US EPA
(2010) middotThe Kayenta mining operation supplies coal to the Navajo Generation Stationlooated
near PateI Arizona Id
1 ~ The original NPDES permit was issued 1983 and most recently re-issued on
De~ 292000 The mine coal
prepararon plant areas and reclamation areas On August 3 2005 Peabody filed a timely
renewa)of its NPDES permit Pending renewal EPA administratively continued the penni
Id
On February 19 2009 EPA proposed a permit renewal and issued the final permit
On S2009 Thereafter certain appeals were with the Appeals Board
(EAB~ by essentially the same petitioners in the above-captioned case See In re Peabody
WesternmiddotCoal Company Black Mesa Complex Pennit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09shy
10 In nsponse on December 1) 2009 EPA filed a notice withdrawing the August 2009
permit snd opted to the public comment period prepare a new sheet hold publio
hearin~on NaV8jo and Hopi lands As 8 result BAB dismissed the petitions with prejudice but
without l dctcnnination on the merits of lUly arguments In 7e Peabody Western Coal
Campmt BlackMasQ Complex Permit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09-10 (Dec
2009) laquo(-nicr Dimnil3Sing for Review with Prejudico)
2
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-310312S089 To-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL Pall 004
11022010 1659 FA X 3103126089 MPampPLLP2 141 005008
The Petitions in this matter raise substantial1y the same unfounded arguments
ma(fe ~i the previous appeal including the need to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads a
failure 1i) require monitoring at all outfalls inadequate effiuent limits under the permit violations
ofpreVpoundgtus Water Quality ~tandards a failure to bave a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit a
failure 1Q ~omply with the National Environmental Policy Act the EndlJllgend Species Act and
other re~uirements and a failure to hold adequate public bearings Yet again certain petitioners
have reMlested an extension of time to file a supplemental brief
() 1 rD - (jOOO CAUSE EXISTS FOR PEABODY TO INTERVENE AND FILE A ~SPONSE TO THE PETmON CONCERNING ITS NPDES PERMIT
Good cause exists for Peabody Lo intervene ilIld filc 0 response to the Petitions
As the J~ttee Peabody has a direct and substantial interest in the renewed NPDES permit and
matters ltlaised by the Petitions Peabodys interests are not adequately represented by the
existinglparties to the subject appeaL
1 The EAB Has Discretion to Allow the Permittee to Participate In Permit Appeals
The EAB has (]iscretion to allow intervention and fur Ii party to r~spOIld to a
petition [T]he EAB will ordinarily grant Ii timely request by the permittee to participate in
the procteding and respond to the petition for review US EPA Environmental Appeals
Board UBctice Manual at 45-47 (Sept 2010)2 See J re USGuJ New Eng Inc NPDES Appeal
~o 03- 2 at 7 amp n13 (Feb 20 2004) (Orda- Granting Review) perm remanded ~b nom
(Citing ~ the BAB typicalJy allows pennittees not already a party to the proceeding to
participtcente as intervenors) Sec a~() In re District aColumbia Water and Sewer Authority
NPDESAppeal No 07-121 slip op at 2 (EAB June 152001) (Order Granting Motion For
2 See e~ In re Lo3 Alamos National Laboratory NPDBS Pennit No NM0030759 NPDES Appeal middotlo 09-05 slip op (April 21 2009) (granting leave fot permittees to file a response 10 the peti~n and otherwise participate in proceeding)
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110220 0 1659 FAX 3103126089 MP8PLLP2 ItJ 006008
Leave t futmvene as Party Respondent and Request to Respond to Third Party PetitioIlCIs t
PedtioP- for Review) -tIlnf~ iT~tIrP-lI1i~lf for permtttoo based upon a timely motion indicaiing
that p~ttee would substlUltiallb and specificallyatIected out~omie that its intc~retrts
were net ilia same as EPAs it would bear the burden liabilities and costs to IUllly
with th~ permit if the Pe1ltuners were successful and thBt it was uniquely situated to provide tho
wtb insight and perspective as to the issues raised in petition)3
I As the Permittee Peabody bas a Direct _sectI bbstautiai Interest that Could be Impaired DI D Result of the Proceedmp
Peabody bas a and substantial interest in case the Petitions
NPDBS DeIllmt ofbeing the permiUee it ~ with due process to
grant Pmbody an oppommity to pmicipate in the proceedings
impair~ by the outcome of the proceedings were new or changed obligations to be
rescinded altogether Peabody a significant financial
obligat1oIlS to opl~a1tiorLS iruluding to Supply to the Navajo Gcncranon
StatiOI1~ Moreover while and mue some Gammon respect to the
DerJtnlt heir interests also I1n Unlike EPA Peabody is respoIJunbJe the continued
viabiH~fof its Black Mesa Complex operations and win ultimately burden of
compli~ce with thCi permit as the pennittce Peabody has _ __ familiarity with and
knowlesge ofits operations and implications ofthe permit terms and woUld Therefore offer an
as to the issues at hand
(RE~dmgiEitervfltion under the Rules ofPractice AdlImllislrative Assessment of Civil Proceedings and the RevccationlTennination
LIe5JUmg Officer shaH grant leave to intervene in all or part of the proo~eding if the movant an interest relating to the cause ofaction a final order may as a praHical matter impair the movants ability to protect that the movants interest is not ~quately represented by parties) see also Civ Psect 24(a)(2)
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11022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 ~ 007008
m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
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1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
11022010 16 58 FAX 3103126088 MPampPLLP2 f4l 004008
the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (No NN 0022179) for
Pcabodi1sBlack Mesa Complex The Black Mesa Complex consists of the Kayenta and Black
Mesa ~a1 mining operations which date back to tilt) early 19708 is located on Navajo
NationUld Hopj Tribe Re$ervations southwest ofKayenta bull Arizona See Sheet Peabody
WesterJi Coal Company-Black Mesa Compte Pamit No NN0022179 US EPA
(2010) middotThe Kayenta mining operation supplies coal to the Navajo Generation Stationlooated
near PateI Arizona Id
1 ~ The original NPDES permit was issued 1983 and most recently re-issued on
De~ 292000 The mine coal
prepararon plant areas and reclamation areas On August 3 2005 Peabody filed a timely
renewa)of its NPDES permit Pending renewal EPA administratively continued the penni
Id
On February 19 2009 EPA proposed a permit renewal and issued the final permit
On S2009 Thereafter certain appeals were with the Appeals Board
(EAB~ by essentially the same petitioners in the above-captioned case See In re Peabody
WesternmiddotCoal Company Black Mesa Complex Pennit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09shy
10 In nsponse on December 1) 2009 EPA filed a notice withdrawing the August 2009
permit snd opted to the public comment period prepare a new sheet hold publio
hearin~on NaV8jo and Hopi lands As 8 result BAB dismissed the petitions with prejudice but
without l dctcnnination on the merits of lUly arguments In 7e Peabody Western Coal
Campmt BlackMasQ Complex Permit No NN0022179 NPDES Appeal No 09-10 (Dec
2009) laquo(-nicr Dimnil3Sing for Review with Prejudico)
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11022010 1659 FA X 3103126089 MPampPLLP2 141 005008
The Petitions in this matter raise substantial1y the same unfounded arguments
ma(fe ~i the previous appeal including the need to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads a
failure 1i) require monitoring at all outfalls inadequate effiuent limits under the permit violations
ofpreVpoundgtus Water Quality ~tandards a failure to bave a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit a
failure 1Q ~omply with the National Environmental Policy Act the EndlJllgend Species Act and
other re~uirements and a failure to hold adequate public bearings Yet again certain petitioners
have reMlested an extension of time to file a supplemental brief
() 1 rD - (jOOO CAUSE EXISTS FOR PEABODY TO INTERVENE AND FILE A ~SPONSE TO THE PETmON CONCERNING ITS NPDES PERMIT
Good cause exists for Peabody Lo intervene ilIld filc 0 response to the Petitions
As the J~ttee Peabody has a direct and substantial interest in the renewed NPDES permit and
matters ltlaised by the Petitions Peabodys interests are not adequately represented by the
existinglparties to the subject appeaL
1 The EAB Has Discretion to Allow the Permittee to Participate In Permit Appeals
The EAB has (]iscretion to allow intervention and fur Ii party to r~spOIld to a
petition [T]he EAB will ordinarily grant Ii timely request by the permittee to participate in
the procteding and respond to the petition for review US EPA Environmental Appeals
Board UBctice Manual at 45-47 (Sept 2010)2 See J re USGuJ New Eng Inc NPDES Appeal
~o 03- 2 at 7 amp n13 (Feb 20 2004) (Orda- Granting Review) perm remanded ~b nom
(Citing ~ the BAB typicalJy allows pennittees not already a party to the proceeding to
participtcente as intervenors) Sec a~() In re District aColumbia Water and Sewer Authority
NPDESAppeal No 07-121 slip op at 2 (EAB June 152001) (Order Granting Motion For
2 See e~ In re Lo3 Alamos National Laboratory NPDBS Pennit No NM0030759 NPDES Appeal middotlo 09-05 slip op (April 21 2009) (granting leave fot permittees to file a response 10 the peti~n and otherwise participate in proceeding)
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110220 0 1659 FAX 3103126089 MP8PLLP2 ItJ 006008
Leave t futmvene as Party Respondent and Request to Respond to Third Party PetitioIlCIs t
PedtioP- for Review) -tIlnf~ iT~tIrP-lI1i~lf for permtttoo based upon a timely motion indicaiing
that p~ttee would substlUltiallb and specificallyatIected out~omie that its intc~retrts
were net ilia same as EPAs it would bear the burden liabilities and costs to IUllly
with th~ permit if the Pe1ltuners were successful and thBt it was uniquely situated to provide tho
wtb insight and perspective as to the issues raised in petition)3
I As the Permittee Peabody bas a Direct _sectI bbstautiai Interest that Could be Impaired DI D Result of the Proceedmp
Peabody bas a and substantial interest in case the Petitions
NPDBS DeIllmt ofbeing the permiUee it ~ with due process to
grant Pmbody an oppommity to pmicipate in the proceedings
impair~ by the outcome of the proceedings were new or changed obligations to be
rescinded altogether Peabody a significant financial
obligat1oIlS to opl~a1tiorLS iruluding to Supply to the Navajo Gcncranon
StatiOI1~ Moreover while and mue some Gammon respect to the
DerJtnlt heir interests also I1n Unlike EPA Peabody is respoIJunbJe the continued
viabiH~fof its Black Mesa Complex operations and win ultimately burden of
compli~ce with thCi permit as the pennittce Peabody has _ __ familiarity with and
knowlesge ofits operations and implications ofthe permit terms and woUld Therefore offer an
as to the issues at hand
(RE~dmgiEitervfltion under the Rules ofPractice AdlImllislrative Assessment of Civil Proceedings and the RevccationlTennination
LIe5JUmg Officer shaH grant leave to intervene in all or part of the proo~eding if the movant an interest relating to the cause ofaction a final order may as a praHical matter impair the movants ability to protect that the movants interest is not ~quately represented by parties) see also Civ Psect 24(a)(2)
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11-02-Z010 1859 From-31031260B9 To-USEPA ENVI Pale DOS
11022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 ~ 007008
m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
11022010 1659 FA X 3103126089 MPampPLLP2 141 005008
The Petitions in this matter raise substantial1y the same unfounded arguments
ma(fe ~i the previous appeal including the need to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads a
failure 1i) require monitoring at all outfalls inadequate effiuent limits under the permit violations
ofpreVpoundgtus Water Quality ~tandards a failure to bave a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit a
failure 1Q ~omply with the National Environmental Policy Act the EndlJllgend Species Act and
other re~uirements and a failure to hold adequate public bearings Yet again certain petitioners
have reMlested an extension of time to file a supplemental brief
() 1 rD - (jOOO CAUSE EXISTS FOR PEABODY TO INTERVENE AND FILE A ~SPONSE TO THE PETmON CONCERNING ITS NPDES PERMIT
Good cause exists for Peabody Lo intervene ilIld filc 0 response to the Petitions
As the J~ttee Peabody has a direct and substantial interest in the renewed NPDES permit and
matters ltlaised by the Petitions Peabodys interests are not adequately represented by the
existinglparties to the subject appeaL
1 The EAB Has Discretion to Allow the Permittee to Participate In Permit Appeals
The EAB has (]iscretion to allow intervention and fur Ii party to r~spOIld to a
petition [T]he EAB will ordinarily grant Ii timely request by the permittee to participate in
the procteding and respond to the petition for review US EPA Environmental Appeals
Board UBctice Manual at 45-47 (Sept 2010)2 See J re USGuJ New Eng Inc NPDES Appeal
~o 03- 2 at 7 amp n13 (Feb 20 2004) (Orda- Granting Review) perm remanded ~b nom
(Citing ~ the BAB typicalJy allows pennittees not already a party to the proceeding to
participtcente as intervenors) Sec a~() In re District aColumbia Water and Sewer Authority
NPDESAppeal No 07-121 slip op at 2 (EAB June 152001) (Order Granting Motion For
2 See e~ In re Lo3 Alamos National Laboratory NPDBS Pennit No NM0030759 NPDES Appeal middotlo 09-05 slip op (April 21 2009) (granting leave fot permittees to file a response 10 the peti~n and otherwise participate in proceeding)
3
Received 11-02-2010 1859 From-3103126089 To-LISEPA ENV IRONtpoundNTAL PaiS 005
110220 0 1659 FAX 3103126089 MP8PLLP2 ItJ 006008
Leave t futmvene as Party Respondent and Request to Respond to Third Party PetitioIlCIs t
PedtioP- for Review) -tIlnf~ iT~tIrP-lI1i~lf for permtttoo based upon a timely motion indicaiing
that p~ttee would substlUltiallb and specificallyatIected out~omie that its intc~retrts
were net ilia same as EPAs it would bear the burden liabilities and costs to IUllly
with th~ permit if the Pe1ltuners were successful and thBt it was uniquely situated to provide tho
wtb insight and perspective as to the issues raised in petition)3
I As the Permittee Peabody bas a Direct _sectI bbstautiai Interest that Could be Impaired DI D Result of the Proceedmp
Peabody bas a and substantial interest in case the Petitions
NPDBS DeIllmt ofbeing the permiUee it ~ with due process to
grant Pmbody an oppommity to pmicipate in the proceedings
impair~ by the outcome of the proceedings were new or changed obligations to be
rescinded altogether Peabody a significant financial
obligat1oIlS to opl~a1tiorLS iruluding to Supply to the Navajo Gcncranon
StatiOI1~ Moreover while and mue some Gammon respect to the
DerJtnlt heir interests also I1n Unlike EPA Peabody is respoIJunbJe the continued
viabiH~fof its Black Mesa Complex operations and win ultimately burden of
compli~ce with thCi permit as the pennittce Peabody has _ __ familiarity with and
knowlesge ofits operations and implications ofthe permit terms and woUld Therefore offer an
as to the issues at hand
(RE~dmgiEitervfltion under the Rules ofPractice AdlImllislrative Assessment of Civil Proceedings and the RevccationlTennination
LIe5JUmg Officer shaH grant leave to intervene in all or part of the proo~eding if the movant an interest relating to the cause ofaction a final order may as a praHical matter impair the movants ability to protect that the movants interest is not ~quately represented by parties) see also Civ Psect 24(a)(2)
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11-02-Z010 1859 From-31031260B9 To-USEPA ENVI Pale DOS
11022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 ~ 007008
m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
5
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I 11022010 1859 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 I4l 008008
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
110220 0 1659 FAX 3103126089 MP8PLLP2 ItJ 006008
Leave t futmvene as Party Respondent and Request to Respond to Third Party PetitioIlCIs t
PedtioP- for Review) -tIlnf~ iT~tIrP-lI1i~lf for permtttoo based upon a timely motion indicaiing
that p~ttee would substlUltiallb and specificallyatIected out~omie that its intc~retrts
were net ilia same as EPAs it would bear the burden liabilities and costs to IUllly
with th~ permit if the Pe1ltuners were successful and thBt it was uniquely situated to provide tho
wtb insight and perspective as to the issues raised in petition)3
I As the Permittee Peabody bas a Direct _sectI bbstautiai Interest that Could be Impaired DI D Result of the Proceedmp
Peabody bas a and substantial interest in case the Petitions
NPDBS DeIllmt ofbeing the permiUee it ~ with due process to
grant Pmbody an oppommity to pmicipate in the proceedings
impair~ by the outcome of the proceedings were new or changed obligations to be
rescinded altogether Peabody a significant financial
obligat1oIlS to opl~a1tiorLS iruluding to Supply to the Navajo Gcncranon
StatiOI1~ Moreover while and mue some Gammon respect to the
DerJtnlt heir interests also I1n Unlike EPA Peabody is respoIJunbJe the continued
viabiH~fof its Black Mesa Complex operations and win ultimately burden of
compli~ce with thCi permit as the pennittce Peabody has _ __ familiarity with and
knowlesge ofits operations and implications ofthe permit terms and woUld Therefore offer an
as to the issues at hand
(RE~dmgiEitervfltion under the Rules ofPractice AdlImllislrative Assessment of Civil Proceedings and the RevccationlTennination
LIe5JUmg Officer shaH grant leave to intervene in all or part of the proo~eding if the movant an interest relating to the cause ofaction a final order may as a praHical matter impair the movants ability to protect that the movants interest is not ~quately represented by parties) see also Civ Psect 24(a)(2)
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11-02-Z010 1859 From-31031260B9 To-USEPA ENVI Pale DOS
11022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 ~ 007008
m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
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I 11022010 1859 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 I4l 008008
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
11022010 1858 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 ~ 007008
m For reasons set above fe9nOClLY respectfully requests that it be given
tcdntervene this matter and file a TPoIlnTlJ~A
~ovember 22010 Pet No CA 168917 Crai A Moyer CA No CA 094187 Manatt Phelps Phillips LLP 11355 W=st Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064-1614 Telephone (310) 312-4209 Fax (310) 312-4224 pduchesneaUmanattcom
nn11JjO) for Peabody Western Coal Company
300166173
5
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I 11022010 1859 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 I4l 008008
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL
I 11022010 1859 FAX 3103128088 MPampPLLP2 I4l 008008
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I the UllQersigned hereby certified trult on November tregoiIlg to served by facsimile and Federal Express on
1 Environmental Protection Agency (~erk of the Board Enviromnental Appeals Board 1)~41 Gn Street NW Suite 600 ~j~on 20005 ~ne(202)233-0122
(202) 233-0121
by electronic mail to
Stills CO 21509 ~Minera1s Law Center 1)11 Main Suite 238 DeJrango CO 81301 P-lone (910) 247middot9334
(970) 382-0316 cInail i1lllammi~a
David Abney AZ Atty 009001 L-lW Office ofDavid L Abney 4i25 Bast Chandler Blvd bull No 70-AS P~oenix 85048 P~one (480) 734-8652 ~l aoneymaturinao1com
SlttDJuel L Brown Acsistant Regional Counsel
Ke~ponIX 7~ Hawthorne Street S~~ Francisco 94105
972-3923
2010 I causelt) a copy oftbe
CEaTIPtCATI Ol SEIWICE
008Received 11-02-2010 1859 Frcm-310312608S Tc-USEPA ENVIRONMENTAL