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TRAPPER MINING INC. July 11, 2014 RECEIVED CERTIFIED Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Water Quality Control Division WQCD -P -132 4300 Cherry Creek Dr. South Denver, CO 80246 -1530 Subject: Second Quarter 2014 Colorado Wastewater Discharge Monitoring Reports Permit No. CO- 0032115 To whom it may concern: JUL 18 2014 DMSION OF RECLAMATION MINING AND SAFETY Enclosed are Trapper Mine's Second Quarter 2014 Colorado Wastewater Discharge Monitoring Reports for the period 04/1/14- 06/30/14. During this quarter, six NPDES outfalls were active. Outfalls 001, 002, 011, 017, 018 and 020 discharged during the quarter. Outfalls 008, 009, 019, 021, 022, 023 and 024 did not discharge during the quarter. Values reported on the enclosed DMRs represent the maximum (or minimum as applicable) monthly /daily values generated at each outfall during the quarter. The TDS is reportable on a quarterly basis per our permit. The TDS values are as follows for each active outfall: 001 002 011 017 018 020 3280 mg/L 1760 mg /L 1520 mg/L 600 mg/L 240 mg/L 1630 mg/L One exceedence of primary effluent limitations occurred at outfall 018. A value of 114 mg/L for Total Suspended Solids and 6490 ug/L for Total Iron was reported. Warming temps and residual snowpack in this watershed created a spring snowmelt event at this outfall. This exceedence is applicable for the alternative reporting limits based on Settleable Solids. Settleable Solids were reported at 0.4 mg/L for this sample date at outfall 018 and would not be a violation of the NPDES discharge permit. At the time of sampling, there was significant snow pack left on the north facing slopes of this drainage, primarily directly above the pond. The disturbed and reclaimed mine areas were melted off. Two photos are provided courtesy of CDRMS inspector Jared Ebert of the area above outfall 018. Note the snow fields present on the north facing slopes in the second photo. This area is a native hillside, unaffected by our operations. During this inspection April 10', 2014, we found the outfall to be discharging in the morning and it was sampled later in the day. A warming trend preceding the 101 of April and a high temperature of 69 on the 91 and 62 on the 101 resulted in significant snowmelt. Discharge was primarily from the undisturbed native hillside. No other exceedances occurred at the other active outfalls this quarter. Also enclosed are monthly NOAA weather summaries for the reporting period. The enclosed NOAA weather summary reports show the temperatures and precipitation measurements for the period mentioned. Daily precipitation measurements are recorded at 7:00 a.m. as well as daily maximum and minimum temperatures from the previous 24 hours. Trapper is required to maintain sediment levels in ponds at or below 60% of the pond volume. Outfalls 002, structure #4, Outfall 017, structure #1 and Outfall 020, structure #1 has exceeded 60% sediment levels. These structures will be cleaned this summer. All structures operated properly and were not compromised in any way. All other operations were properly conducted concerning the sediment control structures at Trapper Mine. P.O. Box 187 Craig, Colorado 81626 (970) 824 -4401