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January 21, 2015 C- 1981 - 010 /Trapper Mine JLE <br />embankment was stable. The pond was not discharging. <br />Horse Gulch Pond was viewed from the ridge to the northeast. The snow conditions prohibited access to the pond. <br />However, the pond was snow and ice covered and did not appear to be discharging. The embankment was snow <br />covered and stable. <br />Ute, Deal and West Horse ponds were inaccessible. <br />East Flume Pond was holding water. Trapper is pumping water from the active pit de- watering wells into this <br />pond. The primary and emergency spillway is clear and functional. The embankment was snow covered and <br />stable. <br />East Middle flume pond was holding water and discharging at the primary and emergency spillway. The water is <br />frozen at the flume and is not discharging at the flume. The embankment was stable and vegetated. <br />Middle Flume Pond 43 was holding water and discharging. The primary and emergency spillway was clear and <br />functional. The embankment is stable and snow covered. <br />Oak Gulch ponds were observed from the southern ridge and were inaccessible by vehicle. The ponds were <br />holding water but the water appeared to be below the primary and emergency spillways and were likely not <br />discharging. <br />Grouse and Sage ponds were viewed from the ridge to the south these impoundments. These ponds were covered <br />in snow and appeared stable. The ponds did not appear to be holding water and thus were not discharging. <br />East Pyeatt Pond 1 and 2 were discharging. The embankments were snow covered but appeared stable. East <br />Pyeatt Pond 3 had a small trickle of water coming out of the primary and emergency spillway. However, this <br />water may have frozen prior to entering the drainage above the flume. According to TMI, during the December <br />2014 NPDES sampling, an exccedance of TSS was observed from the sample taken at the East Pyeatt discharge <br />point. The reason for this exceedance is unclear. The Division observed numerous animal tracks crossing the <br />drainage above the flume for this discharge point. It is possible that an animal may have crossed the drainage <br />prior to when Trapper collected the sample. <br />Middle Pyeatt Ponds 91 -3 were observed from the road above the ponds. These ponds had a small layer of snow <br />on the bottom of the ponds but appeared dry otherwise. The pond embankments appeared stable from the <br />upstream side. <br />Johnson Pond #I OR was holding water and was snow and ice covered. This pond was discharging. The primary <br />and emergency spillway was clear and functional. The embankment was snow covered but appeared stable. <br />Johnson Pond 96 was holding water. The embankment was snow covered but appeared stable. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />