2015-02-12_REPORT - M1983194

• Permit No: M1983194
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 2/12/2015
• Doc Name: Annual Fee, Report, and Map
• From: Natural Soda, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: THM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Natural Soda, LLC
2014 Project Status Report & Annual Plan of Development
Table of Contents
1.0
Introduction and Project Summary ........................................ ...............................
1
2.0
Description of Project Area .................................................... ...............................
1
2.1
Location and Regional Setting ............................................ ...............................
1
2.2
Leasehold Status ................................................................ ...............................
6
3.0
Project Status ........................................................................ ...............................
6
3.1
Confidential 2014 Project Activities ..................................... ...............................
6
3.1.1
Items of Significance ..................................................... ...............................
6
3.1.2
Confidential Cavity Production ....................................... ..............................8
3.1.3
Confidential 2014 Monthly Production Tons Summary .. ..............................8
3.1.4
Regulatory Review ....................................................... ...............................
9
3.2
Proposed 2015 Activities and Schedule .............................. ...............................
9
3.2.1 Confidential Processing ................................................. ..............................9
3.2.2 Well field ........................................................................ ..............................9
4.0
2014 Project Activities ......................................................... ...............................
10
4.1
On -Site Facilities and Process Description ....................... ...............................
10
4.1.1
General Arrangement ................................................. ...............................
10
4.1.2
Lab Operation / Sanitation/ ISO .................................. ...............................
10
4.1.3
Process, Utilities, Facilities ......................................... ...............................
10
4.1.4
Wells Associated With the NS Project ........................ ...............................
12
4.1.5
Other Activities ........................................................... ...............................
12
4.2
New Findings or Developments ........................................ ...............................
17
4.3
Confidential 2014 Operation Results ................................. ...............................
17
4.4
Geotechnical Program ....................................................... ...............................
19
4.4.1 Subsurface Subsidence Geophysical Logging ........... ...............................
19
4.4.2 Surface Subsidence Monitoring .................................. ...............................
19
4.5
Water Well Pumpage ........................................................ ...............................
19
5.0
Environmental Monitoring and Protection .............................. .............................20
5.1
Hydrology Monitoring ........................................................ ...............................
20
5.1.1
Introduction ................................................................. ...............................
20
5.1.2
Stream Gauging Stations .............................................. .............................20
5.1.3
Monitoring Wells ......................................................... ...............................
22
5.1.4
Process Ponds ........................................................... ...............................
22
6.0
Land Disturbance and Reclamation ....................................... .............................23
6.1
Summary of 2014 Disturbance ............................................ .............................23
6.2
Regulatory Compliance ....................................................... .............................23
6.2.1
Regulatory Activity ...................................................... ...............................
23
DAUB & ASSOCIATES. INC.
n January 2015