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April 28, 2015 C- 1981 - 022 /Elk Creek Mine RAR <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS /COMPLIANCE <br />Infraction Number: CV2014008 <br />Inspection Date: October 28, 2014 <br />Date Issued: December 9, 2014 <br />Primary Topic: Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />Secondary Topic: Support Facilities On -site <br />Tertiary Topic: <br />Description: Failure to provide well abandonment reports within 30 -days. <br />Failure to provide accurate information in well abandonment reports. Inaccuracies include stating wells <br />were sealed to the surface and casings were cut below the ground surface when this was not seen in the <br />field. <br />Failure to cut well casing below surface. <br />Failure to plug and /or seal well casing to within three feet of the ground surface. <br />Failure to temporarily cap and /or seal wells that will be used in the future as required. <br />Failure to construct drill pads as permitted (the pads are larger than permitted). <br />Failure to construct drill pads in location(s) shown on map. <br />Failure to construct light -use roads as permitted (road widths are larger than permitted). <br />Failure to construct light -use roads in location(s) shown on map. <br />Failure to comply with all permit conditions. <br />Failure to provide proper liability for drill pads and light -use roads. <br />Abatement #: 1 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Provide well abandonment reports in a timely manner. The Division <br />recommends changing the permit text to allow for all well abandonment reports to be submitted together, <br />by the end of the calendar year in which they are sealed. <br />Abatement #: 2 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Correct all inaccurate well abandonment reports and resubmit within 30 <br />day of the date of this violation. <br />Abatement #: 3 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Submit all missing well abandonment reports within 30 days. <br />Abatement #: 4 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Fill all open well casings to within three feet of the surface within 30 <br />days. <br />Abatement #: 5 <br />Abatement Due Date: 1/9/2015 <br />Abatement Due Extended Date: 3/31/2015 <br />Abatement Description: Cut all remaining well casings below the ground surface within 30 days. <br />Abatement #: 6 <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 7 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 8 of 9 <br />