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PERMIT #: M-2011-013 <br />INSPECTOR’S INITIALS: LJW <br />INSPECTION DATE: May 25, 2016 <br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 12 <br />action date. <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE DATE: 8/12/2016 <br /> <br />INSPECTION TOPIC: other <br />PROBLEM/POSSIBLE VIOLATION: Problem: Trash and refuse was noticed on the site. This is a problem at this <br />time for failure to dispose of refuse in a manner that controls unsightliness or deleterious effects of such refuse <br />pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-116(4)(e). <br />CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: The operator shall submit a written notice to the Division with photo documentation, <br />that the trash has been removed from the site by the corrective action date. <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE DATE: 8/12/2016 <br /> <br />INSPECTION TOPIC: Sediment Control <br />PROBLEM/POSSIBLE VIOLATION: Problem: The current mine plan needs to be updated and clarified to include a <br />storm water management plan pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32.5-112 (1)(c)(VI). The operator must provide sufficient <br />information to describe or identify a plan to direct and control storm water and snow melt to prevent further <br />erosion from taking place. <br />CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: The operator shall submit a Technical Revision, with the required $216 revision fee, <br />addressing the storm water management plan no later than Friday August 12, 2016. <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE DATE: 8/12/2016 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />OBSERVATIONS <br /> <br />This inspection was conducted as part of the normal monitoring program established by the Colorado Division <br />of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. The Airport pit is an active 112(c) located approximately 5.5 Miles west of <br />Telluride, CO at 9100 feet in elevation. The site lies within the boundaries of the Telluride Regional Airport <br />and public access is controlled by a locked gate leading onto airport property and to the access road leading to <br />the pit. Karen Moore of Telluride Stone Company was present during the inspection. The Division currently <br />holds $32,690.00 in financial warranty for the site. A reclamation cost estimate will be performed and any <br />changes will be sent to the operator under a separate cover. Fourteen photos accompany this report to <br />illustrate current site conditions. <br /> <br />Proper mine identification signage was posted on the gate to the access road shown in Photo One. The permit <br />boundary was clearly outlined by survey pins and survey flags. Examples of the boundary markers can be seen <br />in Photo Two. The site was active during the inspection. An excavator, dump truck and several rock cutters <br />were present and in operation during the inspection. Two open excavation areas are located on site, with a <br />majority of the mining activity being concentrated in the eastern excavation area. Photo Three shows the <br />eastern excavation area. The mining operations consist of loading rock that is periodically blasted into a dump <br />truck, which is hauled to the on-site stone cutters. The stone is then cut into small dimensional pieces and <br />loaded onto pallets for removal from the site. Several problems exist on site and are described below. <br /> <br />Throughout the upper areas of the site near the fuel storage containers, several large spills of engine oil, <br />hydraulic oil and other hydrocarbons were observed. The spills are numerous and excessive. Photos Four <br />through Eight show the areas that have been affected by the spills. The biggest spill being under the drum <br />shaker that was apparently being serviced and the fluids were drained onto th e ground. According to Rule