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Final -Restoration and Compliance Plan for May Day Idaho Mine Complex <br />Administrative Order for Compliance, Docket No. CWA-08-2012-0011 <br />1.1 BASIS OF PLAN <br />This Plan was prepared based on fieldwork completed at the subject areas in May and June <br />2012, which included observations of the extent and characteristics of the fills, the channels of <br />Little Deadwood Guich and the La Plata River, and the nature of adjacent wetlands. <br />Observations on the wetlands included characterization of soils, vegetation, and hydrologic <br />conditions. This Plan was also prepared based on review of existing information related to the <br />sites including aerial photography, National Wetland Inventory (NWI) mapping, topographic <br />mapping, and the proposed Work Plans for the two areas of interest which were submitted to the <br />DRMS to support Technical Revisions to the Plan. <br />The mine area was also visited on May 17, 2016 to observe the additional work completed for <br />the Mine Access Road, the conditions at the Chief Portal and the existing wetland mitigation <br />sites. <br />Input for the work plan and restoration activities proposed was provided by the Durango office of <br />the Corps, as requested by Region 8 USEPA staff. <br />The principal author of this Plan has more than 29 years of experience with wetlands and <br />Section 404 permitting. This experience includes preparation of mitigation and restoration plans <br />for a variety of projects, including mine sites, and implementation and follow-up monitoring of the <br />plans. <br />2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />The project is the development of the May Day Idaho Mine Complex (Mine) to enable the <br />extraction ofi gold and other minerals, CO~1SiS~@~tt VVit~l COIOi'aCIO i'fiii1i~ig IBVNS 8fit~ regulations. <br />Activities include construction of roads, pads, portals, and related facilities for the exploration <br />and ultimate extraction of the minerals. <br />The Mine consists of approximately 275 acres of land located in Section 28, T. 36 N, R. 11 W of <br />the New Mexico Prime Meridian in La Plata County, Colorado. Figure 1 is a vicinity map of the <br />Mine. The Mine property is tributary to the Little Deadwood Gulch, an ephemeral stream, and <br />the La Plata River, a perennial stream, both of which are tributary to the San Juan River. <br />The areas addressed in this Plan are referred to as the Chief Portal Area, which is on Little <br />Deadwood Gulch, and the Mine Access Road, which is immediately adjacent to the La Plata <br />June 2016 Bikis Water Consultants, a division of SGM Page 2 <br />Case 1:16-cv-02008-WYD Document 2 Filed 08/08/16 USDC Colorado Page 32 of 82