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principle ores at this mine included gold and a small amount of silver. Acid mine drainage <br /> discharges from the London Mine via the London Mine Water Tunnel and the Extension Tunnel. <br /> 2. London Mine, LLC was originally formed through the filing with the Colorado Secretary of State's <br /> Office of its Articles of Organization on December 11, 1996, with Ben L. Wright and a second <br /> individual named as London Mine, LLC's co-members and co-managers. <br /> a. On or about November 15, 2002, the second individual resigned as the co-manager of <br /> London Mine, LLC, and the London Mine, LLC acquired that individual's membership <br /> interest, resulting in Ben L. Wright, Jr. becoming the sole manager and sole member of <br /> London Mine, LLC. <br /> b. On January 27, 2010, Ben L. Wright, Jr. died. On February 10, 2010, the Denver County <br /> Probate Court appointed Meyer as Personal Representative of the Estate. <br /> c. Pursuant to London Mine, LLC's Operating Agreement, upon Ben L. Wright's death, the <br /> Estate, acting through the Personal Representative, became the sole member of London <br /> Mine, LLC. <br /> d. On June 30, 2010, pursuant to London Mine, LLC's Operating Agreement, the Estate, as sole <br /> member of London Mine, LLC, took action to appoint the Personal Representative as London <br /> Mine, LLC's sole manager to serve in such capacity until her resignation or removal as <br /> provided in the London Mine, LLC's Operating Agreement <br /> 3. In 2004 the Division, THF, and London Mine, LLC executed a stipulation concerning the <br /> classifications and standards for the Upper South Platte River Basin and the discharge permits and <br /> wastewater treatment facilities associated with the London Mine (the "2004 Stipulation"). THF is <br /> neither the owner nor the operator of the London Mine or the Extension Tunnel. The London Mine, <br /> LLC and the Estate own the London Mine and the mineral interests associated with the same. The <br /> Estate owns certain conditional water rights associated with the London Mine originally <br /> adjudicated in Case No. W-8314-76. In addition, THF owns certain water rights emanating from the <br /> London Mine Water Tunnel adit, specifically including those water rights adjudicated in Case No. <br /> W-7538, in Cases Nos. W-8036(75) and W-8256(76), and in Case No. 91CW77, in the Colorado Water <br /> Court for Water Division No. 1. THF also owns the Leach Well water rights adjudicated in Case No. <br /> 80CW419. Collectively, the Estate's water rights and THF's water rights, identified above are <br /> referred to as the "London Mine Water Rights." Pursuant to the 2004 Stipulation, London Mine, <br /> LLC holds the discharge permit for discharges emanating from the London Mine Water Tunnel and <br /> associated wastewater treatment works. PCMD #9 (as THF's assignee) holds the discharge permit <br /> for discharges emanating from the Extension Tunnel and operates the associated Extension Tunnel <br /> wastewater treatment works located on property owned by London Mine, LLC. PCMD #9 is neither <br /> the owner nor the operator of the London Mine or the Extension Tunnel itself and has no ownership <br /> or leaseholder interests in the mineral rights or mineral interests associated with the London Mine <br /> or any water rights associated with the London Mine. <br /> 4. Acid mine drainage from the London Mine is conveyed from the London Mine Water Tunnel portal <br /> to a sedimentation pond for passive treatment that consists solely of settling (the "Water Tunnel <br /> Facility"). No other wastewater treatment occurs at the Water Tunnel Facility. The Water Tunnel <br /> Facility is the subject of the Colorado Discharge Permit System, Permit No. CO-0038334 (the <br /> "Water Tunnel Permit"). The Water Tunnel Permit became effective February 1, 2006 and expired <br /> on January 31, 2011, and has subsequently been administratively extended, pending permit <br /> reissuance. <br /> London Mine, LLC, et at. C O L O R A D O <br /> Compliance Order on Consent and Settlement Agreement �® Department of PuhUc <br /> Page 2 of 23 Health 6 Environment <br />