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September 14, 2016 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine RAR <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 6 of 12 <br /> <br />trucks. Water trucks for road watering were observed being filed at the time of inspection. <br />However, no road watering was observed. <br />o Pond 007A was pumped to Pond 006A during the last week of August, 2016. <br />o Pond 08 was recently pumped by Rain for Rent, a provider of temporary liquid handling <br />solutions such as dewatering. All pumping was accomplished by 6 September 2016. A 50 mm <br />mesh filter was used to dewater the Pond into the Purgatoire River. NECC is awaiting arrival of <br />sample results. Piping is in place to pump Pond 08 into Pond 006 as well as piping to pump <br />Pond 007A into Pond 06. Embankments appeared stable and adequately vegetated at the time of <br />inspection. <br /> <br /> <br /> Photo 5: Pond 08 looking south from the RDA with a <br />volume much diminished since August photo (on right). <br /> <br /> Photo 6: Pond 08, August 2016. <br /> <br />o Among the culverts inspected the following were verified on the maps submitted with RN6 and <br />appeared mostly free of sediment and to be functioning properly. <br />C4, C7, C22, C12A, C48, C61, C65, and C64 which had been recently cleaned. <br />o One of the double culverts at Pond 08 spillway is partially collapsed, currently the <br />culvert appears to be functioning properly. <br /> <br />o Among the culverts inspected the following <br />required maintenance: <br /> <br />10 C81 at the end of the RDA near the sump. <br />11. Discussions with Ron Thompson and Vince <br />Masarotti indicated that C17 and C19 are connected, <br />the permit states that C17 is 36 inches in diameter and <br />C19 is 18 inches. <br />12. CA contained some fist sized rocks and sediment. <br />The associated sump held water. <br />13. C64 exhibited water Ponding at the outlet <br />14. C81 at RDA needs maintenance (photo 8). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />