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intended to stabilize the existing mill tailings storage area on the south side of the Golden Gilpin mill. This project was undertaken by these agencies as part of the EPA Superfund site work within the Central City/Clear Creek Superfund Study Area remediation, part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"). The work, designed in 2004, was completed in 2008, and may have addressed some or all of the long-term reclamation of the Golden Gilpin mill tailings impoundment, which has reportedly not received tailings from the Golden Gilpin mill while under the DRMS permit or while under ownership by the current owner. The Completion Report for this remedial action was issued on September 19, 2008. On July 27, 2010, the site was inspected by the DRMS. The report states that"The post- mining land use is described as industrial/commercial... All pre-existing structures will remain after closure... Conditions at the Golden-Gilpin Mill appear mostly unchanged since the last Division inspection in July 2004... There was no production, dewatering, or water treatment ongoing at either facility, and there have yet to be tailings deposited at the mill. "[Emphasis added]At that time, the DRMS estimated that the financial warranty was inadequate to address"the actual cost to reclaim the site". The DRMS included an estimate of$13,730 was required to bring the financial warranty to a level necessary to address the DRMS' concerns, at that time. On September 10, 2010, the DRMS notified CCCM of its proposed financial warranty increase of$8,730 (SI-1). On November 29, 2010, the DRMS notified CCCM of an enforcement action regarding the proposed increase in financial warranty. [In this correspondence, it appears that the DRMS inappropriately comingled M1990-041 permit enforcement action with the M1984-013. These permits, while under common control at that time, were and are separate permits operated under separate entities.] A due date for correction was set at May 27, 2011. Following the enforcement action notification of November 29, 2010,the DRMS received correspondence from CCCM requesting Temporary Cessation status for the M1990-041 permit. This Temporary Cessation(TC-1) was approved by the DRMS on March 8, 2011. No further action was taken regarding the proposed financial warranty increase (SI-1). On August 22, 2013, the DRMS inspected the site and issued a report, September 19, 2013. This report stated"All structures which were existing prior to the issuance of the Reclamation Permit will remain following reclamation... The Golden Gilpin Mill has not operated since prior to the issuance of the Reclamation Permit." The DRMS revisited the financial warranty increase proposed as SI-1 and informed CCCM that it would notify CCCM of the increase in a separate document. The permit file reflects that the DRMS recalculated the financial warranty(SI-2) on September 13, 2013. CCCM was notified of this increase ($15,500) on September 19, 2013. No removal of any structures was provided for in the DRMS recalculation for SI-1 or SI-2. Bates-Hunter Technical Revision(TR-03) Page 5 of 380