Laserfiche WebLink
EXHIBIT 26 <br /> failure to minimize disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic balance. The Division <br /> mailed the May 27, 2014 inspection report to the Operator. <br /> 19. On October 31, 2014, the Division inspected the Hazeltine Mine and <br /> observed the Complainant Property. Connie Davis, representing the Operator, and <br /> the Operator's contractor, Nick Silbaugh, attended the inspection. Mr. Orr and <br /> Stevan O'Brian, of Environment, Inc., representing Mr. Orr, attended the <br /> inspection. At the Complainant Property, the Division observed that portions of the <br /> land surface remained submerged, including the northwest corner of the <br /> Complainant Property. The Division estimated that the water level on the <br /> Complainant Property had dropped approximately one (1) foot since the March 27, <br /> 2014 inspection. The Division estimated that the groundwater elevation in the <br /> northwest corner of the Complainant Property had changed very little since the <br /> March 27, 2014 inspection and that portions of the Complainant Property remained <br /> covered by up to two (2) feet of water. At the Hazeltine Mine site, the Division <br /> observed water flowing through the Agridrain. <br /> ' 20. The Division stated in the October 31, 2014 inspection report that the <br /> Operator indicated in several annual reports that the monitoring wells were <br /> ' inaccessible due to saturated surface conditions. <br /> 21. The Division concluded that the saturated conditions at the <br /> Complainant Property and the increases in alluvial groundwater levels in the <br /> monitoring wells are the result of alluvial groundwater mounding against the slurry <br /> wall. As a result, the Division cited the mounding of alluvial groundwater on the <br /> outside of the Hazeltine Mine as a possible violation. <br /> 22. The October 31, 2014 inspection report required the Operator to, by <br /> ' November 25, 2014, submit (in the form of either a Technical Revision or a permit <br /> amendment) a groundwater mounding mitigation plan to include: (a) a detailed <br /> description of the measures the Operator will take to reduce groundwater mounding <br /> outside the Hazeltine Mine to a level that eliminates flooding on the Complainant <br /> Property; (b) a schedule for implementing the mitigation plan; and (c) sufficient <br /> information for the Division to estimate the cost of implementing the mitigation <br /> plan. The Division mailed the October 31, 2014 inspection report to the Operator. <br /> 23. The Operator failed to implement the corrective actions imposed by the <br /> ' October 31, 2014 inspection report. The Operator was notified of the hearing to <br /> consider the violations set forth in the October 31, 2014 inspection report. <br /> 24. On February 3, 2015, the Division mailed a Reason to Believe a <br /> Violation Exists letter to the Operator, informing the Operator of the possible <br /> violations for failing to minimize the disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic <br /> Aggregate Industries—WCR, Inc. <br /> M-2004-031 <br /> ' W-2015-003 5 <br />