Laserfiche WebLink
' E 191T WA04-031 <br /> INSPECTOR'S INITIALS:ME <br /> ' INSPECTION DATE:November 8,2017 <br /> ' (2) Submit a Technical Revision to the Permanent Plan for the Orr property so the mitigation measures to be <br /> taken for the Orr property will function year round with little maintenance. <br /> CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE DATE: 1/31/18 <br /> ' OBSERVATIONS <br /> This was a monitoring inspection of the Hazeltine Mine, DRMS permit number M-2004-031, operated by <br /> Aggregate Industries-WCR, Inc. (Operator or Al). I,Jared Ebert and Wally Erickson with the Colorado Division <br /> of Reclamation Mining and Safety (Division or DRMS) conducted the inspection. This inspection was <br /> ' conducted in response to a complaint received by the Division from an adjacent landowner, Fred Orr with <br /> Equity Funding, LLC. Mr. Erickson and I inspected both Mr. Orr's property located adjacent to the mine site <br /> and the Hazeltine Mine site. Mr. Steve O'Brian with Environment Inc. a consultant representing Mr. Orr <br /> accompanied us during the inspection of the Orr property. Mr. Orr was unable to attend the inspection. Mr. <br /> Mike Refer, Mrs. Connie Davis and Mr.Joel Bolduc with Al accompanied us during the inspection of the <br /> Hazeltine Mine. Mr.Tom Hessman and Mr. Justin Stoeber with Tetra Tech, consultants working for the <br /> Operator also accompanied us during the inspection of the Hazeltine Mine site. <br /> The Division received a complaint letter from Mr. Orr on September 29, 2017. Overall,the complaint letter <br /> ' raised concerns regarding the groundwater mounding issue occurring at the site. Mr. Orr also raised concerns <br /> about the mitigation measures the Operator committed to complete and the timing of the completion of the <br /> mitigation measures. Mr. Orr is conducting groundwater elevation monitoring on his property to measure the <br /> ' effectiveness of the mitigation measures put in place by the Operator. According to Mr. Orr,the mitigation <br /> measures have not had any significant impact on the groundwater elevations on his property. <br /> On March 25, 2015 the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board)found the Operator in Violation of <br /> C.R.S 34-32.5-116(4)(h)for failing to minimize the disturbance to the prevailing hydrologic balance in the <br /> surrounding area. The Board imposed two corrective actions on the Operator. First, the Operator was to <br /> ' submit a temporary groundwater mounding mitigation plan "Temporary Plan" to the Division in the form of a <br /> Technical Revision. The plan was ordered to commence within five (5) days of approval of the Technical <br /> Revision. Second,the Operator was ordered to submit a Permanent Groundwater Mounding Mitigation Plan <br /> ' "Permanent Plan" to the Division no later than ninety(90) days after the effective date of the Order in the <br /> form of a Technical Revision or Amendment. The Operator was ordered to implement the Permanent Plan <br /> within (30) days of the Division's approval. <br /> The Operator submitted the Temporary Plan in the form of Technical Revision No. 4(TR04) on May 21, 2015. <br /> ' TR04 was approved on June 15, 2015. Based on a review of the Division's files it is not clear if the Operator <br /> implemented the Temporary plan within the Board ordered five (5) day deadline. However, it does appear the <br /> Operator did implement the Temporary Plan. The Division conducted an inspection of the Orr property on <br /> August 19, 2015. The inspection report documented the temporary plan had been completed, the <br /> groundwater level had dropped roughly 2 feet and that the Orr property was much dryer. <br /> ' The Operator submitted Amendment No. 1 (AM01) which included the Permanent Plan on December 16, <br /> 2015. On November 16, 2016, the Board approved AM01 over objections. The effective date of the Board <br /> Order for the AM01 approval was December 5, 2016. The Board ordered the Operator to implement the <br /> ' Permanent Plan by January 4, 2017. Based on documentation submitted by the Operator, it appears the <br /> ' Page 2 of 11 <br />