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Sedimentation Pond A receives runoff and limited spoil spring discharge from the reclaimed and bond -released <br />Eckman Park surface -mined areas. The Pond is used as a supplemental water supply for the current mining <br />operations, for recreation for mine employees (stocked with trout for fishing), and discharge from the Pond <br />provides for sustained flows through -out most of the year in Foidel Creek. As an MSHA impoundment, Pond A is <br />subject to regular monthly inspections, except during the winter months. For the MSHA inspections, the outlet <br />works and pond embankment are inspected, and any necessary repairs made on a timely basis. <br />Treatment Facility B receives runoff from the Tipple area, including the Belt -Out -Back (BOB) Stockpile. <br />Upstream of the treatment facility is a clean-out sump, which captures wash -down flows and sediment from the <br />Tipple. This sump is cleaned -out periodically throughout the year. The treatment facility itself is comprised of an <br />H shaped pond, which discharges to Foidel Creek. During the fall, under low-water conditions, the pond will be <br />visually inspected to determine if there is a significant sediment delta at the pond inlet. If so, a long -reach backhoe <br />will be used to remove the accumulated sediment, and the excavated material will be loaded and hauled to the <br />refuse pile for disposal. During the quarterly pond inspections, the Facility B flume will be visually inspected to <br />assess whether or not it remains level and in good working condition. Repairs, such as leveling, assuring free <br />discharge, and removal of accumulated sediment in measuring devices will be done on an as -needed basis. The <br />facility will be removed when it is no longer needed. The H shaped pond will be backfilled with material from <br />adjacent areas, graded to blend with the surrounding terrain, topsoiled, and revegetated. <br />Sedimentation Pond C controls runoff from the old Train Loadout area, which has been converted to the Truck <br />LoadOut. Historically, the pond has discharged infrequently, and holds only a very limited amount of water during <br />spring runoff. TC will inspect the pond for any significant sediment accumulations in the fall. The same criteria <br />note for Pond B will be used to determine if the pond requires cleaning. If so, the material will be removed and <br />hauled to the refuse pile for disposal. During the quarterly pond inspections, the outlet works of Pond C are <br />inspected to determine if any maintenance work is required. Any required maintenance work is noted and <br />completed within a reasonable time period following the inspection. When the pond is longer needed it will be <br />removed. The outlet works will be removed, the embankment pushed in and graded to blend with the surrounding <br />terrain, topsoiled, and revegetated. <br />Sedimentation Pond D controls runoff from a portion of the surface facilities area, discharge from the Area I Pit, <br />runoff from the Refuse Pile, minor amounts of underground mine discharge (also from the Area 1 Pit), and will <br />receive and control discharge from a temporary Water Treatment Pilot Installation during a brief test period. In <br />general, because the Area 1 Pit is part of the mine -water collection and recycle system, discharge from the Area 1 <br />Pit or underground mine discharge occurs rarely, if ever, since process water demand equals or exceeds normal <br />flows to the Area 1 Pit. During Permit Renewal 3, TC contracted with Montgomery Watson to review the design of <br />Pond D. The resulting design review report is provided in Exhibit 8H(1). At one point in time, an aerator was <br />installed in Pond D to promote aerobic conditions throughout the year. There is an existing powerline and power - <br />box on the west side of the pond. The aerator and power supply will be removed prior to reclamation of the pond. <br />With construction and initiation of operations for Washplant II, process water withdrawals from the Area 1 Pit for <br />the Washplant have been balanced with inputs to meet process demands and maintain a stable water level in the Pit <br />(well below the maximum design water level). The Washplant 11 construction encroached on the Pond D <br />emergency spillway, so the spillway was relocated to a location near the principal spillway riser on the Pond <br />embankment. Spillway dimensions and configuration were preserved, and the new spillway location provides for <br />better routing through the pond, increasing the distance between the eastern pond inlet and the spillway. <br />TC will vivally inspect Pond D in the fall to for any significant sediment accumulations. The same criteria will be <br />used to determine if the pond requires cleaning. If so, the material will be removed and hauled to the refuse pile for <br />disposal. The pond is inspected during the regular CPDES samplingand quarterly pond inspections, and the flume <br />is checked to determine if it is functioning correctly. Any problems are noted and repairs made as -needed. Pond D <br />is also an MSHA pond, subject to regular monthly inspections, except during the winter months. For the MSHA <br />inspections, the outlet works and pond embankment are inspected, and any necessary repairs made in a timely <br />basis. The pond will be removed when it is no longer needed. . The outlet works will be removed, the rock in the <br />emergency spillway may be reclaimed or placed in the pond basin, the embankment will be pushed in and graded to <br />blend with the surrounding terrain, and the area will be topsoiled and revegetated. <br />RN 17-07 2.05-77 02/15/18 <br />