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hauled away to storage on top of the hill. These pieces tended to be large and highly <br /> angular.These are the result of the scaling work,not the normal "product" produced by <br /> Fontanari from glacial flow, large, rounded basalt boulders(crushed and un-crushed). <br /> This material was not pushed over the embankment(unless inadvertently)but were <br /> hauled to a safe position above. None of these rocks were pushed off of the roadside. <br /> Mr. Fontanari also describes the grading work done on the road.This work is routine, <br /> and performed for reasons of site safety as described below. <br /> The second safety hazard in this area is the condition of the haul road.The haul road <br /> also tends to deteriorate with time and the pace of deterioration is dependent on <br /> haulage, weather and precipitation conditions. Ruts and humps which develop in the <br /> road have created a slide-out hazard to full and empty haul vehicles particularly when <br /> wet,snowy or frozen,or a combination of those factors. If a vehicle becomes stuck, <br /> heavy equipment must also move down the road to dislodge and to straighten it,which <br /> poses its own set of risks. Loose and small material from the scaling work was used to <br /> re-grade the road in addition to material hauled in from the pit. <br /> As the berm needs to be re-established on the outer road perimeter,additional grading <br /> will have to be done to used fine and small material to construct the outer berm. <br /> Grading is performed on as"as needed" basis to promote safety and ease of travel. <br /> Identified"Hydrocarbon" Deposit <br /> The deposit of material found during the inspection has been identified as calcium <br /> chloride, a non-hazardous material which was used for ballast in a loader tire. (When <br /> lifting heavy loads, tire ballast, together with a counterweight, provide rear-end <br /> stability)The tire was changed after becoming flat,a small amount of this material <br /> spilled on the ground and dried. Mr. Fontanari identifies the likely amount as up to 7 <br /> gallons.This material was removed and the small area re-seeded and mulched.A <br /> photograph is provided labeled"spill area".The calcium chloride with mixed dirt was <br /> placed on the haul road,a normal use for this non-hazardous substance. <br /> Trash Disposal Area/Burn Pit <br /> The former trash disposal area had previously been filled with soil and graded.That area <br /> has now been seeded with an appropriate seed mix and mulched. See,Photograph <br /> labeled "Burn Pit". <br /> Page 03 <br />