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3. On June 27, 2019, the Division received an email from Tom Hendricks, <br /> the previous operator, regarding a planned water quality improvement project for the <br /> Cross Gold Mine. The Division requested the submittal of a formal proposal with more <br /> details so that the Division could determine an appropriate revision. No proposal was <br /> submitted by the Operator in 2019. Mr. Hendricks,who had been battling a serious <br /> Illness, passed away in early January 2020 and the transition to new management <br /> began_ Hendricks had managed Moth mines for more than 40 years. <br /> 4. On February 4, 2020,the Division received a notice of noncompliance <br /> from WQCD for zinc and cadmium levels in excess of levels set in Operator's WQCD <br /> discharge permit(CDPS Permit No. C00032751). <br /> 5. On February 5, 2020,the Division received Operator's Compliance <br /> Advisory Response to WQCD. Operator attributed the water quality issues to <br /> disturbances in flow caused by a collapse in the Idaho Tunnel and associated <br /> rehabilitation activities in November 2019. <br /> 6. On February 12, 2020,the Division sent Operator a notice of compliance <br /> problems with required corrective actions. The notice required Operator to copy the <br /> Division on all future compliance notices issued by WQCD for the site and to submit a <br /> technical revision to the Division by April 12, 2020, with a detailed plan for addressing <br /> the impaired surface water quality. <br /> 7. On March 19, 2020,the Division received a response from Operator <br /> describing progress it had made in reestablishing flows from the Idaho Tunnel and <br /> resulting improvements to water quality at the permitted discharge location. <br /> 8. The Division conducted an inspection of the site on March 26, 2020, and <br /> provided the report to Operator on April 7, 2020. The Division's inspection report cited <br /> several problems at the site, including impaired surface water that was discussed in the <br /> Division's February 12, 2020, notice of compliance problems sent to Operator. <br /> 9. On April 29,2020. the Division received Technical Revision No. 5 from <br /> Operator,which provided for the rehabilitation of the Idaho Tunnel portal to allow safe <br /> entry into the mine and to reestablish the flow of mine water from the Caribou Mine to <br /> meet Operator's WQCD permit discharge requirements. <br /> 10. The Division approved Technical Revision No. 5 on June 22,2020. <br /> 11. On August 25, 2020, the Division received Operator's Technical Revision <br /> No. 8,which provided a detailed plan for the rehabilitation and replacement of pond <br /> liners at the Caribou Mine and additional improvements to the water treatment system, <br /> including the addition of a lime feed and control building. <br /> 12. The Division approved Technical Revision No. 8 on November 10,2020. <br /> Grand Island Resources LLC, <br /> M-1977-410 <br /> MV-2021-017 2 <br />