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On February 28,2022,the Operator filed with DRMS a Request for Technical Revision(TR-10) <br /> in response to a Service of Notice of Violation/Cease and Desist Order(Number I0-211130-1)from <br /> Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment("CDPHE")dated November 30,2021,in <br /> conjunction with Permit No.M-1977-410. <br /> TR-10 describes the Water Treatment Pilot System currently in operation at the site,including additional <br /> equipment to increase the current treatment capacity;water quality results and performance of the current <br /> system;a Ground Water Monitoring Plan(GWMP)and a Surface Water Monitoring Plan(SWP)as <br /> required by the NOV/C&D Order.In addition,measures that were taken and are further proposed at the site <br /> to address water quality baseline data collection. <br /> DRMS issued to the Operator on March 25,2022,a Preliminary Adequacy Review Letter(Cross Gold <br /> Mine,Permit No.M-1977-410,Technical Revision No. 10(TR-10)).The Preliminary Adequacy Review <br /> Letter from DRMS presented 27 main topics and 29 subtopics requiring clarification and/or additional <br /> information from the Operator and,given that a decision date was set for April 28,2022,the Operator <br /> requested an extension from DRMS(Appendix C-3). <br /> • DRMS granted the extension to April 28,2022,via written notification. <br /> •The Operator submitted to DRMS its responses to the Preliminary Adequacy Review Letter on April 20, <br /> 2022. <br /> • DRMS issued to the Operator on April 22,2022,Adequacy Letter#2. <br /> •The Operator submitted to DRMS its responses to Adequacy Letter#2 on April 27,2022. <br /> • DRMS issued to the Operator on April 28,2022,Adequacy Letter#3. <br /> •The Operator responded to DRMS'Adequacy Letter#3 on April 28,2022. <br /> • DRMS issued to the Operator on April 28,2022,Adequacy Letter#4 wherein DRMS approved TR-10. <br /> 1.2.2.Board Mandated Corrective Action#2-Financial Warranty to Operate the Water Treatment <br /> System <br /> On March 16,2022,the Operator filed with DRMS a Financial Warranty Check for Deposit in the State <br /> Treasury Form,Check No. 1025 in the amount of$162,841.00,and Check No. 1026 for$326,001.00 <br /> submitted by the Operator to DRMS on March 21,2022 and April 14,2022. <br /> As a result of the Operator's responses to Board Mandated Corrective Action#1,on April 28,2022,DRMS <br /> increased the Water Treatment Financial Warranty to$180,939.00. <br /> By June 27,2022,the Operator will submit to the State Treasury a check for$18,098.00 to bond the <br /> additional Financial Warranty estimated by DRMS. <br /> 1.2.3.Board Mandated Corrective Action#3-Written Quarterly Report <br /> On March 30,2022,the Operator issued the First Quarterly Report(Q1 2022)to the Board. <br /> 1.2.4.Board Mandated Corrective Action#4-Appear Before the MLRB-December 2022 <br /> Hearing date to be scheduled by the Board. <br /> 1.2.5.Board Order Financial Fine for Violations <br /> On March 21,2022,the Operator issued to DRMS a check for$5,000.00 as payment to the Board in full satisfaction <br /> 2 <br /> CORE/3522586.0004/174189730.1 <br />