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ENVIRONMENT, INC. • , pgpE y APRIL 23, 1 99H then requirements. Whitewater's Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) address' spill prevention at this site and there have been no reportable spills since mining began in the late Forties. I point out that this site is secure and Whitewater has trained their employees on how to handle any spill that may occur. The site contains large amounts of absorbent materials (sand) that can be used to absorb a spill. The tanks are located adjacent to a low area where a large spill would drain and would be contained on site. It cannot, under normal conditions, enter waters of the U.S. before Whitewater could contain it. The effected materials would then be disposed of in a manner prescribed by law. I. Revegetation In Stages X, Y d 1 Late last year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Butch Craig (Unaweep Charolais Ranches, Inc.), notified Whitewater that they were negotiating an ownership transfer on these stages. The USFWS wants to use the lake azea as part of their recovery project for the Colorado River endangered fish. If they do this they will make some major land form changes that will include breaching the bank between the river and the lake to allow flood water to enter the lake. The USFWS has indicated that they may cut thru the bank at the point where the bank slope stability problem is located. The attached letter confirms this explanation. Once the negotiations aze complete Whitewater will know whether to resume reclamation on these stages or request a release so the USFWS can begin construction as noted in the letter. If and when the USFWS drops its interest in the site, Whitewater will begin working on the slope stability azea and doing revegetation. We aze evaluating the site and will address the concerns noted in your inspection comments this year. We will report our actions to correct these concerns in the annual report due in September 1998. I have included an Inert Fill Notice for this operation incase Whitewater Building Materials Corp. Ever imports inter fill into the mine. Thank you for the time you spent review our mining operation. If you have any other concerns or questions please contact me at (303) 423-7297 or Ed Gardner at (970) 242-4823. Sincerely, Environment, Inc., O~¢~ ~ Stevan L. O'Brian President enclosure cc Whitewater Building Materials Corp. -Edward M. Gardner file