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, <br /> <br />(Page 2) <br />~~f' 6 ~ <br />MINE ID ~ OR PROSPECTING ID }' M=~vn- <br />INSPECTION DATE m~ ~_ 7 S3 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ACS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This pit was inspected for environmental compliance, compliance with the permit terms and <br />Mined Land Reclamation Act, ae well as bond amount adequacy. <br />The required entrance sign was posted at the pit; the boundaries of the affected land are <br />marked at the corners by re-bar driven into the ground. <br />Topsoil has been stripped from the two acres at the east end of the permit area and has been <br />stockpiled along the north and south permit area boundaries. The north topsoil pile serves <br />as the required berm between the pit and the drainage to the north of the permit area. <br />Gravel extraction has resulted in a small pit (.3 acres) within the stripped 2 acre zone. <br />There are some small gravel stockpiles around the pit. <br />The roads leading to the pit were there prior to permitting this operation, and will not be <br />reclaimed. Hence they are not within the permit area and are outside the Division's <br />jurisdiction. Regardless of that, the roads were examined as part of this inspection and <br />found to be in good condition and easily negotiable even in passenger cars. <br />This site ie currently permitted to disturb no more than two acres, and a good level of <br />compliance was observed during this inspection. As long as the disturbance does not exceed <br />two acres, the current $5000.00 bond is adequate. <br />Although I neglected to discuss it with the operator at the site, it is assumed that this <br />operation does not have a Storm Water Discharge Permit. In 1987, the US congress amended the <br />Clean Water Act to expressly include etormwater discharges from industrial sites as requiring <br />Clean Water Act controls. In 1990, EPA issued regulations that require specific industrial <br />activities to obtain permits in order to discharge etormwater from their facilities. Active <br />and inactive sand and gravel mining operations where etormwater comes into contact with <br />overburden, raw material, intermediate product e, byproducts, finished products or waste <br />products located at the mining site are specifically included. The deadline to apply for a <br />etormwater permit was October 1, 1992. If, in fact the operator has not applied for a <br />etormwater permit, application must be made ASAP. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />cc: Jim Stevens, DMG <br />NAME Fred Schmalz <br />OPERATOR Schmalz Construction, Ltd. <br />STREET P.O. Box 1105 <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Gunnison, CO 81230 <br />