INSPEC12710

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 11/18/2003
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made
during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection
and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
segment. Bob Shevling indicated that the matter would be addressed within a technical
revision application to be submitted shortly.
At the "A" and "B" Pit areas, Pond 006 was full and discharging approximately 50 gpm of
clear water. Water was spilling over the top of the spillway riser. The operator indicated
that additional work had been undertaken to repair the spillway leak associated with the
recently installed riser extension, mentioned in the previous inspection report. Because
water was spilling over the top of the riser, it could not be determined with certainty that
the leak had been completely eliminated. The operator needs to confirm that the leak has
been eliminated and that the spillway is functioning as designed. The Phase V construction
certification for the pond needs to be submitted promptly.
The pre-settling basin was still intact within the lower segment of the "B" Pit. The basin
contained a pool of water approximately 3 feet below the level of the spillway. The
remaining portion of the "B" Pit including the pre-settling basin is to be backfilled and the
area is to be re-graded by the end of the year. The Pond 006 Phase V design is required to
be in place and fully functional prior to elimination of the pre-settling basin. Construction
certification documenting Phase V compliance is to be submitted promptly, and prior to
elimination of the pre-settling basin.
Pond 015 had a slushy ice cover; water level was at the spillway elevation with a trickle of
clear discharge. There was evidence of recent beaver activity along the bank but the
spillway was open and functional.
Pond 009 was iced over approximately 4 feet below the top of the primary spillway riser;
no discharge.
Pond 016A contained a shallow puddle. There are surficial slumps with associated scarps
at either end of the pond inslope, along the east side of the long narrow pond. The slumps
are contained within the immediate pond area, which was previously stripped of topsoil.
The scarps appear to be above the maximum water elevation and the slides do not appear
to have impacted the storage capacity of the pond. The pond has not yet been certified but
the operator has committed to include the construction certification within a technical
revision application to be submitted before the end of the year. The pond embankment and
adjacent disturbed areas had recently been seeded.
Efforts to seal the damaged monitoring wells immediately down-gradient from the toe of the
Pond 016A embankment have not been successful. The previously excavated trench in the
well location has been filled in with gravel to create a french drain, which appears to be
functioning properly. Water emerging from the ground and from the well casings flows
through the french drain directly into Pond 016 below. Next spring, the operator plans to
try to pull out the well casings and pump concrete down the holes to seat the welts.
Pond 16 was full with a thin ice cover. There was flow over the top of the spillway riser,
with a discharge of clear-water approximately 30 gpm.