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In December, 1995, four barrels of toxic waste (containing PCBs) were removed from the Hawk's Nest site by Walsh Environmental and disposed in a licensed facility out of state according to EPA regulations. The East Mine area was treated again in November 2000, with control of noxious weeds, erosion control, soil amendments, addition of growth medium obtained from the CDOT, revegetation, and the disposal of debris and metal roof bolt hazards. Since that time, annual weed spraying has been conducted by the Gunnison County Weed Control agency. Risks to Public Health, Safety and Environment There are several structures remaining on the site. Drainage structures were constructed to handle the 100-year, 24-hour event. A sediment pond remains at the silo azea. The pond is located in a well-vegetated area adjacent to the North Fork of the Gunnison River, beside an abandoned electrical substation of the Delta-Montrose Electrical Association (DMEA). There are several areas where material from the cut slope above the old state highway 133 periodically slumps onto the roadway. These locations coincide with topography on the bench above the cut slope where meteoric water tends to pond, and a spring. The roadway carries very little traffic, being used seasonally by hunters and as an alternate entrance to the Oxbow Mining LLC facilities. The slumps appear to represent a minimal risk to public health, safety and the environment and are primarily a nuisance. These cut slopes appear to be associated with the old highway, not with the mining itself. The site is not located near or above any urbanized areas, communities, occupied dwellings, schools, or other public or commercial buildings or facilities. Sediment and Erosion Control Function Rip-rapped ditches aze in place at the East Mine site. The recent reclamation of that portion of the mine left a roughened surface on the slope of the reclaimed area above the river. That rough surface, along with slash that was spread on the surface, has helped prevent erosion in the four years since the work was accomplished. Before the slope was reworked, there was no evidence of erosion or sediment transport into the river. A small berm runs most of the length of the slope just above the river bank. In seven years of inspections, there has never been any evidence that the berm has been breached or that any water or sediment has escaped over or through the small structure. There has been no evidence of erosion at the West Mine area. There is also arip-rapped drainage channel on that site.