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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: AA_1gR5_n9q <br />INSPECTION DATE: ~us+ ~E~ ~nn7 INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: nR~ <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />This was a routine monitoring inspection with the primary purpose of providing the new environmental <br />protection specialist for Park County, David Bird, an opportunity to become familiar with the site and its <br />complexities due to the presence of two operators within one permit, in close proximity to a populated area <br />(Alma) and immediately adjacent to an important surface water body (Middle Fork South Platte River). Greg <br />Lewicki, consultant to the owner and both operators, conducted the tour. Other individuals present during the <br />tour included Scott Ducommun, owner, Gerry Miller, operator of the southern gold placer /sand &gravel <br />facility, and Bob Willits, operator of the northern sand &gravel facility. <br />The visit included a tour of the gravel and gold processing facilities, plus an overview of the mining and <br />reclamation plans. No problems were cited with the exception of a fuel tank on Bob Willits' operation, for <br />which the secondary containment pit was holding what appeared to be several inches of standing water. <br />Operator said this was a result of recent heavy rains, and that standing water frequently is present in the pit <br />after rainfall events, and that when it does happen the water eventually evaporates. This will be a problem if <br />the standing water in the containment results in the storage capacity of the containment dropping below 1 10 <br />percent of the fuel tank's capacity. If this is the case, it may be possible to transfer the water in the pit to a <br />separate impoundment for evaporation. The Division recommends that the Operator provide dimensions and <br />comparative volumes to demonstrate that the pit can hold a minimum of 1 10 percent of the tank's capacity. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Scott Ducommun <br />OPERATOR: /o Fr . s ngineering_ <br />STREET: 917 Frist 1R~h CtraPt <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: GrPaIa~CC) Rnl,31 <br />cc: Gerry Miller <br />10614 Highway 66 <br />Platteville, CO <br />80651 <br />Bob Willits <br />PO Box 825 <br />Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 <br />Greg Lewicki & Associates <br />11541 Warrington Court <br />Parker, CO 80138 <br />