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• <br />16 <br />Operator reports that the water level behind the Hazel A bullthead rises 2.5 to 3.5 <br />feet per weeJ; (we assume this represents the steady-state or background rate of <br />water flow for the edit -much more flows during periods of high groundwater). <br />17 Oct. '95 MLRB hearing on COM, inc. mi[1 status; operatoi s update to Board, as required by <br />Board Order. <br />17 Oct. '95 MLRB hearing of Durango Metals (T. Hartley, acting mill manager for Goid Hill Mill) <br />on charges of mining without a permit at the Mogul Tumtel. Authenticity of <br />certain documents presented by M1.RB Staff challenged by T. Hartley. Case <br />continued until November. <br />6 1VOV. '95 COME (R. Mason) ltr to DMG (A. Sorenson) including summary of on-site review of <br />compliance progress; notes failure to meet deadline for liner repairs, game fence, <br />and contaminated soil removal. Discussion notes that pattern of compliance <br />problems continues and that available pond fieeboard remains minimal. We stated <br />in part, "!t is difficult to escape the impression that the behavior exhibited by this <br />operator has paid off. Misrepresentations, evasions, outright lies, simple lack of <br />performance -all have hero rewarded by deferral of costs and issuance by the State of <br />continued sanction as operators of a `milling facility' which bas ao legal feed stock, <br />hence ao ideatitrable legitimate propose. ... (Our) patience has 6eea rewarded by <br />obfuscation, prevarication, and ettvironmemal insult on the part of the Operators, and by <br />hesitation, accommodation, and outright retreat on the part of the Regulators. This <br />pattern is uaaccephble." <br />14 Nov. '95 DMG receives copy of COM, lac. Stotm Water Management PLtn (SWMP), dated <br />October 1~t, 1995. (See CDPHS item, 14 Sep. '95 shove). Tatman had testified <br />this plea e=iated and was oa file st Mill last year. <br />15 Nov. '95 COME submits n Ahridg~Sy~ic nF Fvmrc at the (:nld it ill. Document lists <br />six (ti) occurrences of illegal water and/or tat7ings discharge in four (4) years, and seven <br />(7) occurrences of tailings pond freeboard inadequacy as noted on inspection reports <br />batwenn June '94 and November '95. <br />15 Nov. '95 DMG (M. Long) letter to COM, Inc. (G. Fraser) citing reason-to-believe a violation <br />for failure to complete liner repairs by specified date (1 Nov. '95) and scheduling <br />a hearing December 13 - 14, 1995. <br /> <br /> <br />16 Nov. '95 DMG (A. Sorenson) hr to COME (R. Mason) noting that the "requirement to notify this ~_ <br />Division or the Healtlt Department prior to excavation of co~miaated soil was relaxed. <br />It is our view that adequacy of the soil removal project can be adequately evaluated after <br />the tact.' <br /> <br />^'^' <br />.': <br />