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<br />design c~=vmn*.. In the •_ase of tfin ponds at Trapper tfie principal and
<br />=•mnrg~ncy spillways arm •=ambzned in an open ehannal cc,nfiqurati~~n.
<br />The principal spillway channel is located br_lc'w the nmr-argnncy
<br />spillway channel. The twn channel= are separated by a feat of
<br />fr~rahr_'.,rd. The nmergern=y spillway '.gill a~_c~:mmoda.tc--• the design event
<br />without ~:c+.pacity of the pr i.n~=ipa1 spi.7.Iway. Tf~,erefornr the t,wc,
<br />spillwe•~s though combined in a <:ingle cha.nnnl will furn_tic~n
<br />aperataly. - -
<br />Tha inspe~=+. i.~.n c'f ponds also i.rn_luded ob~ere•ati.c•ns of the Jc~hnsc~n
<br />i~u.lch n'ondcs tkE thro~_rgh Y10, hlo-N:?.mn 6~_rlch #_'. #a, ar-.d F}`-F, Ge.st
<br />£+uzzarcl ;#]. e,.nd #'~, 4Jast Pu-~zard Iklr ##~r and #3 a.nd one pr_~nd at E14::
<br />9U1'.h end r_,-,yota Pam. P,11 the ponds were for.rnd t.~~ be in q!,od repair
<br />ra•<c=.V,t hJc.-hlame '`F'. 41e obsarvrd that ±he ups+:ream and of the spill day
<br />is in nand c'f s"mc mirn::r repair. Hc,~:f action from grazinn .-~?t{:le
<br />rlaman~d thc• i. n f 1 ~'w t~'• the -pi. ] ;way. Thy mi n~ ~r damage was n _~t
<br />sufficirint rnouah tv warrant an r:_nfor-cc•ment a~_tian. The opnr:?.tc,r
<br />indi~=aL-e'd thra area will. be r_paired r;~=, pre,;=.nt the po=.=sihil.i+.y _'f
<br />in..rr_~.ased pr'_binms with the =_pillwa.y. Timely rr_pa.ir will ale_•
<br />pr~cl~-rdr tfin p~~ssibil..i`y of a fut~rre enf~~rcr_~ment action.
<br />Mlnlnq ~1Yne.s:
<br />We 1n5pnriorl ~ac:h _~f the acti.~;e mining a.raa~• ~a•: s: e; 7. _-.: `f, r, pr~~po==ed
<br />rr~ininn nrac~.ss. The .-.'-five mining areas inelud_ ~th~ ",eshmc•r~, Enfi._ld
<br />ind Perrino^r F'it~-. Thy? prop_~=.ed ~±.razr<; incl~_rde hha ~=_~1L ;..,r,d F'r~rwni.nq
<br />F-•it-.
<br />At the A_hm~:~ra F'it w'= c,i,sarv•~d tha n="d Paul rorc• ->;i:er~:=ic~r~ ~.'f-~i.~=h i.s
<br />curry-:ntly under =_'nstru•=ti~_n, ~..'r_. _,::•nfirm•-d i ~;ad rirain.~ctc~ -_~n*r-~~1
<br />~:i.rcr~=*.urs=_, we •:~b,arved a=sh di.r;p~_=.?.1 wdjace•n*. ;.. tF,a b~r•,; _~_r6 _:poils at
<br />the n_•rth end .f the arr?a.r a. ma we nb:aerved gr~,~r!.nr' water monitorin7
<br />walla.. ner=.,r r~:Finson Gultri F'cnJ I#6.
<br />With rn_=pr._r. 1a the a_h dispv=-sal wn vhserved ghat: tl-,~: m-?.tcrial i=
<br />being danosil;ed in an area ad ia'=net := and abc'~+n Johnsc n G!~lcf-~ F•c~rrc.l
<br />#t;. The ::soil materials represent. a bc':=; cut =goi1 grog {;hat was
<br />crag+.ed as a result c'f mining in 1985. The =_p_~i.l i.s nc~'. fi.nr.{7. nrad=_d
<br />hecar_r=.>r•+ it will be r.rsed t" ba'_kfill `he e.re;e. .'f .ash disposal orn_e
<br />dep~-~s.i.i l :~n of +.hat mat=~ria1 i=_s _'-~mpl.~atF'. Wr? ~~bsnrvr_~d that the inil•~~w
<br />t~~ p_~nd #6 is .lc'cated in spc'i.I. Thr? ~•p~:•i.l is: eat particu.ia.ri.ly stable
<br />with r~~=qe•_t to ersoian. We di~cusesed tl-~e rr=q!iirement- .•f
<br />_ont•-?mpnYane•"!1~~. Yr_rl?maLion =.~- r~~l~?i:ns :- the <~.raa. The' -p'-•il may nr_t
<br />be r~'_l.ai.mr-•d until 19'33 because -~f the _.sh di=n~_'s.al. ., review _ our
<br />mine plan files up~~n my return t'_~ tV,n ;~ffi•_e indi•.ates that Tre.pper
<br />Mining. In•_. rep=rived approval. .f Te•=4ini~.al f;'=_,vi=_ic'n ~~ fc~r lc~na term
<br />ash dispos?1 a.t the site ire Oct•-~ber 198E•. In the.': rnoard the delay in
<br />=ontemp~~ranc-•ous re=•_lamati~_•n car the fa.'=~: tP,at rrc:lamatic•n is .:curing
<br />as .•-~n`emp_~r ane~_usly as p~~ss:il~le ni~~en i;hr? =itr-rati!,n i=.= ::,n appr~~ved
<br />pr-"-t1'-°-
<br />At {~he infield Fit we 6ri.afly c~hserved tha active minin^ arras, and
<br />recc.~ntly =onstru~_1:ed SC5 stc~•={. panel=. The ^ond~ a.r-e r-nlativraly nr,'.:
<br />and thrrr?`c~re have not bean su6.j~a•_ted t~~ the problems l#-.at can be
<br />_,~~,cod by =nrn,~ malt. The Doer ate •r indicated *hat thm p~_~nd=_-. were,
<br />_.on~tr~_rcted f fill =ompa~:t~d with a dozer. As s.tatrd ah~_vr=
<br />additional review ~f the infield situation ver_~es the _~~nstru'_tian
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