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III. ('U\1\IF;~''Iti-CO~tI'1.1:\NCF. <br />13clus arc .:omn,cnt~ un tltc in;pcction. I he cununcnh inrludc di.cu~~iun of nMcn auun, mule dwing Utr m.~rnun C,+nuncnts <br />a6u dexrihe .,n~~ enlarcemrm acuom taken During the in;pccU,+n :uul the facts nr eviJencr wppuning the enlbrccment ^aiun. <br />Jem \rUlrtun l\rltlcn>nS,+(I t~ent~mik ('u;d ('omp:n» I I,crnt}milel acrumpanicd Heron 1\`alkrr1lCalkrrl <br />of the ('uloradu Dit ision of Rrclamation• \tinine and tia(el~ i I>i~ itiont During this inspection 1+I the Fntdrl <br />(•rrrk ~linr. t )thrr persons ntet ,err I )u~r \1';dlace I \\ allacrL Brian :\. \t attrrsun 1 \Vattcrs„n t. Srrtt <br />( u~entan, and ('h:rrlrs Ihnntp;on, ut I ~~cnt~milr: and Bill .\Ikinwn of the Colorrdu I)i~ision ut' \\'ilJlile. <br />I his inspection was initi:ned h~ a tekphonr report. rccci~rd thr nu+ming u(I _' tieptrntl,rr 2UUh. ti+Ilrnacd h.' <br />an c-mail uI a discharge n(undertlua thickener fnnn the e,ntl prrpuruion I~~ash1 plant into Ardintent;uiun <br />fund h.. and a resultant disrharce from fond I into fuidrl ('reek. [i~n+n (i. N'alkrr t \\ ulkrrl Intl I kncrr the <br />ahernuan ul 1' ~rptentbrr 3UOh 1\ hen it hrc:mtc appur~nt th;u \1 alker ~~uulJ nut arritr at the I ,+idel l reek <br />\line sift until I ft:11U boon ur later. lem \euleton +tus contacted by nud,ile cell telephone. and anan~rntents <br />made h, initiate the inspccuon ;wound 08:-i~ the ntarnine ul' I ~ tirptrntl,er ~t1U(,. 1\:+Iker picked up u.urr <br />sampling supplirs:u n8:U11 from :\('L Lahoruarirs in titemnho:rt tipnngs. and arri~rd at the I oidel ('reek she <br />ut S:a?.:\ number of documents are rctcrrncrd in this report. I hest docuntrnts ;uul the I:thur:nary test results <br />~~ill he place un lilt with this inspection report. <br /><~I \I I( \I \11\I I'I \V ('l1MPLIA\CG <br />I'Itull titil\(, Al ~A~ I I~ <br />I hr ~~rnrral mine plan is to tr:utst~r undcrtluw <br />Ihickrnrr I;lurr~ l la process wastcl in an <br />underennntd pipe I•rom the caul preparation I~~:uhl <br />pLun p+ a borehole drn~n into the undrrgnnut.l <br />mine.:uxl to dispu,e of the slum in ah;utdoned <br />"orkines of the I'aslrm \lining District ~Prnnit <br />:\pplicutiun Package IP:\I'I page _'.Ili_2t)~. \ •• I'• <br />section of the buried pier ,pure thnnleh :utd tailed <br />I \1;dl:rcet. I his "I •' of [hr huricd pipe ~~us at the <br />base ul'an access m:mholr ne:u the inlet a, <br />tiedintcntutinn fond I the manhole tilled. and <br />u~erllot~cd. ttith slurp. I he overflow is c~ident in <br />the picture w the riLht~ I hr time of• nlpalrc is <br />unhnutsn tpn,h;thh suutrtinu hnc~ecn the 6°i and <br />I I"' uj tieptcmhcrl. 1'hr time slurp started h, flow <br />into tirdintenunion I'nnd h:1 Pand h. t is :tbo <br />unknuan. I lut•,r~rr, it ttas JrtrctrJ on Ihr morning <br />of I I ~rptrnthrr ?(ttu,. I ransler pumpinc ~~as <br />hadted..ut,l repairs made to the lint lincluding <br />e~rt~ation ul•thc lillyd-in nsuthole, repair ul the <br />pipe. and rcsrtting ~+I•the m:utholr l\\;dlacrl. <br />I he dischur~r ,~I slum, into I'un.l I Iscr picture to <br />t}u ri¢ht l and into I uidrl Creek weer not in <br />complitntce with the (icneral \1ine Plan as <br />Ixmtitted. <br />C-1482{ISh l I' Iny,celNm ul SC(4CIIIt,CI 13, :(MM IhYC i of M pngc. nliN <br />w ~..~.~ , _ _ _ <br />.._ <br />