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MINESITE INSPECTION NARRATIVE 2
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<br />requirement is put in their regulations, the question still remains
<br />about the need for annual certification of the system or the berms
<br />on an individual basis. Like structures area certified on ~
<br />some of the'Navajo mines. '
<br />A minor revision was submitted to the state for the rill and gully
<br />survey'~o°"t3e°'su~bm'i"tted'`~o"`t}~e. D~v'i'~ivri~o4later than January 31st
<br />of each year. The latest plan was not`~on file at the county
<br />courthouse'liut Randy said that he had a copy in his office that was
<br />submitted per the permi~tinq~requirement:" He said that he would
<br />call the company requiring them to have one on file near the
<br />minesite.
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<br />Water monitoring for tfie minesite is limited to the static levels
<br />wo a uvia we ls,-one is locat~`on~the upstream side of an
<br />undisturbed wash, Mann Draw, going through the area, the other is
<br />located on the downstream side. One of them is apparently dry
<br />most of the year. There is some evidence of gaseous emissions from
<br />the wells so they are not capped, thus allowing the dissipation of
<br />the gas which would otherwise be a danger at times due to the
<br />explosive nature of the material and possible buildup should they
<br />be capped.
<br />~he',u~o~@nt.:wastmade tY~~~ it would~,probably be to the advantage of
<br />the~,pperator to put in a couple of,st~age, gauges and passive surface
<br />wator moi~itoz,~ statiQtis in the Draw above and below the disturbed
<br />area ~o verify the sediment load and runoff. If there is no
<br />evidence,t;d.gomputer mq~pGl would again-have to be-generated. This
<br />may or mayopo}~ube_accep~g~le~for b4nd,,rg~lease.
<br />Vegetative „cover, .on ,the reclaimed ~are~ appeared to be good
<br />throughout.,,;There was,isome areas,_howeyer that will probably be a
<br />problem wh'en_ .~;.~~?e diver~s~ity index test,, i~ applied to the overall
<br />stand. '~
<br />the. lo,~dout :which is ~,tfew ,miles north, pf Cowdrey, Colorado has
<br />also been reclaimed back to ~.he original„State, a rail spur siding
<br />for a.stzategic stockpile of minerals,set~aside by the government.
<br />Signs ,are posted in the_,area~,identi~yinq the mine and perimeter
<br />boundaries. ease grass, growing o.n .tY}is .area also appears to be
<br />fairly, uni.form.~ A sir~q;~e set of tine .tracks were noted crossing
<br />the soi_ye,of the area. ;, ~le~,be~}ieve~that,~t~e trespass occurred for
<br />railr,'oad„maintenance. .~~at~c „~., ~,;
<br />The comment was made that the rail line had been recently put up
<br />fpr sale-,. and,~was to b~;-destroyed yin :the near future. That was
<br />F~angecl, and t~e ,fine i~ ~Fu~J? kepis a~~s.
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<br />The~,mne .,perm$t expire~gili,~pril , ~,1,, 199$., Their certificate of
<br />insurance, ,po,,~y.~OX~},~~ft~2~~, was~y~ssue~l,;by the Employers Mutual
<br />Casualty Co;;apd,it exp~~gs~l~Tune 1,~„~~9~c1~-The clause for required
<br />notification to the regulatory authority about expiration or
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