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<br />(Page 2) <br /> <br />MINE ID aR OR PROSPECTING ID # M-77-193 <br />INSPECTION DATE 10/20/95 INSPECTOR'S INITIALS TAS <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />1. A site inspection was made with the primary intent to observe the opere~tor'e progress in <br />implementing the plan for management of etormwater runoff and duet control. at the quarry. <br />2. Fugitive duet generation within the permitted area was very mininal. Mr. Hellman was <br />active in watering the haul road which exits onto Tunnel Drive. Further, the operator has <br />installed a spray-dust suppression system at the crusher plant which was operating at the <br />time of inspection. The operator has also adopted the practice of wetting the stockpiles <br />overnight in order to reduce the generation of fugitive duet during loading. <br />3. There was no definitive collection ditch along the haul road. This problem was mentioned <br />to Mr. Hellman. This inspector requested that the operator install an interim collection <br />ditch along the haul road within the next 30 days. See page 3 for ep~acific corrective <br />actions. The Division will expect the operator to have the riprapped collection ditch and <br />3 retention ponds as presented in the etormwater plan to be installed no later than March 30, <br />1996. Mr. Hellman has excavated the lower retention pond to a depth of 4 feet. The middle <br />and upper collection ponds have not yet been excavated. Riprapped spillwa.ye will also need <br />to be installed at the 3 ponds. <br />4. The operator has installed a series of berms at the intersection of the haul road and <br />Tunnel Drive to prevent stormwater runoff from flowing off the permitted area and onto the <br />Smith property on the south side of Tunnel Drive. Suggestions were given t.o Mr. Hellman for <br />further improvement in management of future runoff in this area. <br />5. Mr. and Mre. Phillip and Collita Smith accompanied this inspector an9 Ken Klco ae Mr. <br />Klco explained the operator's future plane for routing of stormwater into the Arkansas River <br />without impact to the Smith property, the hydraulic ditch, or the Southern Pacific Railroad. <br />stormwater runoff from the quarry will be directed south across Tunnel Drive, adjacent to the <br />Smith property, east onto the railroad right of way, above a concrete box which conveys the <br />hydraulic ditch water, into a aeries of 4 and 5 foot diameter culverts beneath the railroad, <br />and into the Arkansas River. In order to achieve this hydrologic feat, the operator will <br />need to receive permission from the railroad to build collection channels and route runoff <br />waters along their right of way. The operator will also need to install 2 concrete berme <br />near the hydraulic ditch as well ae a series of collection channels to safely route <br />etormwater flows into the large culverts beneath the railroad. Finally, the operator will <br />need to apply for any discharge permits deemed necessary by the Colorz~do Department of <br />Health, water Quality Control Division. <br />I & E Contact Address cc: Jim Stevens, DMG <br /> ^ CE <br />NAME Mr. Don Hellman ^ BL <br />OPERATOR Tezak Heavv Eau foment Co., Inc. ^ FS <br />STREET 904 Hwy 115 ^ HW <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Penrose, CO 81240 ^ HMWMD (CH) <br /> ^ SE <br /> ^ WQCD (CH) <br />cc: Ken Klco <br />Azurite Inc. <br />P.O. Box 338 <br />10001 CR 12 <br />Cotopaxi, CO 81223 <br />Sarah Plocher-Johnson <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />WQCD-PE-B2 <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80222-1430 <br />