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:~ <br />~ STATE O~COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor pp~CO <br />Jane E. Norton, Executive Director rti <br />Dedicated w protecting and improving the health and environment o(the people of Colorado Nc <br />., 4300 Cherry Creek Dc S. Laboraton~a~ iation ~ervices®ision Rp~_~~ i« 8~6 % <br />Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 8100 Low ~ (~~`~$G"' ~ ~ "W t <br />Phone (303) 692-2000 Denver CO <br />Located in Glendale, Colorado (303) 692-3090 Colorado Deparonen[ <br />http://www.cdphestate.m.us ~ JUL'p~~3 2002 JUk 28 ~Q2 ~ of Public Health <br />and )rtvironment <br />June 26, 2002 - , . Oivisi0n ai Minerals and GealoAV <br />~81p° ~ ~nBr ~ ~'i:e <br />Sunnyside Gold Corporation ~ ~ fogy ®~CN~F9 <br />Attn: Lang Perino, Reclamation Manager F~G`F <br />P.O. Box 177 <br />Silverton, Colorado 81433 <br />Re: Routine Inspection of Wastew r Treatment Facilities <br />"__ far the Sunnyside Gold Min t-American Tunnel, CDPS Permit No. CO-0027529, <br />Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado. <br />Dear Mr. Perino: <br />pMG, Pern,r ~" lVo. M- /997- i78 <br />The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment -Water Quality Control Division <br />("WQCD") Durango District Office conducted a routine inspection of the wastewater treatment <br />facility ("WWTF") for the Sunnyside Gold Mine -American Tunnel on May 29, 2002. Enclosed is <br />your copy of that inspection report. <br />During the inspection, the following items were noted and need to be brought to your attention: <br />1. No deficiencies and no problems were noted during the inspection. <br />2. The hydraulic loading on the treatment facilities during the time of inspection was approx. <br />280 gpm (of mine drainage) plus approx. 1250 gpm (of Cement Creek stream flow) for a <br />total hydraulic loading of approx. 1530 gpm or 2.2 MGD (million gallons per day). The <br />treatment process consists of; pH adjustment with hydrated lime addition, flocculent <br />addition, flow through a series of 4 settling ponds, with discharge into Cement Creek <br />which flows into the Animas River. <br />3. Sunnyside Gold's Silverton Office and atl Recordkeeping is at this site. <br />4. No active mining or milling is occurring, onry reclamation and maintenance activities. <br />A formal response to this inspection letter is 02S required from the Sunnyside Gold Corporation. <br />Thank you for your time and cooperation. Should you have any questions, please contact me at <br />(970) 247-5702, ext. # 273. <br />Sin~ly, (`J ~--~ <br />~ '~//// <br />Gre~r~~, 1. Brand, P.E.7! <br />District Engineer- Durango Field Offs <br />Water Quality Control Division ~ <br />cc: Wally Erickson, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Durango <br />Tom Schaffer, WQCD-Grand Junction <br />Leslie Simpson, Compliance Monitoring, WQCD-Denver. <br />