HYDRO25059

• Permit No: M1977378
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 6/28/2002
• Doc Name: Routine Inspection of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• From: WQCD
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: Correspondence
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

~ STATE O~OLORADO
Bill Owens, Governor
Jane E. Norton, Executive Director
Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment o! the people of Colorado
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June 26, 2002 ~~nof~er~b~~e~
Sunnyside Gold Corporation
Attn: Larry Perino, Reclamation Manager
P.O. Box 177
Silverton, Colorado 81433
Re: Routine Inspection of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
for the Sunnyside Gold Corp. -Mine Remediation Projects,
CDPS Permit No. CO-0044768, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
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The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment -Water Quality Control Division
{"WQCl7'j Durango District Office conducted a routine inspection of the remediation projects
currently covered under the wastewater discharge permit for the Sunnyside Gold Corp. -Mine
Remediation Projects on May 29, 2002. Enclosed is your copy of that inspection report.
During the inspection, the following items were noted and need to be brought to your attention:
No deficiencies and no problems were noted during the inspection.
2. Reclamation projects which are covered under this wastewater discharge permit and
which were inspected inGude:
a. Tailings Pond # 4 Drainage Mod cation Project.
b. Tailings Pond # 4 Upland Ground Water Diversion.
c. Mayflower Faality Upland Hydrologic Control (Drainage Diversion).
A. Tailings Pond # 4 Drainage Modification Protect. This project is to control
stormwater drainage and to minimize percolatioh of stormwater through the
Tailings Pond. The constructed drainage goes around the Tailings Pond, through
a culvert under State Hwy 110-6, and is directed towards the Animas River.
The drainage at the culvert was dry, No Discharge.
8. Tai(tr gi s Pond # 4 Upland Ground Water Diversion. This project directs upland
ground water into a lined ditch and around Tailings Pond # 4, thereby minimizing
ground water from intruding into Tailings Pond # 4. The ground water is directed
into a lined ditch, flows around Tailings Pond # 4, down near the Solid Waste
Transfer Station, through a culvert under State Hwy 110-8 into the "iron bog
wetlands", and towards the Animas River. There was a small amount of standing
water in the culvert, but no visible flow and No Discharge.