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Smrmwarn Mana~cmrnt Plan <br />t available records pertaining to the implementation of the SWMP for the Reclaimed Chimney <br />Rock Coal Mine. The records will be kept in a log. These records will be established and <br />maintained by Kaiser Steel Resources at its location in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. <br />Best Management Practices <br />' Kaiser Steel Resources will coordinate applicable Best Management Practices at its <br />Reclaimed Chirrtney Rock Coal Mine to reduce or eliminate pollutants entering waters of <br />' the U.S. and the State of Colorado. <br />Best Management Practices, as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are <br />' those schedules of activities, prohibition of practices, maintenance procedures and other <br />management practices including treatment requirements, operating procedures and other <br />practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from <br />' raw material storage areas. <br />The following discussion gives the specific application of these practices at the Reclaimed <br />Chimney Rock Coal Mine by Kaiser Steel Resources and establishes these management <br />practices to control pollutants in stormwater discharges. The Chimney Rock Coal Mine site <br />was completely reclaimed in 1991, including removal of all buildings (all pre-fah or mobile), <br />temporary roads, and related facilities. The removal of these facilities and the ceasing of <br />operation represents a highly significant and effective form of stormwater management. <br />' Practices to control site runoff at the Reclaimed Chimney Rock Coal Mine have been <br />extensive and reflect the extent to which Kaiser Steel Resources has worked diligently to <br />' schedule activities, to prohibit practices, and to maintain procedures which restrict or prevent <br />pollutants in public waters. For example, four impoundments or sedimentation ponds (002, <br />003, 004 and 005), interceptor ditches, and terraces are maintained to control runoff. <br />' Kaiser Steel Resources has also instituted an annual rill and gully inspection program for the <br />reclaimed mine site. It is conducted in June to determine if erosion techniques are <br />successful. If gullies or rills requiring repair are identified, Kaiser Steel Resources will <br />implement appropriate actions to control further erosion of the site. <br />' No sludge or waste disposal occurs at the Reclaimed Chimney Rock Coal Mine as a Best <br />Management Practice. In addition, raw materials are not stored at the site, avoiding <br />drainage from raw material storage areas and no hazardous materials are stored there. <br />1 <br />~ ~~® <br /> <br />