HYDRO29994

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 1/24/1996
• Doc Name: 4TH QUARTER 1996 INSPECTIONS
• From: NEW HORIZON MINE
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: SEDIMENT POND INSPECTIONS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

PERIODIC
D~,TER, SIDII~Tr, OR SLURRY
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Inspectors Name : ~o ~ Date : $ ~ -~ ,. Q (,
NPDES ID. No.:CO-0000213 003 Date Last Inspected: ~ - Z,(.q ~
Facility Configuration:Side Hill Pond
Site Name: Imooundment #003 Location:47N16W36BC
Mine Name: New Horizon Mine Location:2 mi.NW of Nucla, CO.
Mine ID No.:
Owners Rep.: R. L. Wade, Mine Manager
CIRCLE OR WRITE IN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
1. Foundation Preparation (removal of vegetation, stunq~s., topsoil) Ye No N/A
2. Lift thickness (inches)
3. Conq~action according to approved plan es No N/A
9. Burning (specify extend and location) Yes No N/A
5. Angle of slope: 3:1 upstream, 3:1 downstream
6. Seepage (specify location, color, and approx. volume)
a.) Fran underdrain pipes: Yes No
b.) At isolated points on embankment slopes: Yes ~ N/A
c) At natural hillside: Yes Q° N/A
d) Over widespread areas Yes @ N/A
e) Fran downstream foundation area Yes o N/A
f) "Boils" beneath scream or ponded water Yes o N/A
7. Cracks or scarps on crest Yes ® N/A
8. Cracks or scraps on slope Yes ® N/A
9. Sloughing or bulging on slope Yes ® N/A
10. Major erosion problems Yes ~ N/A
11. Surface movements in valley bottom or on hillside Yes ~ N/A
12. Erosion of tce Yes ~ N/A
13. Water i~ounded against tce Yes ~ ® N/A
14. Existing embankment freeboard (feet) ~ Feet
15. Cracks, bulging, or erosion on upstream face Yes ~ N/A
16. Visible surt¢>s or sinkholes in slurry surface Yes ~. N/A
17. Clogging
a) Spillway channels and pipes Yes No
b) Decant system Yes No ~.
c) Diversion Ditches Yes No
18. Cracking or crushing of pipes
a) Spillway pipes Yes No
b) Decant system Yes No

19.
Trash racks clear and in place
Yes
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