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~ iii iiniiiiiiiiiiii SAN JUAN COUNTY RISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. PO BOR 154 SILVERTON, COLORADO 81433 Mr Tom Gillis, ,rG Reclamamtion Specialist ~L Division of Minerals & Geology S 1474 Main Avenue, Room 207 \ µh'H~ r4~ Durango, Colorado 81301 `~ ,~~~ Dear Tom: UEtVVER OFFICE Received •JAN 2 5 1996 Durango Fiek7 Office Drvi~io~n of Minerals 8 Geolop~r This letter is to address health and safety issues raised in your recent inspection report on the Mayflower Mill. In general terms, upon acquiring ownership of the Mayflower Mill and associated properties, the San Juan County Historical Society Inc will assume responsibility for all normal he:;lth and safety issues on the property. The Society will be activelX managing, maintaining, and operating these properties on a continuing basis as a responsible party. The following addresses the specific health and safety concerns contained in your Inspection Report dated 11!17/95: 1. Rodent Droppings: The Society plans to clean the main mill building prior to opening to the public. This will be bx sweeping, and washing down with water. Waste water will go into sumps and the stormwater pond and evaporated. Openings where animals can get access to the structures will be closed. Rodent control measures (such as traps or poison) will be placed inside i:he structures. 2. Potential Physical Safety Ra2ards: The mill met Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) standards at the time it ceased operating. Upon conversion to use bx the Society, other safety standards such as OSHA may come into effect, as well as access standards such as ADA. San Juan County has in effect the Uniform Building code which will also regulate certain engineering and design requirements for commercial use and occupancy, including museum buildings. Thus the facilities will not become "unregulated" from a health and safety standpoint at the time of release by the DMG. The Society will be reviewing site specific physical safet~r hazards as it develops detailed museum operating plans fort the propert~r. Clearly not all areas of the plant will be open to the public and a phased approach will probably be taken. Areas not intended to be accessed by the public will be equipged with physical barriers to positively prevent egress.