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Susan Mowry Tom Schreiner Page 4 May 16, 1986 Outfall 009 (Bear Pond) pH 7.81 Conductivity 2600 umhos/em Iron (total) 1.46 mg/1 Total Suspended Solids 17.0 mg/1 Oil and Grease No visible sheen The Bear Pond discharges were within the requirements of NPDES permit limitations end therefore no environmental damage occurred by overflow of the pond. UTL Conveyor Bent A coal spill had occurred at the Unit Train Loadout take-up tower during the washing of Silo No. 1 on May 2, 1986. The coal spill was not large (estimated less than 5 cubic yards of material). It did, however, reach the top of the containment berm around the conveyor bent on the North side adjacent to the river bank for a distance of approximately 5 to 7 feet. Avery small amount of coal rolled down the outside of the berm. The operator had placed loose straw on the river bank and a straw bale barrier at the bottom of the river bank and directly adjacent to the river previous to the coal spill to protect the river from any coal or coal fines being carried to the river from surface runoff in the immedi^te area. There was no evidence of any surface runoff leaving the area around the conveyor bent. The coal spilled was moist, but not wet enough to cause any kind of runoff. The coal spill was very minor in nature and was scheduled to be cleaned up. The operator had taken precautions to protect against windblown coal fines end materiel dropping from the belt take-up es well as .surface runoff from the north face of the berm and river bank from entering the river by placing a straw barrier along the river and loose straw on the bank. WECC feels very strongly that no environmental damage was done and that no violation of protection of the hydrologic balance did occur. NOV C-086-043 (Doter tracks on i11B-1 and FW-1Pond bank) The area from the MB-1 emergency spillway to the equipment building had been used to drive dozers coming from the WECC shop area and above. WECC surface operators estimated that around six to eight trips have been made by this route. This route was used to prevent having to load dozers onto the lowboy and truck them to the equipment building.