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COFd2ECTIVE ACTION PLAID <br />SNYDER QIWRRV <br />ROCK SPILLPr~ FROM PI-WSE 1 <br />INTROpUCTICiV: Near the end of the'3une hearing on the northwest corer amendment <br />for the Snyder Qearry, mention was made by the public of a possible spillage of rock <br />into the drainage which extends from the quarry area into Williams Canyon. The <br />public mentioned a figure of 4 tons of rock located rn Cave of the Winds property <br />which is adjacent to the Castle Caxrete Company property. <br />On June 27, 1989, an investigation was initiated to determine c.Aiether any rock <br />had been spilled that far into the canyon. It was known that some spillage had <br />occurred, but until the investigation was conducted it was believed the spillage was <br />virtually all within the mining limit boundary of Phase 1. Any rock Located further <br />down the west facing slope below the Phase 1 area had not been notice~~. It was <br />quite difficult to believe that much large rock had been spilled. Spillage of rock <br />is costly in lost resource which could be crushed and sold as product. For an <br />employee to take an action which costs the company a significant amount of lost <br />revenue is very serious. Thus even suspecting an employee would spoil a large <br />arna-uit of rock was difficult to believe. I-bwever, thinking back to the past, it was <br />• recalled that about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago a dozer operator, who is no :longer with the <br />company, had been caught pushing rock contrary to directions. After +;his <br />recolection, it was considered a possibility that he might have pushed some large <br />rocks into the canyon. <br />INVESTIGATIQV BY CASTLE CQVCRETE: The permit and phase boundaries ware located on <br />a blue-line copy of a 1977 aerial photo. These boundaries (particularly the permit <br />boundary) were located in the field and photographs were taken, same of which are <br />included at the end of this report. The permit boundary photo locaticn was atop a <br />cliff to the west of Phase 1 and to the South of the drainage in quest;ion (see map). <br />It became apparent from the permit boundary location that the bottom of the <br />drainage was occupied by a number of very large rocks which appeared i;o be fairly <br />recent, as judged by their light color, hbst of these rocks were out<.>ide the permit <br />boundary a distance estimated to be a maximum of about 175 feet. It also appeared <br />that when these rocks rolled down the steep slope below Phase 1 same slope damages <br />• <br />CCJ~RECTI~E ACTION PLAN SNYDER ROCK SPILLS PACE L <br />