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Environmental Consultant Thu Jun 18 1992 5:97 pm <br />Summary: The Eagle Mi~in Colorado is a Superfund site ~re <br />water quality }ias actually worsened since remedial activities <br />commenced. Silver, lead and gold mining and processing operations <br />have contaminated the Eagle River, local groundwater and soils <br />For over a century. I am responsible for providing technical <br />assistance to EREBA in the review, analysis and monitoring of <br />remediation activities at the site, especially those concerning <br />groundwater and surface water quality and contamination from <br />tailings, waste rock and processing materials. <br />Policy Evaluation of Hard-Rock Mining tssues <br />Jab: Evaluation of State Regulation of Mining Waste <br />Client: Environmental Law Institute and Environmental Defense <br />Fund, funded by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection <br />Agency <br />Contact: James McElfish, Environmental Law Institute <br />Summary: Phase one of this research program, conducted by <br />Environmental Law Institute staff, examines the state of the art <br />of existing mining waste regulation in ten states: Arizona, <br />California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Mevada, <br />South Carolina and South Dakota. Issues covered in this p}~ase <br />include: scope of the regulatory program; relevant state <br />agencies, laws and regulations; state permits required; design <br />and performance standards; closure and reclamation; corrective <br />action; monitoring requirements; funding; inspection and <br />enforcement requirements; waste characterization requirements; <br />public participation requirements: pollution prevention <br />requirements, and localicounty requirements. Phase two is a more <br />in-depth study of five states: Mevada, Colorado, Rrizona, <br />California, and South Carolina. The review team consists of <br />representatives from the mining industry, the states, federal <br />agencies and the environmental community. I am one of two <br />representatives from the environmental community. ?he review <br />team is responsible For evaluation the accuracy, completeness and <br />value of the reports on each state and for providing information <br />t}iat improves the quality of the research program. <br />Job: Environmental delegate to the U.S. EPA Mine Waste Policy <br />Dialogue Committee <br />Client: Environmental Defense Fund; funded by the U.S. EPR and <br />the Fund for Mediation Services, and mediated by the Keystone <br />Center <br />Page 9 of 11 <br />Contact: John Ehrmann, Keystone Center <br />