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Short Circuiting All ponds have been designed with inlets and outlets as far apart as design would allow. The three Refuse Disposal Area ponds shown on Map 77, however, have not provided sufficient distance between inflow and outflow points to pre- vent short circuiting. Each pond will exhibit the effects of short circuiting from at least one of its inflow ditches. This observation was made using a L:We ratio, where L=Length from inflow to outflow, and We=Effective length cal- culated from surface area of the reservoiralength. This ratio should not be less than 2.0. The Refuse Disposal area ponds did not meet this criteria. In order to forestall short-circuiting effects, the applicant must provide baf- fling for each of the Refuse Disposal area ponds (See "Stipulations" in this section of the TEA). Effluent Limitations ~ ~ On page II C-65 of the permit application, the applicant states that "a sampl- ing crest gage will be installed at the outflow of each sediment pond and will be checked monthly". Each sample will be analyzed according to information presented in Table II. C-8 of the permit application. In addition to the proposed monitoring program, all discharges will be monitor- ed in accordance with the anticipated NPDES permit requirements. Emergency Spillway The ponds and primary spillways are designed to pass the 10 year-24 hour run- off event without outflow through the emergency spillway. One foot of free- board has been provided between the riser crest and emergency spillway. Calcu- lations in Illustration 6 and drawings on Map,80 of the R4 pond are not con- sistent when giving the emergency crest elevation. It was assumed that the crest was to be set at elevation 5,507 feet, M.S.L. and the top of the embank- ment at 5,510 feet, M.S.L. in order that proper freeboard requirements are ob- served. The Refuse Disposal Area ponds, which do not have embankments in ex- cess of ten feet in height, have emergency spillways designed to safely pass 21