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-. 12 July '95 DMG (Sorenson) Itr to COM, Inc. (Hartley) endorsing ten (10) COME technical points raised in the July 3 Itr noted above. 18 July '95 COM, lnc. (Hartley) Itr to DMG (Sorenson); adequacy review responses. These responses included responses to COME comments endorsed by DMG. Responses were generally satisfactory. 27 July '95 Formal public hearing; consideration of a petition to reverse a Board Order issued June 22, 1995. Result: Board temporized yet again, with sentiment expressed that any further violations would result in prompt revocation of permit and bond fort'eiture. 27 July '95 BC Land Use (G. Segrue) Itr to DMG (A. Sorenson) stating County position that there are post-operational uses for the Mill building; thus, no reclamation bonding for building removal is reyuired. 16 Aug. '95 COM, Inc. (G. Fraser) Itr to R. Mason mentioning Mill Storm Water Permit. 18 Aug. '95 Logged EPA report for trace metals analysis of Hazel A water; showed very high levels of both Lead (41 ug/L) and Molybdenum (38 ug/L). Not tested for Arsenic, Selenium, some other baddies. 22 Aug. '95 COM, Inc. (G. Fraser) Itr to MLRB (presented at the Aug. 24 MLRB meeting), stating in part. "1 took seriously the implication of one of your Board members that COM, Inc. appeared to be a small time operator acting negligently and causing difficulties for the legitimate operators with regulators. 1 want to make every effort to correct that impression. That is nut consistent with my style or my reputation in my industry." 24 Aug. '95 M. Steen memo to DMG (A. Sorenson) listing seven items needing correction at millsite. As of this date (October 9, 1995), one of these (diversion ditches) has been completed, three others (decant lines. Hazel A cleanup and pumpout, and trash and contaminated soil cleanup) have been partially completed, and three (pond liner damage, anchoring, and game fencing) have not been addressed. 26 Aug. '95 DMG site inspection at mill. Results detailed defects which must be corrected by stated dates. Our follow-up must include obtaining tech. specs on liner repair & verification that work has been done per spec.; critique of COM, Inc. response to rip-rap repair of stormwater drainage settling pond outlet (we believe use of inch-at~d-a-quarter gravel with no other retention is inadequate); verification that CDH requirements (see below) were met for trash cleanup and oiUsoil removal; Hazel A lined cotter dam and oumn-back system not in nlace as ~f this date (reyuired to be complete NLT 1 Oct. '95); obtain results of Hazel A slimes ("fault-gouge") analysis, due back by mid-Sept.