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The site access point has been paved from Alleghney Drive to the office location. All other roads <br />inside the site are watered daily, to help prevent fugitive dust, and reduce the amount of dirt and <br />materials carried onto Allegheny Road. This measure will be repeated as often as is needed, <br />through the life of the mine and will continue until reclamation has been completed. <br />Personal and office trash generated at this site is collected in one central area and periodically <br />removed from the site by a designated trash collecting company. The perimeter of the site is <br />inspected daily, and any trash noticed during this inspection is collected and placed with the other <br />trash for proper disposal. <br />Used or spent hydraulic fluids, motor coolants and lubricants are stored on site in marked barrels <br />or drums only long enough to make pick-up and disposal cost effective. These used liquids are <br />stored near the new liquids on pallets, and surrounded on the downhill side by berms. This area is <br />visually inspected weekly for signs of leaks or spills, and any contamination cleaned up promptly. <br />Waste fuels are not stored on site. <br />Stockpiles of topsoil and overburden are located at various places around the site for ease of <br />reclamation work. These stockpiles are disturbed often as reclamation work generally proceeds <br />concurrently with mining. Any stockpiles of topsoil or overburden that are kept longer than one <br />year, undisturbed, will be seeded with a fast growing cover plant to help prevent erosion from <br />wind and stormwater. Erosion control ditches will be cut around the base of these stockpiles to <br />help prevent excess sediment runoff from storm events. <br />Raw material and final product stockpiles are kept in the central portion of the Quarry. These <br />stockpiles are disturbed often and the area observed on an on-going daily basis for signs of <br />erosion. Any potential problems are addressed immediately to prevent storm~vater degradation. <br />5.3 Preventative Maintenance <br />Preventative maintenance for the vehicles located on site will occur on a daily basis. All vehicles <br />will be checked for signs of leaks or other potential problems. Any problems identified will be <br />corrected immediately. <br />The entire site will receive a comprehensive inspection on a minimum six (6) month basis to insure <br />that all Best Management Practices (Bh1Ps) are functioning well and any off-site discharges have <br />the best water quality obtainable from good management practices. Visual inspections of all the <br />BMPs will occur after each significant rainfall event. Any problems noted will be corrected <br />immediately. <br />Settling ponds will be monitored regularly and cleaned out as needed to maintain the quality of the <br />discharge to the intermittent stream that flows into Douglas Creek. <br />4 <br />