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3.0 Potential Pollutant Sou~/Material Inventor; Potential chemical pollutants expected to be stored on-site include temporary fuel tanks for equipment and generators, and small amounts of miscellaneous vehicle fluids for daily maintenance. No overhaul equipment maintenance will be performed on-site and no permanent fuel tanks will be located at the site. No waste fuel or oil will be stored at this site. Equipment and heavy machinery used for the extraction and hauling of the aggregate will be stored on site, probably neaz the office. This equipment could include, but not be limited to, a front-end loader, scraper, dozer, and two or more haul trucks. Employees will also have personal vehicles on site. Stockpiles of topsoil and overburden will be stored on the site in various locations to accommodate the mining activities. These stockpiles will have the potential for releasing sediments to the site. Ilaul routes within the site will be gravel, and will have the potential for releasing sediment to any stormwaters. No spills of significant quantities of any substance aze known to exist at this site. Good housekeeping practices will be used with equipment and materials at the site to prevent safety hazazds and accidents and to avoid unnecessary environmental impacts. 4 0 Best Management PracticesL jBMPs) for Stormwater Pollution Prevention 4.1 SWMP Administrator Scott Smith of Pathfinder Development, Inc., will be the SWMP Administrator. The site manager for the contracted mining company will be responsible for handling the day to day management of the SWMP at the site. The SWMP Administrator or the site manager may appoint other personnel to assist them as needed. 4.2 Materials Handling and Spill Prevention Temporary fuel tanks for the equipment and generators will be located out of direct traffic routes. They will be surrounded by earthen berths of sufficient size to contain the contents of a full tank should a leak or spill occur. The storage azea for the tanks will be lined, as these soils aze very porous. Fueling of equipment will be monitored at all times to help prevent accidental overfills or spills. Miscellaneous vehicle fluids for daily maintenance will be stored inside the office building, or other enclosed structure. Daily vehicle maintenance will occur at the pazking/storage location, which will be adjacent to the office building. Employee vehicles will also be pazked at an azea adjacent to the office building. All vehicles will be monitored for leaks or spills. Any indication of such will be promptly investigated and controlled. No chemicals will be used for the processing operations.