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~. `i ~.~'s v. ~ • i, • B&B Excavating, Inc. Fuel Containment Plan GENERAL INFORMATION: B&B Excavating, Inc. will maintain fuel storage tanks for No. 2 diesel fuel and gasoline on the land known as the Montgomery Pit. The fuel is used to supply a fleet of trucks, construction equipment used in the mining operation, Concrete and Asphalt Batch plant facil- ities operated by B&B Excavating, Inc. At no time is the fuel sold to outside parties. The total capacity of the storage tanks will be 50,000 gallons. The facility is approximately 500 feet South of the Eagle River. // 3I ~ qV~, r,er ~ D~~n~r SITE INFORMATION: The fuel containment facility will be a 4 foot thick berm that is 18 inches high, 50 feet wide , 100 feet long. This berm will be surrounded by gravel yard. Prior commencing fuel storage the tanks will be moved in and all lines will be laid, When this is complete the berm will be constructed using road base. The road base is being used because it is readily available. Once the berm is complete the fuel tanks will be filled and all tanks and lines will be checked for leaks. The capacity of the bermed area, including the tanks, will be approximately 56,000 gallons. This will supply more than enough capacity to contain any major spill, even if all holding tanks were to fail at once. The general slope of the area is north towards the Eagle River. However, the sand and gravel the would absorb any spills less than 1,000 gallons. Sufficient blotting material is available on site the to contain larger spills from reaching the river. The blotting material is sand that is produced by the mining operation surrounding fuel facilities. There will be no valves on the exterior of the berm, thus the need to secure them against accidental or deliberate openings is not necessary. For all of the possible spills related to the dispensing 1