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<br /> <br />Assessment of Impact: <br />(Cont.) <br />In the past several years the main problem associated with the min <br />operation has been impact onthe~Middle Fork of the South Platte fi <br />On two occasions Columbia Reservoir, storage right for the operati <br />near completely drained taking approximately 1000 planted rainbows <br />Columbia ditch through the processing plant. On several other ins <br />the settling ponds broke and discharged a high sediment load into <br />Fork. This not only results in a fish loss immediately below the <br />destroys the fish habitat, namely the destruction of smaller plant <br />animal life which provide forage for the fish. <br />Its apparent from observations this past week that the mine hasn't <br />steps to remedy these potential reoccurances. <br />These recommendations are the same that were provided for Miles Whi <br />placer file No. 82-152. <br />eries. <br />was <br />own the <br />~.~~„ <br />e Middle <br />eak but <br />any <br />- Alma <br />