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who elected to place this dump or waste rock disposal site right in the bottom of Deadman Gulch. The current operation is placing all mine waste currently being excavated on the north side of the dump and away from the drainage. No part of this dump area is paved. The generator and compressor are portable and no buildings are shown in that if any are established they will be portable. The generator and compressor are serviced where they sit while mobile equipment is serviced at the berm just below the diesel tank. This tank is not used in that fuel and lubricants are brought on site by a service vehicle. There is lubricant storage next to the diesel tank. DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL POLLUTANT SOURCES/MATERIAL INVENTORY a.) Inventory and Description of Significant Materials - On both the 3 and 6 Levels the only potential pollutants involved are petroleum products and explosives primarily made up of ferti- lizers plus petroleum products (ammonium nitrate and fuel oil or diesel). The latter are almost never a problem because of the packaging in which they are transported, waxed or oiled gaper bags reinforced by encasement in burlap bags. Bursting in ordinary or even severe handling almost never occurs. Bags are not opened until the explosives are underground where the contents will be used. The petroleum products are used in the generators, compres- sors, and powered vehicles for use either underground or on sur- face or both. Refueling will take place wherever a service ve- hicle can get to equpment which, in the case of generators or compressors, will be wherever they are situated and, for mobile equipment, will be wherever is handy. The mine dump is made up of mined waste rock which is essentially benign except for the clay content which can create dust or sediment. It is normally hygroscopic enough that little dust is created but runoff (again, not noted) can transport it as sediment. There are no other po- tentially hazardous materials known to be deposited in these dumps but waste rock can contain small amounts of sulfide minerals which, over a period of time, can oxidize creating water soluble metallic compounds. b.) Significant Spills or Leaks of Toxic or Hazardous Pol- lutants - There have been none on these sites to the best know- ledge of any parties conversant with this property. c.) stormwater Discharges With Pollutant Potential - There have been no observed discharges except for the flow across the dump from the Deadman Gulch and side drainage Spring runoff flows. d.) Summary of Discharge Sampling Data - No stormwater run- off has been observed so no sampling has been done. STORMWATER QUALITY CONTROLS a.) SWMP Administrator - The General Manager will be the SY7MP administrator assisted by whoever the mine foreman or super- intendent may be. b.) Risk Identification and Assessment - The ore and waste rock loading and unloading operations are continually ongoing at a mining site. The materials being handled are ordinarily damp enough that dust is not a common problem. Heavy stormwater (3.)