2007-02-05_REPORT - M1983194

• Permit No: M1983194
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 2/5/2007
• Doc Name: Annual Fee/Report/Map
• From: Natural Soda, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Fee / Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction and Project Summary 1
2.0 Description of Project Area I
2.1 Location and Regional Setting 1
2.2 Leasehold Status 2
3.0 Project Status 2
3.1 2006 Project Activities 2
3.1.1 Items of Significance 2
3.1.2 Cavity Production 3
3.1.3 2006 Monthly Production Tons Summary 3
3.1.4 Regulatory Review 3
3.2 Proposed 2007 Activities and Schedule 4
3.2.1 Processing 4
3.2.2 Well field 4
4.0 2006 Project Activities 4
4.1 On-Site Facilities and Process Description 4
4.1.1 General Arrangement 4
4.1.2 Lab Operation /Sanitation/ ISO 4
4.1.3 Process, Utilities, Facilities 4
4.1.4 Wells Associated With the NSI Project 5
4.1.5 Other Acfivities 5
4.2 New Findings or Developments 6
4.3 2006 Operation Results 6
4.4 Geotechnical Program 8
5.0 Environmental Monitoring and Protection 8
5.1 Hydrology Monitoring 8
5.1.1 Introduction 8
5.1.2 Stream Gauging Stations 8
5.1.3 Monitoring Wells 11
5.1.4 Process Ponds 14
6.0 Land Disturbance and Reclamation 14
6.1 Summary of 2006 Disturbance 14
6.2 Regulatory Compliance 14
6.3 Reclamation Activity 14
6.3.1 Seeding 14
6.3.2 Reclamation Fencing 14
6.3.3 Precipitation 15
6.3.4 Evaluation Report 15
6.4 Deer Road Kill Study 18
6.5 Raptor Survey 18
6.6 Other Observations 18
6.6 Waste Disposal 18
2007 Annual Report