2008-07-11_REPORT - m1983194

• Permit No: m1983194
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 7/11/2008
• Doc Name: Annual Report
• From: Natural Soda
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction and Project Summary 2
2.0 Description of Project Area 2
2.1 Location and Regional Setting 2
2.2 Leasehold Status 3
3.0 Project Status 3
3.1 2007 Project Activities 3
3.1.2 Items of Significance 3
3.1.2 Cavity Production 4
3.1.3 2007 Monthly Production Tons Summary 4
3.1.4 Regulatory Review 4
3.2 Proposed 2008 Activities and Schedule 5
3.2.1 Processing 5
3.2.2 Well field 5
4.0 2007 Project Activities 5
4.1 On-Site Facilities and Process Description 5
4.1.1 General Arrangement 5
4.1.2 Lab Operation / Sanitation/ ISO 5
4.1.3 Process, Utilities, Facilities 5
4.1.4 Wells Associated With the NSI Project 5
4.1.5 Other Activities 6
4.2 New Findings or Developments 6
4.3 2007 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 9
5.1.4 Process Ponds 13
6.0 Land Disturbance and Reclamation 14
6.1 Summary of 2007 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 14
6.3.4 Vegetation Monitoring Results for 2007 15
6.4 Deer Road Kill Study 26
6.5 Raptor Survey 26
6.6 Other Observations 26
6.7 Waste Disposal 26
2007 Annual Report