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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: 144-9007-031 <br />INSPECTION DATE: 7-,41 in4 <br />INSPECTOR=S INITIALS: _ RK <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />The Division conducted a monitoring inspection of the site in response to a call received from area residents regarding a <br />possible discharge from the settling ponds. The site is a small 110 less than two acres maximum affected acres placer gold <br />processing operation located approximatelyl/2 mile north west of Cripple Creek. <br />Present during the inspection was Mr. Foster Scott the operator. The entire area was walked and inspected . All the ponds <br />were holding water but were not discharging at the time of the inspection. as reported in earlier inspection reports, Mr. <br />Scott has a valid storm water discharge permit from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. These ponds are <br />considered settling ponds and meet the criteria as best management practice. Because of their location within the dry <br />gulch. <br />According to Mr. Scott, no processing of any kind had taken place on site this season. Mr. Scott agreed to beef up a <br />portion of the lower pond berm above the small settling pond to give it additional detention time. Since it is within the dry <br />gulch and the area had received above average precipitation, the ponds are allowed to discharge under the approved <br />storm water permit because the water shed for the gulch cover hundreds of acres above the operation. <br />Permit boundary markers properly in place, and sign posted at the access to the property <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: MR FOSTER SCOTT <br />OPERATOR: THE TURQUOIS CONNECTION <br />STREET: gin PRAY AVE <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: rAKjnN cTTY, cni GRAD- 81917 <br />cc: F CE <br />F BL <br />F FS <br />F HW <br />t HMWMD (CH) <br />F SE <br />F WQCD (CH) <br />F OTHER