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Environmental Protection Plan, Schwartzwalder Mine 1 <br />10 TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />1. INTRODUCTION .................... ............................................................................................................. 1-1 <br />(a) Mine History ...................................................................................................................... 1-1 <br />(b) Mine Layout ....................................................................................................................... 1-2 <br />2. MAPS .................................................................................................................................................... 2-1 <br />(a) General Location and Access .............................................................................................2-1 <br />(b) Locations of Chemicals and Facilities ............................................................................... 2-1 <br />3. OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES AND MONITORING .......................... 3-1 <br />4. OTHER PERMITS AND LICENSES ................................................................................................... 4-1 <br />(a) Colorado Mining Permit #M-1977-300 ............................................................................. 4-1 <br />(b) Colorado Discharge Permit #CO-0001244 ........................................................................ 4-1 <br />(c) Radioactive Materials License number CO-369-03S .........................................................4-1 <br />(d) Radioactive Materials License number CO-369-06 ........................................................... 4-1 <br />(e) Air Quality Permits ............................................................................................................ 4-2 <br />(f) Storm Water Discharge Permit .......................................................................................... 4-2 <br />(g) Well Permit ........................................................................................................................ 4-2 <br />• 5. DESIGNATED CHEMICALS EVALUATION ...................................................................................5-1 <br />6. DESIGNATED CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS HANDLING ....................................................... 6-1 <br />7. FACILITIES EVALUATION ............................................................................................................... 7-1 <br />(a) Water Treatment Plant ...................................................................................................... . 7-1 <br />(b) Waste Rock Piles ................................................................................................................ 7-2 <br />(c) Alluvium and Fill Material ...:............................................................................................. 7-2 <br />(d) Flooded Underground Workings ........................................................................................ 7-2 <br />8. GROUNDWATER INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 8-1 <br />(a) Inventory of Water Courses, Wells, Springs, Reservoirs, and Ditches .............................. 8-1 <br /> (i) Streams and Reservoirs ................................................................................................ 8-4 <br /> (i).1 Ralston Creek ........................................................................................... 8-4 <br /> (i).2 Ralston Reservoir ..................................................................................... 8-5 <br /> (ii) Ditches and Ponds ...................................................................................................... .. 8-6 <br /> (iii) Monitoring Wells ......................................................................................................... 8-7 <br /> (iv) Water Supply Wells ................................................................................................... 8-10 <br /> (v) Seeps and Springs ...................................................................................................... 8-10 <br />(b) Identification of Aquifers Within Two Miles ................................................................... 8-11 <br /> (i) Ralston Creek Alluvium ............................................................................................ 8-12 <br /> (i).1 Thickness and Extent of the Alluvium ................................................... 8-12 <br /> (i).2 Alluvial Permeability Tests .................................................................... 8-12 <br />4109C.100731 Whetstone Associates