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personnel in the case of pump failure. A back-up pump is situated at the station as well as a <br /> back-up generator set to run the seep/seep pump in case of power failure. <br /> 5.5.3 Ten Mile Creek Watershed <br /> Climax Water Treatment and Discharge S sv tem: Monitoring of the water treatment and <br /> discharge system at Climax is extensive and intensive. The CDPS Permit requires daily, weekly, <br /> monthly, and quarterly sampling and monitoring with reporting on a monthly basis. In addition, <br /> Climax has conducted WET tests on discharged waters. Detailed information regarding the types <br /> of monitoring, parameters, frequency, reporting requirements, methods and analyses is found in <br /> the CDPS Permit. Results of a recent WET test are included in Appendix L for reference. <br /> Groundwater monitoring as required in tl�e discharge permit is discussed in Section 6.0. <br /> In addition to the discharge permit, the lime station is a critical element of the treatment and <br /> discharge EPF. The lime station, discussed in detail in Section 5.3.1 and in Appendix I, is <br /> manned up to 24 hours per day during lime delivery and at peak runoff by a crew of 1 to 2. <br /> Designated Chemicals for Water Treatment: The two chemicals used in the water treatment <br /> process, slaked lime and sulfuric acid, are stored in steel silos and a 10,000 gallon tank <br /> • respectively. Since the lime silos will be located at the lime station when it becomes operational <br /> late in 1995, they will be monitored visually. The sulfuric acid tank is monitored visually. The <br /> telemetric alarm on the acid metering system will be discussed later in this section. <br /> Process Water Tanks: The integrity of the welded process water tanks is monitored visually. <br /> The location of these two tanks at the process facility is conducive to visual observation. <br /> Designated Chemicals for Concentrate Production: Monitoring of the integrity of the <br /> designated chemical EPFs is a standard operating procedure at the Climax Mine during periods of <br /> operation when chemicals are maintained at the site. Each storage facility is visually checked by <br /> mill personnel. Leaks, spills, or any other accidental or unauthorized releases are immediately <br /> reported as described in the SPCC/MCP. <br /> ETDL: The ETDL is regularly checked both during periods of operation and during periods of <br /> inactivity. While the ETDL transports tailing from the mill to the tailing impoundments, it also <br /> is an important link in the water treatment system at Climax. <br /> Robinson Tailing Impoundment and No. I Dam: Monitoring of No. 1 Dam was discussed in <br /> Section 5.4.2. The Robinson tailing impoundment is monitored visually by Climax personnel. <br /> • As with all the tailing impoundments, its location, size, and function allow for extensive <br /> observations. <br /> 34 <br />