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idismantled and demolished. <br /> Major components and facilities at Climax include the open pit and underground mine, waste <br /> rock dumps (McNulty, E-Dump, and OP dump), crusher and mill complex, process water <br /> (Robinson Reservoir; aka: Robinson Lake) and potable water reservoirs (Chalk Mountain <br /> Reservoir and Buffehrs Lake) and their circuits, and the tailing impoundments (Robinson, Ten <br /> Mile, Mayflower). Conversion of the oxide tailing impoundment area located just below the <br /> Robinson Reservoir to a fresh water storage reservoir for Vail Associates ski area was initiated <br /> 1994. This site has been renamed "Eagle Park Reservoir". Since the Climax Mine dates to 1917, <br /> many of these components or their predecessors are historic; pre-dating the Colorado Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Act by decades. Therefore, much of the engineering design information <br /> discussed in Section 6.4.19 of the Rules is moot. <br /> Detailed locations, descriptions, and map references of specific environmental protection <br /> facilities are found in Section 5.0 and in the attached appendices as referenced throughout. Figure <br /> 1 illustrates the locations of major components and facilities. <br /> Detailed physical and environmental descriptions of the site including location maps are found in <br /> the 1977 Climax Mining and Reclamation Permit ( Sections 3, 4, and 7) and the 1980 and 1989 <br /> amendments. <br /> 2.0 Other Agency Environmental Protection Measures <br /> 2.1 General Information <br /> The Climax Mine is regulated environmentally at various levels by the Colorado DMG, the <br /> Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, and the Colorado Water Quality Control Division. The <br /> latter two divisions are within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment <br /> (CDPHE). Other state and federal agencies which regulate or oversee activities at the Climax <br /> Mine are the Colorado State Engineer (dam stability and water rights), Colorado Department of <br /> Transportation, Colorado Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, Mine Safety <br /> and Health Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Army <br /> Corp of Engineers. Since all lands within the DMG permit areas are privately owned, there is no <br /> federal land management agency regulation of the site. Climax is surrounded by lands <br /> administered by the U.S. Forest Service. <br /> Specifics of environmental protection measures and monitoring as required by Rule 6.4.19 (3) are <br /> 4 <br />