2011-03-31_REVISION - M1977493 (3)

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CLIMAX PRE-HEARING STATEMENT AM-06 APPLICATION, PERMIT NO. M-1977-493 MARCH 31, 2011 reservoirs. The Division has certified these facilities as EPFs and routinely inspects them.23 The facilities in place are the result of systematic improvements to the water handling system over the years, resulting in reductions in risk of impacted water. The next two sub-sections describe the environmental protections in place at Climax that protect Eagle Park and Clinton Gulch Reservoirs. 1. Eagle River Valley Multiple facilities are located in the Eagle River drainage that protect water quality in the drainage, including in Eagle Park Reservoir. Eagle Park Reservoir lies on the western edge of the Climax property. (Of course, Eagle Park Reservoir is no longer on Climax property; the land for the reservoir was sold to the Eagle Park Reservoir Company in the 1998 Purchase Agreement.24) The photograph from August 31, 1995, provided as Exhibit 85, depicts Eagle Park Reservoir (under reclamation) on the far left (east) of the picture. The Robinson Lake Reservoir (process water reservoir) is to the right (west) of Eagle Park Reservoir, and further to the right (west) beyond Robinson Lake Reservoir that is No. 1 Dam and the now-reclaimed Robinson Pond Tailings Storage Facility (TSF). Figures AM-06-T-01 and AM-06-T02 from the AM-06 application also provide illustrative figures of the Climax Water Management System, noting all pump stations and dams discussed below. 25 As discussed above and reflected in the record, over time Climax has worked to alter its water system to minimize risk of impacted water in the Eagle River Valley. These efforts continue via various outstanding TRs: the list of EPFs below only addresses environmental protections for the Eagle River Valley that are currently in place. There are no anticipated changes to these EPFs related to the AM-06 application. Moving from east to west, the EPFs for the Eagle River Drainage (and Eagle Park Reservoir) are: a. Robinson TSF and 1 Dam. The crest of 1 Dam forms the divide between the Eagle River and Tenmile Creek Basins. The Robinson TSF has been reclaimed and will not store tailings in the future. Waters that are tributary to Robinson TSF are detained within the TSF or flow down the Tenmile Creek basin through the new East Side Channel or 2 Dam Spillway; they do not reach the Eagle River basin. Mr. Maly may testify about details of Robinson TSF and 1 Dam. The following exhibits discuss a 1-Dam impoundment created within Robinson TSF and provide more detail about 1 Dam itself 23 See, e.g., Ex. 86, 9/08/03 Inspection report. 24 See Ex. 18. 25 See Ex. 1 at CM0000500-501. 9