2000-08-23_INSPECTION - M1977378

• Permit No: M1977378
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Date: 8/23/2000
• Doc Name: Routine Insp of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• From: CDPHE-WQCD
• To: Sunnyside Gold Corp
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE. OF COLORADO
Bill Owens,Governor of coy
Jane E.Norton,Executive Director �� Qp
Dedicated to protecting and improving the health and environment of the people of Colorado He o
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Denver,Colorado 80246-1530 8100 Lowry Blvd. +1876
Phone[phone] Denver CO 80220-6928
Located in Glendale,Colorado [phone] Colorado Department
http://www.cdphe.scate.co.us of Public Healthand Environment
August 16, 2000
Sunnyside Gold Corporation
Attn: Lary Perino, Reclamation Manager
P.O. Box 177
Silverton, Colorado 81433
Re: Routine Inspection of Wastewater Treatment Facilities
for the Sunnyside Gold Mine -Terry Tunnel, CDPS Permit No. CO-0036056,
Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
Dear Mr. Perino:
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment- Water Quality Control Division
("WQCD") Durango District Office conducted a routine inspection of the wastewater treatment
facility ("WWTF") for the Sunnyside Gold Mine - Terry Tunnel on July 25, 2000. Enclosed is your
copy of that inspection report.
During the inspection, the following items were noted and need to be brought to your attention:
1. No deficiencies and no problems were noted during the inspection.
2. The hydraulic loading of mine drainage into the holding ponds during the time of
inspection was approximately 50 gallons per minute or 72,000 gallons per day. The
treatment process consists of; 2 holding ponds, and a pumping system which pumps
the accumulated mine drainage back through the Terry Tunnel Bulkhead into the Mine
Pool. No discharge of wastewater was occurring during the time of inspection.
3. The Effluent Discharge Point ("Outfall") for the Sunnyside Gold Mine-Terry Tunnel is
located at: Latitude 370 53.54 N and Longitude 1070 36.15 W, into Eureka Creek.
A formal response to this inspection letter is not required from the Sunnyside Gold Corporation.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. Should you have any questions, please contact me at
[phone], ext. #273.
Sincerely,
Greg�by . Brand, P.E.
District Engineer- Durango Field Office
Water Quality Control Division
cc: San Juan County Commissioners
Wally Erickson, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, Durango
Richard Bowman, WQCD-Grand Junction
Leslie Simpson, Compliance Monitoring, WQCD-Denver ®Printed on Recycled Paper