1999-06-10_REPORT - M1977378 (2)

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BITE RECLAMATION ACTIVITY APRIL 1998 TO MARCH 1999 Reclamation activity during the 1998 reporting year (April 1998 to March 1999) consisted of site cleaning, maintenance of vegetated areas, upgrading of the Mayflower Mill and Tailings Pond No. l upland runoff diversions and implementation of the Consent Decree projects negotiated with CDPHE to provide a mechanism for release from discharge permits which would then allow final site reclamation to proceed. In the following sections of this report, environmental activity during the 1998 reporting year and planned environmental activity for the 1999 reporting year is discussed on a site by site basis. A summary of acreage permitted, disturbed, and undergoing reclamation is presented in Table A (page 2) . AMERICAN TUNNEL PORTAL AREA - Plate No. 1 During the 1998 reporting year, no additional acreage was disturbed or reclaimed. Reclamation and environmental activity during 1998 consisted of; 1) general site cleaning. Solid waste was disposed of via the local landfill operator (ie wood, paper etc. ) and steel was stockpiled for eventual recycling through a metal scrap dealer. 2) maintenance of stormwater runoff controls. 3) treatment of water discharge from the portal along with diverted Cement Creek water according to the CDPS Permit for this site and the related Consent Decree agreement with CDPHE. Treatment included periodic cleaning of the settling ponds with a mudcat dredge and tanker trucks. The material removed was hauled to the Mayflower Mill-Tailings Pond No. 4. There were no discharge permit parameter violations during the 1998 reporting year. 4) monitoring and maintenance of vegetated areas. Activities planned for 1999 are; 1) annual site cleanup. 2) maintenance and possibly improvement of stormwater drainage controls.