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Metal Mining SWMP Guidance Document <br /> Page 11 <br /> (The following two paragraphs are from Part I.D.5 of the permit.) <br /> a. Active Mining Operations. Qualified personnel identified by the operator shall make a thorough <br /> inspection of their stormwater management system, at least twice per year (in the spring and fall). <br /> Where semi-annual site inspections are shown in the plan to be impracticable because an <br /> employee is not stationed or does not routinely visit the site, inspections as required in this part <br /> shall be conducted at appropriate intervals specified in the plan, but never less than once in two <br /> years. These inspections must be documented and summarized in the Annual Report (see Part <br /> I.E.1 of the permit). <br /> 1) Disturbed areas and areas used for material storage that are exposed to precipitation shall be <br /> inspected for evidence of, or the potential for, pollutants entering the drainage system. Erosion <br /> and sediment control measures identified in the SWMP shall be observed to ensure that they are <br /> operating correctly. <br /> List the items to be inspected (manufacturing areas, fuel storage and transmission facilities, materials storage <br /> areas, structural BMPs, SPCC effectiveness, good housekeeping practices, etc.). Sites with limited industrial <br /> activity will have a correspondingly low level of inspection activity required. <br /> Only the areas at the mine which are covered by your SWMP (see discussion, Item 2 above) need to be <br /> inspected under this part. <br /> Keep in mind that the semi-annual comprehensive inspections will need to be summarized and reported in your <br /> Annual Report. <br /> 6. Consistency with Other Plans <br /> SWMPs may reflect requirements for Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC)plans <br /> under section 311 of the CWA, or Best Management Practices (BMPs)Programs otherwise required <br /> by a CDPS permit, and may incorporate any part of such plans into the SWMP by reference. The <br /> SWMP may rely upon information developed for other similar pollution control programs, including <br /> the Mined Land Reclamation Plan. Appropriate portions of these other plans maybe incorporated <br /> in the SWMP by reference, as long as a complete SWMP can be reproduced and submitted to the <br /> requesting agency within the time frame specified in the request. Those portions of the referenced <br /> documents must be included in the submittal. The SWMP must also be readily available to an on- <br /> site inspector. <br /> If the facility, or a portion of it, is already regulated through another program which requires such things as <br /> SPCC plans or good housekeeping measures, these can be included by reference. <br /> INACTIVE MINES including MINES SEEKING PERMIT TERNIINATION <br /> Many of the elements of a SWMP for an inactive mine are similar to those for an active mine, but on a reduced <br /> scale. See the previous sections for a discussion of these individual items. Item 5 below addresses specific <br /> SWMP requirements for mines seeking eventual permit termination through mine-waste remediation. <br />