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�XK�r3I (� <br /> • -I1- <br /> NOV C-84-087 <br /> Mid-Continent Resources, Inc. <br /> I. FINDING OF VIOLATION <br /> During the May, 1984 inspection, Jim Herron, of the Mined Land <br /> Reclamation Division, observed that topsoil which had been stockpiled <br /> during construction of an exploration pad had not been salvaged. The <br /> topsoil had been placed along the edge of the wash plant slurry pond. <br /> Also, it was observed that topsoil removed during construction of a <br /> drainage ditch south of the warehouse was not picked up and transported <br /> to an approved topsoil stockpile. These two observations are the basis <br /> upon which NOV C-84-087 was issued. <br /> Although trace amounts of topsoil were spilled onto the banks of the <br /> slurry pond, it is not clear that such spillage could have been avoided <br /> even if topsoil salvage would have occurred immediately after the drill <br /> rig departed. There is no evidence that the operator did not intend to <br /> salvage this topsoil material . No appreciable amount of topsoil was <br /> lost at this site. <br /> The operator claimed that the material which was stockpiled adjacent to <br /> the drainage ditch was also scheduled for removal and stockpiling in an <br /> approved location. Since no information to the contrary, was <br /> presented, and no topsoil was contaminated or lost during salvage <br /> operations, there is considerable doubt as to whether a violation <br /> occurred here, either. <br /> Based on oral testimony, slides, and photographs presented by the <br /> Division and the operator, the Director vacates NOV C-84-087. <br />