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Emergency Response and Control Plan <br />CM -25 Mine <br />Section 1: History of Spills <br />There have been no spills at this facility <br />Section 2: Emergency Response Procedures <br />A. Spill Definition: For the purpose of this procedure a spill is defined as the <br />unintentional release of a material in use, process, or storage at the CM -25 Mine <br />that may result in a significant adverse impact on the environment. <br />The materials used, processed or stored at the mine site that may have an adverse <br />impact to the environment have been identified and listed in Section 5 — List of <br />Materials Representing a Spill Threat to the Environment. <br />B. Internal Notification: If it is believed by an employee that a spill has occurred, or <br />is about to occur, the mine foreman should be notified. The mine foreman should <br />be provided with the following information: <br />a. The location and nature of the incident <br />b. The type of material <br />c. The quantity of material released <br />The mine foreman will be responsible for notifying the Safety Director and the <br />Environmental Coordinator of the situation. The Environmental Coordinator will <br />determine whether any spill includes hazardous material in reportable quantities. <br />Any spill over 25 gallons or an amount that reaches waters of the United States <br />will be reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. <br />If it is determined that the incident is a spill, the mine foreman will gather <br />assistance, as necessary, to help with the containment phase. <br />C. Containment: Efforts will be taken to terminate any ongoing release of material, <br />and contain the spilled material through berming and/or absorption. <br />D. Sampling: Liquid and/or solid samples will be collected in the area affected by the <br />spill to determine the extent of the spill, and the clean -up required. <br />E. Clean -up: Clean -up will consist of containment and removal of the spilled <br />material, material containment by the spill, and any other debris resulting from the <br />spill. Following the clean -up the area affected by the spill will be restored to pre - <br />spill conditions. <br />ERCP -2 <br />