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III IIIIII'IIIIII'II <br /> 999 <br /> 2ndDRAFT <br /> Colorado Department of Natural Resources - Division of Minerals and Geology <br /> Climax Molybdenum Company—Climax Mine <br /> Resolution of Findings and Conditions for Eagle Park Reservoir Water Delivery <br /> Climax Mine, Permit No. M-77-493, Reduction of Warranty/Surety Reduction —SR-002 <br /> Introduction <br /> On June 8, 1998, representatives of the Climax Molybdenum Company (Climax), the <br /> Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG), and the Colorado Water Quality Control <br /> Division (WQCD) met to discuss the pending delivery of water from Eagle Park Reservoir to <br /> the East Fork of the Eagle River. In attendance at the meeting were Phil Hegeman, Don <br /> Holmer and Dennis Anderson of the WQCD, Allen Sorenson of DMG, Bryce Romig <br /> representing Climax, and Patricia Nelson, consultant to Climax from CH2MHill. The crux of <br /> the discussion aimed at finding meaningful targets and criteria to evaluate long-term water <br /> quality protections in the East Fork of the Eagle River during delivery of water from Eagle <br /> Park Reservoir. <br /> Eagle Park Reservoir is located at the Climax Molybdenum Company's Climax Mine located <br /> on Fremont Pass, Climax, Colorado. Climax, under a Colorado Division of Minerals and <br /> Geology reclamation permit, has worked with the DMG during a model reclamation project <br /> at the reservoir. Initiated in 1993, the project saw the removal of approximately 1.2 million <br /> cubic yards of oxide tailing material from the former 4-Dam Oxide Tailing Impoundment <br /> toward conversion of the tailing pond into a fresh water storage facility. The reservoir will be <br /> used in an exercise of water rights for delivery of water to users in the Eagle River basin. <br /> While current water quality shows that standards the Eagle River have been achieved <br /> through the reclamation effort, all parties concur that a desired long-term objective for the <br /> project is assurance that water delivery to the East Fork of the Eagle River from Eagle Park <br /> Reservoir will be protective of down-stream beneficial water use. This document is intended <br /> to provide the framework under which this assurance can be demonstrated to obtain final <br /> release v✓trjl'., P�rtA&Wt � (? t , I M-'77- e/° ? r( v <br /> Relevant Agreements of the Attendinq Parties <br /> The following items were agreed upon during the discussion: <br /> • The mutual objective under conditional approval and ultimate acceptance of the <br /> Application for Warranty Reduction is to ensure that post-mining beneficial land use is <br /> subject--to_an evaluation that demonstrates compliance with water quality standards <br /> _,(CRS Rule-§3.1_6).,and long-term success to Climax and Agency stakeholders. <br /> • Water Quality in Eagle Park Reservoir currently meets all standards under the use <br /> classifications and designations for waters in Segment 3 of the Eagle River. <br />