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The No. 2 Dam, previously discussed and required for <br /> the Robinson Tailing Pond impoundment, is situated within the <br /> r <br /> Tenmile drainage . The No. 3 Dam, located downstream of the No. <br /> 2 Dam and in the Tenmile drainage, impounds the Tenmile Tailing <br /> Pond . The upper reaches of this pond adjoins the downstream <br /> face of No. 2 Dam. The new Mayflower Tailing Pond, retained by <br /> No. 5 Dam, has been activated for tailing deposition. The No. <br /> 5 Dam is located downstream of the No. 3 Dam and is also in the <br /> Tenmile drainage. At a future date , the upper reaches of this <br /> pond will adjoin the downstream face of No. 3 Dam. Seepage <br /> from tailings dams is controlled through retention and return <br /> pumping . <br /> Interceptor Canals -- Tenmile Drainage <br /> Runoff water which otherwise would reach the <br /> Robinson, Tenmile, and Mayflower tailing ponds is controlled by <br /> the East and West Interceptor. Canal System. These canals <br /> permit the bypassing of interceptable runoff water arund the <br /> tailing ponds and into Tenmile Creek below the Climax <br /> operations . This canal system will be extended northward to <br /> accommodate the proposed spill prevention dam. <br /> Water Storage -- Tenmile Drainage <br /> Clinton Gulch Reservoir is used to store water and to <br /> provide flood protection for the tailing areas. It has a <br /> decreed capacity of 4 , 250 acre-feet and has a surface area of <br /> 95 acres . <br /> Buffehr Reservoir is used to store water which is <br /> pumped to the Climax water filtration and distribution system. <br /> It has a decreed capacity of approximately 103 acre-feet and a <br /> surface area of 9 acres. <br /> 8 . 7 WATER QUALITY CONTROL <br /> Climax manages all waters originating within and <br /> flowing onto its property under the terms and conditions of its <br /> water rights decrees and NPDES permits. There is no discharge <br /> 1 <br /> 8-5 <br />