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Bauer Tailings

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Loading capping material.<br />Date Taken: 1/13/2022<br />Category: 13 Jan 10-16<br />Latitude: 40.47000785<br />Longitude: -112.380582416667<br />Tags:

Hauling capping material into the North Zone.<br />Date Taken: 1/19/2022<br />Category: 14 Jan 17-23<br />Latitude: 40.4766994722222<br />Longitude: -112.373456777778<br />Tags: Story Mao

Capping in progress in the North Zone.<br />Date Taken: 1/19/2022<br />Category: 14 Jan 17-23<br />Latitude: 40.4763033055556<br />Longitude: -112.372142563889<br />Tags: Story Map

Capping in progress.<br />Date Taken: 1/12/2022<br />Category: 13 Jan 10-16<br />Latitude: 40.4716729444445<br />Longitude: -112.369389180556<br />Tags:

Show of progress from vantage point.<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2022<br />Category: 13 Jan 10-16<br />Latitude: 40.4662045<br />Longitude: -112.36506825<br />Tags:

Water ponded in tailings deposits following rainfall.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4714307138889<br />Longitude: -112.3636125<br />Tags:

View of tailings deposits facing northwest from atop the Stockton Bar.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4662023055556<br />Longitude: -112.364494138889<br />Tags:

View of western side of the tailings deposits from atop the Stockton Bar.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4661386944444<br />Longitude: -112.364635<br />Tags:

View of the eastern side of the tailings deposits from atop the Stockton Bar.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4661090555556<br />Longitude: -112.364603333333<br />Tags:

Tailings deposits facing northwest.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4698645638889<br />Longitude: -112.365645361111<br />Tags:

Tailings deposits facing southwest.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4698710722222<br />Longitude: -112.365646694444<br />Tags:

Tailings deposits facing north.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4697790555556<br />Longitude: -112.365646527778<br />Tags:

Tailings deposits from ground level facing northwest.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4718038888889<br />Longitude: -112.364133305556<br />Tags:

Tailings deposits from ground level facing southwest.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4717894722222<br />Longitude: -112.36415825<br />Tags:

Tailings deposits from ground level facing northwest.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4715922611111<br />Longitude: -112.364189416667<br />Tags:

Evidence of recreational activity at the Site.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4722367333333<br />Longitude: -112.363064305556<br />Tags:

Evidence of recreational activity at the Site.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4722983611111<br />Longitude: -112.363007361111<br />Tags:

Evidence of recreational off-road activity at the Site.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.47075775<br />Longitude: -112.364094916667<br />Tags:

Evidence of illegal dumping at the Site.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4707589722222<br />Longitude: -112.364101638889<br />Tags:

Remnants of former facility facing south.<br />Date Taken: 8/4/2021<br />Category: 01 Assessment<br />Latitude: 40.4722283694444<br />Longitude: -112.363123305556<br />Tags:

Loading capping material.

Hauling capping material into the North Zone.

Capping in progress in the North Zone.

Capping in progress.

Show of progress from vantage point.

Water ponded in tailings deposits following rainfall.

View of tailings deposits facing northwest from atop the Stockton Bar.

View of western side of the tailings deposits from atop the Stockton Bar.

View of the eastern side of the tailings deposits from atop the Stockton Bar.

Tailings deposits facing northwest.

Tailings deposits facing southwest.

Tailings deposits facing north.

Tailings deposits from ground level facing northwest.

Tailings deposits from ground level facing southwest.

Tailings deposits from ground level facing northwest.

Evidence of recreational activity at the Site.

Evidence of recreational activity at the Site.

Evidence of recreational off-road activity at the Site.

Evidence of illegal dumping at the Site.

Remnants of former facility facing south.

Remnants of former facility facing north.

Remnants of former facility facing south.

Remnants of former facility facing east.

Remnants of former facility facing southwest.

Unsafe remnants of former facility facing east.

Remnants of former facility facing west.

Remnants of former facility.

Road block berm removed for site access.

Road block berm removed for site access.

Road block berm being replaced following completion of work.

Road block berm being replaced following completion of work.

Roadblock berm at site entrance removed for access.

Replacing entrance roadblock berm.

Depth to which the excavator could reach on a test pit in the main tailings area.

Mine waste excavated from a test pit.

Excavating a test pit in tailings.

Excavating a test pit in tailings.

Refilling a test pit in the tailings.

Refilling a test pit in the tailings.

View to the NE, looking over main tailings area toward Mill.

View to the N, looking over main tailings area.

Test Pit 1

Test Pit 1 - Tailings-Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 1 - Removed material

Test Pit 2

Test Pit 2 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 3

Test Pit 3 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 4

Test Pit 4 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 5

Test Pit 5 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 6

Test Pit 6 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 7

Test Pit 7 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 8

Test Pit 8 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Test Pit 9

Test Pit 9 - Tailings/Native Soil Interface

Pre-work photo of berms in and around grids H08 and I08. Remnants of former mill site visible in background.

Beginning to remove an unsafe portion of the retaining wall along the main access road.

Grading work to remove tailings pond structures in Grids I08 and J08.

Grading work to remove tailings pond structures in Grid K07.

Access road from gravel source that will be extended to Site.

Water tower located on gravel source access road that will supply water for dust suppression and compaction.

Removal of unsafe concrete pillars and platform in grid K06 that pose a physical hazard.

Pre-work photo of grid J08. Area will be graded and capped.

Pre-work photo of grid J04. Area will be graded and capped.

Pre-work photo of former mill site retaining walls.

Grading additional parking area near Site access road and office trailers

Grading progress in grid I03.

Grading of access road from gravel source to Site.

Area to be capped in breached area.

Area to be graded in F08, trees will not be removed.

Removing concrete deemed to be a safety hazard near the Command Post.

Area to be graded in grid G08.

Grading work to be done on eastern portion of Site.

Removing concrete deemed to be a safety hazard near the Command Post.

Existing road at the gravel pit.

Area in grid J09 to be graded and filled in.

Grading and leveling of access road for haul trucks from gravel source to Site.

Constructing access road from gravel source to Site.

Grading progress on eastern portion of the Site.

Dumping capping material.

North pit sample 2 used to assess cap material.

Using sandy gravel to cap tailings in grid E02.

West background sample used to assess cap material.

Sample 1 south pit used to assess cap material.

Continuing road and capping into grid E02.

Assessing berm stability in grid J05.

Removing former tailings impoundments.

Capping tailings with 6 to 8 inches of sandy gravel in grid D02.

Grading capping material.

Installing cap in Grid G01.

Assessing stability of berms during removal of tailings impoundment.

Removing tailings impoundment on-Site.

Grading in progress in grid I06.

Sample 2 south pit used to assess cap material.

North pit topsoil sample 1 used to assess cap material.

Removal of tailings pile near the command post.

Installing cap in Grid G02.

Grading the southern section of the Site for drainage.

Installing cap in Grid A15.

Grading and capping on the southern section of the Site.

Hauling upper tailings pile to be capped on the southern section of the Site with lower elevation.

Soil hauled from a nearby pit to construct the cap.

Grading out high spots in Grid H05 prior to capping.

Site conditions early on December 16, 2021 after a heavy snow.

Moving tailings from Grid L06 to Grid J06 to be capped.

Filling holes with tailings and mine waste to meet initial grade.

Loading haul truck with capping material at a nearby gravel vendor.

Removal of tailings impoundments.

Haul truck dumping capping material. Vendor's gravel pit and EPA's temporary haul road is in the background.

Dozer pushing material from the gravel pit to construct a cap on the waste deposits.

Haul truck delivering capping material to the Site.

Moving tailings and mine waste to fill in depressions to meet initial grade.

Haul truck delivering capping material to the Site.

Dozer pushing material from the gravel pit to construct a cap on the waste deposits.

Material delivered to the Site for construction of the cap.

Haul truck dumping capping material on the Site.

Construction of the cap.

Removing and regrading tailings impoundments.

Loading haul truck for transportation of cap material to the Site.

Mine waste is being used to fill in depressions during the regrading process.

Construction of the cap.

Crew using mine waste to fill in depressions during regrading.

Capped grids in the southwest corner of the Site.

Crew shooting grades to support future drainage of surface water.

Construction of an access road in the north zone of tailings.

Pushing out cover material to construct the cap in the southern section of waste.

Covered material holding down in wind.

Uncovered waste material blowing when windy.

Constructing road for haul trucks in northern section of waste.

Moving a pile of waste from near the Command Post to the depression near the remnant facility structures.

Moving waste to fill in depression nearest the remnant facility structures.

Removing the last of the berms associated with the tailings impoundments that EPA removed.

Operator filling in where vegetation is thin.

Photo from on top of the sandbar.

Grading out where standing water had occurred.

Capping the southern zone.

View of Site from the quarry.

Pushing out capping material in the North Zone.

Capping in progress.

Capping in the north end of site.

Capping in the North Zone.

Transporting capping material.

Capping in the South Zone.

Capping in the North Zone.

Capping in progress .

Capping areas without vegetation.

Hauling capping material into the North Zone.

Removing saturated waste to prevent equipment from getting stuck.

Filling in depression and fall hazard near the ruins with waste.

Loading capping material at the quarry.

Dust suppression.

Constructing the cap in the south zone.

Capping progress in the south zone.

Dust suppression.

Constructing cap in the south zone.

Progression of capping in the south zone.

Collecting fill material from along the access road to fill depression near the ruins of the former facility..

Dumping cap material.

Filling depression near the ruins of the former facility.

Filling depression near ruins of the former facility.

Filling in depression near ruins of the former facility.

Pushing down capping material piles.

Constructing the cap.

Loading cap material.

Capping in progress

Capping in progress.

Laying capping material.

Loading fill material for structural hazard.

Cutting rebar to prevent physical hazard.

Progress in the south zone.

Progress in the south zone.

Pushing out capping material.

Sloping fill material near physical hazard.

Continued capping in the south zone.

Dust control.

Capping in progress.

Installing the cap in the south zone.

Capping progress in the south zone.

Filling the depression near the ruins of the facility.

Capping an unvegetated hot spot near the command post.

Capping progress in the south zone.

Dust suppression.

Progress of capping in the south zone.

Capping progress in the south zone.

Site progress.

Loading capping material.

Depression near the ruins filled in.

Southern area mostly complete.

Pushing capping material in the north basin.

Hauling capping material to the northern basin.

Capping northern basin.

Plowed access road and Site after a snow storm.

Capping in the northern basin after a snow storm.

Capping the northern basin.

Moving brush and dirt pile to support road maintenance..

Hauling material to cap the northern basin.

Capping the northern basin.

Hauling capping material to the northern basin.

Hauling capping materials to the northern basin.

Finishing the cap between the north and south basins.

Adding additional cap to south basin.

Capped hot spot near the ruins of the facility.

Hauling material to complete capping.

Capped hot spot near ruins of the facility.

Capping a hot spot near ruins of the facility.

Adding additional cap in the southern grids.

Hauling fill to to hot spot areas.

Capping hot spot area.

Filling in side of hill where a hot spot is located.

Capped hot spot.

Steep hill regraded to limit fall hazards.

Access road blocked to limit access to the Site.

Road roughed up to prevent access.

Dead tree used to block access road.

Site overview.

Berm used to close access road.

Berm used to close off access road.

Covered structural hazards.

Fall hazard covered.

Spreading seed.

Seeding capped hot spots in south east portion of the Site.

Raking in the seed.

Cementing in fence poles.

Installation of fence behind the pump house.

Seeding alongside fence line.

Seeding the cap.

Seeding along the fence line was installed.

Seeding the cap.

Fence posts installed along the south side of Bauer Road (image taken facing east).

Salvaged concrete jersey barriers used a road block to prevent access on the northwest side of the Site.

Boulders used as a road block to limit access on the southeast side of the Site near train tracks (photo taken facing southeast).

Salvaged concrete jersey barriers and warning signs used as a road block to limit access on the south side of the site (image taken facing east).

Excavator refueling from a temporary onsite AST that was used on-Site.

Salvaged concrete jersey barriers and warning signs used as a road block to limit access on the southwest side of the Site (image taken facing southeast).

Concrete jersey barriers used as a road block to limit access on the northwest side of the Site.

Salvaged concrete jersey barriers and warning signs used as a road block to limit access on the southwest side of the Site (image taken facing southeast).

Seeding the area where the Command Post was located after the field offices were demobilized.

eeding the area where the Command Post was located after the field offices were demobilized.

Fence installed along the Site's eastern boundary between the County Landfill and the Site access road.

START collecting samples and depth measurements of the cap.

Fence installed along the Site's eastern boundary between the County Landfill and the Site access road.

Berm constructed as a road block to limit Site access in the future.

Berm constructed as a road block to limit Site access in the future.

Vegetation growth progress less than two weeks after seeding!

Fence frame installed along the south side of Bauer Road.

Fence framing installed along the Site's eastern boundary between the County Landfill and the Site access road.

Fence frame installed along the Site's eastern boundary between the County Landfill and the Site access road.

Fence installation activities along Bauer Road.

Fence installation activates along Bauer Road.

Tearing out an access road on-Site or, per operator,

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