United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
From:
Jeffery Crowley


Subject: 

Brewer Gold Mine
1/2 Mile N. of Intersection of SR 265 and CR 110, Jefferson, SC
Latitude: 34.6422000
Longitude: -80.4097000


POLREP No.:
14
Site #:
04MQ
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
04001
Start Date:
11/3/2003
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
 
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
SCD987577913
Contract #
68S40205
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

Please refer to previous POLREP's for backgroud information.


Current Activities

The following actions were taken during the period of record:

Members of Kemron and CMC finished capping the Pad 6 area.  The final description of the cap layers are as follows:  

- 6" layer of clay,
- 1' layer of clay,
- a topsoil layer seeded with erosion control grasses,
- a straw matting was placed on top of the topsoil.

An issue expressed in the last POLREP was the issue of erosion.  Thus, additional rip-rap berms were placed perpendicular to the direction of flow along the slope to slow the flowrate of runoff.

Also during the reporting period, members of ERRS addressed the area in which the clay for the capping was taken.  This area, know as the borrow pit, was graded and dressed.  

Normal operation of the wastewater treatment of the acid mine drainage continued at the site during the reporting period.   The Northwest Trend Pit was also completely drained in preparation for sludge removal.  

The United States Cast Guard also remained on site during the reporting period; providing general site oversight and federal presence.


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