Peru Creek Water Quality Improvements 319 Grant Update February 12, 2014 Location of BMPs Silver Spoon Mine Before BMP After BMP Delaware Mine waste repository Before BMP After BMP Delaware Mine drainage channel Before, During and After BMP Cinnamon Gulch Before BMP with drainage flow to west through Brittle Silver Mine Cinnamon Gulch After BMPs with flow directed east away from Brittle Silver Mine and back into natural Cinnamon Gulch channel Additional BMP, French drain at Brittle Silver Mine Other Project Goals: Estimate load reductions and downstream water quality improvement from the proposed project. Evaluate the effectiveness of implemented BMPs Keep stakeholders and the public informed on the need for and progress of remediation projects in the watershed.
