Pacific Southwest, Region 9: Superfund
Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
Grey Eagle Mine
Superfund Site
Removal
Administrative Record Index
To request copies of administrative record documents, an electronic order form is available.
The documents contained in this administrative record file were used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in identifying appropriate activities for use at the Grey Eagle Mine Superfund Removal Site in Siskiyou County, California
The index lists the documents in ascending chronological order with undated documents at the beginning. Each document has been assigned a unique identification number. The administrative record contains 41 documents.
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in Administrative Record Index
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
| attch | attachment |
| CA | State of California |
| Co | Company |
| Dept | Department |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| fr | from |
| ltr | Letter |
| Mtg | Meeting |
| pH | Acid/alkali value |
| re | regarding |
| rpt | report |
| TL | Transmittal Letter* |
| w/ | with |
Administrative Record Index
| Doc Date | Author / Author Org. | Addressee / Addressee Org. | Title / Subject | Doc ID |
| 11/25/1952 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Wendell Candland / CA Regional Water Pollution Control Board #1 | Ltr: Results of live trap tests in vicinity of tailings | 88225522 |
| 12/1/1952 | William Shackleton / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region Wendell Candland / CA Regional Water Pollution Control Board #1 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Ltr: Barrels from platform at mine found to have compounds or mixtures containing ferrocyanide | 88225523 |
| 1/28/1953 | Wendell Candland / CA Regional Water Pollution Control Board #1 William Shackleton / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Ltr: Request for status of barrel removal | 88225524 |
| 8/5/1954 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Hobart Knapp / CA Regional Water Pollution Control Board #1 | Ltr: Extreme turbid condition of Indian Creek | 88225525 |
| 8/5/1954 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | CA Dept of Water Resources | Ltr: Request for analysis of water samples fr Indian Creek | 88225526 |
| 8/10/1954 | Philip Coffey / CA Dept of Public Works - Div of Water Resources | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Ltr: Acknowledges 8/5/54 ltr requesting chemical analysis of water samples fr Indian Creek | 88225527 |
| 8/12/1954 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Harry Hanson / NONE James Stokes / CA Dept of Fish & Game Addison Jordan / NONE | Ltr: Williamette Builders Supply Co to provide dragline to open new channel for Indian Creek away fr log pond seepages | 88225528 |
| 8/24/1954 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | James Stokes / CA Dept of Fish & Game Addison Jordan / NONE Harry Hanson / NONE | Ltr: Discussions with H Leevers, Warden Proffitt, E McBain re condition of Indian Creek | 88225529 |
| 10/20/1954 | R Paul / CA Regional Water Pollution Control Board #1 | - | Ltr: Suggests evaluating shaft drainage diversion fr Luther Gulch, & investigating possible Siskon mine operations w/ltr to G Shackleton | 88225530 |
| 2/24/1955 | Millard Coots / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Harry Hanson / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Ltr: Low turbidity noted on 2/23/54 visit to Indian Creek | 88225531 |
| 3/2/1955 | James Stokes / CA Dept of Fish & Game | William Shackleton / CA Regional Water Pollution Control Board #1 | Ltr: Low turbidity noted on 2/23/54 visit to Indian Creek | 88225532 |
| 4/6/1967 | Roger Lanse / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Don Weidlein / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Memo: Ditch cleared to carry mine effluent away fr Luther Gulch | 88225533 |
| 4/10/1967 | Richard Hansen / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Les Lahr / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Memo: Mine shaft seepage & Indian Creek water sample analysis - copper concentrations | 88225534 |
| 9/1/1969 | Richard Hansen / CA Dept of Fish & Game | - | Final rpt of investigation on Indian Creek fish kill | 88225462 |
| 9/17/1969 | Richard Hansen / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Elton Bailey / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Memo: Investigation of 9/69 Indian Creek fish kill & pH acid copper content analyses | 88225535 |
| 3/19/1970 | R O'Brien / CA Dept of Fish & Game | E Fullerton / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Memo: Replacement of 9/69 fish kill | 88225536 |
| 10/4/1974 | R O'Brien / CA Dept of Fish & Game | David Joseph / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region | Memo: Results for water samples collected 8/1/74 - conductivity, pH, & copper analyses w/map | 88225537 |
| 3/3/1976 | Richard Henry / US Forest Service | John Hasmon / Standard Slag Co | Ltr: Interested parties, concerns & possible remedies re mine effluent | 88225538 |
| 6/8/1976 | Harry Vaughn / CA Dept of Fish & Game | - | Ltr: Results for water samples collected 4/27/76 - conductivity, pH, & copper analyses | 88225539 |
| 6/16/1976 | Richard Henry / US Forest Service | John Hasmon / Standard Slag Co | Ltr: Deadline for solving mine drainage problem | 88225540 |
| 6/16/1976 | Thomas Schmidt / US Forest Service | US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest | Mtg notes: Solutions to acid mine drainage problem | 88225541 |
| 9/28/1978 | Jim Kay / NONE Linc Freese / NONE | - | Indian Creek summer steelhead survey | 88225542 |
| 12/15/1978 | Eric Gerstung / CA Dept of Fish & Game | - | Memo: Notes on summer steelhead fishery survey | 88225543 |
| 7/30/1981 | Dennis Wilson / NONE | John Hannum / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region | Ltr: Water & sediment samples taken 4/14/81 - Indian Creek, Luther Gulch, & leachate fr old millpond w/map, tables 1&2 | 88225544 |
| 12/3/1982 | Dave Rogers / CA Dept of Fish & Game | Dick Wood / NONE | Excerpt fr survey (7/19/82 - 7/21/82) rpt - inventory of Indian Creek | 88225545 |
| 1/20/1989 | David Evans / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region | Joe Schuering / Noranda Exploration, Inc | Ltr: Follow up to points of discussion made in 6/6/88 ltr, at 7/22/88 meeting & subsequent telephone conversations re tailings dam seepage | 88225546 |
| 5/1/1990 | Siskon Corp | - | Siskon Corp Grey Eagle project description & TL to K Lawrence fr D Evans 4/1/96 w/marginalia | 88225547 |
| 9/25/1990 | Dennis Maria / CA Dept of Fish & Game - Siskiyou Fisheries Unit | Phil Baker / NONE | Ltr: 1989 Indian Creek summer steelhead survey | 88225548 |
| 8/23/1991 | Sim Lessley / B C Analytical | Dusty Destrampe / Noranda Grey Eagle Mines, Inc | Indian Creek groundwater sample analysis (7/13/90 - 8/23/91) w/map | 88225463 |
| 4/16/1992 | Kenneth Baldwin / US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest | - | Assessment of dissolved heavy metals & acidic drainage in Indian Creek w/TL to P Haessig fr J de la Fuente 4/23/92 | 88225549 |
| 8/28/1995 | Polly Haessig / US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest | Robert Rohde / Karuk Tribe of California - Dept of Natural Resources | Ltr: Transmits memos, rpts, & maps in support of preliminary water quality assessment rpt w/o encls | 88225550 |
| 2/26/1996 | Polly Haessig / US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest | Kathryn Lawrence / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Old Grey Eagle mill tailings/mill pond site rpt w/maps, Siskon Corp info 1981 testing rpt fr CA Dept of Fish & Game, & TL to B Holder 2/29/96 | 88225464 |
| 2/26/1996 | Celia Bloomfield / Environmental Protection Agency - Indian Program Team | Polly Haessig / US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest | Ltr: C Bloomfield replacing V Duvvuri as EPA Indian Program coordinator, requests site information | 88225551 |
| 5/21/1996 | Brad Knickerbocker / Christian Science Monitor | - | Newsclipping: Old mines pose new hazards in cleanup | 88225552 |
| 5/31/1996 | Jay Guevarra / Ecology & Environment, Inc | Matt Mitguard / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Grey Eagle Mine site assessment | 88225465 |
| 6/12/1996 | Timothy Callaway / Siskon Gold Corp | Kathryn Lawrence / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Ltr: Siskon Gold Corp sells millsite to W McCoy w/quitclaim deed | 88225553 |
| 11/17/1997 | Benjamin Kor / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region | - | Ltr: Transmits Cleanup & Abatement Order (C&AO) #97-116 & requests meeting to discuss proceeding with work w/attch | 88225466 |
| 3/9/1998 | Barbara Holder / US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest | Lee Michlin / CA Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast Region | Ltr: Proposes interested regulatory agencies coordinate approach to site, responds to 2/13/98 ltr fr L Michlin (C&AO #97-116) | 88225554 |
| 8/31/1998 | Benjamin Castellana / Ecology & Environment, Inc | Karen Nelson / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Site assessment rpt for possible removal action | 88225467 |
| 9/8/1998 | Robert Mandel / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Keith Takata / Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | Action memo: Request for removal action | 88225468 |
| 10/6/1998 | Environmental Protection Agency - Region 9 | - | Public notice: Availability of administrative record for removal action at Grey Eagle Mine | 88225555 |