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### RECONNAISSANC

E REPOR T ] CALIFORNI A GULC H * " RAILROA D YAR D ARE A

Prepare d for : DENVE R & RI O GRAND E WESTER N RAILROA D DENVER
, COLORAD O Februar y 8,199 5

Prepare d by : .MORRISO N KNUDSE N CORPORATIO N ^Engineering
, Constructio n & Environmenta l Grou p 710 0 Eas t Bellevie w Avenue
, Suit e 30 0 

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### L RECONNAISSANC E REPOR T CALIFORNI A GULC H RAILROA D YAR D ARE A TABL E O F CONTENT S Sectio n Pag e 1.0 INTRODUCTION

1 2. 0 PROJEC T BACKGROUN D 1 2. 1 Investigatio n Are a Descriptio n 1 2. 2 Sit e Histor y 2
3. 0 FIEL D ACTIVITIE

S 2 3. 1 Railroa d Yar d Assessmen t 3 3. 2 Material s Inventor y 3 4. 0 SUMMAR Y 7 FIGURE S Figur e 1 Sit e Ma p Figur e 2 Investigatio n Area s Figur e 3 Visual Sla g Deposit s an d Lea d Concentratio n Contours
, 0-1 " Dept h U TABLE

S Tabl e 1 D&RG W Railroa d Yar d Sla g Inventor y i t t APPENDICE

S t I Appendi

x A Phot o Lo g Appendi x B Dail y Wor k Activitie s Lo g

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### 1. 0 INTRODUCTIO

N This Reconnaissanc e Repor t (RR ) provide s result s o f th e fiel d investigatio n assessmen t and inventor y o f material s a t th e Denve r & Ri o Grand e Wester n Railroa d Yar d i n Leadville
, CO

. I t i s submitte d pursuan t t o Sectio n 4.1 , Assessmen t an d Inventory
, o f th e Draf t Fina l Samplin g and Analysi s Pla n prepare d fo r th e Denve r & Ri o Grand e Wester n Railroa d (Septembe r 14, 1994 ) b y Morrison Knudse n Corporatio n (MK)

. The scop e o f the fiel d investigatio n wa s to :

» • Locate
, ma p an d photograp h area s o f concern , especiall y area s tha t sho w sign s o f fin e slag , i.e. , les s tha n on e quarte r inc h siev e size

. * Distinguis h th e differenc e betwee n type s o f material s i n area s o f concern , includin g cinder , coal , charcoal , clinke r an d lea d slag

. Siz e th e lea d sla g i n area s o f concer n t o determin e th e approximat e percentag e o f fine s associate d wit h thi s area .

» Not e evidenc e o f th e impac t o n surroundin g environmen t du e t o presence o f sla g material

. Thi s include s th e affect s o f windblow n dus t and stres s o n vegetatio n presen t a t th e site

. Fiel d activitie s wer e conducte d o n Septembe r 1 5 throug h 16,199 4 b y tw o Morriso n Knudse n ; personnel

. Dou g Uhland
, o f M K headed th e reconnaissanc e an d documentatio n effor t whil e Bil l Klawitte r (MK ) assiste d wit h locatio n measurement s and sampl e and vegeta l descriptions

.

Mik e Schaub s o f Jacob s Engineerin g wa s o n sit e t o monito r th e M K effor t a s a representativ e fo r th e U S Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)

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### 2. 0 PROJEC T BACKGROUN D
2. 1 Investigatio n Are a Descriptio n L Th e D&RG W railroa d yar d i s locate d nea r th e nort h en d o f th e tow n o f Leadville
, CO
, approximatel y 10 0 mile s southwes t o f Denver
, C O a t a n elevatio n o f 10,00 0 fee t mea n se a

w level

. Se e Figur e 1

. Th e railroad yar d encompasse s a n are a o f roughl y 4 3 acre s an d i s crosse d b y abandone d rai l line s an d acces s roads

. A singl e story , wood-fram e buildin g

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s o n th e propert y a t th e corne r o f Stat e Highwa y 2 4 an d 12t h Street

. A 200-foo t lon g concret e an d eart h loadin g doc k i s locate d nea r th e sout h en d o f th e property

. Vegetatio n o n th e propert y i s limite d t o nativ e grasses , sag e an d othe r nativ e plan t species

. Th e railroa d yar d i s surrounde d b y a mixtur e o f residential housin g o n th e sout h an d west , commercia l establishment s o n th e nort h an d Leadville
, Colorad o & Souther n Railroa d (LCSR ) propert y o n th e east

. Th e railroa d yar d i s bounded b y 12t h Stree t o n th e south , th e Stat e Highwa y 2 4 o n th e wes t an d 17t h Stree t an d th e LCS R propert y o n th e nort h an d eas t respectively

. 2 2 Sit e Histor y Th e railroa d yar d ha s see n ove r 13 0 year s o f transportatio n activities

. Silver
, gold , copper , lead , an d zin c wer e mine d b y hardroc k an d place r method s fro m a majo r sulfide/carbonat e or e deposi t The Ya k Tunnel
, drainin g int o Californi a Gulch
, i s the mai n point-sourc e discharg e o f acidi c metal-lade n wate r i n Californi a Gulch

. This tunne l drain s hardroc k minin g area s wit h hig h proportion s o f sulfid e minerals

. I n 1983 , Californi a Gulc h wa s place d o n th e EPA' s Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t becaus e o f activitie s associate d wit h th e loadin g o f heav y meta l concentration s t o th e Arkansa s River

.


### 3 . 0 FIEL D ACTIVITIE S Th e railyar d propert y wa s essentiall y divide d int o 2 0 investigativ e area s i n orde r t o systematicall y locat e an d ma p potentia l area s o f concer n a t th e site

. Fiftee n (15 ) o f th e investigativ e area s wer e stake d ou t b y fiel d personne l wit h a measurin g tap e an d wer e centere d generall y o n th e loadin g doc k are a o f th e sit e (se e Figur e 2)

. Thes e I S investigativ e area s wer e roughl y 20 0 fee t squar e an d wer e labelle d unit s A-O

. Area s o f
concer n appeare d t o b e mor e concentrate d nea r th e locatio n o f th e loadin g dock , therefor e th e increase d numbe r o f investigativ e units

. Th e nort h en d o f th e sit e wa s divide d int o 5 investigativ e area s P-T

. Thes e area s wer e large r i n siz e an d wer e generall y bounde d b y remainin g rai l line s a t th e site

. Afte r th e investigativ e area s wer e delineated , th e assessmen t procedure s an d material s inventor y wer e initiated

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# r 3. 1 Railroa d Yar d Assessmen t Eac h investigativ e are a wa s walked b y M K fiel d personne l an d th e EP A representative

. Th e tea m mad e not e o f area s o f concer n withi n eac h are a an d the n assesse d thes e area s fo r th e presence o f sla g materials

. Observation s o f th e typ e o f proces s material s (i.e.
, cinder , coal , charcoal , clinke r o r slag ) locate d i n th e area s o f concer n wer e noted

. I f sla g wa s identified
, it s locatio n wa s measure d fro m permanen t landmark s o r fro m are a boundaries

. Th e area ! exten t o f th e sla g wa s measure d an d a n estimat e o f th e dept h o f th e sla g materia l wa s determined

. A representativ e sampl e o f an y surficia l sla g foun d h i th e area s o f concer n wa s ru n throug h \

. a % inc h siev e scree n t o determin e th e approximat e percentag e o f fine s associate d wit h th e i materia

l foun d i n thi s area . Photographic evidenc e o f siev e tes t wa s collecte d a s par t o f th e investigatio n documentation

. A n assessmen t o f th e vegetatio n surroundin g eac h are a o f i concer

n wa s the n performe d an d documented

. Result s o f th e railyar d assessmen t ca n b e * " foun d i n th e followin g Material s Inventor y section

. L * 3 2 Material s Inventor y

; Area A
- Thi s 200 * x 200 * are a i s locate d h i th e southwest corne r o f th e site

. Withi n it s u bound s i s a 90 x 25 woo d fram e buildin g tha t appear s abandoned a t thi s time

. Th e buildin g front s Highwa y 2 4 an d i s se t bac k approximatel y 2 0 fee t fro m th e highway

. Severa l

^ type s o f material s wer e foun d lyin g on th e surfac e o f Are a A Thes e material s include d som e coal , asphal t an d brick

. N o sla g wa s foun d h i thi s area . Area B
- Thi s 200 x 200 are a i s locate d eas t o f Are a A A rai l lin e run s nort h t o sout h throug h thi s area . Severa l type s o f material s wer e foun d o n th e surfac e o f Are a B

. Thes e * " material s include d mostl y coa l wit h som e firebrick
, soi l an d slag

. Th e sla g wa s determine d i t o b e surficia l an d t o li e i n a 25 x 10 are a i n th e northwes t corne r o f th e area . Th e tota l L

. quantit y o f sla g wa s estimate d t o abou t 1. 2 cubi c yar d (CY)

. Upo n runnin g a representativ e sampl e o f th e sla g throug h th e sieve , 50 % o f th e materia l o r 0. 6 C Y wa s estimate d t o b e ^ fin e sla g material

.
t
__ i Area C
- Thi s 200 x 200 are a i s locate d eas t o f Are a B i n th e southeas t corne r o f th e site

. Coa l wa s largel y foun d i n thi s area , bu t som e surficia l sla g wa s als o presen t alon g th e acces s roa d tha t crosse d th e are a fro m nort h t o south

. Th e are a o f concer n wa s roughl y 2 0 fee t wid e b y 20 0 fee t lon g an d average d betwee n 0 an d 3 inche s i n depth

. Tota l quantit y o f sla g
MORRISO N KNUDSE N CORPORATIO N bb\18S3\R-FnL002 3 (R« v 0,02/08/85 ]i i n thi s are a wa s estimate d t o b e 8. 5 CY

. Th e majorit y o f th e sla g materia l locate d i n thi s are a woul d b e considere d fines

. Area D
- Thi s 200 x 200 are a i s locate d nort h o f Are a C an d contain s a smal l continuatio n o f th e acces s roa d foun d i n Are a C

. Sla g wa s use d t o surfac e th e roa d i n thi s are a a s well

. Th e are a tha t showe d evidenc e o f sla g wa s approximatel y 1 5 fee t wide , 5 0 fee t lon g an d average d 1V 4 inche s o f depth

. Th e tota l quantit y o f sla g i n thi s are a i s estimate d t o b e 3. 5 CY

. A majorit y o f th e sla g i s considere d t o b e les s tha n 1 A inc h i n diamete r o r fin e slag

. Area E
- Thi s 200 x 200 * are a i s locate d nort h o f Are a B an d contain s th e sout h en d o f th e loadin g dock

. Thi s locatio n showe d evidenc e o f tw o specifi c area s o f concern . Th e firs t locatio n wa s foun d jus t sout h o f th e loadin g dock

. Th e are a measure d approximatel y 110 x 60 an d wa s considere d t o b e surficia l (0-3 inche s i n depth)

. A n estimat e o f th e volum e o f sla g associate d wit h thi s are a i s 30. 6 C Y o f whic h 30 % i s considere d t o b e fines

. Se e Photograp h #1

. Th e secon d locatio n wa s foun d jus t wes t o f th e loadin g doc k an d
covere d approximatel y 280 0 ft 2

. Th e estimate d volum e o f sla g associate d wit h thi s are a i s 1 3 C Y o f whic h 60 % wer e considere d t o b e fines

. Se e Photograp h #2

. Area F
- Thi s 200 x 200 * are a i s locate d nort h o f Are a A an d adjacen t t o Highwa y 24

. Som e surficia l sla g wa s locate d i n a 50 * x 10 * are a jus t wes t o f th e loadin g dock

. Th e estimate d volum e o f th e sla g i s 3 C Y o f whic h 50 % i s considere d t o b e les s tha n 1 4 inc h i n diameter

. Se e Photograph #3

. Area G
- Thi s 200 x 200 * are a i s locate d nort h o f Are a F an d adjacen t t o Highwa y 24

. Som e isolate d piece s o f sla g wer e foun d i n th e area , bu t generall y th e locatio n showe d evidence o f coa l an d cinde r fines

. i

~ Area H
- Thi s are a i s also 200 x 200 an d encompasse s mos t o f th e loadin g doc k an d th e bul k o f th e sla g fo r th e entir e railyard

. Th e are a wa s split u p int o thre e area s o f concern , ^ bu t thi s wa s mainl y fo r measurin g purposes

. Ther e wa s actuall y littl e distinctio n betwee n thes e area s an d i t i s likel y tha t al l o f th e sla g foun d i n Are a H wa s eithe r a direc t o r indirec t i resul t o f th e loadin g operations

. I On e are a o f concer n wa s locate d wes t o f th e loadin g doc k alon g a singl e se t o f railroa d tracks

. Mos t o f th e sla g ha d bee n utilize d a s a ballas t fo r th e trackage below th e loadin g
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. Othe r fin e sla g wa s spread o n eithe r sid e o f th e track s an d appeare d t o ac t a s a har d workin g surface
, providin g adequat e suppor t t o heav y vehicula r traffic

. Thi s are a o f concer n i wa s measure d t o b e 50 x 200 o r 10,00 0 ft 2 an d ma y hav e bee n u p t o 8 inche s dee p directl y unde r th e tracks

. Th e sla g a t th e edge s o f thi s are a o f concer n i s surficial

. A roug h ! estimat

e o f th e quantit y o f sla g fo r thi s are a o f concer n i s 123. 5 C Y o f whic h 40 % i s ^ considere d

t o b e fin e slag

. Se e Photograp h #4

. i k

- Anothe r are a o f concer n i s locate d a t th e nort h edg e o f th e loadin g dock

. Th e are a wa s measure d t o b e 42x 25 o r 1,05 0 ft 2 an d wa s approximatel y 0- 3 inche s i n depth

. Th e l

_ quantit y o f sla g i n thi s locatio n i s estimate d t o b e 5 CY
, 5 0 % o f whic h i s considere d fin e slag

. L
t * A thir d are a o f concer n i s locate d o n to p o f th e loadin g doc k itself

. Surficia l sla g wa s 1 sprea d ove r th e entir e 50 x 200 surfac e o f th e loadin g doc k an d ove r a n 10 7 x 200 are a fro m th e bas e o f th e loadin g doc k ram p eas t t o anothe r se t o f track s runnin g nort h an d i south

. Th e entir e are a o f concer n wa s estimate d a t 31,40 0 ft 2 an d th e dept h appeare d t o ^

- b e surficial
, averagin g betwee n 0 an d 3 inches

. Th e tota l volum e o f sla g i n thi s are a i s estimate d a t 14 5 C Y o f whic h 80 % i s fin e slag

. Se e Photograp h #5

. w Area I
- This 200 * x 200 are a showe d som e sign s o f coa l an d cinder , bu t n o sla g wa s \ i identified

.

A n ol d ca r chassi s an d othe r meta l part s an d debri s wer e als o foun d abandoned i n thi s area . ) br i Area J
- Thi s 200 x 200 are a showe d evidenc e o f som e coa l fine s bu t n o sla g wa s found

. i Thi s are a i s locate d nort h o f Are a I an d contain s th e poin t o f terminatio n o f a shor t rai l

- siding

. 1 L Area K
- This 200 * x 200 are a i s locate d nort h o f th e loadin g doc k are a an d contain s severa l

i set s o f tracks

. Mos t o f thi s are a i s covere d wit h a mi x o f surficia l coa l an d slag

. Th e dept h

u o f th e sla g material s i s estimate d between 0 an d 3 inches

. Th e quantit y o f sla g wa s approximatel y 18 5 C Y bu t a t leas t hal f o f thi s materia l i s considere d t o b e coal

. Th e I quantit y o f sla g materia l considere d fine s i s estimate d a t 50 % o r abou t 4 6 C Y o f sla g fines

. Se e Photograp h #7

.

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- Thi s 200 x 200 * are a locate d wes t o f Are a K an d adjacen t t o Highwa y 2 4 ha s severa l rai l siding s passin g throug h it

. Th e are a show s n o sign s o f slag

. Som e coa l an d
: clinke r wer e however , encountere d i n th e area . Area M

- Thi s 200 " x 200 * are a i s locate d nort h o f Are a Lan d adjacen t t o Highwa y 24

. Th e are a i s divide d b y a singl e se t o f railroa d track s tha t run s nort h an d south

. Ther e wa s a n i are a o f concer n locate d bu t upo n furthe r investigation , wa s discovere d t o contai n onl y coa l

^ an d cinde r materials

. N o sla g wa s foun d i n thi s area .

_ Area N

- Thi s 200 * x 200 are a i s locate d eas t o f Are a M an d contain s severa l set s o f track s includin g th e mai n lin e dividin g th e are a roughl y i n hal f diagonally , nort h an d south

. On e are a o f concer n wa s foun d nea r a rai l switch

. Thi s are a o f concer n wa s measure d a t \m* approximatel

y 10 x 10 an d varie d i n dept h fro m 4 t o 8 inches

. Coars e sla g materia l wa s 1 place d beneat h the switc h t o provid e ballas t fo r the tracks

. The quantit y o f sla g associated wit h thi s are a wa s estimate d t o b e 1. 9 C Y o f whic h 30 % wa s considere d fin e slag

. Se e j Photograp

h #8

. L
, ; Area O
- Thi s 200 x 200 are a lie s eas t o f Are a N an d i s divide d roughl y nort h an d sout h L b y a singl e rai l siding

. Som e cinde r an d coa l fine s wer e discovere d i n th e area , bu t n o sla g wa s found

. 

### L Area P
- Are a P i s roughl y HO P x 300 s i n are a an d i s locate d nort h o f Are a M
, adjacen t t o 1 Highwa

y 24

. Th e are a encompasse s approximatel y 330,00 0 ft 2 o r 7. 5 acres
. Ther e wa s n o sla g foun d i n thi s larg e are a an d n o area s o f concer n t o mention

. i
u Area Q
- This are a i s roughl y 160 x 1025 * o r 3. 8 acres
. I t lie s eas t o f Are a P an d contain s ; tw o area s o f concern . Th e firs t are a o f concer n i s locate d i n th e southeas t corne r o f Are a Q *

- an d i s approximatel y 75 x 25 i n area . Th e sla g materia l appear s t o b e surficia l o r fro m 0 t o 3 inche s i n depth

. Th e quantit y o f sla g associate d wit h thi s are a i s estimate d a s 8. 7 C Y o f L

. whic h 50 % i s considere d fin e slag

. A secon d are a o f concer n wa s foun d i n Are a Q tha t wa s measure d a t 75 x 10'

. Th e sla g wa s als o surficia l an d it s volum e i s estimate d a t 3. 5 CY

. [ ^ I t als o containe d approximatel y 50 % fines

. Se e Photograp h #9

. i Area R
- Thi s are a i s roughl y triangula r i n shap e an d contain s approximatel y 4. 5 acres
. I t lie s directl y t o th e eas t o f Are a Q an d i s bounde d o n th e eas t an d wes t b e railroa d tracks

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### A singl e are a o f concer n wa s foun d nea r th e sout h en d o f Are a R

. I t wa s measure d a t 25 x 10 an d th e dept h o f th e sla g wa s considere d t o b e surficial

. Tota l quantit y o f sla g i s estimate d a t 1 2 C Y o f whic h 50 % i s considere d fin e slag

. Area S
- Thi s are a lie s eas t o f Are a R an d i s bounde d b y track s o n th e wes t an d th e LCS R propert y o n th e east

. Th e are a wa s determine d t o b e approximatel y 3. 8 acres
. Tw o railroa d siding s crosse d th e area . N o sig n o f sla g wa s foun d i n th e area . Area T
- Thi s are a i s locate d a t th e nort h en d o f th e railyar d sit e behin d th e commercia l establishment s alon g Highwa y 24

. Th e are a comprise s approximatel y 8. 6 acres
. Trac e quantitie s o f sla g wer e foun d betwee n th e railroa d track s approximatel y 10 0 fee t fro m th e roadhous e building

. Th e quantit y o f sla g i n thi s are a wa s determine d t o b e insignifican t compare d t o quantitie s foun d a t othe r location s o f th e railyard

. Area U
- Thi s triangula r are a i s locate d wes t o f Highwa y 2 4 an d nort h o f 12t h Stree t a t th e southwes t en d o f th e railroa d yard

. I t i s a n are a o f approximatel y 0. 9 acres
. Th e railroa d track s cros s Highwa y 24 and exi t the railroa d yar d at thi s location

. The are a is residentia l wit h house s o n th e northwes t sid e an d a smal l par k locate d a t th e northwes t corne r o f Highwa y 2 4 an d 12t h Street

. N o sla g wa s foun d i n thi s area .


### 4. 0 SUMMAR Y 

# L Sla g wa s readil y identifiabl e b y it s geomorpholog y an d appearance

. I t wa s also discernabl e ! fro m othe r smelte r product s suc h a s cinder , clinke r an d charcoa l o n genera l appearanc e an d weight

. i ^ Severa l area s a t th e railyard sit e wer e foun d t o contai n sla g o f variou s sizes

. Th e area s o f
concer n totalle d 2 3 acres , whic h represent s roughl y 5 % o f th e tota l railroa d yar d property

. u Tota l volum e o f sla g a t th e railroa d yar d sit e wa s estimate d a t 45 0 CY

. Th e volum e o f fin e sla g o n th e sit e wa s roughl y estimate d a t 22 0 CY

. Mos t o f th e sla g encountere d a t th e ^ railyar d sit e wa s considere d surficial
, havin g a dept h o f betwee n 0 an d 3 inches

. I t wa s apparen t tha t sla g i n area s o f heavie r deposit s wa s utilize d a s eithe r a ballas t t o hol d trac k • i n lin e an d elevatio n o r a s a roa d bas e t o provid e suppor t fo r heav y vehicular traffic

. Some

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### L surfiria l

sla g wa s foun d aroun d th e are a o f th e loadin g doc k wher e th e transpor t activitie s provide d som e spillage

. Ther e doe s no t appea r t o b e a correlatio n betwee n th e area s o f surfitia l sla g documente d wit h thi s investigatio n an d th e lea d concentratio n contour s determine d fo r th e 0-1 " dept h (se e Figur e 3)

. Th e contour s i n thi s figur e wer e develope d fro m sampl e dat a provide d i n 1991

. Vegetatio n a t th e railyar d sit e i s limite d t o nativ e grasses , sag e an d othe r nativ e plan t species

. Autumnal temperatur e variation s an d recen t nightl y freeze s ha d probabl y contribute d t o dr y an d nea r dorman t condition s o f th e sit e plan t life

. Althoug h th e plan t lif e appeare d spott y i n som e locations , i t di d no t appea r t o b e unlik e an y othe r plan t lif e o f mountainou s o r ari d regions

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