Reports and Presentations


Site Characterization I Report content:  Review of the mining history, ownership, and current status of the site
length:  7-10 pages
suggested outline
Site Characterization II Report content:  Review of the geology, hydrology, water quality, and human and ecological health risks of the site
length:  8-12 pages
suggested outline
Site Characterization Presentation content: Focus on a description of the site, a review of the sources, pathways, and receptors, and an overview of community issues (including historical presentation).
length: 15 minute time slots, 10 minute presentation (10 slides recommended)
format: PowerPoint, email to Joe Ryan by Monday, 10 am
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Design Alternatives
Report
content:  Development and screening of remediation alternatives, including (1) identifying remediation objectives, (2) identifying potential remediation alternatives, (3) screening remediation alternatives by effectiveness, implementabilty, and cost, and (4) concluding with a recommended remediation plan.
length:  10-15 pages
suggested outline
Design Alternatives Presentation content: Focus on the alternatives developed and selected
length: 30 minute time slots, 20 minute presentation (maximum of 20 slides recommended)
format: PowerPoint, email to Joe Ryan by Monday, 10 am
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Final Design
Presentation
content:  Present  the final design for the remediation of the site, including plans for the mine waste, the mine water, any community concerns, any historical preservation, any future land use, and post-remediation monitoring.
llength: 30 minute time slots, 20 minute presentation (maximum of 20 slides recommended)
format: PowerPoint, email to Joe Ryan by Monday, 10 am
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General Report Guidelines Length:  12 point font, double-spaced, 1" margins, inclusive (transmittal letter, title page, figures, tables, appendices).

 

Last updated on August 23, 2005 at 08:05 AM by Joe Ryan

The photograph used as the background of this page is a close-up of the water draining from the Big Five Mine near the town of Ward in northwestern Boulder County, Colorado.  The pH of the water draining from the mine is about 2.0.  This acidic water drains into the nearby Lefthand Creek.