The Environmental Department is responsible for the development and management of plans related to the final permits or company policies such as: The project requires the implementation of the following compliance and management plans: Air Quality Compliance, Biological Monitoring, Emergency Response and Contingency, Historic Properties Treatment or Data Recovery, Invasive Species Management, Materials Management, Stormwater Pollution Prevention (SWPPPs), Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC), Public Access Restriction, Reclamation and Closure (including the Utility Corridor), Site Water Management, Tailings Dust Management, Visual Observation, Waste Rock Handling, Water Programs Quality Assurance Project, POC Well Monitoring, Environmental and Biological Awareness Training, and Cultural Awareness Training. In addition to the above, the following monitoring programs are currently being handled by the Environmental Department, or assigned consultants, and require inspections and field work, data gathering and analysis, and documentation: Spring, Stormwater, groundwater, revegetation, biological resource, Cultural resource, rain gage and meteorological station, and specialty field sample monitoring.