2019-07-16_HYDROLOGY - M1988112

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: HYDROLOGY
• Doc Date: 7/16/2019
• Doc Name: Water Level Monitoring
• From: Battle Mountain
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2019
• Report Quarter_Month: Jun
• Email Name: LJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table 2-Monthly Piezometer Elevations
Monitoring Well Piezometer Depth Depth to Water Depth of Water
Identification Observation Date ft ft ft
P6 06/27/2019 712.46 DRY N/A
P7 06/27/2019 92.50 92.29 0.21
P8 06/27/2019 97.51 96.65 0.86
P9 06/27/2019 72.30 71.89 0.41
P10 06/27/2019 58.30 57.57 0.73
P11 06/27/2019 41.80 41.39 0.41
P12 06/27/2019 41.71 41.67 0.04
P13 06/27/2019 41.34 41.03 0.31
P14 06/27/2019 1 41.24 DRY N/A
P15 06/27/2019 1 41.10 40.85 0.25
The leak detection system at the TSF Collection Pond was inspected June 27,2019. A total of 820 gallons
(29.3 GPD) were evacuated from the leak detection system and pumped to the LTF. The LTF underdrain
system flow was measured to be approximately 36.5 gallons per minute(gpm).
West Pit Waste Water Treatment Plant
During the month of June 2019, the West Pit Water Treatment Plant was operated under Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment(CDPHE)CDPS Permit No. C00045675 for discharge into
the Rito Seco alluvial aquifer. During the month of June, 9,430,200 gallons (28.94 acre-feet) of treated
water was discharged to the Rito Seco and 432,200 gallons (1.33 acre-feet) of water transferred from the
West Pit to the LTF. There was no sludge transferred from the water treatment plant drying pad to the LTF.
BMRI performed the monthly visual seepage expression inspections on June 28, 2019 in the historic
seepage area identified in Figure 2 of the permit. No seepage expressions were observed in the historic
seepage area during June 2019.
BMRI measured the monthly West Pit backfill, alluvial and monitoring wells as required under in the
QA/QC Plan. Measurements obtained for the monthly wells are shown in Table 3.
Table 3 -Monthly and Quarterly Groundwater Depth to Water
Monitoring Well Identification Observation Date Depth to Water
ft
BF4 06/27/2019 25.15
BF-511 06/27/2019 30.85
BF-6 06/27/2019 30.94
M-6 06/27/2019 DRY
M-7 06/27/2019 DRY
M-8 06/27/2019 DRY
M-9 06/27/2019 141.69
M-10 06/27/2019 25.06
M-11R 06/27/2019 39.22
M-12 06/27/2019 175.10
M-13R 06/27/2019 126.18
M-14 06/27/2019 131.21
M-15 06/27/2019 90.75
M-16 06/27/2019 20.79
M-17 06/27/2019 29.69
M-18 06/27/2019 25.48
M-19 06/27/2019 23.18