Laserfiche WebLink
The Division also notes an inadvertent delay in submittal of lab results from the baseline study. <br /> A personnel change within the Operator's environmental staff was integral to this delay, but we <br /> do not expect that present and future operations at Nix will be affected. At present, the <br /> Operator is fully staffed; additionally, the Operator is developing both company-wide and site- <br /> specific templates to ensure reporting is timely and comprehensive of all monitoring and <br /> maintenance requirements. At Nix, there is ample information to ensure hydrologic systems are <br /> understood in both their pre-existing and current conditions as mining operations commence. <br /> With this letter and the enclosed technical documentation, the Operator urges the Division to <br /> accept TR2 as adequate. The Operator will take any and all reasonable measures to ensure that <br /> applicable regulatory standards are complied with at the Nix site, including any ongoing <br /> discussion of best practices, which may be the subject of future technical revisions as <br /> appropriate. At this juncture, the Operator has fulfilled its commitments to provide baseline <br /> data and demonstrate an effective program for monitoring fluctuations in the water table. We <br /> expect that, in the upcoming May 2023 Annual Report, the inclusion of further water quality <br /> and well monitoring data will establish a satisfactory format for routine reporting. By approving <br /> TR2, the Division will continue to support operators across the state with predictability based <br /> on existing regulatory authority and practice. <br /> Enclosed: March 2, 2023, electronic message to Eric Scott (Division) from Steve Kelton <br /> (Brannan) <br /> Technical memoranda ("feedback from hydrogeologic and Reclamation Permit <br /> experts") <br /> 3 <br />