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' ~' <br />r: <br />' 7. Page 4.05-50 of Energy Fuels' mining application states that, "The ground <br />water monitoring program described under Rule 2.05.6(3) will be supplemented by <br />' monitoring programs performed by the U.S. Geological Survey and the USDA Science <br />and Education Administration to observe and document ground water levels, re- <br />charge rates, flow rates and water quality in alluvial and bedrock aquifers." <br />' Energy Fuels should be more specific about these monitoring programs. Infor- .. <br />mation required should include scope of research, locations of monitoring wells, <br />' and results and conclusions formulated to date. <br />' Response: The requested information is contained in the application as <br />referenced below: <br />Scope of research - page 2.05-104 and-105, Location of monitoring <br />wells Map l14a, Energy Mine No. 3 Groundwater Hydrology. <br />1 <br />Results and conclusions formulated to date - pages 2.04'32 thru <br />-SO and 2.05-81 thru-121. <br />~. <br />2.04.9 Soil Resdurce Information <br />The applicant stated that the topsoil stockpiles have been seeded to Rye. <br />What is going to be. seeded, if anything, once [he Rye dies out? If the stubble <br />from the Rye is to be utilized as protection, how long does the applicant esti- <br />1 mate this will be effective? <br />' Winter rye, when seeded to a disturbed site such as topsoil stockpiles, <br />reseeds itself from one year to the next. It does not die out. Since the rye <br />' reseeds itself year after year, as long as the stockpile is in place and not <br />disturbed, nothing will have to be planted [o replace the rye species. <br />~~r~n nn ~' y(I7i 5 Sel fir.-,c( 2 ~Y.t,n~ ~ ~~ . S l~ ~4,(d ~. <br />4o\a,~~c~ ar.~ U~1'~os~ •~lyx~~. S1-caclc.~l~~ ~},at wIl Ye-ma+~ fa' <br />-S'1,.,~ itic,~ o--~~s <br />~~ (~-7- <br /> <br /> <br />