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the Rito Seco. Vol. 6A, page 1015-1021, 1032- <br />1033. <br />6. Implementation of an Emergency Response Plan <br />to identify means of implementing clean up and <br />control methods in the event of a leachate or <br />hazardous substance spill. Vol. 6A, page 1028, <br />Vol. 3, pages 592-614. <br />7. Battle Mountain's commitment to rinse the leach <br />piles until the cyanide concentration reached <br />the applicable ground water receiving standard <br />of 0.2 ppm. Vol. 5, page 946. <br />During the February 23, 1989 hearing the Board also heard <br />extensive testimony regarding project design features which <br />were incorporated to ensure that water quality disturbances <br />would be minimized including: <br />1. The heap itself has been pretty carefully de- <br />signed... and appears to be within the scope and <br />probably the state of the art of every other <br />heap that we've been seeing coming through our <br />office for permit purposes. [emphasis added] <br />Testimony of Steve Renner, MLRD staff, Vol. 2, pages <br />165-166. <br />2. To minimize the impacts to the Rito Seco, <br />Battle Mountain has proposed a sediment control <br />system. ... <br />Testimony of Steve Renner, MLRD staff, Vol. 2, page <br />177. <br />3. Steve Renner testified that the heap :,each ponds <br />were conservatively designed to contain all the <br />solutions from the heap leach process, all the water <br />from the 100 year, 24 hour storm event and retain <br />two feet of freeboard to contain all process <br />solutions. Vol. 2, page 186. <br />4. Concerning leakage of cyanide solutions into ground <br />and surface waters, we have required a double-lined <br />system beneath all structures which would contain <br />cyanide solutions. <br />- 14 - <br />