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The Applicant's response to the Division issue about the possibility of creating a saline environment <br />in the pit floor was not adequately dealt with. However, changing the post mine land use to water <br />storage would negate this concern. <br />Please note that the permit files for the Idaho Creek Resource pit and the L.G. Everist, Inc. Rinn <br />Valley Resources pit indicate that neither of these pits is currently pernutted to be lined. While the <br />Division agrees that during overlap of the mining phase of these three sites the potential for negative <br />hydrologic impact to either of neighboring pits is negligible. However, there is still the possibility of <br />a potential negative impact to the reclaimed groundwater ponds if the lined Camenish Borrow pit <br />cuts off the flow of groundwater to either of these sites. Note that the approved mine plan for the <br />Rinn Valley Resources pit is for an unlined lake just to the north of the Camenish Borrow pit. <br />Please provide a response and necessary information to address this concern. <br />Please feel free to call me with any questions or if I can be of any assistance with this permit <br />amendment process (303-866-4922). <br />Sincerely, <br />Chris Rowe <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Cc: Carl Mount, DMG <br />