PERMFILE58865 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

6.4.7 EXHIBIT G -Water Information (1) If the operation is not expected to directly affect surface or groundwater systems, a statement of that expectation shall be submitted. It appeazs there is little to no water to affect. However, during wet yeazs surface water may come into contact with any materials disposed of in the pit. Please explain the path taken by meteoric water that may enter the groundwater regime through the active pit, and where this water would enter an unconfined aquifer. The potential for pollution of the Saint Charles River and it's associated aquifer by this operation must be addressed. The Operator should consider establishing ground water monitoring wells along the Saint Chazles River. This would consist of one well upstream of the operation and its potential drainage, one well just downstream of the operation to act as an eazly warning well, and a third well neaz the downstream end of the property to act as the compliance well. These wells would be sampled prior to the beginning of work at the site and frequently enough to demonstrate that water quality and quantity is not being damaged due to the operation. Analysis for nitrates and nitrites (potentially resulting from blasting), and for fecal colifonn or other telltale materials (potentially resulting from the ISDS) and any other materials which maybe used as part of the operation should be included in the sampling parameters. If any plant waste materials (dust from a bag house) are to be disposed of in the pit, they must be certified as clean and inert as set forth in 3.1.5(9) and an analysis provided together with all of the information specified in (9). Downstream monitoring wells will likely be required to be drilled at a location where groundwater or meteoric water from the pit enters the groundwater regime and would be sampled to detect the possible contaminants from these disposed materials. In a dry environment such as this site, this could be difficult to do. An alternate would be to commit that any solid waste generated in the cement kiln process, bag house dust etc., be transported to a permitted solid waste disposal facility. (2) If the operation is expected to directly affect surface or groundwater systems, the Operator/Applicant shall (a) locate on the map (in Exhibit C) tributary water courses, wells, springs, stock water ponds, reservoirs, and ditches on the affected land and on adjacent lands where such structures may be affected by the proposed mining operation. See above comments. (I) Locate on the map (in Exhibit C) tributary water courses, wells, springs, stock water ponds, reservoirs, and ditches on the affected land and on adjacent lands where such structures may be affected by the proposed mining operations.