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• i <br />• Page 4 December 14, 1998 <br />b) Sulfates <br />Monitoring efforts in M-11R have also recently reported an increase and a violation of Sulfate <br />levels. The maximum permit condition value for Sulfate is 250 mg/L. <br />The Sulfate levels violation has not been detected over as long period of time as the TDS <br />violations have been. For the past few years, general trends of Sulfate levels in M-11R have ranged <br />below a level of 200 mg/L. In January of 1998, Division records indicate that Sulfate levels were 176 <br />mg/L. On July 8", BMRI collected a quarterly sample from M-11 R. At that time the Sulfate level was <br />found to be 228.8 mg1L. While this value did not exceed permitted levels, it did indicate that levels were <br />approaching maximum allowable levels.10 <br />Lab results on October 2ntl, 1998 indicated a Sulfate level of 374.2 mg/L in M-11 R, the first <br />documented sulfate violation of permit condition from M-11R." According to the NoWember TR-15 <br />Response Plan, since October 2n° at least two additional Analytical reports form M-11 R Ihave detected <br />violations of permit conditions. On October 5'" and October 27"' respectively, Sulfate levels were <br />recorded at 371 and 396 mg/L. <br />Since October, we have not received any further lab results from M-11 R. Table 2 summarizes <br />Sulfate levels in M-11 R since 1996. <br />Table 2 <br />Sulfate (SOS) Monitoring Results <br />from Monitoring Well M-11R Battle MW. Gold <br />San Luis, Colorado <br />~~ <br />/;. <br /> <br />~. ~ . •. <br />Permitted levels 250 <br />1996 May 187 <br />June 193 <br />July 183 <br />Aug. 180 <br />Sept. 174 <br />Oct. 176 <br />Dec. 178 <br />1997 Jan. 177 <br />March 169 <br />April 165 <br />July 161 <br />Oct. 72 <br />1998 Jan. 168 <br />April 176 <br />July 9 229 <br />Oct. 2 374 <br />Oct 5 371 <br />Od. 27 396 <br />10 August 10, 1998; Memo from James Dillie to Bruce Humphries and James Stevens; Inorganic Analyses <br />Results from M-1 lR. <br />~ ~ October 20, 1998; Letter from Ron Zumwalt to Jim Dillie; Inorganic Analyses Results from M-I I R. <br />