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8. In conformance with Rnle 633(I)(i), please provide a charaMervation of the <br />ambient groundwater quality within the Cash Mine. (The applicant may aR4o want <br />to include nearby up-gradient sources as well as dower-gradient sources, and <br />delineate areas within the mine according #o good, fair, and poor gnalily <br />groundwater). The characterization should be based an existing data, ie: water <br />quality samples, as much as passible. Finally, the Applicant will need to <br />deanoa:stx~atx: five (5) gaaaa4ea~s ~v+rrth of "basa~irae grawndwater qualify samples" <br />a+epresentatave of water within the mine. (The .Applicant may want to differentiate <br />which samples of the available data set will be used to determine "ambient <br />groundwater quality" within the Cash Mine.(5ce 5 above) <br />l:xisling groundwater data in the entire Cash Gulch area is limited to the <br />infbrmationpreviouslysubniilix~dpetM3983-743 and/orM1994-117. PriorioMRV's <br />involvement with the aperatian, na access existed to the water within the Cash ivline, <br />specifically ground water. Safe, legal access to available mine pools is currently limited. <br />Ida impas;ts i'ram aver 100 yt:ars of existence of the Cash Mine and its operation, <br />th;rouglmut many vpcratar changes, legislative ehaages, etc. leas impacted the ground <br />water of the Gaid Hiil arcs, inclusive of the ~SUmmervilde, downgradient area. Certainly, <br />the Division realises the short native given to MKV of a need for five (5}quarters of <br />existirq; grouadwatrs data t~lo such graundwatei~ data exists of ilie Cash Mine water, as it <br />has never been deemed appurrtenant to tfae existing, lustaric t3perafiau of the Cash Mine. <br />MRV again commits to dialogue with the Division regarding the neseci fvr, scope vf, aad <br />financial impae£ of such studies and the perforneanee of five (5}quarters of grauadwater <br />sampling. <br />4. In conformance with Rnle 633(1)(!): gleaee provide as assessment off how raining <br />will affect the quantity and quality off floc subsurface or grouadwater resources at <br />the Cash Minn and the aaae#hods that will be aassd to minimize disturbance to the <br />surface and groundwater systems. <br />The Cash Mine is designed as aseta-discharge operation. 1~io impact to surface water.; <br />will occw as a result of mining, reclamation err athet activities on the MKV properties. <br />d3rouridwater quality tisrili not be negatively impacted (.st:e the above response to issue #5). <br />Any apprvpriatian of groundwater fir consumptive use will be done in compliance with <br />all agplic;abie laws (See C-5}_ Please: refer to Exhibit C(h}, (i}, (j}, and (I}. <br />