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1 <br />' 16 <br />' 1 it's determined that, on a year-round basis, the <br /> 2 cyanide level being produced by the sulfuric acid <br />1 3 ili <br />i <br /> equ <br />br <br />um treatment is not working successfully. <br /> 4 Thirdly, I think you should look for <br /> 5 more frequent monitoring of the actual cyanide <br /> 6 levels prevailing in the entrained tailings, not <br /> 7 simply in the water in the pond. <br /> 8 And, finally, there is a serious concern <br /> 9 in my mind with post-closure leachate monitoring. <br />' <br /> 10 We are relying a lot on the impermeability of these <br /> 11 deposited tailings. I think it's an innrwative <br /> 12 approach, but I think we need more than :simply a <br /> 13 reliance on some lab tests and some other <br /> 14 indications. <br /> 15 B <br />this <br />I mean after we roll <br />u <br />th <br /> y <br />, <br />p <br />. <br />e <br />' 16 collection pond, we roll up the collection ditch, <br /> 17 and we go to re-vegetating and landscaping this <br />' 18 thing, we are left with a potential permeable <br /> 19 hazardous facility, and I think we need to make sure <br /> 20 that that leachate is not creating any hazard before <br /> 21 that final step is taken. <br /> f <br />i <br />i <br />i <br /> 22 n the <br />nterest o <br />nk -- <br />Finally, I th <br /> 23 time I will wrap up -- but I think that a <br /> 24 four-strand fence around this facility is not <br />' 25 adequate wildlife or livestock protection. <br />' AGREN, BLANDO & BILLINGS <br /> <br />