1990-11-15_REVISION - M1988112 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 11/15/1990
• Doc Name: CONTINUATION OF TRANSCRIPT
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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1 place. To grant Battle Mountain a permit to operate
2 before that time is a violation of the Mined Land
3 Reclamation Division's own rules.
4 We will address monitoring controls,
5 because we assert that the controls are not well
6 defined in the Battle Mountain plan. We feel the
7 public should have access to the monitoring system.
8 The community deserves nothing less than
9 the information on the criteria for monitoring,
10 specifics on monitoring frequencies, the regulating
11 agencies and the penalties for noncompliance.
12 It is unthinkable that this permit would
13 be approved when the response to a spill o.f
14 cyanide-laced water would be determined on a
15 case-by-case basis. This is the provision in Battle
16 Mountain Gold's monitoring plan.
17 The possibility of a spill indicates
18 yet another deficiency in this amended application.
19 The handling and storage of hazardous materials can
20 create serious life-threatening situations.
21 Our presentation will address plan
22 design inadequacies related to hazardous materials.
23 Because of the toxics involved in this operation, we
24 feel an emergency response plan should be ari
25 important consideration. To us, response ir+ an
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