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<br />Question - "What is the eventual fate of the water dischaz~ed to the tailings facility?" <br />Response -Ultimately, the pit water will be evaporated (except that which is retained in the <br />tailings material). <br />Question - "If it cannot be shown that all water will be evaporate, what will be the rate of <br />accumulation of water in the tailings facility?" <br />Response - No[e previous response. <br />Question - "What is the current location and frequency of groundwater monitoring of the tailings <br />facility'?" <br />Response -There aze seven monitoring wells down gradient of the tailings impoundment that are <br />sampled four times per year (quarterly). <br />Question - "How has/will monitoring be increased to account for this new and ottiginally <br />unanticipated use of the facility?" <br />Response -Monitoring has not been increased since the Division is confident thalt the existing <br />system for the impoundment is sufficient to detect potential contaminant releases from the <br />facility. <br />Question - "Consistent with the above discussion, what are the short term and lomg term costs <br />associated with disposal of water into the tailings facility?" <br />Response -The short tetm and long tetra costs depend upon the frequency of putnping and the <br />amount of water pumped. These variables are currently unknown. <br />Question - "How much surface azea does the free water pool in the tailings facility occupy?" <br />Response -Approximately 2.5 acres on November 30, 1999 (last time the site was inspected). <br />Question - "Has the surface azea of the free water pool changed since the dischazge from the <br />West Pit began?" <br />Response -Yes. The free water pool nearly completely covered the pond footprint <br />(approximately 23 acres) when BMRI stared dumping pit water into the impoundment. <br />Question - "How is the pond size monitored?" <br />Response -Visually. <br />Question - "Has drainage from the tailings pond area to the collection pond been monitored in <br />1999?" <br />