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C~ <br />• <br /> CONTENTS (continued) <br /> 2.3.2 Access and Services ............................................................................... ...2-13 <br /> 2.3.2.1 Access ........................................................................................... ...2-13 <br /> 2.3.2.2 Rail Spur ..................................................................................... ...2-13 <br /> 2.3.2.3 Natural Gas .................................................................................. .. 2-13 <br /> 2.3.2.4 Water Supply System (with Pond) ......................................... ..2-14 <br /> 2.3.2.5 Electrical Power ........................................................................... ..2-14 <br /> 2.3.2.6 Communications ....................................................................... ..2-14 <br /> 2.3.3 Operations Buildings and Associated Structures ............................ ..2-14 <br /> 2.3.3.1 Existing Buildings and Facilities ............................................. ..2-14 <br /> 2.3.3.2 New Buildings ............................................................................ ..2-15 <br /> 2.3.3.3 Other New Facilities .................................................................. ..2-15 <br /> 2.3.4 Evaporation Pond .................................................................................. ..2-15 <br />3.0 SOLUTION MINING AND PRODUCT PROCESSING ........................................ ....3-1 <br />3.1 SOLUTION MINING ........................................................................................ .... 3-1 <br /> 3.1.1 Dissolution Process ................................................................................ ....3-2 <br /> 3.1.2 Well Stability .......................................................................................... ....3-5 <br /> 3.1.3 Solution Mining Impact on Overlying Strata ................................. .... 3-6 <br /> 3.1.3.1 Thermomechanical Cavity Stability Analysis ..................... ....3-9 <br /> 3.1.3.2 Subsidence Analysis -Published data .................................. .. 3-10 <br />• 3.1.3.3 Numerical Analysis of Overlying Strata Stability ............... ..3-11 <br /> 3.1.3.4 Worst-Case Subsidence Model ................................................ ..3-11 <br /> 3.1.3.5 Summary of Impacts on Overlying Strata ............................ ..3-12 <br />3.2 PROCESSING ...................................................................................................... ..3-14 <br /> 3.2.1 Initial Product Processing - Piceance Site ......................................... ..3-15 <br /> 3.2.2 Intermediate Product Transport -Product Pipeline ...................... .. 3-16 <br /> 3.2.3 Final Product Processing -Parachute Site ........................................ ..3-16 <br />4.0 MONITORING PROGRAMS ..................................................................................... ....4-1 <br />4.1 SOLUTION MINING WELL MONITORING .............................................. ....4-1 <br />4.2 SURFACE SUBSIDENCE MONITORING .................................................... ....4-3 <br />4.3 GROUNDWATER QUALITY AND WATER LEVEL MONITORING.. ....4-3 <br />4.4 EVAPORATION POND MONITORING ...................................................... ....4-6 <br />4.5 AIR EMISSION SOURCE MONITORING .................................................... ....4-6 <br />5.0 SITE PROTECTION PLANS ....................................................................................... ....5-1 <br />5.1 SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTERMEASURES ........... ...5-1 <br />5.2 STORMWATER PERMITS AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT <br />PLANS ................................................................................................................... ... 5-1 <br />5.3 WATER DISCHARGES ..................................................................................... ...5-3 <br />5.4 HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTINGENCY PLANS ...................................... ...5-3 <br />5.5 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW .. ...5-3 <br />• <br />5.6 OTHER PLANS .................................................................................................... ...5-3 <br />American Soda, L.L.P. 11 <br />Commerual Mine Plan <br />August 18. 1998 <br />