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• -64- <br />MR. MASSEY: We've got another water expert -- who in fact on my <br />schedule of events is about to show up. If there's no further geotechnical <br />or other kinds of issues related that Jim -- in particularly, Jim could speak <br />to. <br />UNKNOWN SPEAKER: I told him, you better get your pit expert here. <br />MR. MASSEY: Okay. I'd like to call John Halepaska. <br />MR. HALEPASKA: My name is John Halepaska, I've been previously sworn <br />in. By virtue of background experience I've got a Ph.D. in Hydrology from the <br />New Mexico School of Mines, Professional Engineer in the State of Colorado, <br />and about 20 years worth of experience in ground water and surface water kinds <br />of issues. <br />With that, Steve, I need to borrow your flood plain map. I think, that's what <br />we want to take off on. <br />MR. MASSEY: Two issues we want to talk -- I actually calledi John here to <br />respond to the continuing allegations that this -- parts of this facility are <br />located in the flood plain. In addition, John can respond to the pit water. <br />I think he's set to go on flood plain, though. <br />MR. HALEPASKA: Whatever. Let's-- <br />MR. MASSEY: Why don't you go ahead on the flood plain, John and just-- <br />MR. HALEPASKA: This particular figure is out of the permit and it shows <br />the mapping that we did for the project with the flood plain being that <br />outlined, as you go through, in the little bit darker blue there. The design <br />storm in this particular instance is slightly larger than the design storm for <br />some of the other things; 3.2 inches over 24 hours. In no particular instance <br />• is, to nU' knowledge, there any area where any of these facilities would be <br />threatened by the flood plain mapping that we have done. In those area where <br />