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required? Please inform the Division as to the current status of this discharge point. No data exists for surface water monitoring station PRS-4 downstream of New Elk before the confluence with the North Fork. Has this station been dropped from monitoring? 8. According to Attachment 1 of NOV C-93-042 there exists several weekly NPDES monitoring deficiencies. More diligence by the operator is advised on sites NE-033, NE-007, NE-001, NE-004, NE-008, NE-005, NE-009, NE-080, GE-045, GE-002, GE-003, GE-004 and GE-005. 9. NOV C-93-042, attachment 2, also outlines deficiencies in surface monitoring sites, PRS-1, PRS-2, PRS-3, CCS-1, WCS-1, CHC-1 and LCS-1. 10. All sites mentioned in #9 above, are missing a hydroxide analysis; see attachment 3 in NOV C-93-042. 11. Staff and crest gauge stations CHC-1 in Cherry Canyon and WCS- 1 located in Wet Canyon are missing third quarter reports for the following chemical parameters: selenium, hydroxide and fluoride. Ground Water Monitoring A summary of groundwater monitoring deficiencies is found in Attachment 5, NOV C-93-042 file. Below are highlighted issues. 1. No data has been collected since 1990 for a full suite monitoring of the downstream effects of the Golden Eagle Mine's refuse pile in alluvial wells PAW-3 and PAW-4. From the evidence seen in PAW-2, the alluvial well directly downgradient of the refuse area, the trends show dramatic increases from PAW-1 in the following: Fe (from 13 to 130 mg/1, up 10 times or one magnitude) TSS (30 to 650 mg/1, up 2 magnitudes), TDS (from 90 to 580 mg/1, six times) bicarbonate, (73 to 500 mg/1, seven times greater), C1 (. 09 to 2.5, up two magnitudes), Na (12 to 85 mg/1) and sulfate (from 4 to 120 mg/1). In order to trace the extent of the plume of increased TDS etc., it is necessary to correlate the data downstream, particularly at PAW-3 (300 yards downstream) or PAW-4 (400 yards downstream). No data is provided to do this. The operator's explanation is: not enough water to sample. I recommend a more diligent effort to accumulate water quality data in these two alluvial wells, as the depth to water level was detectable, there must be some water available for testing chemical parameters per the permit commitments. This issue was also addressed in 1991's AHR review as possible exceedences.