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<br /> <br />itoring ::•as terminated in December, 1984 and remained <br />inactive while New Castle Energy (Storm Rine Mines) con- <br />tinued with mine development plans. In July, 1985 an <br />operational monitoring program was established, designed <br />around the new facility location. To supplement the <br />existing wells, three new downgradient wells were drilled <br />in August, 1985 (OTa-12, 13, and 14) (Attachment G provides <br />a table of Yrell completion details). Of the three wells, <br />only OTd-14 encountered saturated material at depths of 117 <br />or less. Uporadient wells Otd-3L and OP7-7 remained dry <br />during the monitoring period. <br />In response to initiation of site construction, the op- <br />erational :monitoring program is required to collect <br />monthly field parameters and quarterly :eater quality <br />samples. After the mine development phase is complete, <br />the monitoring program will be reduced to quarterly <br />field parameters and annual water quality samples. <br />Baseline sampling in the area of the proposed loadout <br />facility will be discussed in Section 2.3 <br />Two problems that developed during operational monitor- <br />ing in 1985 were difficult access to SK-3.75 due to heavy <br />snow ?;, late fall/early winter and inability to use SR-3H <br />because of its proximity tc tunnel development. In <br />Januarv, 1986 a double track snowmobile was located which <br />allo:•:ed access to SK-3.75. Also in January, 1986, tunnel <br />development proceeded sufficiently to allow SR-3H to again <br />be used as a monitoring site. <br />Z <br />