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Amelia S. Whiting, Assistant Attorney General <br /> February 23, 1994 <br /> Page 4 <br /> the flows are historic, and if so, who would be responsible for such a permit, since the flow <br /> would not be from SGC's property? <br /> SGC, in cooperation with the Gold King property owner, could install a second seal, <br /> or series of seals, in the American Tunnel to cut off the flows from the portal. As described <br /> above, these seals would eventually result in ground water returning to an approximation <br /> of pre-mining conditions. Groundwater which currently flows from the American Tunnel <br /> portal would escape to the surface via seeps and springs which were naturally present <br /> prior to mining. Would such a return to pre-mining hydrologic conditions result in any water <br /> quality permit requirements? <br /> We look forward to meeting with you March 10 to discuss these matters further. <br /> Plugging is a feasible reclamation approach only if we can ascertain in advance the legal <br /> consequences of returning the groundwater regime to its pre-mining condition. While the <br /> proposed plan creates legal issues, we believe that SGC's proposal is the best solution <br /> to the problem of closing the mine while protecting water quality. DMG has stated as a <br /> condition of its reclamation permit that it does not consider perpetual water treatment to <br /> be an acceptable solution, and that it does consider this plan to be the best one available. <br /> We look forward to your early response to these questions, because they will be <br /> vital in determining how quickly we can move toward satisfying the requirements of our <br /> DMG reclamation permit and effecting a final closure of the mine. <br /> ,Z,V�eruly Y rs, <br /> Christ her Hayes, Esq. <br /> for <br /> Sunnyside Gold Corporation <br /> cc: Patricia Nelson (WQCD) <br /> Rich Horstmann (WQCD) <br /> Bruce Humphries (DMG) <br /> Allen Sorenson (DMG) <br />