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bleed stream from this system is treated and <br /> discharged into Tenmile Creek. A partial bypass <br /> of the system, into Tenmile Creek, is also <br /> normally required during periods of spring <br /> runoff. <br /> Seepage from the industrial water system occurs <br /> at the tailing dams and at the dam for Robinson <br /> Lake . Seep water from the No . 1 tailing dam <br /> flows directly into Robinson Lake. Water from <br /> this lake is pumped directly to the mill for <br /> reuse. Seep water from the No. 4 tailing dam is <br /> returned to the oxide pond . Seep water from all <br /> other dams is ultimately collected in the <br /> Mayflower tailing pond drainage. Seep water <br /> from the Mayflower dam flows into drains at the <br /> base of the dam. This water is collected in <br /> seep water ponds, and then flows to a "clear- <br /> water pond" which also receives decant water <br /> from Mayflower . Water from the clearwater pond <br /> is pumped to the mill for reuse . The 2000 gpm <br /> bleed stream to the treatment plant is also <br /> taken from this pond . Further loss of water <br /> from the system is by containment in molybdenum <br /> concentrates , evaporation, and entrainment in <br /> the tailing . <br /> 8. Q. What assurances are there that the Glory Hole <br /> will hold water? If seepage occurs , as you <br /> indicate it probably will , where will the <br /> seepage go? What will be the quality of the <br /> water in the Glory Hole Lake? Will it support <br /> life? Will this lake be a hazard to humans and <br /> wildlife? What are some alternative reclamation <br /> possibilities for this site and their related <br /> problems? <br /> A. The amendments we have requested do not propose <br /> any change in the size or location of the Glory <br /> Hole ; nor do they propose any change in our <br /> plans for reclaiming it. <br /> Our prediction that a lake will form in the <br /> post-mining glory hole area is based upon our <br /> present knowledge of fracturing , faulting , and <br /> existing and proposed underground openings. We <br /> estimate that the water level in this lake will <br /> eventually rise to the 600 Level elevation <br /> -10- <br />