can we ask the U.S. Geological Survey staff about the potential impact on the domestic wells before and after the Mine is dewatered to the 3,000 ft level and also the wells about one mile away?
Community members, as well as IMMC, may consult with the U.S. Geological Survey to address issues associated with mine dewatering. The City has retained ESA Consultants to perform the CEQA analyses for the project and prepare the EIR. The potential impacts associated with mine dewatering will be addressed as part of those studies. The City and its consultants may coordinate with the U.S. Geological Survey to address the dewatering matter as part of those studies. IMMC has retained Todd Engineers to assist with addressing the mine dewatering in our mine plan as a follow-up to a previous study was done as part of the 1995 EIR developed for the predecessor project to that proposed by IMMC for Idaho-Maryland mine. Todd Engineers will assist IMMC in developing a well monitoring plan to take effect before, during, and after the mine is dewatered to the 3,000 ft level for those wells within an area that has the potential to be impacted by dewatering activities. 2) Will mine dewatering impact
