* in mg/L or parts per million (ppm): Source; BLM Action Memorandum 



"These include primary and secondary standards from a variety of sources and are presented only to 



assist in characterizing the potential for contaminants in a release. 



The DEQand its federal partner, the BLM, have been reclaiming the mines using bonds 

 from the settlement agreement with Pegasus' sureties. The preferred alternative in 

 the SEIS for the reclamation of the Zortman mine was option Z6, and the preferred 

 alternative for the reclamation of the Landusky mine was option L4. As stated 

 previously, these options were estimated to cost $22.5 million more that what the 

 agencies had available from the sureties; $5 million more for Zortman and $17.5 

 million more for Landusky. Alternatives Z3 and L3 were reclamation choices that the 

 agencies believed would also comply with the applicable laws and that could be 

 accomplished with the available bond funds. These alternatives are perceived by the 

 Tribes and others to be less protective of the environment than the preferred 

 alternatives. The 5E1S provides detailed descriptions and comparisons between each 

 alternative. There is litigation pending in the courts to require the agencies to 

 implement alternatives Z6 and L4. 



The agencies, through competitive bidding and significant cooperation from Spectrum 

 Engineering and its subcontractors and with the infusion of over $5 million in federal 

 funds from the BLM, have been able to reduce costs and implement most of the 

 reclamation projects in alternatives Z6 and L4. By June 2004, the BLM estimated that 

 the $22.5 million reclamation shortfall had been reduced to about $1.53 million." 

 Reclamation at Zortman is complete under the Z6 alternative with the exception of 



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