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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRC-2010-005661 - 0901a068801d0765DENISO MINES October 15, 2010 VIA PDF AND EXPRESS DELIVERY Rusty Lundberg, Co-Executive Secretary Utah Water Quality Board Utah Department of Environmental Quality 195 North 1950 West P.O. Box 144810 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4820 ^ v\ Received OCT 2010 § % Division of 'T Radiaiioii Confro! .sf/ \ ^/ DRC-2010- Dwilsoii Mbies (USA) Coip. 10SO 17th Street; Suita 990 Oemsr, CO SOSM USA Tol:303 628-77S8 Pax: 303 389-4129 www.denisonminea.com Dear Mr. Lundberg: Re: State of Utah Ground Water Discharge Permit ("GWDP") No. UGW370004 White Mesa Uranium Mill - Installation Report Pursuant to Part I.F.6 and I.H.6 ofthe Permit This letter transmits the As-Built Report for Denison Mines (USA) Corp's ("Denison's") Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35, adjacent to White Mesa Mill (the "Mill") tailings Cell 4B, as required by part I.H.6 of GWDP No. UGW37G004. The requirements of Part I.H.6 are set forth below. I.H. 6. Installation of New Groundwater Monitoring Wells - the Permittee shall install at least three hydraulically downgradient wells adjacent to Tailings Cell 4B, in accordance with the following requirements: a) New Compliance Monitoring Wells MW-33 and MW-34 - install two new compliance monitoring wells (MW -33 and MW -34) prior to placement of tailings and wastewater in Cell4B. The locations of the wells MW-33 and MW-34 shall be the same as shown pn Figure 4 of the February 8, 2010 submittal by Hydro Geo Chem Inc. Said monitoring wells shall: 1) Provide early detection of tailings cell contamination of shallow groundwater from Tailings Cell 4B. 2) Provide discrete groundwater monitoring for tailings Cell 4B. 3) Comply with the design, construction, and development requirements found in Part I.E.4 of this Permit. b) Within 45 calendar days of completing well installation, submit a monitoring well As-Built report for wells MW-33 and MW-34 to document said well construction for Executive Secretary approval. Said report shall comply with the requirements of Part I.F.6. The As-Built report shall be approved by the Executive Secretary before placement of tailings or wastewater in Tailings Cell 4B. In the event the Executive Secretary requires additional information, the Permittee will provide all requested information within a time frame approved by the Executive Secretary. c) New Compliance Monitoring Well MW-35 - before placement of tailings or wastewater in Tailings Cell 4B, the Permittee shall submit to the Executive Secretary for approval a proposed location for new Letter to Rusty Lundberg MW33, 34, and 35 October 15, 2010 Page 2 compliance monitoring well MW-35. Installation of well MW-35 shall be completed within 30 calendar days of Executive Secretary approval of said location. The exact location of the well MW -35 shall be determined after consideration of hydrogeologic information acquired through installation/development of wells MW-33 and MW-34 and other related field investigations. The design, construction and development of well MW-35 shall comply with the requirements of Part I.E.4 of this Permit. d) Within 45 calendar days of completing installation of well MW-35, the Permittee shall submit a monitoring well As-Built report to document said well construction for Executive Secretary approval. Said report shall comply with the requirements of Part I.F.6. In the event the Executive Secretary requires additional information, the Permittee will provide all requested information within a time frame approved by the Executive Secretary. e) The Permittee shall provide at least a 7 calendar day written notice to allow the Executive Secretary to observe all drilling and well installation activities. In the event the Executive Secretary determines that additional monitoring wells are required, these new wells will be installed and related As-Built Report(s) submitted (for approval) within a time frame approved by the Executive Secretary. Installation History and Conformance with GWDP Requirements Per the requirements of GWDP Part I.H.6 a), above, perched zone monitoring wells MW-33 and MW-34 were installed along the southern margins of Cell 4B on August 31, 2010 at locations identified in the February 8, 2010 submittal by Denison's hydrgeologic consultant. Hydro Geo Chem. Groundwater was not encountered at MW-33, which has remained dry through the time of this submittal. The minimum seven-day notice required by GWDP Part I.H.6 e) was provided on August 18, 2010. The enclosed As-Built Report in Attachment 1, containing the items required for As-Built Reports in GWDP Part I.F.6, is being submitted to meet the requirements of GWDP Part I.H.6.b) for MW-33 and MW-34. Phil Goble of DRC and Stewart Smith of Hydro Geo Chem, were present on site at the Mill during the well installation period. Denison consulted with Mr. Goble as well as Loren Morton of DRC on September 1, 2010 regarding MW-33, when it was determined the well was dry. Mr. Goble, after consideration of the hydrogeologic information available from installation of MW-33 (that is, the ongoing dry conditions), concurred that it would be appropriate to install MW-35 at that time. The location for MW-35 was determined from consultation between Mr. Smith, Mr. Morton, and Mr. Goble. Mr. Morton confirmed by an email on September 1, 2010 to Mr. Roberts that the information provided to him during this determination appeared to provisionally satisfy the requirements of GWDP Part I.H.6c), subject to DRC review of the written submittal of all hydrogeologic information. A copy of that email is enclosed as Attachment 2. MW-35 was installed at the agreed upon location on September 1 and 2, 2010. Aquifer hydraulic testing was attempted for MW-34 and completed for MW-35 on October 5, 2010. Well development for both wells will be completed during October 2010. Neither well development nor hydraulic testing can be performed for MW-33 which remains dry. The As-Built Report in Attachment 1, containing the items required for As-Built Reports in GWDP I.F.6, is being submitted to meet the requirements of GWDP Part I.H.6.d)for MW35. Based on the foregoing information, it is Denison's understanding that we have met the GWDP requirements in GWDP Part I.H.6 that are required to be performed prior to placement of tailings and wastewater in Cell 4B. DENISO MINES Letter to Rusty Lundberg MW33, 34, and 35 October 15, 2010 Page 3 Please advise us if our understanding is not correct. Other requirements of the GWDP pertaining to activities required prior to construction of Cell 4B and/or placement of tailings and wastewater in cell 4B, specifically: • Part I.H.8 Revised BAT, Monitoring, Operations and Maintenance Plan for Cells 4A and 4B • Part I.H.9 Cell 4B As Built Report • I.H.10 Additional Hydrogeologic Investigation and Report • I.H.11 Correction to Engineering Drawing Sheet 6 of 8 are in progress and will be submitted under separate cover. Documentation required by GWDP Part I.H.7, Background Water Quality Report for New Monitoring Wells, will be submitted after eight consecutive quarters of groundwater data have been collected from the subject wells. Please contact the undersigned if you have any questions or require any further information. Yours very truly, DENISON MINES (USA) CORP. Tio Ann Tischler Director, Compliance and Permitting cc: Rich Bartlett David C, Frydenlund Ron F. Hochstein Harold R. Roberts David E. Turk Kathy Weinel Attachments DENISO MINES ATTACHMENT 1 As-Built Report for MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 ATTACHMENT 2 Email of September 1. 2010 from Mr. Loren Morton, DRC Jo Ann Tischler From: Sent: To: Subject: Harold Roberts Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:21 PM Jo Ann Tischler FW: Denison Mines: Call Today about New Monitoring Wells for Cell 4B Harold Roberts Executive Vice President, US Operations L (303) 389-4160 | f: (303) 389-4125 1050 17th Street, Suite 950, Denver, CO 80265 DENISON MINES (USA) CORP www.denisonmines.com This e-mail is intended for the exclusive use of the person(s) mentioned as the recipient(s). This message and any attached files with it are confidential and may contain privileged or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient(s) please delete this message and notify the sender. You may not use, distribute print or copy this message if you are not the intended recipient(s). From: Loren Morton [mailto:lmorton(5)utah.gov] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:58 PM To: Harold Roberts Cc: Stewart Smith; John Hultquist; Phillip Goble; Rusty Lundberg Subject: Denison Mines: Call Today about New Monitoring Wells for Cell 48 Harold, The purpose of this email is to summarize our conversation this morning on the phone. Stewart Smith of HGC and Phil Goble of my staff were also present in your office in Blanding. You presented your recent findings during drilling of Cell 48 wells MW-33 (on dike at SW corner of Cell 48), and MW-34 (near midpoint of Cell 48 south dike), and asked for DRC concurrence regarding your plans for well MW-35. DUSA Observations 1. Shallow aquifer thickness at well 34 appears to be 2-feet, and is perched on the Jurassic age Brushy Basin Shale Member of the Morrison Formation (Jmb). 2. Well 33 was drilled to the upper Jmb contact, and no saturation was found as of this morning. DUSA Proposal 1. Install well MW-35 at a location that is about midway on the crest of the west Cell 48 dike, as shown in a map you provided today In your email (9/1/10, 10:45 am). You asked that DUSA be allowed to drill MW-35 today, in that your driller was already on site, and 2. The DRC consider the provisions of Part LH.6(c) of the Permit to have been met, which require DUSA provide a proposed location for well MW-35, based on hydrogeologic information from wells MW-33 and MW-34, and receive Executive Secretary approval beforehand. DUSA Basis You explained that Stewart Smith had considered hydrogeologic information from the drilling of wells MW-33 and MW-34 in arriving at a proposed location for well MW-35, and that his work had included: 1) a revised water table contour map of the shallow aquifer, based on a December, 2009 equipotential map with hand drawn contours near wells MW-33 and MW-34, 2) a revised structural contour map for the Jmb upper contact, based on geologic data from these same 2 wells. Both of these maps were scanned into PDF files, and emailed to me this morning, and 3) Both maps above had been modified after DUSA completed an elevation survey of nearby surface seeps / springs, and incorporated this data into the both the water table and structural contour maps. DRC Observations / Recommendation During the call, I recounted how nearby and former well MW-16 (found in the SW quadrant of Cell 48) had also been dry, suggesting the possible presence of a NE - SW trending ridge or structural high in the upper Jmb contact between MW-16 and recent well MW-33. I also told you that I consider your proposed course of action reasonable, and that you may proceed at your own risk. I made this decision based on: 1. The informal information described to my over the phone and submitted by email today appears to provisionally satisfy the Part LH.6(c) requirements, 2. A condition that final DRC approval will await the hydrogeologic findings and information that will be gathered during installation of well MW-35, or any other wells that might need to be drilled, and 3. As with any subsurface investigation, the final decision on the adequacy of a monitoring well network for Cell 48, and the ultimate number and location of said wells can only be after DUSA written submittal of all hydrogeologic information gathered, and opportunity for formal DRC review and approval. If you disagree with any of this summary, or the discussion we had this morning over the phone, please get in contact with me tiefore the end of the day today. Thanks for coordinating your field efforts with us today. Loren HYDRO GEO CHEM, INC. Environmental Science & Technology INSTALLATION AND HYDRAULIC TESTING OF PERCHED MONITORING WELLS MW-33, MW-34, AND MW-35 AT THE WHITE MESA URANIUM MILL NEAR BLANDING, UTAH October 11, 2010 Prepared for: DENISON MINES (USA) CORPORATION 1050 17th Street Independence Plaza, Suite 950 Denver, Colorado 80265 Prepared by: HYDRO GEO CHEM, INC. 51 West Wetmore Road, Suite 101 Tucson, Arizona 85705 (520) 293-1500 Project Number 7180000.00-02.0 Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 i TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1 2. DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION................................................................................ 3 2.1 Drilling and Logging Procedures............................................................................3 2.2 Construction............................................................................................................4 3. HYDRAULIC TESTING................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Testing Procedures..................................................................................................5 3.2 Hydraulic Test Data Analysis.................................................................................6 4. CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................. 9 5. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 11 6. LIMITATIONS................................................................................................................. 13 TABLES 1 Locations and Elevations of MW-34 and MW-35 (site coordinate system) 2 MW-35 Slug Test Results FIGURES 1 Site Plan and Perched Well Locations, White Mesa Site 2 MW-33 As-Built Well Construction Schematic 3 MW-34 As-Built Well Construction Schematic 4 MW-35 As-Built Well Construction Schematic APPENDICES A Lithologic Logs B Slug Test Plots C Raw Test Data Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 ii Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 1 1. INTRODUCTION This report describes the installation and hydraulic testing of perched monitoring wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35. Wells were installed along the southern and western margins of new tailings Cell 4B, as shown on Figure 1, between August 30 and September 2, 2010. Hydraulic testing of the wells consisted of slug tests conducted on October 5, 2010. Well MW-33 was not tested because it has been dry since installation on August 30. Testing of MW-34 was attempted but was unsuccessful due the small saturated thickness and water column in the well. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 2 Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 3 2. DRILLING AND CONSTRUCTION Well installation procedures were similar to those used previously at the site for the construction of other perched zone wells (Hydro Geo Chem, Inc. [HGC], 2005). Drilling and construction were performed by Bayles Exploration, Inc., and borings logged by Mr. Lawrence Casebolt under contract to Denison Mines (USA) Corporation (DUSA). Mr. Stewart Smith of HGC was onsite during drilling and well construction activities. As-built diagrams for the well constructions, based primarily on information provided by Mr. Casebolt, are shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. The depths to water shown in the as-built diagrams are based on water level measurements taken at the time of installation. Surveyed land surface and top-of-casing elevations are provided on Figures 2 and 3. The elevations shown for MW-35 (Figure 4) are approximate. Table 1 provides surveyed position coordinates for MW-33 and MW-34 based on the site survey coordinate system. The position and elevations for MW-35 are approximate. 2.1 Drilling and Logging Procedures An 11-inch diameter tricone bit was used to drill a boring of sufficient diameter to install 8-inch- diameter, Schedule 40 PVC surface (conductor) casing. This surface casing extended to a depth of approximately 10 to 12 feet below land surface. Once the surface casing was in place, the boreholes were drilled by air rotary adding water and/or foam only when needed to maintain circulation. The wells were drilled using a 6¾ inch diameter tricone bit. Each borehole penetrated the Dakota Sandstone and the Burro Canyon Formation and terminated in the Brushy Basin member of the Morrison Formation. Drill cutting samples used for lithologic logging were collected at 2½-foot depth intervals and placed in labeled, zip-sealed plastic bags and labeled plastic cuttings storage boxes. Copies of the lithologic logs submitted by Mr. Casebolt are provided in Appendix A. In general, air was used as a drilling fluid until poor cuttings retrieval necessitated the use of water and/or foam. Only air was used at MW-33 because ground water was not encountered at that location. Each boring was advanced into the Brushy Basin member of the Morrison Formation, then backfilled to a depth of approximately 1 to 2 feet below the contact prior to well casing installation. Backfill at MW-35 consisted of Colorado Silica Sand TM. Backfill at MW-33 and MW-34 consisted of hydrated bentonite chips overlain by Colorado Silica Sand. The bottom seal of bentonite installed in MW-33 and MW-34 was not required in MW-35 because the borehole only penetrated approximately 3 feet into the Brushy Basin. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 4 2.2 Construction The wells were constructed using 4-inch diameter, Schedule 40, flush-threaded PVC casing and 0.02-slot, factory-slotted PVC screen. Colorado Silica Sand was used as a filter pack and installed to a depth approximately 4½ feet above the screened interval. The annular space above the filter pack was then sealed with approximately 5 feet of hydrated bentonite chips and grouted to the surface using Portland cement. The surface casing was completed with an 8-inch diameter Schedule 40 PVC cap with a 4-inch diameter cutout to accommodate the well casing, and the well casing was fitted with a 4-inch PVC cap to keep foreign objects out of the well. Three steel bollards (painted red) were installed around each well for protection. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 5 3. HYDRAULIC TESTING Hydraulic testing consisted of slug tests conducted by HGC personnel in a fashion similar to that described in HGC (2005). Hydraulic testing of MW-33 was not possible because the well was dry. Testing of MW-34, although attempted, was unsuccessful due to the small saturated thickness and water column at that location (approximately 2 feet above the base of the well). Mr. Phil Goble and Mr. Dean Henderson of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality were present during portions of the testing. 3.1 Testing Procedures The slug used for the test at MW-35 consisted of a sealed, pea-gravel-filled, schedule 80 PVC pipe approximately 3 feet long as described in HGC (2002). The 3-foot slug displaced approximately 0.75 gallons of water. A Level TrollJ data logger was deployed near the bottom of the static water column in the well and used to measure the change in water level during the test. Automatically logged data were collected at 5-second intervals. Prior to the test, the static water level was measured by hand using the electric water level meter. The data logger was then lowered to a depth of approximately 12 feet below the static water level, and background pressure readings were collected for approximately 50 minutes prior to beginning the test. The purpose of collecting the background data was to allow correction of test data for any trends detected in water levels measured at the well. Once background data were collected, the slug and electric water level meter sensor were suspended in the well just above the static water level. The test commenced by lowering the slug to a depth of approximately 2 feet below the static water level over a period of a few seconds and taking water level readings by hand as soon as possible afterwards. Hand-collected data were obtained more frequently in the first few minutes when water levels were changing rapidly, then less frequently as the rate of water level change diminished. Upon completion of the test, automatically logged data were checked and backed up on the hard drive of a laptop computer. Testing of MW-34 was attempted using procedures similar to those utilized at MW-35. As discussed above, the testing of MW-34 was unsuccessful because of the small amount of water in the well which prevented vertical separation of the downhole Level TrollJ data logger and the slug. Data collected from the Level TrollJ were not interpretable. This extension of the slug above the water column also prevented the water level meter probe from accessing the top of the water column. Therefore no collection of water level data by hand was possible. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 6 3.2 Hydraulic Test Data Analysis Data from MW-35 were analyzed using AQTESOLVTM (HydroSOLVE, 2000), a computer program developed and marketed by HydroSOLVE, Inc. In preparing the automatically logged data for analysis, the total number of records was reduced. In general, all data collected in the first 30 seconds were retained, then every 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th, etc. record was retained for analysis. For example, if the first 10 records were retained (50 seconds of data at 5-second intervals), the next records to be retained would be the 12th, the 15th, the 19th, the 24th, etc. In general, the maximum measured rise in water levels was less than would be expected considering the slug volume, the volume in the 4-inch-diameter casing, and the volume in the annular space between the casing and the 6¾-inch-diameter bore. Assuming a 30 percent effective porosity for the filter pack, the expected rise in water level is approximately 1 foot per gallon. The maximum expected rise for the 3-foot, 0.75-gallon slug is therefore about 0.75 feet. If only the 4-inch diameter casing is considered, a maximum rise of approximately 1.12 ft is expected for the 0.75 gallon slug. Data were analyzed using two solution methods: the KGS unconfined method (Hyder et al., 1994) and the Bouwer-Rice unconfined method (Bouwer and Rice, 1976). When filter pack porosities were required by the analytical method, a value of 30 percent was used. The saturated thickness was taken to be the difference between the depth of the static water level measured just prior to the test and the depth to the Brushy Basin contact as defined in the drilling logs (Appendix A). The static water level was below the top of the screened interval and the saturated thickness was taken to be the effective screen length. The test duration was short enough that the impact of changing barometric pressure could be ignored. The KGS solution allows estimation of both specific storage and hydraulic conductivity, while the Bouwer-Rice solution allows estimation of only the hydraulic conductivity. The Bouwer- Rice solution is valid only for the straight-line portion of the data that results when the log of displacement is plotted against time and is insensitive to both storage and the specified initial water level rise. Typically, only the later-time data are interpretable using Bouwer-Rice. The KGS solution generally allows a fit to both early and late time data and is sensitive to storage and the specified initial water level rise. Both solutions were used for comparison. Automatically logged and hand-collected data were analyzed separately using both solution methods. The hand-collected data, therefore, served as an independent data set and a check on the accuracy of the automatically logged data. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 7 The results of the analyses are provided in Table 2 and Appendix B. Appendix B contains plots generated by AQTESOLVJ that show the quality of fit between measured and simulated displacements, and reproduce the parameters used in each solution. Appendix C tabulates the raw data. Estimates of hydraulic conductivity at MW-35 range from 2.18 x 10-4 centimeters per second (cm/s) to 3.48 x 10-4 cm/s using automatically logged data, and from 1.65 x 10-4 to 2.59 x 10-4 cm/s using hand-collected data. These values are within the range previously measured at the site. Agreement between analyses using the KGS and Bouwer-Rice solutions, and between automatically-logged and hand-collected data, was generally good. Estimates obtained from each solution method were within a factor of two for both automatically-logged and hand-collected data. Agreement between estimates obtained from automatically-logged and hand-collected data by a particular solution method were also within a factor of two. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 8 Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 9 4. CONCLUSIONS Installation and hydraulic test procedures for new perched monitoring wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 were similar to those used previously at the site for the construction and testing of other perched zone wells. MW-33 has been dry since installation. The thickness of the water column in MW-34 was insufficient for successful hydraulic testing. Although testing of MW-34 was attempted, the test data obtained were not interpretable. Automatically logged and hand-collected hydraulic test data from MW-35 were analyzed using KGS and Bouwer-Rice analytical solutions. Estimates of hydraulic conductivity at MW-35 range from 2.18 x 10-4 cm/s to 3.48 x 10-4 cm/s based on automatically logged data, and from 1.65 x 10-4 to 2.59 x 10-4 cm/s based on hand-collected data. These values are within the range previously measured at the site. Agreement between analyses using the KGS and Bouwer-Rice solutions, and between automatically-logged and hand-collected data, was generally good. Estimates obtained from each solution method were within a factor of two for both automatically-logged and hand-collected data. Agreement between estimates obtained from automatically-logged and hand-collected data by a particular solution method were also within a factor of two. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 10 Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 11 5. REFERENCES Bouwer, H. and R.C. Rice. 1976. A Slug-Test method for Determining Hydraulic Conductivity of Unconfined Aquifers with Completely or Partially Penetrating Wells. Water Resources Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, Pp. 423-428. Hyder, Z, J.J. Butler, Jr. C.D. McElwee, and W. Liu. 1994. Slug Tests in Partially Penetrating Wells. Water Resources Research, Vol. 30, No. 11, Pp. 2945-2957. Hydro Geo Chem, Inc. (HGC). 2002. Hydraulic Testing at the White Mesa Uranium Mill Near Blanding, Utah During July 2002. Submitted to International Uranium Corporation. August 22, 2002. Hydro Geo Chem, Inc. 2005. Perched Monitoring Well Installation and Testing at the White Mesa Uranium Mill, April through June 2005. Submitted to International Uranium Corporation. August 3, 2005. HydroSOLVE, Inc. 2000. AQTESOLV for Windows. User=s Guide. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 12 Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 13 6. LIMITATIONS The information and conclusions presented in this report are based upon the scope of services and information obtained through the performance of the services, as agreed upon by HGC and the party for whom this report was originally prepared. Results of any investigations, tests, or findings presented in this report apply solely to conditions existing at the time HGC’s investigative work was performed and are inherently based on and limited to the available data and the extent of the investigation activities. No representation, warranty, or guarantee, express or implied, is intended or given. HGC makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of any information provided by other parties not under contract to HGC to the extent that HGC relied upon that information. This report is expressly for the sole and exclusive use of the party for whom this report was originally prepared and for the particular purpose that it was intended. Reuse of this report, or any portion thereof, for other than its intended purpose, or if modified, or if used by third parties, shall be at the sole risk of the user. Installation and Hydraulic Testing of Perched Monitoring Wells MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 at the White Mesa Uranium Mill H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\Wells\4B Well Inst_Rpt.doc October 11, 2010 14 TABLES TABLE 1 Locations and Elevations of MW-33, MW-34, and MW-35 (site coordinate system) Location Northing (feet) Easting (feet) Elevation (ft amsl) MW-33-GROUND 319503.69 2576115.52 5596.81 MW-33-TOP OF CASING 319503.30 2576115.41 5597.82 MW-34-GROUND 319370.03 2576846.67 5598.12 MW-34-TOP OF CASING 319370.67 2576846.53 5599.90 MW-35-GROUND (approximate) 320150 2576065 5598 MW-35-TOP OF CASING (approximate) 320150 2576065 5599.5 H:\718000\cell4bjuly2010\MONITOR-33-34.xls: MONITOR-33-34 10/11/2010 TABLE 2 MW-35 Slug Test Results Bouwer-Rice Bouwer-Rice Test Saturated Thickness K (cm/s) Ss (1/ft) K (cm/s) K (cm/s) Ss (1/ft) K (cm/s) MW-35 12 3.48E-04 1.95E-05 2.18E-04 2.59E-04 1.78E-05 1.65E-04 Notes: Bouwer-Rice = Unconfined Bouwer-Rice solution method in Aqtesolv™ cm/s = Centimeters per second ft = Feet K = hydraulic conductivity KGS = Unconfined KGS solution method in Aqtesolv™ Ss= specific storage Automatically Logged Data Hand Collected Data KGS KGS H:\718000\hydtst10b\MW35Tables.xls: Table 2 10/11/2010 FIGURES HYDRO GEO CHEM, INC.APPROVED DATE REFERENCE FIGURE CELL NO. 2 CELL NO. 4A 3332 MW-21 3000 BOUNDARY PROPERTY SCALE IN FEET 0 CELL NO. 1 MILL SITE MW-01 MW-02 MW-03 MW-05 MW-11 MW-12 MW-14 MW-15 MW-17 MW-18 MW-19 MW-20 MW-22 MW-23 MW-24 MW-25 MW-27 MW-28 MW-29 MW-30 MW-31 MW-32 PIEZ-1 PIEZ-2 PIEZ-3 PIEZ-4 PIEZ-5 MW-26 TW4-1 TW4-2 TW4-3 TW4-4 TW4-5 TW4-6 TW4-9 TW4-11 TW4-12 TW4-13 TW4-14 TW4-16 TW4-18 TW4-20 TW4-21 TW4-26 MW-04TW4-7 TW4-8 TW4-10 TW4-22 TW4-19 TW4-23 TW4-24 TW4-25 TWN-1 TWN-2 TWN-3 TWN-4 TWN-5 TWN-6 TWN-7 TWN-8 TWN-9 TWN-10 TWN-11 TWN-12 TWN-13 TWN-14 TWN-15 TWN-16 TWN-17 TWN-18 TWN-19 MW-33 MW-34 MW-35 (approximate) CELL NO. 4B MW-20 PIEZ-1 perched monitoring well perched piezometer temporary perched monitoring well SITE PLAN AND PERCHED WELL LOCATIONS WHITE MESA SITE H:/718000/cell4bjuly2010/oldbase/welloc.srf TW4-19 EXPLANATION wildlife pond SJS temporary perched nitrate monitoring well TWN-1 Cell 4B perched monitoring well installed August-September, 2010 MW-33 1 APPENDIX A LITHOLOGIC LOGS APPENIDX B SLUG TEST PLOTS 0.01 0.1 1. 10. 100. 0. 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1. Time (min) Di s p l a c e m e n t ( f t ) WELL TEST ANALYSIS Data Set: H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\mw35.aqt Date: 10/08/10 Time: 09:54:16 PROJECT INFORMATION Company: HGC Client: Denison Test Well: MW-35 AQUIFER DATA Saturated Thickness: 12. ft WELL DATA (MW-35) Initial Displacement: 0.42 ft Static Water Column Height: 12. ft Total Well Penetration Depth: 12. ft Screen Length: 12. ft Casing Radius: 0.167 ft Well Radius: 0.28 ft SOLUTION Aquifer Model: Unconfined Solution Method: KGS Model Kr = 0.000348 cm/sec Ss = 1.948E-5 ft-1 Kz/Kr = 0.1 0. 8. 16. 24. 32. 40. 1.0E-4 0.001 0.01 0.1 1. Time (min) Di s p l a c e m e n t ( f t ) WELL TEST ANALYSIS Data Set: H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\mw35br.aqt Date: 10/08/10 Time: 09:55:33 PROJECT INFORMATION Company: HGC Client: Denison Test Well: MW-35 AQUIFER DATA Saturated Thickness: 12. ft Anisotropy Ratio (Kz/Kr): 0.1 WELL DATA (MW-35) Initial Displacement: 0.42 ft Static Water Column Height: 12. ft Total Well Penetration Depth: 12. ft Screen Length: 12. ft Casing Radius: 0.167 ft Well Radius: 0.28 ft SOLUTION Aquifer Model: Unconfined Solution Method: Bouwer-Rice K = 0.0002183 cm/sec y0 = 0.3766 ft 0.1 1. 10. 100. 0. 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1. Time (min) Di s p l a c e m e n t ( f t ) WELL TEST ANALYSIS Data Set: H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\mw35h.aqt Date: 10/08/10 Time: 09:56:05 PROJECT INFORMATION Company: HGC Client: Denison Test Well: MW-35 AQUIFER DATA Saturated Thickness: 12. ft WELL DATA (MW-35) Initial Displacement: 0.44 ft Static Water Column Height: 12. ft Total Well Penetration Depth: 12. ft Screen Length: 12. ft Casing Radius: 0.167 ft Well Radius: 0.28 ft SOLUTION Aquifer Model: Unconfined Solution Method: KGS Model Kr = 0.0002585 cm/sec Ss = 1.782E-5 ft-1 Kz/Kr = 0.1 0. 8. 16. 24. 32. 40. 0.01 0.1 1. Time (min) Di s p l a c e m e n t ( f t ) WELL TEST ANALYSIS Data Set: H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\mw35hbr.aqt Date: 10/08/10 Time: 09:56:27 PROJECT INFORMATION Company: HGC Client: Denison Test Well: MW-35 AQUIFER DATA Saturated Thickness: 12. ft Anisotropy Ratio (Kz/Kr): 0.1 WELL DATA (MW-35) Initial Displacement: 0.44 ft Static Water Column Height: 12. ft Total Well Penetration Depth: 12. ft Screen Length: 12. ft Casing Radius: 0.167 ft Well Radius: 0.28 ft SOLUTION Aquifer Model: Unconfined Solution Method: Bouwer-Rice K = 0.0001651 cm/sec y0 = 0.3944 ft APPENDIX C RAW TEST DATA RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Hand-Collected Depths to Water elapsed time depth to water (minutes) (feet below top of casing) 0 112.53 0.25 112.11 0.58 112.13 0.92 112.14 1.27 112.16 1.55 112.17 2.33 112.2 2.5 112.22 3 112.235 3.5 112.29 4 112.26 4.5 112.28 5.5 112.29 6.5 112.32 7.5 112.34 9 112.37 10 112.38 12 112.4 14 112.43 16 112.45 18 112.46 20 112.47 22 112.48 25 112.49 29 112.5 32 112.51 35 112.51 38 112.52 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: hand Page 1 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 0 0.4112 0.083333 0.40927 0.166667 0.3983 0.25 0.39252 0.333333 0.3817 0.416667 0.37953 0.5 0.3713 0.583333 0.36168 0.666667 0.35585 0.75 0.35339 0.833333 0.34954 0.916667 0.34356 1 0.3372 1.083333 0.33466 1.166667 0.32745 1.25 0.32186 1.333333 0.31994 1.416667 0.31438 1.5 0.31021 1.583333 0.30834 1.666667 0.30187 1.75 0.29841 1.833333 0.29481 1.916667 0.29309 2 0.28984 2.083333 0.28371 2.166667 0.28243 2.25 0.28078 2.333333 0.27066 2.416667 0.26812 2.5 0.27018 2.583333 0.26575 2.666667 0.26622 2.75 0.25889 2.833333 0.25399 2.916667 0.25319 3 0.25206 3.083333 0.24823 3.166667 0.24741 3.25 0.2407 3.333333 0.24098 3.416667 0.23518 3.5 0.2357 3.583333 0.23252 3.666667 0.22928 3.75 0.22766 3.833333 0.22163 3.916667 0.22246 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 2 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 4 0.21803 4.083333 0.21418 4.166667 0.21161 4.25 0.21323 4.333333 0.20959 4.416667 0.2103 4.5 0.20723 4.583333 0.20457 4.666667 0.19704 4.75 0.19962 4.833333 0.19819 4.916667 0.19497 5 0.19541 5.083333 0.19188 5.166667 0.19169 5.25 0.18855 5.333333 0.18764 5.416667 0.1873 5.5 0.1837 5.583333 0.18189 5.666667 0.1772 5.75 0.17395 5.833333 0.17771 5.916667 0.1742 6 0.17251 6.083333 0.16248 6.166667 0.17036 6.25 0.16861 6.333333 0.16404 6.416667 0.1633 6.5 0.1604 6.583333 0.15665 6.666667 0.15528 6.75 0.15419 6.833333 0.15653 6.916667 0.15513 7 0.15078 7.083333 0.15039 7.166667 0.14799 7.25 0.14676 7.333333 0.14707 7.416667 0.14648 7.5 0.14115 7.583333 0.14357 7.666667 0.14358 7.75 0.13735 7.833333 0.13964 7.916667 0.1364 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 3 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 8 0.13663 8.083333 0.13483 8.166667 0.13622 8.25 0.12976 8.333333 0.13125 8.416667 0.13086 8.5 0.12446 8.583333 0.12695 8.666667 0.12522 8.75 0.12409 8.833333 0.12324 8.916667 0.12324 9 0.12029 9.083333 0.12067 9.166667 0.11635 9.25 0.11583 9.333333 0.11615 9.416667 0.11771 9.5 0.11597 9.583333 0.11298 9.666667 0.11152 9.75 0.11271 9.833333 0.11296 9.916667 0.10886 10 0.10722 10.08333 0.10641 10.16667 0.10499 10.25 0.10507 10.33333 0.1056 10.41667 0.09979 10.5 0.10623 10.58333 0.10135 10.66667 0.10036 10.75 0.09805 10.83333 0.0971 10.91667 0.09778 11 0.09544 11.08333 0.09518 11.16667 0.09396 11.25 0.09184 11.33333 0.09411 11.41667 0.08988 11.5 0.09049 11.58333 0.0886 11.66667 0.08981 11.75 0.08765 11.83333 0.08418 11.91667 0.08523 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 4 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 12 0.08142 12.08333 0.08364 12.16667 0.0838 12.25 0.07949 12.33333 0.08304 12.41667 0.07889 12.5 0.079 12.58333 0.07697 12.66667 0.07832 12.75 0.07528 12.83333 0.07645 12.91667 0.07389 13 0.07437 13.08333 0.07471 13.16667 0.07235 13.25 0.07178 13.33333 0.07292 13.41667 0.0727 13.5 0.06913 13.58333 0.07076 13.66667 0.06654 13.75 0.06909 13.83333 0.06717 13.91667 0.06489 14 0.06276 14.08333 0.06123 14.16667 0.06363 14.25 0.06484 14.33333 0.06185 14.41667 0.06136 14.5 0.06245 14.58333 0.06028 14.66667 0.06087 14.75 0.06125 14.83333 0.05896 14.91667 0.05674 15 0.05381 15.08333 0.05727 15.16667 0.05569 15.25 0.05543 15.33333 0.05086 15.41667 0.04849 15.5 0.04988 15.58333 0.05305 15.66667 0.05116 15.75 0.04842 15.83333 0.04581 15.91667 0.04933 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 5 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 16 0.04925 16.08333 0.04133 16.16667 0.04488 16.25 0.04257 16.33333 0.04449 16.41667 0.04413 16.5 0.04774 16.58333 0.04644 16.66667 0.04353 16.75 0.04618 16.83333 0.04213 16.91667 0.04618 17 0.04407 17.08333 0.04109 17.16667 0.04179 17.25 0.04239 17.33333 0.03982 17.41667 0.03911 17.5 0.03857 17.58333 0.03876 17.66667 0.03686 17.75 0.04046 17.83333 0.03888 17.91667 0.03437 18 0.03831 18.08333 0.0405 18.16667 0.03807 18.25 0.03725 18.33333 0.03794 18.41667 0.03642 18.5 0.0359 18.58333 0.03624 18.66667 0.03425 18.75 0.03756 18.83333 0.03521 18.91667 0.03372 19 0.0292 19.08333 0.03062 19.16667 0.03414 19.25 0.03389 19.33333 0.03485 19.41667 0.02898 19.5 0.02843 19.58333 0.03475 19.66667 0.0334 19.75 0.03023 19.83333 0.03286 19.91667 0.03024 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 6 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 20 0.03091 20.08333 0.03193 20.16667 0.02844 20.25 0.02599 20.33333 0.02314 20.41667 0.02898 20.5 0.02334 20.58333 0.02797 20.66667 0.02491 20.75 0.02645 20.83333 0.0223 20.91667 0.02479 21 0.02468 21.08333 0.02214 21.16667 0.0239 21.25 0.02028 21.33333 0.02405 21.41667 0.02687 21.5 0.01923 21.58333 0.02402 21.66667 0.02118 21.75 0.02053 21.83333 0.02096 21.91667 0.02 22 0.01968 22.08333 0.01895 22.16667 0.01791 22.25 0.01799 22.33333 0.01918 22.41667 0.01561 22.5 0.01616 22.58333 0.01834 22.66667 0.01595 22.75 0.01714 22.83333 0.01551 22.91667 0.01509 23 0.01268 23.08333 0.01348 23.16667 0.01511 23.25 0.01487 23.33333 0.01309 23.41667 0.01115 23.5 0.01246 23.58333 0.0122 23.66667 0.01117 23.75 0.01346 23.83333 0.01183 23.91667 0.01371 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 7 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 24 0.0158 24.08333 0.01217 24.16667 0.01393 24.25 0.01197 24.33333 0.01461 24.41667 0.01041 24.5 0.01736 24.58333 0.01431 24.66667 0.01182 24.75 0.01499 24.83333 0.01058 24.91667 0.01341 25 0.01238 25.08333 0.0098 25.16667 0.00958 25.25 0.01035 25.33333 0.01232 25.41667 0.01027 25.5 0.00701 25.58333 0.00807 25.66667 0.00572 25.75 0.00713 25.83333 0.00643 25.91667 0.00589 26 0.01034 26.08333 0.00923 26.16667 0.00827 26.25 0.00697 26.33333 0.00703 26.41667 0.01223 26.5 0.00883 26.58333 0.00655 26.66667 0.00873 26.75 0.00875 26.83333 0.01295 26.91667 0.01149 27 0.00732 27.08333 0.01086 27.16667 0.00853 27.25 0.01134 27.33333 0.0066 27.41667 0.01049 27.5 0.00983 27.58333 0.0088 27.66667 0.00898 27.75 0.01179 27.83333 0.00706 27.91667 0.0091 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 8 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 28 0.00615 28.08333 0.00794 28.16667 0.00624 28.25 0.00951 28.33333 0.01057 28.41667 0.00717 28.5 0.00985 28.58333 0.01135 28.66667 0.01049 28.75 0.00952 28.83333 0.00502 28.91667 0.00704 29 0.00654 29.08333 0.00261 29.16667 0.00552 29.25 0.00592 29.33333 0.00395 29.41667 0.01022 29.5 0.00751 29.58333 0.00614 29.66667 0.00817 29.75 0.00638 29.83333 0.00726 29.91667 0.00572 30 0.00393 30.08333 0.00616 30.16667 0.00667 30.25 0.00478 30.33333 0.0052 30.41667 0.00484 30.5 0.00352 30.58333 0.00798 30.66667 0.00058 30.75 0.00202 30.83333 0.0042 30.91667 -0.0006 31 0.00618 31.08333 0.00376 31.16667 0.00205 31.25 0.00473 31.33333 0.00782 31.41667 0.01097 31.5 0.00496 31.58333 0.01029 31.66667 0.00511 31.75 0.00931 31.83333 0.00444 31.91667 0.00519 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 9 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 32 0.00628 32.08333 0.00636 32.16667 0.00418 32.25 -0.001 32.33333 0.00268 32.41667 -0.0001 32.5 0.00587 32.58333 -0.0002 32.66667 0.00496 32.75 0.00336 32.83333 0.0029 32.91667 0.00515 33 0.00319 33.08333 0.0047 33.16667 0.00758 33.25 0.00293 33.33333 0.00041 33.41667 0.00564 33.5 0.00606 33.58333 0.00415 33.66667 0.00523 33.75 0.00094 33.83333 0.00404 33.91667 0.00195 34 0.00349 34.08333 0.00557 34.16667 0.00184 34.25 0.00433 34.33333 0.00527 34.41667 -0.0022 34.5 0.00073 34.58333 0.00068 34.66667 0.00549 34.75 0.00136 34.83333 0.00178 34.91667 0.0011 35 0.00329 35.08333 0.00368 35.16667 0.00422 35.25 -0.0015 35.33333 0.00426 35.41667 0.00434 35.5 0.00388 35.58333 0.00159 35.66667 7.10046 35.75 0.00066 35.83333 0.00235 35.91667 0.00146 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 10 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 36 0.00365 36.08333 0.00321 36.16667 0.00399 36.25 0.00261 36.33333 0.00393 36.41667 0.0041 36.5 -0.001 36.58333 0.00015 36.66667 0.00098 36.75 0.00222 36.83333 0.0051 36.91667 0.00446 37 0.00128 37.08333 0.0069 37.16667 0.00469 37.25 0.00236 37.33333 0.0021 37.41667 0.00299 37.5 0.0005 37.58333 0.00495 37.66667 0.0061 37.75 0.00543 37.83333 0.00289 37.91667 0.00088 38 0.00219 38.08333 0.00103 38.16667 0.00496 38.25 0.00503 38.33333 0.002 38.41667 0.00458 38.5 0.00189 38.58333 0.00473 38.66667 0.00372 38.75 0.00287 38.83333 0.00352 38.91667 0.00107 39 0.00724 39.08333 0.00268 39.16667 0.00442 39.25 0.00351 39.33333 0.00502 39.41667 0.00853 39.5 0.00683 39.58333 0.00918 39.66667 0.00717 39.75 0.00634 39.83333 0.00518 39.91667 0.00897 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 11 of 12 10/11/2010 RAW TEST DATA MW-35 Slug Test Automatically Logged Displacements elapsed time displacement (minutes) (feet) 40 0.00602 40.08333 0.00858 40.16667 0.00957 40.25 0.00624 40.33333 0.00892 40.41667 0.00685 40.5 0.00693 40.58333 0.00867 40.66667 0.00932 40.75 0.00574 40.83333 0.01006 40.91667 0.00379 41 0.00699 41.08333 0.00659 41.16667 0.0064 41.25 0.0077 41.33333 0.00682 41.41667 0.00451 41.5 0.009 41.58333 0.0006 41.66667 0.01056 H:\718000\hydtst10b\mw35\raw_data.xls: logger Page 12 of 12 10/11/2010