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Baseline plan: Not scientifically defensible

Opponents blast deficient baseline characterization plan for Centennial uranium project; Geochemist says plan fails to use valid statistical methods and will not yield representative groundwater samples

Posted November 22, 2009

 

 

Comments from Jeffrey C. Parsons - Senior Attorney, Western Mining Action Project, on behalf of Coloradoans Against Resource Destruction (CARD), Environment Colorado, Clean Water Action, and Information Network for Responsible Mining (INFORM), submitted to Allen Sorenson - Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, regarding Powertech (USA) Inc. Baseline Characterization File No. P-2009-012, Centennial Uranium Project, Weld County, Colorado, including comments from Richard J. Abitz, PhD - Principal Geochemist, Geochemical Consulting Services, LLC, and Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Abitz - November 18, 2009 (PDF 1,020 KB, 20 pages)

 

Comments from Richard J. Abitz, PhD - Principal Geochemist, Geochemical Consulting Services, LLC on Powertech's baseline characterization plan - October 31, 2009 (PDF 787 KB, 6 pages)

 

Curriculum Vitae - Richard J. Abitz, PhD (PDF 50 KB, 10 pages)

 

Site Characterization Plan - Centennial Project, Weld County, Colorado - Prepared for Powertech (USA) Inc. by R Squared Incorporated - April 2009 (PDF 2,044 KB)

 

Plate 1 - Sampling and Analysis Map, Site Characterization Plan (North) - Powertech (USA) Inc. - March 30, 2009 (PDF 1,252 KB)

 

Plate 2 - Sampling and Analysis Map, Site Characterization Plan (South) - Powertech (USA) Inc. - March 30, 2009 (PDF 1,309 KB)

 

Pre-Operational Sampling and Analysis Plan, Centennial and Indian Springs Uranium Projects, Weld County, Colorado - Prepared for Powertech (USA) Inc. by R Squared Incorporated - September 2007, obtained March 2009 under the Freedom of Information Act (PDF 7,279 KB)  Note: Page 1-1 of this document refers to the use of open pit mining in the area closest to Fort Collins.  Powertech officials deny that open pit mining is planned.

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 5.0 Monitoring Well Installation - R Squared Inc. - July 28, 2008 (PDF 623 KB, 12 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 6.0 Water Elevation Measurements - R Squared Inc. - April 23, 2007 (PDF 145 KB, 4 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 8.0 Field Parameter Measurements (Including Instrument Calibration) - R Squared Inc. - April 23, 2007 (PDF 547 KB, 12 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 10.0 Decontamination of Sampling Equipment - R Squared Inc. - April 23, 2007 (PDF 219 KB, 6 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 11.0 Sample Management - R Squared Inc. - April 23, 2007 (PDF 567 KB, 14 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 20.0 Sample Shipping Procedures - R Squared Inc. - August 5, 2008 (PDF 230 KB, 6 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 22.0 Purging and Sampling Monitoring Well - R Squared Inc. - April 23, 2007 (PDF 286 KB, 7 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 28.0 Analytical Data Validation - R Squared Inc. - April 23, 2007 (PDF 1,496 KB, 24 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 56.0 Note Taking and Log Book Entries - R Squared Inc. - undated (PDF 118 KB, 3 pages)

 

Standard Operating Procedure No. 66.0 Well Development - R Squared Inc. - August 5, 2008 (PDF 620 KB, 10 pages)