This weeks report has created a number of important questions for our group. MPMC has reported a discharge rate of 0.292m3/second, at a volume of 176311 m3 of discharge this week. Looking at previous weeks' reports, MPMC has maintained approximately 0.29m3/second as the discharge rate, but the volumes have varied from 150,000m3 to 200,00m3 of volume. It made me wonder why? Could it be that the treatment plant is operating for less hours per day or that in order to maintain th

This week's report shows very little change from the previous week in terms of metal and nitrate levels. During the week of the 10th November 2016, 178342 m3 was discharged at a rate of 0.29m3/s. Since June 2016 the mine has discharged 3,650,993m3 of treated effluent. Nitrates remain at 90% of the permitted level, Sulphates at 75% of the permitted levls and Selenium at 58%. #WeeklyTesting #Nitrates

Nov 3rd 2016 report This reports indicates that MPMC has been maintaining an discharge rate of 0.294m3/s, with a discharge amount of 202683m3 of treated water. With a permit limit of 0.3m3/s and a effluent treatment capacity of 0.23m3/s, it begs the question what is happening to the effluent that is over the max 0.23m3/s. Is it being "passively" treated or bypassed. The report dose not indicate this information. The testing site of HAD03, which is the end of pipe at the water

October 20th 2016 Report October 27th 2016 Report You will see from the reports above that the average discharge rates of 0.265m3/s and 0.294m3/s, this has resulted in a total of 288417m# for these 2 weeks. Since reporting ( June 9th 2016) the total discharge amounts of treated water, MPMC has discharged 3,269,968 m3. When we look at the end of pipe from the water treatment plant- HAD03 results. All the levels are within the permitted limits. However the Nitrates continue to