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September 1, 1971

Mr. Albert Sandecki Chairman GPRC Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Albert:

Pursuant to your letter of 8/20/71, I am sending you some general information about the x-ray instrumentation that is marketed byES Industries. At the present time we do not handle any Atomic Absorption equipment, however, we are aware of its capabilities and are contemplating its use in our lab.

The Perkin Elmer #403 is a better instrument that the #290, and would be a necessity for the range of problems you will need to cover.

The x-ray spectroscopy units that we market and use in our commercial laboratory are capable of analyzing all the toxic metals in water. I have enclosed a copy of a comparison of the x-ray method to that of A.A.

Keep in mind that even the best A.A. units would have limitations (ie: the analysis of arsenic, selenium, phos., and sulphur). Therefore, if you feel that you could justify the price difference, and if enough state funds are available, then you should consider the x-ray coprex method.

We could offer you an x-ray spectroscopy system (for fluorine to uranium analysis) complete and installed for $26,000.00.

It As a final thought, you should have John Hurst look into an A.A. unit available from Instrumentation Labs in Lexington, Mass. I understand that they have a good unit.

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To: Mr. Albert Sandecki Chairman GPRC (Cont' d.)

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Vol. IX No. 1

THE COMPAK 3- A NEW, LOW PRICED X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM

Figure I-The new Siemens Compak-3 complete X-ray Fluorescence System. The X-ray generator sits on the bottom shelf of the table, and the electronic panel sits on the top. The VRS Vacuum X-ray Spectrometer is the console unit on the left.

A new X-ray fluorescence system, featuring many of the latest innovations in X-ray spectrometry, has just been introduced by Siemens. This system - identified as the COMPAK-3 - maintains a most modest price. II incorporates the following components:

• A new X-ray Generator - 4000 watts, full-wave output, solid state components. Expandable to constant potential and/or two tube sequential or simultaneous operation.

•• High power X-ray Spectroscopy asymmetrically positioned target.

Tubes with

• The completely new, type VRS X-ray Spectrometer, with close sample-to-target coupling, four analyzer crystals, two collimators, five scanning speeds, flow proportional counter, and detector change~over switch.

• A solid state Siemens Scintillation Detector.

• The new Siemens Type MT/TS Electronic Panel - A solid state panel complete with linear amplifier/pulse height analyzer, detector HV supply, count-rate meter and timer/scaler.

io Work table with marble table top, line voltage stabilizer and all necessary cables and water hoses.

This system has been introduced to make a complete, high quality, X-ray Spectrometry System available at a reasonable price - one within the reach of most research and production control laboratories. This represents a rather unique break-tluough in this era of rising costs, prevalent for most analytical instruments.

The COMP AK-3 X-Ray Fluorescence System will find many applications and uses throughout the U.S. today-

• In production control laboratories, such as in foundries, for chemical analysis.

• In research laboratories, interested in getting started in X~ray Spectrometry with a minimum investment.

• As a second or third unit in established X-ray laboratories, where the work~load is increasing.

• In any laboratory where limits of detectability or precision possible with existing X~ray or optical emission equipment might not approach that attainable with the COMP AK-3 system.

• As a teaching and research instrument in colleges and universities.

• For future expansion into X~ray diffractometry.

COMPAK-3 X-RAY GENERATOR

The COMPAK-3 system begins with a new 4000 watt, full-wave X-ray Generator, equipped with a line voltage stabilizer. This generator provides up to 60KV and up to 80 rna, and it includes electromagnetic heating current stabilization to 0.5%.

It is convertible to constant potential operation by the addition of a !ow-cost smoothing attachment, which may be added at any time, and which provides for a ripple of less than 40V /rna.

This generator is further expandable to two-tube sequential operation by the addition of a high-voltage change-over switch. As an example of operation in this mode, a horizontal diffractometer and tube-stand can be added to the table top, adding X-ray diffractometry capabilities to the basic system for an additional $7,500.00.

X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY TUBES

The COMPAK-3 system has been designed to use the same high powered X-ray tubes used with the higher priced, more sophisticated instrumentation. This is one of the main reasons why such high counting rates and low limits of detectability are possible with this system. These tubes can be loaded up to 2600 watts (Cr target) or 3000 watts (Au, Mo or W target), constant potentiaL In addition, these tubes have an asymmetrically positioned target, which is located directly at the X-ray port, keeping the target to sample distance at an absolute minimum.

Further, these new tubes have a high radiation constancy over long periods of time, assuring precise reproducible analytical results.

Figure 2-The VRS Vacuum X·ray Spectrometer, recently introduced by Siemens. This low·priced, sequential spectrometer incorporates the state·of-the art features required for the highest possible .intensities.

VRS SPECTROMETER

The heart of the COMPAK-3 system is the new, sequential VRS X-Ray Spectrometer, recently introduced by Siemens (see fig. 2). This unit will handle specimens up to 53.5mm in diameter and SOmm thick. Specimen holders are available with irradiated areas of 8mm, 23rnrn or 34mm in diameter. Special gold plated, limiting apertures are available for assurance that the primary beam strikes only the sample area, and not the specimen holder.

The sample is precisely fixed in a horizontal position, above the X-ray tube. This geometry (inverted optics) is ideally suited for the analysis of liquids, since it minimizes the .! effects of bubble formation, and the Siemens liquid cells pose no problem with specimen·plane variation.

Sample rotation is available as an optional accessory.

The VRS comes equipped with two collimators- 0.150 for high resolution, and 0.4° when intensity is more of a consideration. Two additional collimators (0.0750 and 0.6°) are available as options, if the application should so dictate. The collimator change is manual and can be made while the spectrometer is under vacuum.

The spectrometer itself will accommodate up to four pre-aligned analyzer crystals, again with the manual change being easily accomplished externally. When purchased as part of the COMPAK-3 system, LiF {100 cut), LiF (110 cut), KAP and PET crystals are provided. A complete line of pre·aligned analyzer crystals, including graphite, is available for use with the VRS.

The detector change is accomplished with a motor drive. The flow counter is part of the standard VRS spectrometer, and the COMPAK-3 complements the system by the addition of a solid state scintillation detector.

Scanning speeds are 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0°/min., in the positive and negative direction - changeable by a diaL The spectrometer is most precise and directly readable to 0.002° on a drum scale. The scanning ranges are-

Scintillation Detector: Flow Proportional Detector:

Oto 117? 0 to 147°

Figure 3-Electronic Panel used with the Cornpak·3 system. The basic panel includes Linear Amplifier, PHA, Count Rate Meter, Detector. HV Suppl)r and Timer/Scaler.

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Additional optional accessories available for use with the VRS X-ray Spectrometer include an air conditioner for the entire spectrometer and a pressure control for the detector gas.

ElECTRONIC COUNTING EQUIPMENT

The electronic counting equipment used with the COMPAK-3 system starts with the flow counter and scintillation counter, as mentioned. The panel (see fig. 3) is solid state and includes the following components:

a. Power supply unit (with power supply terminal)

b. A combined linear amplifier/pulse height analyzer

c. A detector high-voltage supply, with up to 3000 volt output

d. A count-rate meter with 12 measuring ranges

e. A quartz controlled timer/scaler with power supply

This electronic panel offers several expansion possibilities-

I. An interface and ASR33/35 Teletype may be added. This provides for both - a printed output and punched paper tape of time and counts for further data processing.

2. A second detector high-voltage power supply may be added, with an automatic switch, when switching from one detector to the other.

3. The unique Siemens Pulse Spectroscope may be added. This instrument visually displays X-ray quanta being received by the detector, as well as the setting of the pulse height analyzer. Such phenomena as higher order reflections, escape peaks and intensity shifts, immediately become discernible on a display tube. (see fig. 4).

4. A Kompensograph Ill Recorder may be added for qualitative or semi-quantitative scans.

5. A zero-suppress circuit may be added for the suppression of 0-IQO% on the count-rate meter.

6. Magnetic tape output may be added.

7. A mini-computer and interface may be added for the calculation of concentration from the raw counts.

Table I. Steel Analysis

X-ray Colli· Net Intensities Background Element Matrix Tube mator Crystal 1 min. for 1%* in 1 min.

s Steel Cc 0.15 Pet 270,000

AI Steel Cc 0.4 Pet 68,000 s; Steel Cc 0.4 Pet 68,000

N; Steel Au 0.15 UF 480,000 Mn Steel Au 0.15 . LiF 1,175,000 Va Steel Cc 0.15 LiF 1,160,000

Detector: Flow counter in all cases except Ni, which was scintillation counter

850

1,000 1,600

10.000 80,000 20,000

*Note: The net intensities are for the value of 1% of each element. This does not mean that a 1% sample was actually measured; rather, real samples of lower concentrations were measured, and their respective curves e>et_rapolated to 1% to get the above values. Hence, these figures indicate the slope of the calibration curve.

Figure 4-Actual photograph taken from the display tube of the Siemens Pulse Spectroscope. This example shows multiple peaks from a brass sample with a KAP crystal. The major peaks from left to right are P K-alpha { lst order), K K-alpha (from crystal), and Cu K-alpha (4th order). The rectangular box at the base of the P K-alpha peak illustrates the setting of the PHA.

APPliCATION

The COMP AK -3 system may be used for the analysis of solids, powdefs and liquids in either air, vacuum or helium. It can be used for the analysis of elements from atomic number 9 (F) through 92 (U). The sample is simply and quickly inserted into position through a sample airlock on top of the VRS Spectrometer. By means of a control lever, the sample is rotated into the measuring position in the X-ray beam. If analysis in vacuum is required, the sample airlock is prepumped, prior to insertion of the sample into the main spectrometer. Pump down time between sample changes is of the order of 10 seconds.

As indicated above, changes in collimator, analyzer crystal and detector can all be controlled externally with the sample in position and the spectrometer under vacuum.

Representative analyses that are possible with the COMPAK-3 system are given in tables I and II.

Table II. Synthetic Welding Flux

Element Concentration Net Counts/Min. Analyzing Crystal

Mg 1.20 26,120 AaP Mg 1.80 39,540 AdP Mg 2.40 51,910 AdP

F 2.57 15,000 KAP F 5.14 17,490 KAP F 10.28 19,960 KAP

Na 1.36 9,650 KAP Na 2.26 12.870 KAP Na 3.17 15,420 KAP

AI 0.53 97,810 Pet AI 1.06 164,970 Pet AI 1.59 234,990 Pet

Additional Components available

I. Pulse Spectroscope 2. Magnetic Tape Output 3. Mini-computer

Electronic Detecting Equipment

I. Scinti!lation Counter 2. Flow Proportional Counter 3. Detector HV supply 4. Linear amplifier/PHA 5. Count Rate meter 6. Scaler & timer 7. Kompensograph III Recorder

EXPANSION CAPABILITIES THAT ARE POSSIBLE WITH A COMPAK-3 SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM

Horizontal Tubestand

I. Three X-ray ports available

Accessories available for use with Diffractometer

l. Omega drive 2. Punched card programmer

2. X-ray tubes availnble in following targds: Cli, Co. Cr, Fe, Mo, W or Ag.

3. Two X-ray ports available for expansion to l:amera work

3. Step scanner • 4. 21-position sample holder S. Diffracted l.Jeam monochromator

Kristalloflex II X-ray Generator

\. 4000 watts; full-wave rectified 2. Up to 60KV-80ma 3. Four electronic timers for X-ray ports 4. Heating current sfabitization to ±0.5%

Expansion Possibilities to Generator

I. Constant potential accessory 2. Two-tube sequential opera lion 3. Vertic<~ I tube stand

6. Sample rotator 7. Sample oscillator 8. Edge aperture 9. Stress detector arm

I 0. Single crystal oricnter 11. High & low temperature devices

Horizontal Diffractometry

I. Double scanning 2. Push button control 3. Five·scanning speeds 4. Entrance apertures & receiving slits

Interface and ASR 33/35 Teletype with punched tape output

System can be expanded into additional X-ray techniques

L. Texture analysis a. Manual b. Automatic

2. Remote stress measurements

3. Small angle scattering

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and Engineering Dept.

(land manag~ment sp~c.)

* MEETING * !t/iAJ) ~ PPRC.'r pLt/],ic_ t'?lilinw~o '7 /Ju,;. 11

INTRODUCE THE MEMBERS PRESENT OF THE GOOSE POND RECLAMATION COMM.

THE COM~liTTEE WAS FORMED ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE ToWN OF

BROOKSVILLE, CAI.LAHAN MINING CORPORATION AND THE STATE OF

MAINE. WITH THE PURPOSE TO ASSEMBLE INFORMATION ON THE PROPER

METHODS FOR RECLAMATION OF THE OPEN-PIT OPERATION, SPECIFieALLY

THE POND BEDS AND WASTE AREAS, AS SUBJECT TO THE STATES LEASE

WITH THE CALLAHAN CORPORATION AND SECTION '23, WHICH STATES·,

"LESSEE WILL COOPERATE WITH LESSOR, ITS VARIOUS AGENTS AND THE

OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF BROOKSVILLE, HANCOCK COUNTY, ~~INE,

IN THE PLANNING, FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM FOR

THE REHABILITATION OF SAID LANDS UPON COMPLETION OF MINING

ACTIVITIES THEREON. THE DETAILS OF SUCH PROGRAM, INCLUDING

THE FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION OF SAME AND THE. SOURCE OF FUNDS

TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROGRAM SHALL BE THE SUBJECT OF FURTHER

DISCUSSION AND NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES.n

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE:

MR. AUlEB.T SANDECKI, AS CHAIRNAN

MR. JOHN GRAY, AS VICE CHAIRMAN AND BROOKSVILLE SELECTMAN

MR. ROBERT L. DOW, MARINE RESEARCH DIRECTOR /.OR THE DEPT. 1'Aut VCiN~O~ SEA &:_ SHO~E-~~S~'E!J~'

MR .• ROBERT G, DOYLE, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MAINE MINING BUREAU ,

!iYf>L•AA"'6N t"Jtll"fl~l7 MR. FRED BECK, AS SECRETARY AND fP8et,#QIST FOR CALLAHAN

MINING CORPORATION

THIS GROUP SOUGHT THE ADVICE OF; MR. ROBERT DOW ,WHO IS CONCERNED

WITH MARINE BIOLOGY / MR. ROBERT DOYLE • ON INVESTIGATING THE AVAIL*­

ABILITY OF STATE FUNDS/ MR. FRED BECK, AS CONSULTANT FRON THE CALLAHAN

MINING CORPORATION AND MAINE MINING COMNISSION/ MR.JOHN GRAY REPRES•

ENTING TOWN AND CONTINUING ECONOMIC USES IN THE AREA/ DR. RUTH

PATRICK, AS CONSULTANT ON THE ECDLOGY OF WATERS AND CURATOR OF

THE DEPARTMENT OF LIMNOLOGY AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES./

and MR. HAROLD B. STALEY, CONSULTANT ON WATER TREATMENT FORMERLY

WITH THE MONSANTO CORPORATION/

ON .J'UL~ 30TH THE .COMMI'l'TEE HEARD THE BECOMENDATIONS OF THESE

tit PEOPLE and CONSIDERING THE INVOLVED NATURE OF THE PROBLEM

THE COMMITTEE WISHES TO EMPEASIZE THAT THIS MEETING BE CONSIDERED

AS AN INTERIM REPORT TO THE TOWNSPEOPLE AND IS NOT TO BE REGARDED

AS A FINAL REPORT.

AFTER THE BUSINESS SESSION OF TEE MEETnJG- IS COMPLETED I WILL

OUTLINE THE ~~COMENDATIONS OF THOSE CONSULTED TO DATE. THEJMiNUTES

AND '!11E RECOMaNDATIONS OF THOSE CONSULTED 'DC);NQT,,CONSTITUO:~

COMPLETED SET OF RECOMBNDATIONS.

MR. JOHN GRAY WILL THEN ACT AS MODERATOR FOR QUESTIONS YOU

¥~Y HAVE FOR THE COMMITTEE.

MR. BECK, WOULD YOU READ THE MINUTES PLEASE :---

DOES THE CONMIT.TEE APPROVE THE MINUTES

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TO FILL AND SEAL AS MUCH OF THE OPEN-PIT BY MUD AND ROCK WASTE

NOW EXISTING IN THE POND BED BEFORE FLOODING THE PIT AREA. TO

PROVIDE NATURALLY EXISTING MATERIAL TO ACT ON THE TOXIC METAL

IONS AND EXPOSED SULFIDES WHEN THE WATER ENTERS THE PIT AREA •

REDUCING MUD AND WASTE ROCK IN THE POND BED TO SOME COMMITTEE

APPROVED LEVEL BELOW NORMAL SALT WATER LOW TIDE LEVEL. THE LOW

AND HIGH WATER BENCHMARKS PRIOR TO THE MINING ACTIVITY ARE ON -ry.t~yfi{

RECORD WITH THE CAI.I.AHAN CORPORATION •61 THE PURPOSE WOULD BE TO

ELIMINATE FUTURE NAVIGATIONAL HAZARDS.

THE PRESENT CONCRETE DAM TO BE RETAINED UNTIL A BALANCE OF

TOXICITY LEVEL IS REACHED WITHIN THE PIT AREA'S WATERS AND

.'l'HO'SE{J0F GOOSE COVE. THIS WILL REQUIRE CAREFUL MONITORING.,

A BUELINE FOR THE MONITORING MAY HAVE TO BE OBTAINED FROM '

AND UNAFFECTED AREA SIMILAR TO THAT OF GOOSE COVE BEFORE THE

MINING OPERATION BEGAN.

&f POSSIBLE REENFORCING~THE SECONDARY DYKE IN THE LOWER POND

BED AND INSTALATION OF A FLOOD CONTROL GATE TO ALLOW SALT

WATER INTO THE PIT AREA AND TO CONTROL OUTFLOW OF THE IMPOUNDED

WATERS IN THE EVENT OF HEAVY RAINS. AN ALTERNATE METHOD TO

FLOOD THE PIT WOULD BE THE USE OF PUMPS.

'PR Bvs..t( DAMMING OF THE WEIR COVE OUTLET TO A PROPER LEVEL TO ~iSiRI~~

SOUTHERLY FLOW OF ANY DRAINAGE.TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF THE

WEIR COVE AREA.

THE RESHAPING OF THE WESTERLY WALL OF THE PIT FROM LOW WATER U2,fi?IIT£

MARK TO li'1\J ±::TE AN IRREGULAR AS OPPOSED TO A SHEAR SURFACE

AS A SAFETY CONSIDERATION FOR ANYONE FALLING INTO THE WATER

FILLED PIT AREA. P,o.J'O 1rz1r~" Tu lflt".1 /9~{ I

* RECOM~mNDATIONS CONTINUED *

GRADE THE WASTE ROCK DUMP AREA TO A CO~ffiiNATION OF SLOPE AND

TERRACES TO FACLILTATE REVEGETATION AND PREVENT EROSION.

DEGREES OF SLOPE SHOULD CONFORM TO ~HOSE RESEARCHED BY THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUaE.

':itLLOWhTHE: ·TAILINGS POND TO STABILIZE DOING NECESSARY GRADING

TO PERMIT DRAIJI.AGE AND VEGETATIVE COVER.

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THESE EIGHT RECOMENDATIONS REPRESENTS THOSE GATHERED BY THE .•.•. <~ ·•

COMMITTEE TO DATE. THE COi>'JUTTEE WILL ARRIVE AT A SET OF

FIRM RECOY!MENDATIONS AT A MEETING IN THE NEAR FUTURE (HOPEFULLY)

ALL OF THESE RECOM~DATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF

FUNDS;

CALLAHAN MINING, IUS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RECLAMATION OF

THE MINED AREA /cJiliiii'":;,,V THEIR FUNDS .attE,, LIMITED, BUT ;-F:,.,ry· THEY

HAVE MEN AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR SUCH WORK. MB.. BECK AS

A M~ER OF THE MAINE MINING CO!~ISSION IS LOOKING INTO FUNDS

FOR RECLAMATION EXISTING WITH THE MAINE NINING COMMISSION. tf11(.1~ •

JY"ffi. ROBERT DOW ,4 DR, CAWLEl, DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL WATER QUALITY

';J: C,JI;; ADMINISTRATION AND THE OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES IN REGARD TO , · '[hwS 4/C · 1ft Bi\SIC RE~EARCH GRANTS, UNDER EITHER TITLE 1 (no matching funds)

or TITLE 2 (matching funds).

MR. CARL ROGERS, ON A COUNTY LEVEL IS TO SEEK FUNDS THROUGH

THE E. D.A. AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT

OF COASTAL MINING RESEARCH DATA.

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. THIS IS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE BY THE GOOSE PC)ND RECLAMATION

·~~-·if"'"" COMMITTEE "NO,W:< MR. JOHN GRAY ,BROOKSVILLE"' ~f.LL ACT AS

MODERATOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THE COMMITTEE.

A.E.S.

* TELEPfi'ONE NOTICE TO PAPERS *

Meeting decid~d upon afternoon of the

10th. Fred Beck, John Gray, Sandeck1

"There will be an open meeting & dis-

cussion on the'l-ecl~mat1on of Goose

Pond. Sponsored by the GPRC, on TUES.

AUGUST 17th at 7 pm at the BROOKSVILLE

COMMUNITY HALL, South Brooksville,lj[e.

CALLED;. f:~(~~ (Jerry) Ellsworth American 667 2~45

,. ~:1(1 (gordon)Weekly Packet 374 5643 ,.,. ~~~'-' (barrows)Island Advantages 367 2200

If'-" ·~(langley) Maine Times 729 0126

Asked for repeat of nqt1ce no billing for notice ftqm, all, ,pape:tS except the Packet. 7JJclcfiT f/J/1'.;, f, (; s

WROTE : Bangor Daily News (mills)

A.E.S.

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~"""~'(~~~..­PUBLIC NOTICE

There will be an open meeting' ' and discussion on the reclamation : of GOose Pond sponsored by the!

Goose Pond Reclamation Commit­tee, Tuesday, Aug-ust 17, 7 p.m. at the Brooksville Community

, Hall, South Brooksville. ;_ :J'l:t..------._ -----

GROUP TO DISCUSS

GOOSE POND RECLAMATION

There .wilr be an open meet­ing an!' discussion ort""t~_!\_ re­clamatiOn of_ t:;J:~o~e._ Pon~"'::sp~ll­sored by the -.boose,POnd Re­Claibation _ Conlmittee. :em' Tues­dliYJ ;liJ-g. 171 :(l),t 7 -.p. ·Iii~ a~ the Brq-P,!<;s>;ille , _ ·~onimunity Hall, Sou'tli Brooksville. _- •

RONALD W. GREEN, COMMISSIONER

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STATE CF MAINE

DEPARTMENT OF SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES STATE HOUSE

AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330

Mr. Albert Sandecki Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

August 12, 1971

This is to acknowledge your letter of August 11 notifying me of the August 17 meeting and enclosing Dr. Patrick's report on her recommendations with respect to Goose Cove and Callahan Mining. At present it looks rather doubtful that I will be able to attend the meeting on August 17.

You are corrE>ct in .. assuming that I have received a copy of the minutes of the meeting on July 30 forwarded to me by Mr. Scott. Since there are several errors in Mr. Scott's minutes, I would like to comment on those.

On page 2 I am quoted as saying that the Department had spent $10,000 and the U. S. Government $46,000 (actually almost $47,000) in monitoring shellfish and other organisms in the area. Mr. Scott then went on to say "He 'did not state exactly what this test­ing had yielded." This testing yielded the report issued by the Department of the Interior, a copy of which I gave you, and it involved the sampling, meeting~, discussions with Callahan Mining, and other activities by the Department, including several field trips to the area as a result of complaints by local citizens of activities by Callahan Mining. I think that the point this empha­sizes is that research, including monitoring, is very expensive and in a sense serves as a subsidy by the State and Federal Govern­ments of the Callahan Mining operation. This expenditure of time and money also means that. other important work has had to be shelved in order to do the monitoring that was done at Harborside.

Our monitoring could have been much more effective had we been given any favorable consideration by the Maine Mining Bureau in

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Albert Sandecki -2- August 12, l97l

connection with the purchase of an atomic absorptive analyzer for the use of Sea and Shore Fisheries scientists.

One other error in the minutes is on page 4 where it is stated "The chairman observed that Mr. Staley's recommendations were not in accord with those of Dr. Patrick and Mr. Dow." You can, of course, answer that better than I. I certainly did not understand you to make this statement and obviously if you did make the statement your appraisal of the situation was in error. Mr. Staley did com­ment on thing:;;, \(lhich were not covered by Dr. Patrick or by me, but this should not' be .inferred to mean that there was any difference or discrepancy in ourgeneral views.

Sincerely yours,

£~~'__~ ROBERT L. DOW, Marine Research Director

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~:r. Paul Venno North hdgeoomb Maine 64556

Dear Paul:

Harborside, l'la1ne 04642 August 1J, 1971

I have just written to l'ir. Dow advising of the date of the publi o meeting and told him I would send you a note of the date, time and Place. Hope you can attend to help ftt!ld some of the many questions we will probably be asked,

Recent developl!llmts indicate the GPRC may be able to ga1n some authority at least on a state level.

The date of the public meeting lbs the 17th of August at 7 pm, at the Brooksville Community Hall in South Brooks.­ville.

Cooperative Extension Service Box J60 P.o. Building Ellsworth, haine 04645

Nr. Carl Rogers Extension 1\gent

Dear t\r, Roo:ers:

Sincerely,

Albert Sandeckl

Harborside, Maine 04642 August 11,1971

Thank you a;cain for attendimr the G0ose Pond Recla.­mation meeting of the JOth.

Last evening a date ~;. s set for the public meeting I hope you will be able to attend, the d<>tez;arnict$l!l'e 1s as follows: August 17th, 7 pm, at the Brooksville Comm­unity Center, South Broo~svllle.

Sincere1y,

Albert t;andecki Chairman GiRC

The Academy of Natural Sciences 19th « The Park>1ay Philadelphia, Pen"1syl vania 19103

Dr. Ruth Patrick, Ph.D, Curator of LiiT~ology

Dear Dr. Patrickl

Harborside, Maine.o4642 August 11, 1971

Enclosed I.s a copy of the minutes of the Goose Pond Reclamation Committee•s meeting of the 30th of July~

We will be having an open public meeting on the 17th of August and will be presenting the information gathered to date on the various proposals put forward.

On page 4 of the minutes Mr. Scott has refered to sources for funds, this is a bit of a question to me as I was under the impression that Nr. Carl Rogers of the USSA (county extension agent) was taking this infor­mation down at the time you stated the sources for funds.

Therefore l would like to ask if you could send me a listin.:::: of these agencies, hopeful.ly in time for the next mePting on the 17th. You also made mention of a trip to Washington with possible information from there 1n re~ard to the problem at Goose fond. If any­thing new has developed 01 would a;>preciate a call at anytime (collect).

Lastly, please do not hesitate to send·me a state­ment for your preliminary survey. Thank y,:•u ap:aln for your help to date.

Telephone 207 326 4675

Sincerely,

Albert Sandecki Chai nnan GPRC

• State of J<:aine Forestry Department Augusta, 1-laine 04330

V~. Robert G. Doyle

Harborsidl!! l',ain e 0464~ August 11, 1971

Administrator f•;aine Fining Bureau

Dea.r Bob:·

Possibly Fred .i:lecl{ has contncted you about the public Eeeting on the 17th a.t 7 pm, BI1JJD¢'ksv1Jle Co'TJ!iUni ty Hall, South Brooksvl1le.

I hope you will be able to make this meeting as I expect there will be a good turnout and man;)' questions that you might be in a position to answer.

Thanks for your letter of the 6th and would like to hear if you can attend the corning meeting.

Sincerely,

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Sta.te of haine

Harborside, Maine 04642 August 11,1971

Department of Sea & Shore Fisheries State House Anne:x Augusta, Maine 04330

~1r. Robert L. Dow Marine Research Director

Dear Mr. Dow;

Enclosed 1$ a copy of Dr. Patrick's recommendations as she. rather prlefly put them in a letter form, I thought you might llke to have them • I am under the impression that you have been sent a copy of the minutes of the meet­ing of the 30th of July.

Last night a date was set for the public meeting of the·Goose Pond Reclamation Committee and I hope if it is at all possible you might attend. I understand there will be a strong turnout and imagine there will be many quest­ions that you might be able to help us answer. The date and time is as follows:

August t7th, Tuesday

7 pm.

Brooksville Community Ball

South Brooksville, Naine

I would like to hear from you at your earliest con­venience as to whete~r you can attend. I will write to Paul Venno letting him know of the meeting,

Thank you again for comine; to .the last meeting and I sincerely hope there is some chance of seeing the r&>ght method of reclamation employed here at Goose fond.

Sincerely,

Albert Sandecki

Chairman GFRC

August 9th

10am John Yray called in regard to note

~ of the 4th requesting an evening

time for a meeting (public) and his

acting as moderator. Agreed to both.

12-12:20pm

Mrs. Lynne Langley, reporter for

the Maine Times called to confirm

much of the article which appeaBed

in the Island Advantages on the

meeting of the JOth. Emphasized the

need to maintain a cooperative moot

on behalf of the State, Town & mine

towards getting anything done in the

way of restoration, and hoped she would

consider this in any article she might

be contemplating.

(request for the minutes of the meet­

ing of the JOth and any other infer-

~ mation on the recommendations made by

Dr. Patrick and Robert Dow.) will send

as soon as copys can be made. A.E.S.

Brooksville, Me., does things modestly Portland, Me. - Some years ago

President Johnson's Advisory Commis­sion on ·Civil Disorders came out with the alarming statement that we were well on the way to becoming a divided nation "the permanent estab­lishment of two societies" antagonistic to each other.

The commission was thinking in ra­cial terms: .imler city blacks vs. outer-. <;-ity and suburban whites. The diver­gence is that all right, and no one will want to underestimate its dangers. That is what all the plans, programs, moneys, legislation, court activity and the like are about - to buHd bridges wherever practical and so encourage a modus vivendi if not the full integra~ tion of some people's dreams.

A melting pot? And yet this alarming simplification

left out quite a lot. I know a good , many inner~city_ blacks '(and work in daily intimacy with several) who be· tray no sign of such a total cleavage. Mo.reover, this is and always has been a nafion not of one or two.-societies 'but of many· - a potful of many religions, racial and cultural· ingredients that re­main as different as the potatoes, car~ rots, onions and chunks of meat in a ·beef stew. They do not homogenize Into a huinan mix of uniform con­sistEmcy.· aild •in my yiew thelr contin·

ulng is a source of strength and joy and is to be encouraged. (Onion and carrot meet In the stew and both give It savor, but they retain their identity.)

If anyone doubts !his country'• multi­social character, let him read the 153rd annual' report. (for 1970) of the town of BroQk.sville, Miine, as I have be~n doing.

Brooksville operates under the town·meeting toim of government, harking straight back to the 18th Cen­tury. The meeting is held under a "Warrant," signed by the three Select~ men and beginning: "To ])pna!d How-

ard, a Constable . o! the Town ol Brooksville, GREETING.'' Constable Howard is in this wci.y "required to notify and warn the voters of the Town · of Brooksville qualified by law to vote in town affairs, tO meet at the Town House" at such and such a time.

Having met, they choose by secret ballot for the ensuing year three Se­lectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the· Poor, a Tax Collector and solne few other officers. That done, they deal with ·au budget recommendations on! by one; and having done that they pro­ce~d to dispose of such other business as the voters bring before it, as: "To see if the Town will vote to permit any business not included within the ex­emptions in the Blue Law to remain . open for business on the days set for-th in said chapter."

Or, "To see if the Town will vote to accept from Dr. and Mrs. Kendall Emerson a scholarship fund for $100 given in memory of Mrs. Oliver Bak· eman Sr." ·

Excerpts from report

not been an ·easy . year for an con~ cerned. Our problems have been many. W~ have tried to do our duty in a manner that ·is of the best interests of aU concerned, but by this we are reminded· that per­fection on earth has never been at-

.tained. . Here is another:

Six of our local reSidents passed away during the year 1970 (here follow their names). To their·fami­lies and · friends we express our condolences. May we ·carry on our lives in a way to be remembered by Him, ever remembering the un­certainty of life. · And a third: Brooksville does things on a modest

scale. The appropriation last year for civil defense · was $882.29. No . ex­

. penditures. Balance to surplus, $882.29. That for support of the poor last year was $400.00. No expenditures. Balance to surplu~. $400.00. The undeserving don't get a break in Brooksville. Yet the mainly volunteer home nursing service was able t-o report that · "no patient, regardless of . ability to pay,

A few excerpts from . the Select- who is under a doctor's care, is ever men's Report suggest its fl_avor. Here denied ·.'home health Care;" The five is one: doctors who ugave their time to our

With the municipal year 1970 health programs" are name~ in the re-past, it Js with privilege and honor port, with thanks. Brool~~:sville is a poor that we submit this anmial report town by contemporary standards, put to the people ol our town. This h: ,f / _d;f:esn't seem t~~;w it •. / . · ·.

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REPORT TO ROBERT L. DOW TO MEMBERS OF THE MAINE MINING BUREAU

Rehabilitation of this area po~s an important heavy metal b;.xicity

program. Some heavy metals_are acutely toxic to marine organisms at variOus levels above background. and substantial increases in the heavy rn~taJ content of soft shell clams in Goose Pond Cove have occurred since the operation of the separation plant at Harborside. The enclosed table· shows the levels in soft shell clams

':_........,before and after operation of the separation plant. By retaining the dam which _excludes sea water, the

pit created by extraction of the ore body can serve as a settling basin comparable in many respects to a large· scale-tailings pond. Such retention should appreciably reduce the amount of toxic ions being ~arried directly into sea water by tidal flushing after termination of the mining operation.

Should the darn be removed and free flow of tide· water in and out of the area permitted, it_ is probable that the level of toxic metals would increase above the levels indicated by 1968 and J 969 monitoring samples.

It can be anticipated that in the near future the Federal Government, through the F.D.A., will establish heavy metal limits for human foods and that the levels of some metals found in Goose Pond Cove will likely exceed these tolerances.

f"M_UL L

Committee Outlines Possible Reclamation

Procedure For Callahan Pit The Callahan Mining Corporation's Penobscot Unit is

now phasing out its mining operation after four years of production. Of!ce mining ceases, the Goose Pond Cove ReclamatiOn Committee will spearhead a program design· ed to restore the area'sland and water to a natural balance. Currently in lhe process of defining that speci­fic program, the reclamation committee mel Fri~ay, July 30 at the Callahan Mine Office in Harborside.

Dming the two-hour closed meeting, six members of the committee listened to recommendations by Mr. Robert Dow, Marine Research Director of Sea and Shore Fisheri~s Deparbnent, and Dr. Ruth Patrick of the Dl'{'artment of Limnology of Phila4ei[Jhia's Academy of Natural Science. Although familiar with similar lresb water mine reclamations, Dr. Patrick reports that -Goose Pond Cove is unique as a coastal mining operation and therclore will be an experimental challenge to re­habilitate.

Of prime concern to the committee is the precipitation and n~utralization of hea,•y metal toxins found in the mine's open pit and waste pond. According to Mr. Dow, an uncontrolled flow of metal toxins from the area would further Contaminate the already highly toxic inarimi organisms in Goose Pond CovC. For this reason, the committee and Dr. Patrick supported the following recommendations made by Mr. Dow:

l. Block the 'flow of water in and out of the open pit fnine by retaining the dam into Goose Cove and utilizing the !buds to seal off sea water. The pit would then become "a metallic septic tank"' for settling ions.

2. Fill the pit and perhaps the waste pond will• either salt water or brackish water to ac1:elerate the pre­cipitation of metallic ions.

3. Stabili~e the mud of d1e waste pond and use chcmi­c·at agenb to neutralize metallic il:!ns th~re. Once the ions are reduced, contour and seed the waste pond basin with- a vegetative cover-that will grow

in mud and isolate and insulate d•e toxins. 4. Constantly monitor dte area to control possib11:

toxin flow into Goose Pond- Cove. At prcse.nt, there is no federal regulation o( the

metallic content o( effluents discharged into the ocean. However. Mr. Dow claims tl1at legislation is pending which would set a limit below the amount of toxic residue that would be carried into Goose PoDd Cove unless precautionary measur_cs (as outlined) are taken.

In addition to the control of metal toxins, the commit· tee also discussed the contouring and covering of lhe huge slag heaps to reduce danger and enhauce the area. Once the metal toxins have been neutralized, it will be possible to landscape and restore much of dte area

-to its original beauty. . Sln.ce Goose Pond Cove is the pioneer mining area along

the coast, no·one is Sllre how long the restoration will require. Nor is the committee sure of f~nancial support of the projeel To date, the State of Maine has invested $10,000 and the federal government .$50,000 in a (our year "skeletonized monitoring" program deemed by Mr. Dow as larg~y inenective.

Chairm:an of the reclamation committee, Albert Sandeeki, says that the committee will CQntinue to inves­tigate all facets of the rehabilitalion process in an attempt t~ clar~fX th~!-= p_?sit!on_ ~~d present a ~peeific plan to __ _

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the coast, no one is sure how long the restoration will require. Nor is the committee- sure of f~nancial support of the project. To date, the State of Maine has invested $10,000 and the federal government $50,000 in a four year "skeletonized monitoring" program deemed by Mr. Dow as larg~ty ineffective.

Chainnan of the reclamation committee. Albert Sandecki., saYs that the committee will cqntinue to inves­tigate all facets of the rehabilitation process i.n an attempt to clarify thei.[ position and present a specific plan to the public. Mr. Sandecki hopes that the committee will be ready to convene within one or two weeks for a public meeting. Deipite obstacles and oppoSition, the commit­tee is in agreement on one central point: with time enough, funds enough, and interest enough, Goose Pond Cove will become clean, green, and lovely once more.

S.T.

MEMBERS OK THE GOOSE POND COVE 'RECLAMATION COMMITTEE

Members ·-·-·-­*Paul Venno) *Robert Dow ) Sea and Shore Fisheries

. *John H11rst ) Fred Back or- Bill Scott_* - Callaha_n representatives Robert Doyle* - State Geologist, Departmenl

Economic Development Carl Roger~*- Hancock County Extension Agent John Gray*- ·Brooksvill~ selecbnall Albert Sandecki* - Chairman

* present at July 30th meeting.

State of Maine

FORESTRY DEPARTMENT Augusta, Maine 04330

TEL. 207-289-2791

AUSTIN H. WIL.KINS WHITE PINE CONE AND TASSEL

n:JRI:ST COMM!SSIDNI:R STATE FLORAL EMBLEM

AODI>TEO BY THE LEGISLATUFIE- 199S

FRED E. HCJLT

OEI>UOY FOREST COMMISSIONER

• August 6, 1971

Albert E. Sandecki, Chairman Goose Pond Reclamation Committee Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Al:

From our conversation last week and a review of Dr. Patrick's memorandum, I have a firm idea of the possibilities for rehabilitation of the Callahan Mine area.

The following specific recommendations are my summary of the present position.

1. Filling and sealing of the mine pit by mud slide and waste rock material to prevent future metal and sulfide material entering the estuarine system. Some salt water filling of the pit might also be accomplished to speed up ionic eH activity.

2. Buildup of the check darn wall between the pit and bridge to insure that metal con­taminants from the pit and waste rock piles do not reach the estuary.

Complementary to this suggestion is consideration of the timing for removal of the steel door under the bridge.

3. Continual periodic monitoring of the mine area and nearby waters to check on the pH, metal content and quality of the water in the mine area. It is assumed that a free flow of salt-fresh water between the Goose Falls estuary and the mine pond would be allowed when the mine area background parameters reach an acceptable low level.

KEEP MAINE GREEN. CLEAN AND SCENIC

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Albert E. Sandecki, Chairman August 6, 1971 Page 2

4. Damming up of the Weir Cove outlet at the south end of Goose Falls Pond to prevent possible contamination of Weir Cove .

There is also mention of filling in the entire length of the diversion ditch to the Cove. I was not sure what conclusion was reached regarding this action.

5. Re-shaping and then planting of the high waste rock dump which lies between the pit and the mill area. Dr. Patrick seemed to feel that the present con­figuration of the pile would not support growth.

6. A general recommendation regarding area cleanup, safety near the pit and removal of the buildings.

I am in general agreement with all of these thoughts. The engineering studies and physical implementation will take some time and real investigation. But I do feel that progress on each recommendation should take place as soon as possible. The financing will also be a subject for discussion and the actual details of rehabilitation tailored to available money.

You have done a good job in getting things moving, and I am sure that the Mining Bureau will cooperate as much as possible to implement the recommendations.

RGD:pm

Very truly yours,

MAINE MINING BUREAU

Robert G. Doyle Administrator

Bay. Ed! Dear Sir:

Your July 29 editorial "Muscle Bound" with its thinly-veiled in­nuendos was a very unfair attack on a citizen's committee, and par­ticularly its chairman Mr. Albert Sandecki; who are doing their best to unravel the very substantial problem created at Harborside by the imminent closing of the Callahan mine.

This committee, as I understand it, is composed of vitally con­c~rned individuals representing Callahan, the Town of Brooksville, the State of Maine, and owners of property adjoining the mine. The committee seeks a cooperatively acceptable solution to fUlfill Calla­han's publicly expressed promise to restore the Goose Falls-Goose Pond area in a manneraeceptabletoBrooksvillepeople, A very com­mendable objective, indeed! And one without legal overtones for, I believe, there is not one whit of legal force that the State of Maine, Hancock County, or the Town could exert to "force" Callahan to do any restoration whatever.

The committee is acting wisely to bring in expertise to recommend what reclamation should be undertaken and what methods should be used. And it occurs to us thatwhenthi.s committee of reasonable men has something factual and substantive to report the press wUl hear of it. Until then it seems to us the committee should be allowed to deliberate, to sift out infOrmation, and arrive at some conClusions without news-hawks continually peering over their shoulders.

Your claim of Hvested interests" by committee members is pure balderdash--a figment ot an editor's imagination. What further in­terest does Callahan ·have? They've taken their ·,~pound" of ore from the bowels of Goose Pond! The Falls View House lost .its summer boarders when the "falls view" ceased to be and its owners will nOt reopen it. And the restoration of a place of beauty and solitude--an

• objective of Brooksville and Harborside members, notably artist Sandecki, can hardly be called a "vested" interest.

It should not be forgotten that for five long years the good folks of Harborside have endured the day and night staccato of pneumatic drills, the announced and the unannounced roar of dynamite blasting. Some nearest the mine have withstood showers of flyrock beating a tattoo on their roofs (one large rock pierced through into Mr. San­decki's kitcheri which would have killed anyone in its path.) Five families lost their water supply and have been dependent upon Calla­han for drinking water delivered in jugs. What will they do for water when Callahan finally moves out?

Your attack on Mr. Sandecki shows a lack of knowledge of the man or his motives. As the spokesman for his friends and neighbors, in defense of his own and his family1s property rights, and with a deep concern for the natural beauty or the Maine coast, Mr. Sandecki has expended much time, money and energy on the conwlex Goose Pond­Callahan Mine problem. He deserves the commendation of everyone in the PeninsUla area for his leadership in this-our common problem.

Callahan came. Callahan saw. Callahan conquered (as big-money interests usually do). Venil Vidil Vicil Now the cup is almost empty! What Will be left behind? A huge unsightly spoil bank of blasted rock containing no organic material to sustain a cover crop? A ditch of stagnant, insect-breeding water across the Cape to Weir Cove? A sub­stantial loss of tax income by Brooksville?

We hope that the Goose Falls Reclamation Committee will bend every effort to reduce these losses to a bare minimum. We think they deserve your support--not your condemnation.

Edward H. Young W. Brooksville

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G)OSE POND RECLAMATION COMMITTEE

- Minutes -

Date: July J), 1971 Present:

fro~ Brooksville:

fran the State:

fron the County: fro n Callahan:

1\lbort Sanri0cki - Ghaci.Pmsn John Gray Hobert Dow Paul Venno Spencer Apollonio John Hurst Carl Rogers B. C. Scott

The meeting w:ts called to order by the Chairman in thE offices of Callahan Mining Corporation at 10:10 AM. _At the request of the Chairman, Dr. Ruth Patrick of the Academy of Nabural Sciences of Philadelphia stated her qualification3 to study the problems of Goose Pond re­habilitation as they rola to to marine life for the con..; mittee, but also stated that she could not expect to ·

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know all abous the marine environment after only one cay's study.

Robert Dow told the committee that the Maine Departmer.t of Sea and Shore Fisheries had collected the marino data.used in the roport3 on Goose Cove published to elate. He went

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on to say that copper in undetermined amounts are toxic ,, to lobsters. He stated that bait v:orms are also sonsi'cive. to metal pois ming, and that the lead content in clams is worrisome oo S&S.

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·i Dr. Patrick o Jserved that copper and zinc combinations· were shown to be toxic to several marine forms. She said· ·.that Federal >tandards for heavy metals content in marine foods have no~ yet been established, but should come out

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in about 6 mo 1ths. 1 S­,0

•· Mr. Scott asked Mr. Dow if there had been any samples of shellfish tested' fo.r metal content prior to Callahan's · · activities, to serve as a base for comparison. Mr. Dow replied that !;here had not, but that there had been min'­ing activity Ln the area earlier, so there was heavy metal around earlie~.

' . The Chairman chen asked Mr. Dow if he had recommendations -i1P ~ for the recla·uatlnn of Goose Pond to be presented to tbe·

Connnittee. M?. Dow presented the followill.J3; recommendations (copy appende i) by the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries':

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''''i 1) Drai1age to Wier Cove should be closed 2) The lam under the reversing falls bridge should

be r9tained so there is no intrQsion of tide water. The )it would then serve as a settling pond i or' ·

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ionic action in the water. The dam should be retained until the testing of' marine life is completed,

Mr. Sandecki then as]{ed if !.lr. Dow lmew of any reports that would show the amount of drainnge into the pond, that is, would there be enough drainage to offset evap­oration, etc, so the pond would not become stagnant. ~r-Dow replied. t:;at there might be such reports, but that he 5.( . .''i ~~-did not defJ.n:Ltoly know of the:n. _...,.... ~ ·

At the reques·.; of the Chairman, John Gray stf.ted the p)­sition of the Town of Brooksville:

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The ~own is interested in the best solution to the 'lUestion of Goose Pond reclamation The 'cown would like to have the pond returned to s~lt water if possible The ~own would lilce to keep employment available in t: 1e area.

The Chairman ;old the committee that the Maine Departrrent of Farlcs and ~ecreation had stated an interest in cooj:er­ating v1i th CaLlahan in developing picnicing, etc. on the Callahan side of the pit_ Unfortunately, there was nc

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~,1 •"'.dJ' Mr. Dow stated that tho Maino Department of Sea and Sl:.ore ~'1;;9°4"':~ Fisheries had spent :1,;10, 000 on shell fish monitoring ir ·/' f~~ot ~ :• the area since 1967, and that the U. s. government hac. +1 ;;~~.,1(."~4 spent :,14-6,ooo in the same period. (flo did not state eJt- 1'•~ .. ~·;~~'_ actly what this testing had yielded:) He said that ':'lo had 1',,. Jal' recommended tD the Maine Mining Bureau that the royal ties f· paid to the Mining Bureau by Callahan be used to purcr,ase an Atomic Absorption unit to be usecl for testing at U.e llortheast Shellfish Sanitation laboratory, but that tlce li!ining Bureau had turned <Dwn his request.

At the request of the Chaiman, Mr. Carl Ro{';ers state<: the interest of the County Extension Service in the project. Mr. Rogers stated that:

l) The Extension Service's interest is in the poople of the area, and in educational benefits. Ho said that he had worked with the Callahan group altd the local residents, servinr' as a middle man with reccmmendo tio ns for action through the count;r Teclmical Action Panel.

2) Extension wants to foster cooperative action by Cll.l1ahan, tho .State, County ond Town.

3) llo J·ocornmonc1nc) l.hnL rtltvln l'rom oll tt0\IT'On8, .Jtato, Cnl!ahnn, Broolce~vtlle 11nd ::urrouwHn11 l.owne, ot0. be u.sed ln the reclamntion project. l';..xtensi·)n_....... funds might be available if thll~ .. -~f::."' __ le[l.<!B :;o empioyment opportrmi ties for Town res_:t,dents. _

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Mr. Venne suggested that a rehabilitation program be laid out and started as soon as possible.

Mr. Dow stnte::l thai:. hn felt 1-.lw t'i-'O<ltost nnplo'!1ncmt opror­tunities in t~e projoct lay in tho re~eerch and ~onitcrins associated with it.

Mr. Roc;or~ ::t1tod that it ::iiR;ht be possible to get an EDA technical asf: lstanco IY'ant for stud:r of tbo rohabili te tion to serve as n guide for salt water mining projects else­where in the ry,s. He also stat~d that moneys were aveilable for setting UJ up employment.

At the requesc of the Chc'.irman, 1-'!r, Scott stated that Callahan is i:ltet'ested in reclamation of' the mined area; that its furld3 for such work were limited but that it had men and equip11ent available for such work if it is done while the ope:•ation is still in existence, and that it was

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The Chairman chen as:{ed Dr. l'ntrick to p1•escnt \1er recJm­mendations to the committee. Dr. Ps tri c'o: started her• statement by observing that fed<oral funds were avEilable .for such p:coojrlcts as this; that the rccyclin,_o; sy.stef'l used in tho Callahan mtll I'.'Gs Fl goo(] one for· contrc;l i•l[!; metal ionn; and thr1t; lon c];·chn;l~8 s;r~tcms ::~~10uld b0 t..tsed for precipitation :)f metn.J lons ,,,hencVP' ros:ciblo. Dr. Pt>.triok then presontod the t'olJ.r:nvine: -r·,c~coJ:U>!cn~~-:t:Lons:

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Mr. Sandecld cUt:;,o;ested the posstbility of' a:Uowinr, sali; v1ater to r.wvo in above Ute dilco seT,nPaLing tbe pond nr••e. from tbo pit. Thi ~ would require ronovnl of tLc dam WLdor the bridge, or· at lonst opening it to nllow inflow of "alt water.

J!lr. Dow suggested that to meet Dr. F'ltl'ick's r<;commendLtion for salt water in the: pit to help control metal ions, ~alt water coCJld be plUnped into tho, oit first, then the pit be

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·Mr. Sandecki told the committee that thel'e were two letial obligations to removal of the dam uncler the bridge, thJse be inc Callahan 1 s ngroement wl th the Gray11, and :·.hA leg. . islative requJ.ren,ont:'. fnr i.ts remnvr.tl, l1r. Venno stat•Jd t.. (l that tho dnm ·v•oul.d havn to bo >.clte»ed in any case, so ~(\0/' the legal re~1iremonts could be met as a consequence.~

Dr. Patrick sllggested that the committee contact Dr,._ William Cowls,·, Chief of the Porlcn·nl Grants of the l.<'ed .• - . .. -.,:ufl eral Water qur lity Administration, roqlw:,ting funcls fo·• *"'' a rehabilitation study. l.~r. Scott asked Dr. J'atrle!r 1i1t>1'Q(~'!} if her recomm(:nd•ttons on souPces of avaJ.lable funds / 9 ·.J';e_ , would be presE;nted in writing to the comraittee--Dr. ...,ft~P~.~

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At Mr. Scott's reouost that Dr. l·atrick present her re·· rrrtP·~ commend£<tions to thEJ committee in writinc.;, Dr. l·atric\r 11.1!'' .. ~• agreed to givn her recow·,endntions Ol'ally to tho Chninw.n ....... fl,j~1' 6.~'5

5~,.~~~( Mr. Venne stated that he felt that Cnllahnn should be nsked ,...,."" to start i'illneniately on a rehabilitation program. Mr. I Scott replied for Callahan that such a pc'ogram coul<1. not be started without a detailed work plan. Mr. Sand~cki stated that l.'lr. Bock woc1lcl be worldng on sueh a plan w'.thin · two weeks.

Tho Chairman !•resented to the oormnittee the recommenda';i'ln~ . 11 .,,.jl of M1•. Harold B. Staley, specialist in weter treatment fl$•'JriF""'~ (attached). (~'he ch" irman obs,,rved that l!r. Staley 1 s - .l,j recoromcmdHt.ions v:•·,ro not in accord with tcho~.o of Dr. Pat.riclr

· and Mr. Dow :'Vita:.~: 1\llli•· ;A To E .S. ,..,""ST111lt' ~til"'~ """)) •M"TitJ'l'f ill? ,.,.,~, 'i"f;4W'f• -,..., ... , .. 1 11•0 "'''~' 1411t1JII. IW)O•T•• .. <~~t. c.opoJte; "'il- •) .

The Chairman 1:tated· that tho recommend>,'ttons would be given ·· to Mr. Beck fc•r study and 'inclusion in his rehabilitation work plan.

The Chairman bad invited members of the press and publ'.c .. to meet with the corrunittee at the close of the meeting,, and asked members to coonerate in answering ouostions put to the committee.

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DR. RUTH PATRICK'S REPORT TO THE GOOSE POND RECLAMATION C0!4MITTEE, JULY JO, 1971

I have read many articles concerning the effects of strip mining in general in the environs of Cape Rosier and particularly of the Callahan M1ning.Company. These have included the following reports: the acute toxicity eval­uation of wastes frem the mine by S.C. DeWick; the report of Robert Dow on toxic metals in the marine environment; the report on the probable composition of the tailing wastes: the August 1970 report of the Department of the Interior on the effect of Strip-Mine Discharges on the Marine En• vironment.

I have spent one day examining the fresh water pond, the dump pond, Goose Cove and the general environs of the mine.

I understand the mine is to close as of December J1, 1971, and that they will be given or have been.given certain exemptions under the stripmining law or the. law about to be inacted.

Because I have so little data that·r or my staff have developed it is impossible for me to make any exhaustive statement. ·However, certain things are evident.

1. The shellfish in the area and particularly those from the vicinity of Goose Cove exceed the amo11nts of heavy metals which will probably be allowable according to Federal Standards. Dr. Mount of Duluth tells me they·!re reQommending concentrations ln food similar to those in drinking water. These standards I believe are now being developed. Therefore in view of natural releases of heavy metals all releases from mining activities should be strictly controlled.

2. I believe it is the moral responsibility of the mine if not the legal responsibility to leave the mine pit and the mine waste piles in such a condition that they cannot con­tinue to degrade the environment. As conditions are now the pit if left unguarded is a great hazard and the appearance of the waste piles will forever degrade the value of the area for recreation and living. Therefor.e I would reeommenll the following:

1. The mine veins be sealed and the lower part of the mine be sealed to best extent possible so they will not seep mine minerals into the water, The mine pit should be so managed that it will not be a hazard to human life, If a lake is developed, shallow areas should be developed so that anyone who falls in can get out. Perhaps it would be better to fill it with mud or to partially fill it and develop paths so one could walk down to a bog garden.

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2, The waste neaps should be regraded and covered !n a method to support vegetation. Pennsylvania has developed extensive data on how to do this and it is being done at the present time. When this is done ilmi! area becomes attracti.ve for living and recreational use.

As of the present time I have not been able t0 make extensive enough studies to determine the amount of depre­dation that has occurred to Goose Cove. But from the Dept. of Interior report and from talking with others it would appear some damage has been done and the accumulation of heavy metals in sea weeds and mollusks is high, I would strongly recommend that waste discharge to Weir Cove be stopped so as to confine or localize any effects as much as possible.

The mine is to be commended for having developed a method for recycling most of their waste water.

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Dr. Ruth Patrick

The Academy of Natural Sciences Nineteenth and the Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

OPINION OF Harold B. Staley

Specialist in water treatment Masters degree in Chemistry Columbia Univ. Research Librarian l'iOBAY CHEM.(HONSANTO BAYER)

My understanding of the problems may be summarized as follows:

(1) The report from the Colorado School of Mines dated October 22,1965 concerns the toxicity of the tailings from the proposed(?) mine. Assuming that they(Callahan) used the process outlined, their study indicated that sodi!um cyanide would be the only chemical present in toxic concentration and that it could be _treated by dilution or by an alkaline chlorine treatment . .J. cannot find fault with their conclusion.

(2) Since the mine has (or will) close the above no 1

longer applies and the question now appears to be whether to impound the surface water which will fill the open pit and tailings pond, or to allow sea water to enter and flow out periodically with the tide.

There can be little doubt but that fairly high concent­rations of copper and zinc will be leached out of the ore remaining in the pit for some time to come by either fresh or salt water. For this reason,it would seem more desireable to impound the water, attempting to keep the concentrated• water locallized. If we assume for the moment that this water could be kept stagnant, eventually the concentration of copper and zinc will reach an equilibrium and remain fairly constant(probably too high for potable water). Since as Mr.Sandecki points out, surface water will continue to run into the pit; it must also overflow and will carry some of the chemicals out of the pond. If the water flowing into the pit enters only on the surface it is possible that it might flow out without causing too much mixing and leave the chemicals in the pond. In any case the outflow should be analyzed frequently to determine whether it should be allowed to run into the sea untreated. If your state has a water laboratory, they c&uld run such tests periodically, the water in the pit should be sampled at various depths and tested at intervals to determine what happens there. I cannot think of any feasible process which would precipitate the metal in the pond.

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(J) The other question which has been raised is what will happen to the wells in the vicinity, when the pit is filled with water? Will the water flow from the pit to the wells and contaminate them with metals. Inasmuch as the sea water has already appeared in wells, it is quite possible that when the pit fills with water, the pressure will be reversed and prevent sea water from entering: the wells. On the other hand, water from the pit may find-· its way in to the wells. Obviously these wells should be tested frequently for copper and zinc. These metals can be removed by the ordinary household Zeolite softeners which are leased or sold around here by Culligan and Eermuti t and other firms specializing in water service. Such softeners will not remove the sodium chloride found in sea water and make itpot.'lble.

To return to the specific questions raised in your May 7th letter (p.) I a.m unaware of any naturally occuring mater­ials in fresh w'lter or selt water which would precipitate these metB.ls sicrnificantl.Y. The salts of copper and zinc are quite soluble but can be precipitated in the laboratory with laboratory reagents. They can be removed by Zeolites etc., but these cond_itions do not prevail in the pond. (b) It seems to me that impounding of fresh WAter in the pit would be safer than fo allow seA water to flow in and out of the pit, for reasons discussed above.

Perhaps my recomendgtions can best be sumcnarized by _, suggesting frequert analysis of the water in the pond, the I oond effluent and the several wells, in order to get the I ~ecessary information. Secondly treat the well water with \ a Zeolite softener, (assuming sea water no longer enters the , wells. ) I am quite sure analytical methods are available for \ ?opper and zinc, which p-,ight be s~.i table_ for, house~old test­' 1ng I wonld be glgd to look up- such methods ±---.,- 1f you

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Harborside, l'iaine 04642 Aup:ust 4, 1971

One or two other points I failed to mention in my note of the lst. Carl Ro:;rers made the SU'n<estion that an evening hour be the time of the public me"t-

• ing to facilitate a better 8ttenddnce, 1 think. this is a p;ood idee. The other point you mi!o:ht consider 1 s to "off1d1ate" Rt this r;eetlng in consi~eratiOl:l' of the flack I have drawn fron: the .Packet. I have no qualms "bout playing the role of chairman, but , you might see my point about the situation. You are the town•s select-l"an and rright be ab1 e to foster a more progrAssi ve I::eetine; than an outsider i1ould ?

Sincerely,

Albert Sandecki Chairman G.PRC

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The Academy of Natural Sciences 1. 9th & 'l'he Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Dr, Ruth Patrick, Ph.D. Curator of Limnology

Dear Dr. Pa.trick:

Now that you are back at the Academy and as involved as ever I would like to express my deepstt appreciation of your work, visit to Harborside and the counsel you gave our committee for the reclama­tion of the once beautiful Goose Pond estuary,

Your visit has given me renewed hope to try to see this area restored as best humanly possible, I would like to add you have provided me personally with an experience that I wish others would be as fortunate to have.

Ideally, (a."ld I'm told this is a foolish approach) I believe there ought to be.as much of man's effort, technology and consideration expended to restore as was to exploit. But, 1n this little area as well as many others there seems to be little hope for suoh rightness.

Dr. Patrick, thank you again for your time and help, I will forever remember the experlence,

Sincerely,

Albert Sandeck1 Chairman GPRC

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~After the meeting of the JOth I received

a call at the Callahan Mine's offices

from 1-lr. Robert G. Doyle,Adm of Maine

Mining Bureau. to meet later that after­

noon. Doyle arrived at apprqx ):15 pm.

Went down to the mine to discuss the

recommendations of Dr. Patrick. He seemed

to feel the waste rock and mud towards

stink cove could mot be moved into the

open-pit area. ~ explained it must as

per Pr. ~atrick's comments on the toxic

metal ions and sulfides and their react­

ion with water, Salt the best fresh the

worst, Waste pile grading and terracing

woulu cos~ too•much to do.(Doyle) The

filling of Weir cove runoff ditch/ Just

raise dam gate. (Doyl~)

Called Fred Beck about 8:)0 pm to fill

-~him in on the meeting he had already

talked with Bill Scott. I asked to see

him (~eck) at his earliest convenience

to discuss the Doyle conference. A.S.S/1/71

. • It was wise· ·Of the ·doCI!Se . Falls ·iiec- out because members-hip of tlie coriunit­lao_tl"lo19 Ccl' Mtee. so -: ealle<l, to tee 1s made-up of itidlviduais \Uld organ­wttlldl'llW ttil mtitatioa to .newsmen to lzatioll!l with vested interests in w•t i.ttenc;l it$ sessions and conduct its de- becomes of the worked-out properlY. Hb8ratioDB in secret .. This wfrY It can The committee certainly doesn'tw~t ce~unpletely control what the-public the public looking over its shouldeir or .Jmow .. of u. dtscussio.nS rudt decides knowing about any confllets of interest·

- how-to CMVe up ~ wOxrked-out mine of because lt would then be much too ob': Q))Man llflafnJI Corp. u Cape Busier. vi0115 tf any particula:F group or in4ivld'­It ts important that the conimitule·do ul!lgained or lost gre;ttly by a reclam'-

thls, for three reasons. · ation propos~. · .. Tbe first waa clearly explained by its No, this way 1s much better; the com­

chair!rian, New Jersey artist._ Alber:t mittee can closely control What ·the pub­Bandecld, whe.-eontend.ed the issues at lie learns about what it is doing. And

· ~ were much 1Qo complex fof' the then at a publig meeti.Dg sometime in · av-erage mind. :Letting ,the public in-oa- the future, the public· can be called in . the cominlttee's dellberaiions would to be told 'just what the committee has onlyo<infuse the people wbo, basically· decided. This is much more efficient are too stupid to undersbmd what ,it ,is than free discussion. · · allaboutuntil Mr. Sandecki, or others, The pnblic, however, won't have to

· i!xplain it to them. wait all that time. Cleverly recognlz'-'Fhe seco!rl, . and probably more im- ing the need to throw the people an ·oc­

portant, is the need of the COI!lmittee casional crumb, the committee has tO assert itseU. Not a legal entity; With summoned newsmen to hang around -af­no legal standiitg, the committee actual- ter the meeting and the chairman will l.Y flu no powsr. Extlept; that iii, to tell them what he wants them to print· 'tiilkwithltselfinsecret: And since this about' what the committee hrui done in ' is the only actual power it holds. it is secret. Of . course, it is possible that well that. the committee utilize it to· the ~;~orne of thil more responsible news-&llest:' ·. . _ papers, those with intelligent readers ·

Notonlyttiat, but by so doing the com~ who ··like full information on which to mittee will be able to accomplish what , base a decision, may not send· a rep­even the federal government was unable resentative, for they may not approve to do. When the government attempted of controlled news or presenting hand­to prevent various newspapers from out publicity disguised as information. printing the popularly-termed "Penta- If so, that's. simply the price one must goo Papers-, "thecourts ruled this coa- pay for efficiency. · stituted prior censorship, a practice It's so much better, as the C<Jmrnlt­forbidden under the first article of the tee has already determined under the Hip of Rights. By preventing newspa- leadership of its expert press agent, J)ers from accurately reporting what (if that the public be kept in the dark about ~ything)transpir~sat()ommi~~~-!l)neet- -what·REALLY is going on behind those mgs, _the' committee is· ab1e ta demon- secret committee doors., Democracy, st:rate the considerable m\lllcle it_po!i,-::,. ~after all, often leads to ptiblic discus- . ses11,es in 'the only area;n::rum'any mils~" sion or controversy even, and the com-ole at all. . . . . mittee certainly can't stand that.

And, finaiJY. the pllhtic ~Jlou.ld be kept. All power to the Committee!.·

provide a for same:" It also

proposed draining of he mining Hperations will not

p~::~:~~~ problem". <l if anyone in the State of

stand on those two propositions Mining Company is readying the

A great work of nature rockpile and a lovely cove

f!Jil-off from the mining operations ii··~to;e~~~~~-~j aild"d the waters in Penobscot Bay an ep~HutwH that sliil is to be accurately en.«FHY has created a water pollution

at work on the site may be tl!irl~('!:§ diminish' the dreadful scars of an open

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gas, it should not be assumed that gas in commercial quanti­ties exists at this location.

At the Penob~cot mine in Maine, results of operations were on a breakeven basis in accor­dance with the extraordinary charge in 1970 to write down the Company's investment in the uriit.

Aggregate manufacturing sale and profits for the Flexaust divi­sion al'd Pathway Bellows in· crease-~·o-ver the first half of

income some- 1970. · · ·

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Deer John:

Enclosed are cop&•s of Dr. Fatrick's evaluation of the situation at the Callahan mine-site and the

• letter sent to Nr. Doyle in regard to the letter from the State's Attorney,

I think this public meeting should be given the priority or'· the committee, would you look into a place for such a meeting. As I ~nderstand it Fred Beck will

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be at the mine the week of,the 9th to go into a detailed study of this and his firm s reclamation plans,.

I~m sure it is his intention to bring all' the info­rmation together and after this have a public meeting, so anything that you might be able to do to smooth the way for the public meeting would be c;reatly appreciated.

As I recall the dates from the 16th thru the 20th seemed ·to be availnble with the majority of the people in attendance at the meeting of the 30th.

Sincerely,

Albert Sandecki

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Maine Nining Bureau State House Augusta, halne 04330

!'Jr. Robert G. Doyle Administrator

Dear Mr. Doyle:

Haill bors ide , Ha1ne 04642 August·1,1971

I have checked on the whereabouts of the docu­ment sent to the town of Brooksville in late !'lay by the States Attorney in regard .to the town's author­ized representatives for the reclamation committee.

I understand that the necessary ,information has been filled in and sent to the State s Attorney as of Ssturd.ay the )1st of July, I caJ.led JoLn Gray 1n ref~erence to this and he a'ssured me that this has been done.

Enclosed 1s a copy of Dr. Ruth ratriok's state• ment • .Necessarily brief and not ·too deta1ied, alth­ough her recoron:endations were discussed in great d.e• tail at the committee meeting of the 30th, Her rec­omn:endations coincided with those of Hobert Dow for the most part and she had a few others as we had dis­cussed later ths, t same day.

Hopefully you w111 be able to attend the public meeting to be scheduled for sometime the week of the 16th of August. As soon as this date 1s firm I will let you know of the time and place.

tcr. John Gray 2nd Selectman Town of Brooksville

Slneerely,

Albert E. Sandecki Cha1rma.n GPHC

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May 21, 1971

• Mr. Albert Sandecki Tanner Street Haddonfield, N.J. 08033

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Dear Mr. Sandecki:

Reference is made to your letter of May 18th, in which you have asked some questions relating to the "Reclamation of Goose Pond".

It appears to me that most of the points discussed are best evaluated on a mechanical· (dynamics) basis, rather than a chemical one.

I for one, am personally very aware and concerned about the conservation and proper usage of our natural resources. On the other hand, I feel that iri many cases there has been far more reaction than action on the various problems. For in­stance, there is a tendency to treat these cases from a purely chemical standpoint, due to the recent publicity con­cerning the presence of toxic elements in certain forms of fish and wildlife. The elements in question have always been present in our environment, and are only a problem when they are introduced, usually by physical means, in unbalanced amounts into a localized environment.

To deal with your questions more specifically, however, we discussed the problem from both a chemical and physical standpoint and have reached the following suggestions and comments: · · ·

- The precipitation of particles of ore containing c·opper, Zinc, and Lead, among others, \should occur at a faster rate in fresh as opposed to salt water, due to the den Slty difference 1n the two, but the "Precipitating Effects" or the "Chelating Effects" would depend mainly on the hydro-dynamics of the refilling operation.

Stated another way, if the water is allowed to flow in at a relatively slow rate, precipitation would occur before the over flow of water to the bay or ocean. The unde­sireable components would then remain in the impoundment.

-As to the.chemical reactivit~ aspect, it is not likely to be as important a considerat1on as you might believe. There is, however, more probability of chemical reaction in a salt water solution involving an exchange of ions and the formation of new compounds, than in fresh water.

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May 21, 1971

- It.is also not likely that the choice of salt or fresh water would have a difference in effect on the water table in the area.

- As to the contamination of the fresh water in the area water table, that is probably one of the most important considerations in all the discussions. On this point I would recommend that a written agreement be reached with the mine company officials, that they will monitor the fresh water for a period of at least one year after the pond has 'reached its natural level. This monitoring should be carried out by an independent laboratory and should remain under \'Upervision from the State Depart­ment of Health.

- The radiation level if significant in the area should be monitored by the Health Physics branch of the Health De­partment. Most probably this is not a problem, since the radioactivity of area I assume to be at natural levels.

In summary, I would suggest to you,_ to suggest to the State of Maine, to think about the possibility of stocking Goose Pond with fresh.water fish, suitable for that type of im­poundment.

It is good to know that concerned citizens as yourself are taking time aside to consider, carefully, ways to keep our environmental changes to a gradual adaptable pace. It is far better to act than to react in these situations.

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Phone: Area Code 207, DRake 4-5643

Mr. Albert Sandecki Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

July 27, 1971

It seems tba.<tsno matter what we write regarding the Goose Falls Reclamation Committee, you are not going to be happy with the results.

I asked you specifically at one point in our conversation of July 21 whether the committee would be available to the press and. the rubl1c following the forthcoming Friday meeting. Your reply ie t no doubt in my mind that this would, indeed, be the case. If I misunderstood you, I apologize.

When you spoke of a committee meeting--whether one that is .closed or one that is public--I took it to mean the regular ses­sion of the committee, not a briefing or question-and-answer session afterward.

Quite frankly, r have no doubt that most of the committee members are sincerely trying to establish the best reclamation program possible for the mine area. But I am equally certain that, by allowing the public to participate in all of your delib­erations--not ·j;(lst those which you think should be open--you would make, th~Giitated goals ot' your committee a hell of a lot more credible.

Sincerely,

¥~ HUgh Bowden Editor

• Ce,:I.,;L• from Dr. P~trick:, 12.:45 pm

July 27th, confirming ~rrival on

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sux-v~Y'•' wcill.L r~.tur.p to. SW!Iet M!arsh

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end of Holbrook .Island, entering water

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pronounced up the Bagaduce River than

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Cooperative Extension .Service Box 360 2.0. Building Ellsworth, Maine 04645

1'1r. Carl Rogers Extension Agent

Dear Hr. Rogers:

Harborside, Naine 04642 July 26,1971

I tmderstaYJd from John Gray that he has contacted you in re~ard to the meeting on July 30th at the mine offices ( 10 am,) and I am assumin;:r that you are able to come.

I have a request and if it is possible for you to do this it would be appreciated. To save time you may have the proper channels to R;et a copy of the study that the SCS did on the rainfall or surface drainage estimate for the area of the mine-site. I believe that Albert Dow knows something about this study and quite possibly he might be able to p:ive you a copy of this inforn:ation,

The question of the prospective natural ~eans of flooding the open-pit mine area t~as brou,;rht up at the last rr,eeting of the iiecl amation co•·mi ttee, T!1ere must he in existance at least a study of the 'l.rea watershed possibly done for Callahan when the0• became cooperators with the SCS.

I wrote to Albert Dow about the SCS recomendations for Cellaha.n's conservation plan about six months ago and he informed me that this inforltation could only be given with Callahan's permission, which is understandable.

I would think there would be no objection on the part of Callt1han if within that study there was this information,on area drainage, fresh water runoff or the nature of the watershed in the area, which n:ight be of help in con sil erin~< reclal!<a t1on pJ.ans.

This information cm1ld help in estimating the length of ti"'e t~at 1 t W0'1ld taV:e to fill the pit area a"d also would be of interest to Dr. l'atrick a''d her preliminary study on the 29th. I! this information is available I would li'<e to hsve 1 t i~J tir,le for her evalu~•tion.

Sincerely,

Albert Sandecki C!1airman Gl'RC

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The Ellsworth American, Inc. Ellsworth, l'ialne 04605

Mr. J,R, Wl~glns Net-m Ed1 tor

Dear Jack:

Noticed the article in last weeks American ~1v1ng the wrong datepof the second committee Eeet-1ng of the Goose Pond Reclamation D;roup. I sent a notice of the date and time change to your naper on the 17th. In case 1 t W<JS lost in the shuffle the change is as follows:

July 28th Dr . .Patrick arrives

.. 29th Dr. Patrick surveys

30th Dr. l'atrlck reports to the Goose Pond RecJa~ation Com:•-1 ttee at 10 am. Press welcome at anprox •. <1:30 am.

Unfortunately f':r. Bowden reported the public was tnvited to the latter part of this meeting, which puts me in a hairy spot tvi th the other cornmi ttee mem­bers (Pncket pg.7, July 22r:d. ). Such is 0ot the esse as we had discussed later the same day of his telepho0e call.

I hope you or someone from the American Nlll be at the discussion session to better inform the public on what is trying to be done towards reclamation.

Sincerely,

A. Sandecl<i

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The Weekly Packet Blue Hill, Maine

Nr. Hugh Bowden: News Editor

Dear Nr. Bowden:

Harborside, r;,aine 04642 July 26,1971

I was surprised with the article in the Packet dated July 22nd describing the latter part of our committee meeting as public.

I'm sure you recall I twice answered you in our telephone conversation of the 21st, that it would not be a public meeting at this time, but the committee members would be available to the press after the meeting of the working cowmittee.

1't Nas further stated that there would be a public meeting within a week or two after the committee has met on the 30th and correlated the information it is seeking.

this, I can only express surprise that you have done

Sincerely,

Albert Sandecki Chairman G.PRC

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St0te of Maine Fo!!estry Department Augusta, N8ine 04330

Patricia L. Morton for Mr. Robert G. Doyle State t.eolog1st

Dear Nrs. Morton:

Harborside Naine 04642 July 22,1971

Thank you for your letter of the 21st, in regard to the Goose Pond Reclamation Committee,

The date for the next meeting has been changed, due to o delay 1n the arrival of Dr. Patrick. The new date and time for t:1e meeting 1s July 30th at 10 alll,

I would appreciate it if you would advise l>ir. Doyle of the change, althbughhhe may be aware of this change by now if he has received the memo date July 19th from r1r. Fred :Beck, Callah9.!1 Nininr;' s geologil'lt. However I would appreciate your makinp, sure he is aware of the change.

Recent conversation with Nr. Dow indicate that he will be attending the meeting on the 30th.

I Dr. Patrick s schedual 1s as follows;

JULY 28th. • . Late arr1 val.

JULJ 29th ••• Preliminary survey.

JULY 30th ••• Committee meeting 10

Sincerely,

Albert E. Sandeck1 Cha1rrr:an GPRC

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State of Maine

FORESTRY DEPARTMENT Augusta, Maine 04330

TEL. 207-289-2791

AUSTIN H. WILKINS WHITE PINE CONE AND TASSEL

FOREST COMMISSIONER STATE FLORAL EMBLEM

A00PTEO BY THE L.E!;ISL.ATURE-1B"5

FRED E. HOLT

OE:PUTY <CREST COMMISSIONE:R

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July 21, 1971

Albert E. Sandecki, Chairman Goose Pond Reclamation Committee Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

Mr. Doyle has asked me to inform you that Monday, July 26, he and.Bob Dow have previously scheduled engagements and will not be able to attend a meeting at Harborside.

Mr. Doyle would very much like to meet with Dr. Patrick, therefore, if you could send us an exact schedule, he will try to make it down one of the days she is there.

RGD:pm

cc: Mr. Fred Beck

Very truly yours,

MAINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

/'J' Z:c < ~" ::__ ~ ~/.o/~d"rC Patricia L. Morton for Robert G. Doyle State Geologist

KEEP MAINE GREEN, CLEAN AND SCENIC

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Natural Resources Council 20 Willow Street Augusta, Maine 04330

Nr. l'1arshall Burk Executive Secretary

Dear Marshall:

&rborside Jliaine 04642 July 21,1971

I received a call from l'ir. Robert Dow today in regard to my request to you a few days ago for a copy of the FWQA report, thank you for calling him.

l understand it is his intention to attend the meeting of the GPRC on July 30th at lO:am along with Paul Venno and ff,r. John Hurst. Mr. Dow will forward the new report on the Callahan effluent dischar('~es prior to the arrival of Dr. Patrick on the 28th for her consideration in the study of the area,

With the Jeveloplng interest in the reclarr:ation of the Callahan mine-site (pond beds) there will proba ably be a meeting of the committee with the interested public within. a week or two of the meeting of the JOth.

Thanks again for your efforts in getting the report.

Sincerely,

Albert "'andecki

12:10 pm.

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1:30 pm

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Call from Mr. Robert L. Dow, biologist Sea ~ Shore Fisheries:

Burk called and asked if he would send a copy of the F.W.Q.A. report (dec.?O) containing the information on the effl­uent discharge of the Callahan Mining Corporation in to the Bagaduce River •

Dow will send the report and attend the meeting of the GPRC on the 30th at lOam. along with, Paul Venno, Mr. John Hurst. and would like to discuss with Dr. Ruth Patrick her findings.

Call from Mr. Hugh Bowden, Weekly Packet news editor, on advance story of the meeting on the 30th. Is meeting ce!losed to the public ? Yes. To facilitate the working committee's correlation of the information from Dr. ratrick's survey. This will then be presented to the public at s meeting to be held in the near future, probably at the grange hall. H.B. "the press may attend after the meeting on the 30th ?" Yes. "but the public may not is this correct?" Yes, A.S. "so as not to get off on the wrong foot again, this is a working committee and the information gathered will be presented at a public meeting within a week or two."

Jack Wiggins stopped by, i~ ews Editor of the Ellsworth American. Opinion on closed meeting- "nard time gain­ing public support for decisions arrived at secretly." I expressed the intention (as per F'r~;d Beck) to hold a public meeting within a week or two to discuss the various proposals correlated by the committee. He mentioned there would probably be little attendance if it were held during the day • I said it might be more readily attended if the meeting were held in the evening,

A.Sandecki Chairman GPRC

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TO:

FROM:

CALLAHAN MINING CORPORATION

A. Sandecki, J. Gray R. Dow, R. Doyle

F. M. Beck

DATE: July 19, 1971

COPIES:

SUBJECT: July Meeting - Goose Pond Reclamation Committee

The next meeting of the Goose Pond Reclamation Committee is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on July 30 at the offices of Callahan Mining Corporation.

If this time is inconvenient, please let Mr. Sandecki know. His number is 326-4675 in Harborside.

The agenda will include a review by Dr. Patrick of what she feels she or her group might be able to accomplish in regards to the potential water problems accompanying Goose Pond rehabilitation. Also, a representative from the County will be available to discuss possible Federal assistance for rehabilitation .

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Natural Resources Council 20 Willow Street Augusta, lf,ai:1e 04330

Nr. Narshall Bu.rk Execut~ve Secretary

Dear l'oarshall:

Harborsid~ ft.aine 04(o42 July 20,1971

Last spring you mentioned a new report from the U.S. Dept.of Interior, published in August of 1970 concerning Callahan Mining effluent discharge data.

You said you could send me this report or a copy and 1 would certainly appreciate it if you would at your earliest convenience.

Dr. Ruth Patrick will be arriving on the 28th and will conduct her survey on the 29th and I'm sure this report tmuld be a help to her. 'l'he !•'Iaine l••aritime Academy and their research teatn from lll.;':C. T. have agreed to give us (rHE COI-11UTTEE) their information on the tidal currents in the vlcinl.ty of Goose Cove and the Penobscot & Bagaduce rivers.

They too for that matter have been trying to get a copy of this report you spoke of and if you have an extra copy they would like to have it in con~tuction with their work.

If you don't have a copy to spare please send me the information on where to get one.

Thanks •

Sincerely,

Albert 5andeck1 Chairman G.f.R.c.

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Naine Maritime Academy Castine, Naine 04421

Lt. David J:J. Wyma..r. Asst.Prof. Ocean Engineering

Dear Lt. Wyman :

Harborside !'Iaine 04642 17 July 1971

Just to let you know that Dr. Patrick's visit to the Ct>llahan l'!iine-site has been delayed, she will be arriving on the 28th and will begin her survey on the 29th, reporting to our cor~:mittee on the 30th at 10 am •

.I. do not know her schedule other than outlined a above, I will try to arrange a meeting with your gr011p if time permits. Please do not ta!n;, thts the wrong way but she is a very busy individual and if you don't mind notice of any get together would probably be rather hasty between the 28th and )Oth.

If any thing new comes up I' 11 1et you know and will probably be over sometime next week to make copys of the material I have that might be of interest to your surv<>y team.

Sincerely,

" Albert Sandeck1

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~lr, Robert L, Dow !iiarine Research Director

Dear t'lr. Dow 1

Harborside /'.atue 04642 July 1.7,1971.

Thank you for your letter of June 2Jrd. Perhaps now I have a better understandir,# of your departments responsibilities in regard to the problem we e.re facing here at Harborside.

In the event that you might have misunderstood my reason or purpose in writing to you about Dr. ratrick and her visit to the Callahan mine-site I would like to say that as an individual concerned with the reclamation of the pond beds I thought it would be worthwhile having her recommendations for not only the committee's consider­ation but yours as well.

Mr. Paul Venno seemed to be most interested in Dr. Patricks coming to survey the area and in light of his rea.ctions as well as others forming the committee I went ahead w1th the arrangements to have Dr. Patrick come to the area,

It is perfectly understood that any in depth survey and extended monitoring of the a.rea would have to be your departments decision, and this has been conveyed to Dr. Patrick by letter on June 15th.

I understand that Hr, Doyle has yet to appoint two members to represent the :Jtate of !'.aine on our committee and I am d1ssapo1nted to hear this, Ny hopes and perhaps some of those of the other committee members, are that thls does not represent the attitude and interest on the State's behalf in regard to the r-estoration of Goose Pond,

Dr. Patrick will be arriving on the 28th to make her preliminary study of the si tuat1on on the 29th and will report to the committee the morning of the 30th at 10 am.

I hope you, Nr. Hurst or Mr. Venno might find it possible to hear her remarks.

Sincerely.

Albert Sandecki

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.PREB.S NOTICE

Harborside Maine 04642 July 17.19'71

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Be: GOOSE POND RECLAMATION COMMITTEE

(CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME OF MEETISG) f ·~ f "· ;.t

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THENEW DATE of the second meeting is F'RIDAY.JU'LY Jol ··~.

at the offices of the Callahan Mining. Cf>r:Porat'tion o~.

Cape Rosier. '• , .;.1,,~1' 1 THE NEW TIME of the meeting for the w;prki:q,g.'oolnmittee

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Members of the committee will be available for dis-

1: '·.! . ' . To clarity~·tne. rec~nt notices of Dr. Patrick's visit

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"with ~/ s~~y, t~," to tJ!.e mine -site, she alone will

be arriving on the ?Bth ~o make her preliminary study

of the s1~uat1on on the 29th and report to the committee ;_.

the morningof th.e 30th •

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Mr.·~F'~~~~ecit ' ' G~dl~J~l;;,C!!\P,~h~ C,orp.

Albert Sandeck1 Chairman 326-46'75

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the Goose_,;Pond Re,~lamiltibD. Com­mittee will meet hi sec·ret session July 30 atCallabanMipingColl>Or•

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Committee Preslde'nt ·-Albert Sandecki· indicated that while the session will be closed t~ •_t_~tter facilitate the workings of the-com­mittee,'' a public meeting will be called- in the near future as soon ~~ _ ~e£~S.§![! f~~r~!~~~,~~_,Pe c,p,ulllamct. "' .... ~ r "' ., ~ ,. "' "

Dr. Rut'li Patrick from the Acad-emy of Natural Sciences of Phila­delphia will visit the mine site Aug. 29 for her preliminary study and wili report to the committee the following day. , .

Upon completion of the' study, recommendations regardihg re­clamation of t'- mine·,,after !t closes early next year .-will-----be· presented to the·· Commtttee;· ''""'··.

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FORESTRY DEPARTMENT Augusta, Maine 04330

TEL. 207-289-2791

AUSTIN H. WILKINS WHITE PINE CONE AND TASSEL

F"OREST CDN!NilSSJONER STATE F"LDRAL EMBLEM

AOOPTE:O SY THE LEGISLATURE -16515

FRED E. HOLT

DEPUTY FOREST <:DfoiiMISSIONER

July 12, 1971

Albert E. Sandecki, Chairman Goose Pond Reclamation Committee Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Mr. Sandecki: .. As far as I know, I will be available for a meeting

at Harborside on the 24th. There was no decision reached on funding Dr. Patrick's survey but at .this time, we will not be able to produce any money at,_all.

Regarding Fred Beck's letter to you of a few week's ago, I am in complete agreement with him.

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KEEP MAINE GREEN. CLEAN AND SCENIC

-Harborside Maine 04642 July 15th 1971

PRESS NOTICE

Re: GOOSE POND RECLAMATION COMMITTEE

The second meeting wfll be held on MONDAY, JULY 26th

at the offices of the Callahan Mining Corporation on

Cape Rosier.

The working committee will meet at 1 pm.

Members of the committee will be available for dis­

cussion with members of the press following the meet-

ing at approximately 2:30 pm.

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Harborside Maine 04642 July 15,1971

The second meeting will be held on MONDAY, JULY 26th

at the offices of the Callahan Mining Corpora~ion on

Cape Rosier.

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The Academy of Natural Sciences 19th !>< 'I'he Parkway l'hiladelphia,Pennsylvania 191.03

Dr. Ruth Patrick, Ph.D. Curator of Limnology

Dear Dr. Patrick: '/''

Harborside Naine 04642 July 13,19'71

My letter to you on June 1.9th mentioned the work of Lt. Wyman at the l'iaine i'iaritime Academy on monitoring the tidal currents in the area that would be affected by the eventual outflow of the open-pit mine area. I had a meeting with Lt. >lyman and some of his associates from H.I,T, concerning the need for information on the charac­teristics of the waters in the area of the Penobscot and Bagaduce fli vers.

He exm·essed a willingness to help, with the under­standing that the wo:rk they are doing is experimental in nature :?.nd is 1neant as a study course by the oceanographic team assembled at the Academy. Lt. Wyman has asked to meet with you to dtscuss your particular needs in the way of current studies and I would be very happy to provide you with transportation to the Academy or the research vessel within a few minutes, After our meeting on July 7th, Lt. Wyman was kind enough to follow me to the Goose Cove area and look over the situation. I noticed yesterday a monitor• ing device at the pass between Goose Cove and the, Southerly end of Holbrook Island.

I may be jumping the gun on the matter o:f your pre­liminary recommendations to our committee but feel his departments information may be of help to you.

The Naine Department of sea & tohore Fis~J.eries has expressed a willingness to have your r·· corrJnendations but would like to uaintain the responsibility for decisions on f'uture detailed survey and moni taring of the area. Nr, Robert L. Dow the department's Biologist has SU?,gested further discussion with their Laboratory Director, f•lr • John Hurst in elther Boothbay Ha~bor or Augusta. I do not know what your time situation .ls but if practical I could make the necessary arrangements for a meeting.

All necessary arrantrements are r1ade :for your living and dining convenience and I am anxious to see you on or about the 22nd of July. I will cal1 to confirm, as you su;;;gested,on the 20th,

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Albert E. Sandecki Chairman G.R.R.C.

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Committee A,t Harbor (Repfinted from an article by Laurie Woodard iri ENYJ;RONMENTAL BULLETIN, published

. N attir~l Resources Council of Maine).

As a ,.result of npen pit min­ing activities conducted by Ca)l~han Mining Corporation for the ';past 5 years, 'but which will CC'lf". operation in .1972, a be'lu!if,lit tid'll estu'lry at Cape R_osi~_r· -~s-·lb~en CO!JVerted il)to

· an Qgl;;134D" deep p1t. Moreover ihe .,wfl'o!e area is now. threat­ened .:, rWith . severe ecological pfl,jblem.s> Recent studies (Aug. 1970) by: ·the Federal Water Quality·,. Administration !)ave shb•wii Jh~t· zinc and copper cblic~ritNlions . in the shellfish and ·'Seawhd m the etfluent ati>itSt<Jf 41\e mine are at a dan· gerousiy•:!,nigh leveL To cope wijb' ::tl)ese impending prob­jelilii, tlH>:'~Goose Pond Recla­matioQ Oolnmittee •was formed June. {I\ 11!71, at Harborside. Among_ itS~-~ first actions was ·to call,"lli:_'a field study team from the. • Ac,il<\elny of Natural Sci­ences; ·~f ·"•PhiladeLphia to meke recq~mm·endations for reclam­atiurl ofithe· area. 'I'M te.arn,· lead by Dr.. Ruth Patrick; head of .the Dept. of Umnology, will begin·. their study this July.

Perhaps most distu:cbing about this situation 'is that the inherent .prdblenis involved with Callahan's · mining activi­ties were .f..eco.gnized :a!ld -ex­pressed at the onset · .of the mining: In January and March 19G~, both lead articles of the NRC Bulletin were concerned

iss~u-e and dealt with for state mining·

as well as the spe·c1fic

D~:~&"~j~~p~r:~o>b\ilem. But to create have

existifl'g mini11g ure. Thus

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''have shown zinc and copper conC{intra:..

tions· In- .the sluMlfish and se~­·weed ·in the .e{flueflt. ar:eaS of the . ~iile· ~t~~-~-!.D(,_~~gerOUslY- high le·vel." ·-.. _·..,._--_-, _____ , ___ --_ .

. . .. Wh~~e '~ttsJelS;fJumped Ref~s\ from the ~P~~·~~It CPVP~r an<\ proposalH'lJI fo,r,~~.enW~ 1,1iinl;!l area

zinc J~ine on .Cape Rosier is pnly-erize<\, tDc•be re.(lp{)d~ll. :when•tlle·.l)pemtioh · clp~es mixed with. water then pumped to down. The mi!:llf pit••·is·•'•4'!.<!W'••·.sJ:io:wn. the holding pit ·Reclamation Photo) · · ·· · ·

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ACilde'ffiyrs· be­-- ~iinhology, -w-hich

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CASTIIJE HA~l.BO~ '.i'IDAL CURRENTS

D.B. v/yman

The following tidal current information for Castine

Harbor, Bagaduce River, Castine, I1aine gives only approx­

imate values of the tidal current velocity and direction,

The data was produced by two student oceanography projects

which were completed during April 1971. .. A diagram of the average flood and the average ebb

tidal currents are

must be emphasized

nature only,

showri. on the succeeding

that this data is of an

pages. It ' . appro-:nma te

The maximum tidal currents and the characteristics

of the currents 'tlere also investigated, The discoveries

of primary interest are as follows: I

1. The maximum ebb current; measured during a spring tide >·ras 2.2 knots.

2. The Bagaduce River is primarily a tidal river vri th very little outward flm., of fresh water~. The current is produced by the rise and fall of the tides, ·

3. Suriace cCJrrents and deep currents have different velocities but similar directions.

4. Average range of the tides is 9.7 feet, the spring range is 11,1 feet •

5. No published tidal current data is available for this area.

REFZR3NCES:

1. Hills, J.ohn, "Tide and Current Study Of The Bagaduce River", NHA oceanot;raphy project, Spring 1971

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2. Rosenberg, Ed., "Current Drogues", ~'IHA oceanography project, Spring 1971.

3."Tide Tables, East Coast of North and South America", U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1971.

4. "Tidal Current Tables, Atlantic Coast of North America", u.s. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1971.

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At Cape Rosier

By DENNfS nULLS ''NEW~Stafe Desk

.BROOKSVILLE - A copper and zfu.C ·:::mine on Cape Rosier that:~- off as a losing proPi~iij&p. -nearly a century ago is jUj}:;._s_)mprofitable today, the Call.~ ·.J~l.: n·:c.~M .. ~ing Corp. has dis· cov~. -·Aild the only question that:i'etnains unanswered is how this :~oitce.-·<beautiful section of peninsula- can be cleansed of its man~made scars.

The opEm~pit mine will prob­ably" be shut down some time next_ y€:ar, company officials say, . and under the terms of an agreement between Callahan and the -state Mining Bureau some sort of effort must be made . t o restore the cape mining area.

studying Plans That's why ·an advisory com­

mittee· of state and local offi­cials, plus Callahan Corp, em­ploYes, is studying reclamation proposals.

A portion oi the minng opera· tion is located on state-owned land, thus· the Maine Mining Bl.U'€au's involvement in rehabi­litation. , At this point, according to

Mining Bureau director Robert Doyle, reStoration efforts are in the planning and negotiation stage, No one -1--nows how much reclamation will cost, or who will pay what portions of the bill.

Nor is it certain what tech­nique will be employed.

There a r e , however, two ntajor proposals under consid­eration. Both involve flooding the open-pit mine to form a large pond. The difference is tilat one propoS'ai calls for using .:::alt water, while the other would use fresh ,vater.

Before Callahan opened ·the 340-foot deep pit, the area was a salt w a t e r pond, with pic~ turesque reversing falls.

were built at both ends and the water was

Acco1cdurrg to one old . timer the ~rea was named Goos~ Porid ~ecause "sometimes you'd be waist_. deep in froth when those falls was tumbling good. It was._.like goose dOWt;l. '' ·

Seventy-six-year~old E 1 w .in Dyer greW_.llp .. on the cape, and has spent his entire- life in- the Brooksville rciion· working as a

lc,.rpent<>r. ilnd fisherman.

ELWIN DYER ~People Don't Heed Nature'

He recalls his uncle, John ~yer, telling him of finding a p1ece of rock taken from the pond ,.,.-nich contained a high percentage of copper ore. The ~:;"ample was found in 1881.

From then on, the vein of ore was the object of much specula­tion and the source of little profit.

Seen -Nuisance "That mine's kept flaring up

and dying down ever since I was a boy," Dyer says_ "It's been a damn nuisance in some Ways.''

of the most recent exploita­tion - that of Callahan's -Dyeir says: "It's democratic to go along,with the- majority. But

.~;--,ri@tl:,,S.~ T kiiow if it's right until 'Uill:i:~'~Jrasses." ___ ·--"'<' _--. -

He apparently thfi!kS.' -:~oUgh time _has . passed ·tcf"·judge the project -as the ~·wOrst- thing tP-at:s evei happen_ed to Btooks-v.Ulel" . .

Dyer,says his op .• nio-n·.is·,.b~S"ed on three .fat:tors :· · ,.. ·

-The mine has -taken away the area's natural beauty. "I can't understand why the state let them destroy one of the most beautiful spots in Maine."

-The mining operations.J!.ave wrecked the water table itJd area. "A man WhO'd destroy a good vein of water is .stupid_.,.

-And the extra $27,000 in taxes that the mining company pays the town has . caused a "careless (fis-c"al) attitude" tCJ prevail among the townspeople. uA few years back (in -1968), everybody was hurrah~ing_ about the extra money. and nobody stoprped to figure it wouldn't I3.st forever.H

(Brooksville's tot a 1 annual budget runs about $150,000.)

Dyer is ·an independent soul who began ·i.Vorrying about how the enterprises of man were destrOyin·g the planet 'long be­fore laymen knew how to spell "ecology.''

Simply Staled And Dyer · says the entire

situation at the· -Cape Rosier mine can be simply stated: "People don't pay enough atten· tion to nature."

"Now (after three years of open pit mining) neither Calla· han nor the Savior himself could go down and put that place in the shape nature put it," the craggy faced old man says_

Dyer admits_ he sold his prop .. erty to the mining corporation, ~'but they already had the min· era! rights, and I couldn't stand the no is e• of dynami-te ex­ploding."

Still, he doesn't hold any grudges against the miners. "TI1ey're all nice fellows.:•

He just believes "strip mining js the ugliest kind of mining in the world.

'Tm glad none of my boys took to mining because it's nothing but destroying.'' .. ·

And now, Dyei' says, 'jif any miner comes and tells me I got a gold brick in my yard, I'll tell him the sooner he gets down the road the hapPier I'll be."

Not everyone in the Brooks­ville area dislikes the mining op-eration as much as Dyer.

Also, what most realize is that pounds of at the produce 30 (lf copper, about the i_n a : horit:e electricity cable • .i . ':

Mine Manager · Ralph·. F!o\v admits his company ··will -'.IO~e money on the -Cape . Rosier operation, but then--''mining:js.-'a risky business." ·

And Mining Bureau Chi~l Doyle says his talks with can~ han executiv-es le-ad him.. to believe "they are· fairly wilJ.Ut"g to accept a reasonable" share of the cost of restoring the mi~e area. \

Already, the company ha) spruce trees and· seeded a large water drainage ditcb··:with lod_J grasses in· an attemP.t --to hetil scars m ad e bY: ·gargantuan earth moving equipment. ·

There are, hOwever, eVeii larger scars on the Cape Rosier landscape, plus the pQssibiJitY ~ toxic m e t a I ions poisoniQg marine 1ife in the area. ·

$2,000 Payroll For example, Callahan has Samples taken by the Depart;•

been employing about 100 men, ment of Sea and Shore Fisherie& with an average daily payroll of show there ah·eady is too high a a·bout. $2_.300. "· ~c9-~<f,~tr~~Je~-)~f metal in the

And, sayS . sekctllt~nh- J6if#.--~ ~'?>Waters Ort'·cai)if;lt~ier." .

~~~;~ew:gu:~~~o;~~ ~t~g?:~: ~.e.!R;_r-~i-~~-~:·:-_~fll~~s eart_ ite quarries lor_ a~.~--·ma:ny be-~o!Ve-d~Is:.some~:.tha~,,.as_ years. In time they :,g~ow)ip tO ... 'Dyer says; -nobOdy,- f'a.n ··know be quite .attractive."; .;,. · -. . untit·-time_passes~ •'

en­at the activities

Pond Reclamation calling for a .field Callahan Mine at

in Hancock County. Dr. Huth Patrick,

L:,mno 1 o·g~st, a te:)m of Sciences

make re­the r<;:!c}a.ma­

lhat Callahan in 1972, an area des­''A beautiful tidal es­aoe Rosier, which has

i,~to an ug!y 3!0-

Woodward cited the ween the Callahan .and the Maine Mining which states the probl.cm clamatlon is. le.ft undecide be made upon the CO•lcruptetiO mining activities.'' ward d mal gouged m''""'"'''e Rosier is a e·~~H-~.~~·lr;~~,i folly and imminent . tal danger" · stud'es by the Fe Quality Administr shewn that zinc

ccntrations in the~~~~~l;~:;!r~~.~~ sea wee-d in the of the mine arc at a ly high level."

The sentiment of expressed in the the artic1e: "We 01ption to o.f such a

FAMOUS LIMNOLOGIST TO STUDY MINING EFFECTS ON ESTUARY

As a result of open pit mining activities con­ducted by Callahan Mining Corporation for the past

5 years, but which will cease operation in 1972, a beautiful tidal estuary at Cape Rosier has been converted into an ugly 340' deep pit.

Ill. Moreover the whole are. a. is now thre.atened with l'severe ecological problems. Recent studies

(Aug. 1970) by the Feder a 1 Water Qua 1 i ty Administration have shown that zinc and copper concentrations in the shellfish and seaweed in the effluent areas of the mine are at a dan­gerously high level. To cope with these impending problems the Goose Pond Reclamation Committee was formed June 8, 1971, at Harborside. Among its first actions was to call in a field study team from the Academy of Natural Sci-ences of Philadelphia to make recommendations for reclamation of the area. The team, lead by Dr. Ruth Patrick, head of the Dept. of Limnology, will begin their study this July. Perhaps most disturbing about this situation is that the inherent problems involved with Callahan's mining activities were recognized and expressed at the onset of the mining. In Jan. and March 1968, both lead articles of the NRC Bulletin were concerned with this issue and dealt with the need for state mining regulations as well as the specific Callahan problem. But legislative attempts to create adequate controls have been weakened by exist-ing mining interests' pressure. Thus a mining commission was established but its jurisdiction was sharply curtailed and existing mining operations have been conveniently "grandfathered." The state's handling of the Cape Rosier case is a sad example of sacrificing sound long term planning for immediate economic "gains." At the urging of Governor Reed, special legisla-tion (LD 1705) was adopted to allow Callahan to dam and drain the estuary. Other agencies and organizations at that time encouraged Callahan's activities. In its Jan. 17, 1966, Bulletin, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce termed the operation as a promise of a "great economic boom

• for that area with no apparent harm to anyone, Pparticularly in the field of pollution, etc."

Disturbing is the Jan. 10, 1967, Land Use Ruling of the Mining Bureau which reads, " ... it has been judged the activities of the corpora­tion on these three claims will not have a permanent adverse effect on the natural resources and other assets of the area." Most distressing is the final paragraph of the 20 year renewable lease signed Dec. 15, 1967, between the Mining Bureau and Ca 11 a han. It states " ... the planning, funding, and implemen­tation of a program for the rehabilitation of the said lands [will be made] upon the completion of mining activities thereon. The details of such program ... shall be the subject

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of further discussion and negotiation between the parties." The idea that the restoration of this area was left "hanging" is shocking! This contemporary optimism and blind encourage­ment of Callahan's activities, today serve only to haunt us. The dismal gouged landscape of Cape Has i er are a sad reminder of past fa lly and imminent environmental danger. However, we do have the option to prevent the repetition of such a miserable mistake tiy making more stringent mining regulations as well as more comprehensive studies of the impact Of incoming firms. (by Laurie Woodard)

* * * CONGRESS OF LAKE ASSOCIATIONS (COLA) FIRST ANNUAL MEETING

The first annual meeting of COLA was held June 5 at the Holiday Inn in Augusta. Representa­

tives of some 20 pond and lake associations heard Dr. Robert Chute of Bates suggest a . summer institute for training laymen to take samplings and soundings. Philip Chute of the Lakes Environmental Association discussed in some detail fund raising techniques for local associations. Rep. Ransom Kelley talked about effective presentation at legislative committee hearings. Winding up the morning session, William MacDonald of the Southern Kennebec Valley Regional Planning Commission examined the pros and cons of the Cobbossee Watershed District. Following lunch, a busi­ness meeting saw Charles Nagy, President of Estes Lake Association, elected President of COLA. Philip Chute, Long Lake Association, was elected Vice President; and Dr. Earle Pulsifer, Damariscotta Lake Association, Secretary/Treasurer. Executive Directors named were Dr. Pulsifer, William Carrigan of Annabessicook, A. H. Chatfield of Megunticook, and Gregory DeWitt of Tacoma Lake. Concluding the day's session was deputy commissioner of Forestry, Fred Holt, who spoke on great ponds, natural and artificial, and the laws pertain­; ng to them. Dr. Pulsifer has been instrumental in the creation of COLA, and much credit goes to him for organizing a most successful meeting, which was jointly sponsored by COLA and NRC.

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EVERGREEN VALLEY: A year ago, ground-break-ONE YEAR LATER ing had just been started

on a 2,000-acre year-round resort development at the north end of Kezar Lake in western Maine. Project blueprints and architect's renderings only hinted at the things to come in a peaceful valley at the edge of the White Mountains. Today, with the expenditure of $2.5 million, Evergreen Valley, Inc., has completed a large lodge (right) and heated swimming pool, a marina beach house, three e 1 ectri ca lly-contro 11 ed ski lifts and equipment for night lighting and artificial snow, a 250,000-gallon enclosed gravity-flow reservoir, and--of particular concern to the state's Environmental Improve­ment Commission and lakeshore property owners-­the project's first 25,000-gallon-per-day sewage treatment plant which Evergreen's officials claim is the best available system on the market. The plant was originally estimated to cost $175,000 but actual expenses have pushed the figure close to $300,000. (below)

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The architecture at Evergreen Valley reflects a contemporary Pacific Northwest influence, which is not surprising since the work has been done by H. S. Wright Construction Company of Seattle (under the overa 11 management of the Bra hi gar Organization, Inc., a subsidiary of Union Camp). All buildings are of dark-stained western red cedar clapboarding and fireproof shingle roofs blending well with the natural surroundings. Great laminated Douglas fir beams give the lodge a rugged appearance and contrast with the brightly painted interior walls and large areas of picture windows. The lodge is scheduled to open, according to Ervin W. Lord, the project •·s operations and public relations manager, by December 1, in time for the 1971-72 ski season. The build­ing's facilities will include a large dining room, a bar, cafeteria, and a social room with massive stone fireplace, all on the second floor; while below will be a ski and golf sales

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shop, equipment rental and repair services, sauna baths, administrative offices, and an area for first-aid and the ski patrol.

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Mr. Lord says that current work on the $10-million enterprise is focusing on completing the 18-hole golf course (scheduled for opening by summer 1972} and on furnishing the lodge. He anticipates that the next major construc­tion stage will be a SO- to 75-room motel near the lodge. The long-range Evergreen plans include construe-_ tion of some 750 condominium apartment units to be dotted in small clusters throughout the area. A shopping center is also planned, and perhaps a church and community theater. Strong opposition to Evergreen Valley, Inc. , is still expressed by some Kezar area residents. Mostly, they are fearful of the affect such a development and the large influx of recreation­seekers will have on the peaceful, rural environment. Certainly no one can argue that Kezar wi 11 never be the same again. The real test..for Evergreen Valley, however, will be how well such an ambitious develop­_ment can harmonize with and even enhance the natural qualities of the area. And judging by this first year's beginning, it may well be that Evergreen Valley, Inc., will become an example of responsible resort developments. in Maine. (by Russell D. Butcher whose first article appeared May, 1970, in the NRC Bulletin)

EXTRA TIME FOR Westport Conservation CLOUGH POINT Commission has been

granted a 3-month exten­sion on their deadline to raise $27,000 to save the last undeveloped shoreline area on Westport Island. Already they have raised over half of this goal--leaving $12,000 to meet the new Sept. 1st deadline. May's Bulletin contained background information on the project. We hope you've read it and will help this effort.

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Naine Mining Bureau state House Augusta,t':aine 04)'30

Nr. Robert G, Doyle Secretary M.M.B,

Dear t!r. Doyle:

Harborside, l'iaine 04642 1 July 1971

The members of the Goose Pond Reclamation Committee are trying tbnd~velop a possible date for the next mo;,et­ing of the int::r;:'ested parties.

Your request, as noted in the G ,P .R ,C, rtlLutes of June 8th th~the representatives you choose will set the date of the next meeting, has us Nondering when the next meeting will be this month and who your appolntees are?

Fred Beck's memo of June 24th states his being un­able to attend ,during the week of July 19th and I under­stand that times inconvenient for Hr. Dow.

I had suggested the date of July 24th to Fred Beck to coincide with Dr. Patrick's preliminary survey, but if the oommltteecannot get together at the time of her visit to the mine-site she w1ll I'm sure understand and make her report or recomendations available to the cortill!­ittee in writing.

Were any decisions reached in regard to funds at the June 15th meeting of the I<.r: .. c. ?

Hope to hear from you at your ee.rliest convenienee,

cc: Mr.Fred Beck Seo .. G.F.R.Q,.

Sincerely,

Albert E. Sandecki Chairman

CALLAHAN MIN I NG CORPORATION 277 PARK AVENUE· NEW YORK, N.Y. !0017

TELEPHONE: (212) 826~2950

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Mr. Albert Sandecki Harborside, Maine

Dear Albert:

PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO;

41 UNION WHARF PORTLAND, MAINE 04111 TEL; (207) 772·3789

June 24, 1971

Thank you for your letter of June 15 describing your visit with Dr. Patrick. I am happy that she will be able to pay a brief preliminary visit to Harborside on the 22nd or 23rd of July, and feel that this pre­liminary visit is exceedingly important in determining what she and the Academy of Natural Sciences can do for our committee. I am forwarding copies of your letter with a covering memo to the members of the com­mittee and to the Maine Mining Bureau for their suggestions. I have not heard from Bob Doyle regarding who the Mining Bureau has chosen as the state representative on the committee, nor have I heard from him regarding a time for the next meeting. Hence, the memo will request this information.

In the mean time, I feel that we as committee members, either individually or as informal subcommittees, should be working on the specific problems prior to the committee n1eeting. In this regard, I am looking into EDA funds and other potential sources for the development of the area. I will work closely with John Gray on this, and hope that we can get together on some of these points when you are extablished here.

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CALLAHAN MINING CORPORATION

TO: Goose Pond Reclamation DATE: June 24, 1971 --~-~. '"·~ . .._

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FROM: Frederick M. Beck, Sec 'y COPIES:

SUBJECT: Possible meeting date for July

Attached is a letter from Albert Sandecki and a' copy of a letter written by him to Dr. Patrick. In this letter he suggests the possibility of the date of July 23 for a meeting to allow the committee to meet with Dr. Patrick. Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend any meetings during this week, since I Wlll be out of town the entire week. However, I would solicit your opinions as·. to this date for a meeting. I will be p.ble to find another Callahan representative should this meeting date be chosen.

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Mr. Fred Beck c/o Callahan Mining Corporation Northeast Dist. Exploration Office 41 Union Wharf, Portland, Maine

Dear Fredz

50 Tanner Street. Haddonfield.,· N ,J. June 15,1971

I had a conference sooner than expected with Dr. Ruth P11t'C1ck, today as a matter of fact and 'lasting from 9zJOam until 4zJO pm. There were a few interuptions as she is a r~ther busy individual.

Dr. Patribk will be in Harborside on or about the 22nd of July, for a preliminary survey of the situation lasting about) one or two days. She w111 theQ make her recommendations to t.he committee, . if they ~e convened on the 2Jrd, if no~ she will send a written recommenda­tion.

On this point of time, she is busy and has an un­believably full schedule. If the meeting could be held at this time (2Jrd)-.1t.would be I think very worthwhile for all concerned .. ·..; . . ; .

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I noticed in.your minutes that Mr. Doyle's appoint• ees will "set the date fJf the next meeting at a time convenient -to. them," I would think if they were advised of Dr. Patrick's vistt as soon as possible it would be most convenient and considerate,, to· hear her recommenda­tions, at. that time. Just ··lll sug!'l'estion,what do you think ?

.. I ha~e del1berat~ly _·sePP!'ir~ted Dr; Patrick's prelim­inary survE:Y from the poss1bl1ty of an in depth study 1n consideration of Mr,Doyle's specifying in writing the exact type of informatio~-required and that which your firm might require. With~. th~ desire to allow· you both more time to develop the'se questions and to hear·· from Dr. Patrick the cost of answering the type of q•estiona that might develop, when she is in Harborside.

Enclosed is a copy of the letter sent to her.today at her request in the way of a formal committment. I·have guaranteed her preliminary t:Urady fee, and only hope that by this time you· may have some idea if Callahan 1s willing to contribute, 1f there 1a any problem on this point I will·cover her fee on her recomendations arrived at by her preliminary observations.

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• Department of ].,1ml".ology The AcAde!I'.y of Natural 3o1enoes 19th & the Per~WP.S t'h1led elph1e, Ptmn sylvania

Dr. Huth .PP.tr1ok, l:'h.D. Cur~< tor of' :Lirenology'

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50 Tanner Street Hnddonf1eld, N.J. June 15,1971

In r0fercnoe to-our oonferel'loe e<Jrller tod~>Y on -- -- -~-·~i-!e recl!nnatlon of the Callahan r•1n1ng C~rporn tlon • a

ml.r:e-s1te st;l!arbors1d.e, l'c~lne. I w1sh to formally request your oorn1ne: to the o_pen-p1 t operations this July to assess the environmental situation es lt 1e. mlilklnk; any reoo!'lendotlons towsrde proper Procedures Of l'GStoring the pond lll!'t\88 yOU think t\E!MI'!Sary o

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1\s chnirman of the Goose .Pond Reclamation Commi­ttee 1 pf'rsonl'llly gUarAntee your f«>:e AB outlined at your·off1oe today.

I w1ll oontnot the CellBhan firm's r~prest>nts tl ve J',r. l"rt'd t\1'!-Ck advls1ng of your v1si t to the m1ne e.rea on or about the 22nd of July for an O"l s1te evaluation of the problems we discussed.

If the Callahan Corporation or the N!>l.ne lo\1n1ng Bureau 1~ould like to re ta1n your d epn:rtmen t for an in depth survey with extended !'!IOn1tor1ng of the area. I w111 have to leave that as their deo1s1on ln the future.

As a. oomm1 t-tee of rm ndvisory capnc1 ty, yo11r reoommend~C1ons would be appreciated and I'm sure helpful 1n our work.

l'h111nk you again for your timf' and oons1dorat1on of the s1tuat1on.

COl Nr. Fred Beok, c.1-;. c. Er. John Grsy,Selectman

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Albert E, s~~deok1 Chalrm!lt'l

STATE OF MAINE

RONALD W. GREEN, <:CM..,IS5IONER

DEPARTMENT OF SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES

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STATE OF MAINE:

CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTER

AUGUSTA, MALNE 04330

DEPARTMENT OF SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES STATE HOUSE

AUGUSTA. MAINE 04330

Mr. Albert Sandecki Harborside, Maine 04642

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

June 23, 1971

This is to acknowledge your letter of June 16 regarding the proposed rehabilitation of the Callahan Mine at Cape Rosier.

I am afraid that you do not understand the statutory respon­sibility of the Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries. The Department has a twofold responsibility. One is to protect the public's health by adequate surveillance of shellfish growing areas, and to this has been added by the current legislative session responsibility for other seafood products. In addition, the Department is responsible as the State's marine resources conservation agency to carry on studies and make recommendations on the best use of these resources through active conservation and management programs. Since many valuable marine species are extremely sensitive to heavy metal contamination, we are con­cerned with the effects that any effluent from the open pit at Goose Pond might have on the adjacent tidal waters.

Members of the Department are perfectly willing to meet with your committee and discuss the problem. However, since we have both State and interstate responsibilities with respect to public health problems, we have the responsibility for evaluating the type of surveillance and monitoring that is carried on after Callahan ceases operations just as we do during the present period of operation.

You are, of course, quite free to employ anyone you see fit to make observations for you or for your committee, but the scope and the period of surveillance is a decision which will have to be made by the several State agencies in consultation with Federal

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regulatory agencies, including both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration.

I will be unable to meet with you on the 24th of June, as I have a previous commitment for an all-day meeting in Wiscasset. If at some future time you or Dr. Patrick care to discuss the problems involved by the mining operation, our Laboratory Director John Hurst and I would be glad to discuss these with you either at Boothbay Harbor or in Augusta.

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tJ2fi<~<--ROBERT L. DOW, Marine Research Director

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner St. Haddonfield, N J 08033

Dear Albert:

Thank you for your letter of June 16th, 1971, together with a copy of your letter of June 16th, 1971 to Mr. Dow.

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, N J 08033

Dear Albert:

June 18, 1971

Thank you for your letter dated June 14, 1971 and enclosures.

You will be interested in learning that the Bangor Daily News on June 17th, the Ellsworth American on June 17th, the Island Ad-Vantages on June 18th, and The Weekly Packet on June 18th, published your release. I shall be glad to send copies if you wish.

Dont ask me why The Packet published the story after the editor's comments not to do it.

My suggestion is that the matter be dropped now by your Committee.

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The Weekly Newsp.aplll" Senliftg SouthW<Islern Hancock Cor.onty

Blue Hill, Maine P.O. Box 343 eoffset Printing

eCommercial Photography

• Phone: Area Code 207, DRake 4-5643

As you yourself pointed out, Mr. Sandecki. ••

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your continued actions demonstrate clearly to what ends you will

go in your attempts to manage the news.

Your doctoring of an article which appsared in print by attaching

a spurious byline which did not appear in the original is a

reprehensible attempt at distortion and intimidation. Your

falsification proves your qualifications to determine what people

should, or should not, be able to learn of Callahan reclamation

plans.

I would assume the author of the editorial might well have a cause

of action.

Sincere'··:'~/

?t~1 Jerry L. urnbaugh

Publisher

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Denr Editor:

Attached is nn arHcle you !;:ay fir•d of interest in rep:ard to our neNly fcr.rr:.e-~' cor!r,· i tt~e st?:t uu to R.dvl se 1r:;_ the reclrmation nf the· Cslh'd'lnt' C<Jrpor.c,tion';; r•·i····f>-sl. te ,.,t Harborside, l-.nl:.-'e.,

·n·:is <"ditorial nppe0red pr1or to ,\'0Ur rec<"iving the re­Jens~ sent or th~ ·~ltfl cf Jut~-e •• but-0 , Ii~:- t~~o ~;_AY Gi~O.SE.D rr•Y sf?Pd-itit~ the notlc:e of ~.:.1 :i0 iL"'.i"l. tqtir,r: to the future Jr.eetinr;s of the coF:m.i ttee.

Th.e reli"t:s.se .--~~ rotice ~.;- .. ~·8 e.p-reed to or• trH~' 8th. thou.s:--ht about on the 9th, c1nn•m C" the 10th "'nd r,·,gi.led or: the 11th.

1\;ra.in,, you or n :rE'pru·:en tgtl.vl'· of your pG>per a.re cordially invited to ~,11 rutun· lil£etir•fcs. C'w"r".!·e would be l.?.ppreeill!ted by a cooperating co~Llttee l~volved in seeki~v thP restor­stlor of ; 2Lce 0 s first base ~,eta.l oper;.-plt mining operation.

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Albert Ee Andecki C h2 i rc Bl'

Bf.H! ;.·or DR i 1y tt Lll::"':orth. J,~_, r::-rl e:~fl 9 1'··0 jx~· Ti ru:~B Isl~nd Adventoppst·w?eltly ~Rc~et.

If all ~inters were dotermin'd not to print any thing tiU they were swe it wou&d ,-of('l,nd no body, then~ would be very little printed.

-Benjamin Franklin. 1731

l Committee wants to manage the news The committee formed to draw up a

reclamation proposal for Callahan Min­ing Corporation went on record this week to manipulate the news concerning its activities. The public will learn only as muchofthe committee's activities as its chairman or secretary decides to re­veal, it determined.

The committee achieved this state of affairs by applying a gag to all its mem­bers. None, except the chairman and secretary, will be allowed to discuss committee activities or proposals with the public or newsmen.

The chairman, an·artist non-resident who has no official connection with, and hence no responsibilities to, either the mine, the lown, or the state, does not live in Maine--although he owns summer property adjacent to the mine--and as a consequence is generally unavailable. The secretary, a geologist for Calla­han, spends much time on the road or in the field and hence is very difficult to locate.

The committee, then, has effectively ,._ ~.-.' . ', . -.·-·.-; :· . ' .': . ,,

excluded the public from any of its de- ' liberations. By keeping the public in the , . dark, dribbling out o'llY that informa­tion it wants the public to know, and preventing its members from openly discussing proposals, the committee can formulate and deal its wants and keep the public in ignorance about it.

The committee is not an official body of the state or any of its subdivisions and thus does not come under the state's Right-to-Know law. But it also lacks " anylegalstanding.Itis, simply, a body i: created chiefly for public relations pur- ~­poses, a means whereby affected par­ties--and each involved is, to a certain extent, a representative of a special interest group--can study and discuss alternatives in an orderly manner. _,

By controlling what-the- public learns · r'· about those discussions and alterna­tives, the committee has hidden its ac­tivities from th!l special interest group that has the biggest stake of Jill--the public--and has destroyed its' own in­tegrity in the process.

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CALLAHAN MIN I NG CORPORATION 277 PARK AVENUE· NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017

TELEPHONE; (212) 826-2950

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Mr. Albert Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033

Dear Albert:

PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO:

41 UNION WHARF

PORTLAND, MAINE 04111 TEL: (207) 772-3789

June 17, 1971

Thanks for your note and copy of the press release. It is un­fortunate that we got the bad press coverage. Perhaps Jerry Durnbaugh was in a bad mood that day. In any case, it points up the obvious fact that we 1ve got to improve our 11 image 11 with the news media if we hope to have the general reading public sympathetic to our efforts.

I would agree with your suggestion that we notify the appropriate newspapers in advance. This will give each paper an equal chance to interview any of us, if they desire, after the meeting. A.lso, we can tell them, in the meeting notice, that a press release will be forwarded to all of them soon after the meeting. This method should serve the purpose of equal opportunity for all papers, without creating the effect of 11 secretive 11 discussions and 11 gagged 11 committee members.

If you and the other committee members are agreeable to this, I will get out appropriate meeting notices when so advised.

I have discussed the matter of funding for Dr. Patrick's study with our staff, and it is Callahan's feeling that a clear-cut agreement should be written up stating the objectives and scope of her proposed study before we would be willing to help pay for her services. This is standard procedure for the hiring of consultants, and there is no dif­ference in this cas e. It helps clarify what we can expect for our money, and would prevent possible future misunderstandings. I would suggest that she provide us (and perhaps the Maine Mining Bureau) with a proposal stating the objectives and scope of her study. If she would contact us in this regard, it may be that we could help her with numerous details prior to her visit.

v/Jl'"""' Frederick M. Beck

I jh cc: R. Doyle

P. Venno

J. Gray

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;•":a1<1e !';$rl time .iHlademy Castlme, Heine 04421

Lt. David B. ~lyman Ass1 sta.n t l?rofessor of Cces.n i',ngln€E'rlr.g

Haroors1de, l'<aine 04642 19 June 1971

Att~nhed 1s an article fro~t the June 17th issue of the ellsworth Al2illlr1aen.

I am very interested ln d1sous!l1ng with you the project outlined 1n thi!'i release Ocean l'1el.d Study in the Penobscot Bay.

'rhe !l.rtlole Z'lro.x:ed along with yours ls "' project I llm ifl.V(>lved w1 th across the Bnt~~;uiuee from a~~,stlne. R.eoent oonfftrenoesr wlth D:r.l'luth Patrick, L1t:nolog1st for th!li 1\Cf.tdemy of Naturf>l Seienees brought up the question of thll' existence of any intonation on the tidal eurrents 11'1 and about the Goose Cove, Ca.pe Rosier and Castine area. W1 tn th~ f'X,1ept1on of the old F'WFGA :report of I,.ebrua:ry 1967 there h 11 ttl111 1nforl!;at1on on this llll!ttl!!r.

l".r. Hobert l1Qw, lUolog1st for the l·:Rine D~partment of: Sea & Sho:re f1sheri<llll has also ~xpres111ed the need for thos lnfor~·ation your st:rvey eee;y,_s to be about to embark on.

The r_,clam!'!tiOn of the Callahsrt m1ne~s1 te il'>Volveo: the reflood in,; of the e~-~1't <'lind hopefully th(' prevent• 1on of toxic metal ions elih:>aping into the Goose Cove 8.l'!d Penobscot l:l.ay 1'rees.

I will be in H~rborslde orJ or !itlout tho 24th of June And would like to m.<'l'IM'lt:e a mGet1ng with you in l'"'"'~'rd to the information that Dr. Patriok e.s well liS our co,,mi ttee is in n~>ed of.

OCI Dr. Ruth Petrick Umnolog1 st

Thank you.

Albert E:. Sanducki Chairi<'"l!l

• The Academy of Natural Sciences 19th & the Parkway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dr. Ruth Patrick Department of Limnology

Dear Dr. Patrick:

Harborstde, Maine 04642 June 19,1971

I thought the enclosed would be of interest to you, particularly the article of the Ocean Field Study in the Penobscot tiay.

As l recall you asked if there were any studies of the currents of the area, Hopefully Lt. Wyman will give me a chance to talk with him in regard to the situation. If, when you are up to Harborside you would like to talk with him or the other members of his study teau< I will be only too happy to ta.ke you over to Castine, the launch I'ATHF'INDE!i is moored about ten minutes a1·m.y from where I k_eep roy boat.

I hope my cornmitment for your preliminary study was satisfactory, I called your secretary Hrs.Anderson and she seemed to think it was.

I certainly understand your feelings about the questions that the Maine ~:ining Bureau and the Callahan Corporation may develop, that is why I thought it best to sep,!larate these questions (as yet undrawn) on their behalf, and allowing you the freedom to express yovr reco~'mendations to the corr.mi ttee.

If I am able to see Lt.Wyman I will let you know of the study t';ey are doing, perhaps you may knoH some of the rrembP-rs from MIT.

1• I leave for t"laine on the 22nd.

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Sincerely,

Albert E,.Sandeck1

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jComm-it-t-ee___,;~.P-o_n_d_e_r.~s~R-es_t_o __ r_a_ti~o-n--.............,

\ Of Callalian Open· Pit Mine .l.

The newly formed G o o s c ' to sec a viab!e source of exter11ct1- The basic problem seems t o

Pond Dcc.lamat.ion Committee: cd employment and tax rata) e center on whether the mine's OFJ· had its first meeting at the Cal-: · land in the reclamation of t h 0 en-pit should be reflooded with

I 'r · C t' ff' i area. It f h l Th dd · l la 1an ;nm1ng . orpor.a wn o lC· :; .... Bcc~k.. as Callahan ,5 represent~ sa or res wa cr. e a co .1

cs at Ilarborsrde o.n Cape Ros-; , alive. ex·pressed the Company's problem of toxic metal ions cre-H~r on .June 8.. i :intentions to cooperate in carry- atcs many questions. ·j There ar~ frve members o n .: ·.' ing ·out the restoration w i t h .Sandecki, at the direction o f

., tho Commrttee: John Gray,~· available manpower and machi- the committee members, w i 11 BrooksvJilc S~lcctm.an; . F r c d; ".ncry at the mmc. . arrange for a field study team Deck, Geologist for Callahan_) Paul Vcnno, representing Dow from the Academy- of Natural mining: Robert. DO\~, Biologist; and the department of Sea and ' ScienceS-Of E'hiladelphia to come, ~ca and Shore Frshenes; Robert, 'Shore Fisheries po,inted out the to the mine-site in Julv. The Ac-· ''·, Doyle. :\1aine Mining Bu~c.au; '·'need in considering the marine ademy's. Departme1lt ·of Lim no· and Albert Sandecki, Res1dent L, environment in the reflooding of· logy, headed by Dr. Ruth Pat-

., Representatiye. ', · the pond •beds. rick, has for two decades car-

l' The Committee is' set_ up with': ' Doyle, of the Maine Mining ried on basic research .in the

. S~n.deckl_-as chatrrnan 9ray as_;_;B_u_reau, ·will Joo}{ into th~ possi-... ecclugy of streams, lakes and V1ce Cha1rnwn, and Beck as sec-L btllty of fundmg to help m t h e:: estuaries. --The survey team will retary. · .restoration of the open-pit mine offer their recommendations at

Gra~· .1s sclcclman, would like; area. the end of their study. ' ... ,. __ _,__,

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.. Ocean Field Study

i -l A four·week:~ ocean en.gineer­l ing field study, sponsored by · Massachusetts' Institute of Tech­

nology and ·'·Maine Mariti~e Academy. will •be conducted m 'Penobscot Bay July 5-31.

The field .stildy group will con­sist of 12 MIT students and 12 Maine Maritime Academy stu­dent's, under: direction of Pro­fessor Damon ·Cummings o· I MIT, and Lt. •.David B. Wyman, M ·M A ass1stant professor of ocean engmeermg. · · Among projects to .be under­taken are studies ·qf Penopscot Bay· tides an,d currents,. utiliz­ing sophishca,t~d measurmg In­strumentation·; and -surveys of sea floor .conf~guration by ·means of side-looking and 1bottom-look- . ing Sonar equipment.

The field study is -being fin­anced by a S¢a Grant from the National Sdence Foundahon.-.

'j The ''learning . .project" is !being_ ' .. • administered ·bY MIT, and Maine

'Maritime ActHicmy is a cooper-ating institutiOn.

J. Preliminary, studies have been.

In Penobscot Bay

conducted the past two weeks by groups 'from MIT under su­,peryision of Dr Harold· Edger­ton, -electrical engi"necring ex· pert; and Dr Ira Dyer, profes­sor of oce.at1 engineering

The .g1'oup will conduct the research ·projects' from on board the MMA 72Jfoot motor vessel PATifFlNDElR, . and a 34-foot open launch.'

·The ·MIT. contingent will 'he ·berthed on board the . Academy training ship .STATE OF •MAINE durin-g the -researc~ period. _

'Maritime Academy students assigned to the project are George R. Benson Presque Isle; Jonathan L. Blackwell, ~!)ring­vale; Robert J. Carron;. Jr. Brewer; David W. Decro,v, Ban­gor; Mark D. Dougherty, Nah­ant, 'Mass.; Thomas J. E-gan, Old Orchard. Beach; Gardner E. Fogg, York; Edw.1rd G. Ros­enbeq~, Bryant Pond; Stephen G. Swmburne, 1Scal"borough; John · Uzmann .. Boothbay Harbor; and Harry B. Webster, Augusta. ·

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Dear Fred:

50 'Ianrer Strf\nt ll">ddonfield,N.J. June 19,1971

Received "' letter fror\ .Sherm Greeme yesterday,he hRd occesion to tRlk to Huuh Bowden concerning Jerry DurnbRugh's editorial. Possibly Bowden has a little better understandin;>: of the situatton.

Consi :ering the national "mood of the moment" on sneaky secrets, 1 e ; executive decisions, con tinp;ency plans, need to know etc.) ~1hat would you say of extend­in.~<' an invitRtion to the public as well as the oress on the future meetings ? ·

I ~<m under the impression our group 1a a working committee in se8rch of answers to technicel problems. I'm not against public attendance, but prior to any lenrn1ng the feasible courses of reclamation there could be confusion. Consid erin<; the way everybody seerr:s to ':;e "pressed for ti•rce"on the State l!'vel they may resent thi.s approach.

The press invitation is, I think proper aYJd W"S

alw~ys my intention end stiJl is. On the advice of others it WRS pointed out rctS undeslreable for the pril1~irAry meeting and no one rec1lly had the lc'Utbority to contGct them to Atterd the first meeting.

W'e wll1 be at 1iarbors1de on the 24th. pl~ase send Rny cor:1ments you r:;i~ht have there.

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Dear John:

50 Tanner Street Hsddonfield,N.J. · June 19, 1971

Received a letter from Sherm Greene usterday, he hRd occasion to talk to Hugh Bowden concerning Jerry Durnbaugh' s edi tor1al. Possibly be has a little better. understanding of the situation.

What would you thir:k of extending an invi tHtion to the public as well as the press on the future meetin;;,;s?

I am under the impression our grm1p is a working co:rm1 ttee in !!earch of answers to technical problems. I'm not against public attendar.ce, hut prior to any le<>rning of the feasible courses of reclamation there could be confusion. Another consideratl.-.n might be that the State officials 1~ay resent this approach as they seem to be pressed for time, or lm8bJe to Btte,.•d.

The press im·itatlon is, l think proper e.nd W?.S

always my intention (still is). ;.;ell, I thought I wouJ_d write to you and Fred Beck on this point and so you could o;ive it SOI"e thOl.L>;ht.

We will be at Harborside on the 24th, please stop over any tlrre if you have SO"'e Sl'·'.<':estions about the above.

Sincerely,

Albert E. San~eckl

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Study team to survey • m1ne

for reclamation BROOKSVILLE--A field study

team from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia will visit the Callahan Mining Corporation's open pit mine at Brooksville in July at the request of the newly formed Goose Pond Reclamation Com­mittee.

According to Albert Sandecki, B rooksvllle Summer resident and committee chairman, the study team from the academy's Depart .. ment of Limnology has conducted research in the ecology of streams, lakes and es.tuaries for two decades,

It will offer its recommendations regarding reclamation of the mine to the committee when the study has been completed.

Othe.rs on the committee are I John Gray, Brooksville selectmanj ~ Fred Beck, Callahan geologist; ~ Robert Dow, Maine Department of I, Sea and Shore Fisheries biologist;

Robert Doyle, Maine Mining

committee Bureau.

Gray is vice-chairman of the ' committee; and Beck is secre- !

tary. :

ACCORDING to a press r_elease ! received this week from Sandecki, · the committee feels the basic prob­lem in reclaiming th.e mine area !,

centers on whether the pit should i be reflooded with salt water or · fresh waterc ~~

At a meeting last Tuesday mem- , bers offered their thoughts.. .

Gray felt that reclamation of · the area should provide a viable : source of extended employment ! and tax-ratable land.

Beck indicated that Callahan would assist in the restoration project with available manpower and machinery at the mine; and Doyle agreed to explore the pos­sibility of outside funding assis­tance to help in restoring the mine area.

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tahher Street, Haddonfield, N J 08033

Dear Albert:

'fhank you for sending me a copy of your newspaper release. By chance I saw Hugh Bowden in Blue Hill yesterday I briefly informed him that I thought the editorial had failed to state the facts, the entire impression being that publicity was not to be made available and emphasizing that he and any newspapers could have attended that first meeting and any other meeting. My impression is that he and Durnbaugh would like to have the prior stories of the Committee's plans.

If I have a chance, I shall talk with Durnbaugh also.

Please keep me informed of any developo,,-ents and continue to inform all four newspapers as well as the public of future meetings ahead of time, if your

·committee approves the inclusion of the public.

Best regards.

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Department of .Sea & Shore Fisheries State House, Augusta, l'laine 04330

fir. Robert L. Dow f<arine Research Director

Dear Mr. Dow:

50 Tanner Street Ha.ddonf1eld, Ner.•: Jersey 08033 June 16,1971

Considering the length of time we have corresponded concerning the Callahan Corporation's mine at Goose Pond I have no doubt we share a mutual concern about this operation and its proper reolama.tion in the future.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Dr.Buth Patrick curator of the limnology department of the Academy of Natural Sciences, a.s chairman of the Goose Pond Reclama­tion Committee (powerless !md advisory in nature) I have contracted with her to do a preliminary study and freely make recommendations towards the restoration of the pond areas of the mine-site.

Would you please make it a point to be at our next meeting although the date has yet to be set. I under­stand that Mr. Doyle of the N.N.B. will be contacting you or perhaps already has in this rE,;;e.rd, Please do not int­erpret this e.s any reflect inn on Nr., Paul Vermo and his fine presentatior1 of your department's concern in the matter, He has been very helpful and is welcome anj time.

I would like you to 1neet Dr. Patrick your interests as far as I can determine are quite similar. She will be at Harborslde on or about the 23rd of July for her evalua­tion of the sltuatlon,

If your department ot the Maine Nlning Bureau would have any questions for her in regard to an ir· depth study on the restoration of the pond areas, monitoring for an extended period, etc,, this would be the time to deter­mine her departments valu.e and costs for such stud.ies,

I would appreciate your consideration of this request and will be at Harborside on the 24th of June, my address there is as follows:

U/.S.G-.

Albert Sandecki Harborside,

June_ 16th,

Ple~se -pardon me for burdening you with all of this · eorrespondenoe. I reeall your saying Mr. Dow is. a friead·

. . and I just thought you might like to know I am r!;f~~;:~anx1ous to see him at the next meeting, I have • to Beck asking him to .do·what he could to

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June 16th

Dear Mr. Greene:

Thought I would just continue to keep you up on the progress to date by the GOOSE POND HECLAMATION COMM •

The conference with Dr. Patrick was most illuminating as to just what her department does. ·

Due to the rather stlcky'request of Mr.Doyle's on the Dr, answ~ering "specific" questions prior to his having the Mining Board aepprove funds and the same with Fred Beck of Callahan I have sep,l"arated th~s request to _avoid delay and Doyle is an expert at drag1ng h1s feet,

I have gone out ori a 11mb to cover the doctort fee but :reel 1t!is worth the chance to insure that she would come to assess the mine-site and pond bed areasi

Between you and me the fee Dr. Patrick commands is not very low~··'Her original statement to me was':for an on site inspection, ·some testing of various diatoms, ··a bioassay test or.so:etc ••• primarily to indicate_to·her the present ecological damage to the areas waters,

She expressed her desires to to be free t6'11lake her own recomendat1oris and not at th1s time be obliged to answer quest1.ons .that hav_e not yet been drawn by Doyie or Beck,.

So,, as,••:rowerless Committee Chairman" I have,asked her to come ·as ·-tn.e ·committee advisor free to make"her recom­mendations•·

If Doyle and the M.M.B. or Beck of Callahan wish to have Dr. Patrick ·ror fu:ilther detalled study they··may have her serv1ces:at·$ )00.00 per day. Dr. Patrick-will advise Doyle &·Beck as to her ability to answer bbe1r questions when she· ·sees ·them this July, ·

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I quoted·· the ··nr• s ~· fee 1n confidence and am sure· you can understarid:"wlix,; I'll -tell ybu more later, · '

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Albert Sandeck1

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!0 'f!>or•e<r $tre!et £iaddonf1ell!. ~~ .J, June 15.1971

The AO$d<~~'roy of 1\l·aturttl 'i·c:t~noes t9th 4' the l?arkw!'ly ''hHtldelpMa. Jie?'trl8¥l.Vanl!ll

Dr. ttuth itt.tr.tok. :-n.n. 0\U'Sitor of Lill!Ml!:IQ

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:tn :rl'fl!!rE>.:nce to our oontere.noe e~:rl1!'1r tod.ey 'i)f'l

tile r.eGl~ll!&t1m> of the C.l!';llanan M.a.1nl.ll) <:orPQrat1on •" a:ltHil .. lillte at fulrl!l~relf.!&o l'la1n<Jt. X W1Sb to foftllllly request your oomhJS to th~¥; 0:06'·11-1:'1 t oper&Uonlil thls Ju:tr t.o liUJfl4Sfil th• env1rMll'<"nt~l eitustton lUi 1 t 1s. :tMkltt~ ot;y rl!!ccrsendl'l tiol'!e toward liP p:roj:111;:r Pl'oeedurea Qf' l'<\!Stnr1ng the $1~11! ar~1l!llll you thtnk f.H.l~!\!lct't!'tarl'.

As ohrd.man of the \ioO$Cl' Pond R~olamttlor. Comw1-tte11!' l p<'!l:t>sonally SU!ill'a.nt"lle tour fee e.s outlined lilt yolJ.r of floe t.o•~.~<y.

I wHl ct:>nt'llot tllEt C1!1cll~!U~n fh'm' 1!1 rill pr$s~r~tm. ti v11· Ka-, F·rl!!d l;\\{'lq\t ll.iiV1a1n6 of your vislt to the ru!ne ll'l'rea on or about th"' 22n<$ of July for an on ®it;~, "'"'lAlustl.or ot the pro¥l1!!!!tG \ll';l! tUOllC.USIUtd.

tr the {i(111bh~;tn Corporatl.on or thtl Maine ~\l.n1ng J:hJ..:r~,;;u wotJld Hktl! to ret.dr. YQU:r d~~tptltrtwent for ~~<n 1n ·i'l e-pth t:~urvey w1 th l!l.Xtl!'nd lilC! tton 1 tol"1ng of the lT<:rt:ra, 1 W'U.l hi!IV* te lenv$ that all' Uit'!lr aeeis1on ln the ft<ture .•

As f!; ocxt!w,.ltt$~ of an ~dV111M!'Y OlllPI!<Iilit.;v, yavr r.ecoli'illit!irld!itl1 on~~: woul~ b~ ~t·Preoiated end I • ru lrul'tt helpfld ln o.,.r work:.

T'h1tlnlt ;rou apln r~:~r YOI>'l' thHr' ~nd. cct;aid<H'~U<m of th~ ll11tuntion,

00! ftr-. r··:red ~eog; (;~ ~ ,·.; 4. c. ~1r.- Joh.."1 Grm.y .aeltH;)tro$n

All:!Etrt J .• GtJ\.ndeckl Cl'l!d T!J:Jifl'\

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flr. Fred J;leek c/o Ce.llahan lUning Corporation Northeast Dist. Exploration Office 41 Union Wharf, f'ortlaml, · ~Iaine

Dear Fredl

50 Tanner Street Haddonfield,, N ,J, June 15,19?1

I he.d a conference sooner than expected l>Ti th Dr. Ruth Pa1'lilick, today as a matter of fact ancl le,sting from 9:30am until 4:)0 pm. '.£here were a. few 1nteruptions as she is a rather busy individual.

Dr. Patrick will be in Harborside on or about the 22nd of July, for a preliminary survey of the situation lasting about one or two days.· She will then make her recom'Eenda.tions to the connnl. ttee. if they are convened on the 2Jrd, if n.ot she will send a wr1 tten recor-cn:enda­tion.

On this point of time, she is busy and has an un­believably full sahe<!.ule. If the meeting o::uld be held at this time (23rd) it would be I think very worthwhile for all concerned.

I noticed in your minutes that Nr. Doyle's appoint­ees will "set the date of the next meeting at a time convenient to them," I would thin\!: if they were Hdvised of Dr. ~atrick's vistt as soon as possible it would be most convenient and considerate to heap her recomiUenda­tions at that time. Just a suggestion. whe.t do you think ?

I have deliberately sepparated DZ'. Patrick's prelim­inary sur'!rey from the possiblity 'of an in depth study in consideration of J!ir.Doyl~'s_ specifying in writing the exact type of informatJdri-z<Eiq_ulred and that which your firm mi»;ht require. Wi1;;h-tl:je desire to allow you both more time to develop thes~ 'questions and to hear from Dr. Patrick the cost of I3J'Iswer1ng the type of q1i!estions that might develop, when she is in l:iarborside.

Enclosed is a copy of the letter sent to her today at her request in the way of a formal comn:i ttme:'lt. I have guaranteed her preliminary 1:H~i!dy fee, and only hope that by this time you may have some idea lf Callahan is willing to contr'Albute, if there is any problem on t;his point I will cover her fee or1 her reoomendations arrl.ved at by her preliminary observe.tions.

Sincerely,

Albert Gandecki cc;

John Gray SeleatJnan

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to see a viab1c source of extend- •.!'~~. besic problem ·ed employment and tax' r.~!A·b!e c, .. en_;._teT,-6i¥1'W_ H!lf ... !i€. ,r_, th_e_ ·~~'t;i:~~jf~ land in the reclamation of .. t h e • ·~ --en -pit shouLd :be ref!

ar~:~k._ as_ C.a:1Ja~'s' .reJ<.I'~s~p.t;: salt or #e~h_ :w.ater .. ~.ttve,_ expre;;sed the·C~mpi'Jl\y;s problem of· ~ntentwns to cooperate _m cal"ry- ···ateS man_y qucscwns. mg out the restoration W. i-t h available manpow_er a·n·d machi-nery a.t _th~·-m)nc. · c. ar.Jcolli\;ec

_Paul Ve:nno, senting D,Qw and the dep of· Sea ai\~ ' Shore Fishe · out; the

Ocean Fiel.d · Stndy .· In .-:~_ -~ . ~~-- _.,..- '

A fnur-week ·oceqn engineer­ing field st~dy,· ,PonsoreJ:I by Massachusetts Institute of, 'f'ech,. · nology anc!' · ,~aiti~ .Maritime Aca·<;temy, ~;, _e. ·~onclucte(\' :m Pegobscoi. &:all: lil'f"$i;3l

'!'he field .study gr<ffill .will con-• sist,·of 12 Ml:r, students an,d,,J2 Maine Maritilll£i ·i\caclemy §tu­dents, under_ J~Irec~tqn· __ of Pro­f~s$or numqR.--; .'q'u~:r:tm.~_ng_s ~- _f MIT, and Lt 'il}av1d, .)3.,cWymi'n, , M ,M A ass,i@{ant~~profes.spr , ;?f ocean cngmeermg. ;,1 ~ -~'_-. •

Among project's to· be.. ·:ttW!er~­taken are stud,es · af Pen'c!hscbt B_2.y tides and currents: utiliz­irJ:g sophisti'eatect ffie·a.Sl!t:_Wg m-strU'me-rttC~:tio#_;·_. _.an4~-_.,:~-f.~)-~-~~{Jf -i· ,

·'-se_a floor confl.gu1·<lt1on ·b_J,..~_l.\§_.;,_;,/;~::.?:n"~than of side-looking and boltom,1ooR-, • vale;, Ho)lert )ng:son~r equipp1ent. Brewer: David

The field study. IS bemg fin--, gor, JY!ark D. anced by a Se!l Grant frot'"'c;}he 'Mass.: Natmnal Science Fm'UIJI#1;1J.!j!·-·:·, ·~liilL·DJrcb,\~1-:rJ,

, The "learmng ·pro]cctn 'l:s '1'bfung , 3;,~~~t,tef~~ administered ·bY MIT, anct Maine, ·1 · 'Mar:itime Acad~y. .is."-3. ,:;co9per­·ating institution.

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PACEET DP!XJDX If all Printers were determia'd not to print any thing till they were sure it wouW of~nd no body, there would be very little printed.

-Benjamin Franklin., 1731

Committee wants to manage the news The committee formed to draw up a

reclamation proposal for Callahan Min­ing Corporation went on record this week to manipulate the news concerning its activities. The public will learn only as muchofthecommittee's activities as its chairman or secretary decides to re· veal, it determined.

The committee achieved this state of a#mrsby"applying agagto all its mem­b~rs. None, except the chairman and secretary, will be allowed to discuss committee· activities or proposals with the public or newsmen.

The chairman, an artist non-resident who has no official connection with, and hence no responsibilities to, either the mine, the town, or the state, does not live in Maine--although he owns summer property adjacent to the mine--and as a consequence is generally unavailable. The secretary, a geologist for Calla­han, spends much time on the road or in the field and hence is very difficult to locate.

The committee, then, has effectively

excluded the public from any of its de­liberations. By keeping the public in the dark, dribbling out only that informa­tion it wants the public to know, and preventing its members from openly discussing proposals, the committee can formulate and deal its wants and keep the public in ignorance about it.

The committee is not an official body of the state or any of its subdivisions and thus does not come under the state's Right-to-Know law, But it also lacks any legal standing. It is, simply, a body created chiefly for public relations pur­poses, a means whereby affected par­ties--andeachinvolved is, to a certain extent, a representative of a special interest group--can study and discuss alternatives in an orderly manner.

By controlling what the public learns about those discuflsions and alterna­tives, the committee has hidden its ac­tivities from the special interest group that has the biggest stake of all--the public--and has destroyed its own in­tegrity in the process.

Land must be reclaimed when mining's done Whenever a operation Mention a worked out mine and many people visualize acre upon

•acre of upended topsoil, ~~struction of renewable resources, and

cuts into soil, the land starts to deteriorate, said Bader.

barren piles of waste and ta1ltngs. . Mention reclamation and many of those same people sec rolhng

parkland, open pits filled and graded, the mine area restored to its

exact pre-mine condition. . , Neither view is absolutely correct. Worked-out mmcs don t have

to be sterile eye-sores. And adequate reclamation can fall short of perfect restoration. After all, filling a pit means digging a hole some­

where else. To see that Maine's mines do not become useless scabs on the

countryside, the 104th Legislature passed the '~Mining..Conservation

and Rehibilitation of Land Act" and on June 1 of this year it be­comes fully operational.

bogs and preparation of their pro­ducts.

Enforcing the act is the Maine Mining Commission composed of an industry representative, a con .. servation organization represent­ative and three members at large.

Present membership is Rich­ard B. Anderson, Maine Audubon Societyj Fred Beck, Callahan Min .. ing Corp.; State Geologist Robert Doylej James Nesbitt, Androscog­gin Valley planner; and Portland attorney David Cohen.

ADMINISTRATIVE head is John A. Bader, director, who works out of a second-floor office in the non .. descript Ross Building on State street between the State House and Division of Motor Vehicles.

Although a le~al entity for more than a year, the Mining Commis­sion did not officially adOpt rules and regulations until March 24. M­fected companies have been noti­fied and have until June 1 to have mining and reclamation plans ap­proved.

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1t was vigorous--came from a peat bog operator when he learned that his operation was one that was covered. But, as it turned out, he was exempt by the grandfather clause. The lawonlyaffectsopera .. tions started or enlarged after Oct. 1, 1969.

Maine is not a large mining state, and the operations now covered under the law amount to only about a dozen. These include quarries, clay pits, brick com­panies, a hard rock mine,. peat

Not covered are sand and gravel pits and "borrow" operations, al· thOugh a bill now before the !05th Legislature would bring them under MMC jurisdiction, too.

THE Commission's job is to see that a worked-out or abandoned mining operation does not become a liability to society or the en­vironment.

upennsylvania's been at it for 25 years," said Bader, "so it's nothing new."

He explained there is no set formula for reclamation of any site--each much be considered in its own specilics. aut reclama­tion does not mean restoring the site as it was before it was mined.

In fact, any reclamation at all is impossiWe in some cases.

"We have special conditions for handrack quarries," Bader said. '•We do not require a reclama­tion plan as such. We require safety measures such as fencing, so a quarry won't be dangerous and we require it be screened from public view."

What the Commission does re­quire __ is that the land be returned to a useful purpose.

This can be anything from hay­fields to homesites, from in­dustrlal plots to parkland. A wild .. life refuge would be an ac<OeJ>Iable usage.

WHERE the Environmental provement Commission is cerned with water ,and air purity, particularly during operation, the MMC also wants to protect the land, primarily after the operation ceases.

At the conclusion of the mining operation, "we consider ita usef~ purpose when the deterioration 1s stopped and the land can be used for something."

Bader admitted there was not now enough work for his staff--a civil engineer, landscape archi­tect and clerk-typist besides him­self. But there is a possibility of more hard rock-mines opening in the near future and if sand and gravel operations are brought un­der control of the commission he'll be short-handed.

He estimated there are between 2,000 and 3,000 sand and gravel pits in the state.

Some of the mining operators al­so operate sand and gravel pits and one, Blue Rock, is already drawing up plans to submit for its sand and gravel operations even though it is not now required. Blue Rock, Bader said, has been reclaiming its op­eration for years.

So far, seven or eight operations have registered with the commis­sion, but no mining or reclamation plans have yet been filed.

Bader, an engineer formerly in the construction business, said he considered himself neither a tar­out conservationist nor an ardent industrialist, but somewhere in between trying to resolve conflicts between the two positions.

"If we get decent productive uses out of the ground, it's going to pay off for those people (the opera­tors)," Bader said. "I like to think we are forcing people to make more money--first when they mine and again when they make the land productive once more."

APPENDIX I

22CLA!•iNI'IOl\ OF GOOSE l'OND KAY25th

·,._2~T.'::3 I 1·J=:LL P20VI~IONS BE l"•li~DE :::<'OR EE[)T'GBil1:G I~\; Trt~

;;'~_/I'LEE ?0?. ·~~iE RETURN OF ~;AL'T HAT£R TIDAL l''LOH AT ~UCH ·~·ILE AJ TEE TOXIC ~':E'i'AL IONS SITGATION ltJOULD PE3>:IT ?

2. hiLL GOOSE FALLS B~ 2ECONSTRUCTED UP TO Ti<.E ORIGINAL :-<XL.LS LEVSL, PROVIDI~G A FALLS IP AND 'WEEN 'Ti-IE- SALT ·h·.;.TER IS FERltli'l''rED 'tO RETURN rro THE ?OND3 ?

J. h=LL ·TiiE DITCH NOV/ LR!1INING TOWARDS 11EIR COVE BE FILLED OR ?;'c5:i·:ANJ:,NTLY BLOCKED AT A POINT AND LEVEL THA'r IHLL RSS'l'ORE THE FULL NATUl~AL RUN-OFF FRON THE AREA INTO GOOSE FOND ?

4. \TI:.L ,; SLUICEHAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE BARRIER OF 1·/.4S·::'Z ROC:\ NOv/ BET\{EEN THE UPPER AND LOHER PONDS FOR ?.;JX-OF? OF EXCESS FRESH WA'TER OR RISE AND FALL OF SALT ;,·:t-. ~:SR IN T:--IE FUTUB.E ?

5. ',.JII~L ROCK AND FILL NOW n: 'I'HE POND BEDS BE PUSHED BACK :::'\TO 'l'RE ?IT TO S01~E REASONA3I.E LEVEL BELO~I THE NOR:-:AL I/J1,·J 'TIDE LEVEL IN -ALL AREAS OF TEE POi'rD ?

6. 1:JI~L THE .POND BEDS BE FILLED ·ro i-IIGH TIDE LEVEL VJHETt-:ER ---:---?'f~I'S:: -oR SALT WATER IS INTRODUCZD ?

. 7. '.ELL. TnERE 3;:.: AN AGREt:D ON 3ENCHl,iARK TO !~ON I TOR ~iATER ).S "ELL AS \·/ASTE LEVELS IN 'I·:-:tE ?OND BEDS ?

8. I? T3~ PONDS \.JILL CONTAIN FRESH WATER l.-JILL TEE DIVERSION u:: r_;;:::s N ... ;'I'UR~4L ~.;ATERSHED RUN-OF''F HES.T OF DYER j S EILL :SE ?..t::e:OVED AT T:iE ROAD DRAIN HHICH \•lASHED OUT ·J:WICE IK 1969 ?

9. 11-.':!:LL ·T=tE POND .AriEAS VJ:IEN FILLED BE ~-~oNITORED TO DETE2NINE ':1:--i"'-': 'I'li.E TOXIC i'1E'TAL ION- SITUATION HAS REACHED AN EQUILIB-2. IDi·i ? 3Y WHO ?

10. ':i":AT AGENCY \.JILL PROVIDE EKGnEERING FAC'I'ORS 'I'O R"CU.i,iATION AND ~/ILL hAVE FINAL AU'l'HORITY ON .. ;GREED. RECLAFiATION PROCEDURES ?.

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APPENDIX II

2ECLA~ATION OF GOO~E ?OND

LAY 25'l'H

l·:-OlJLD ':Ch:E i:JRl~Cil~I'I'ATING EFF£CTS ON 'I'iiE TOXIC i•::~TAL -~0~3. _GE; (·;lOl-l·:i~ Ti:2fiCILN1' IN SALT ~JA'I'f~R OR FRESH 11I!-~'1'E2. ?

2. HOULD TEE c:--lELATING EFF2..CTS ·OF T'HE T'OXIC l·IE:TAL IO;JS BS LOBE· EFJ:.'ICI'ENT I~-- SP.Lf_L' OH F1REOH ltfA'l'ER ?

J. IF ·~HE ?OND AREAS \.JERE II·iPOUNDED WITH FRESH \~1 .'\TER \·JOLJLD 'I'~iE3.E BE ~f1.. TENDENCY -'rO LEVELOP A CONCENT'BAT~D SOLU'TION OF TOXIC HET.~L IONS ?

4. IF ThE EBE AND FLOI;I OF TIDAL SALT WATER HERE INTB.ODUC.W INTO TriZ. PONDS viOULD THERE BE A LESS TOXIC SOLUTION OF :•riTAL. IONS DEVELOPED ?

5. \V~·LS'?3ER THE J?DNDS -~11RE IM:POU~DED OR NOT VJOULD THE 'TOXIC :·:ETAi:.. IONS HAVE A TENDENCY TO CON'I'AlHNATE THE l-'i1E:S1-I HA'~E?i:J:ABLE IN TH.S Ii~il·~EDIATE :-~11EA OF THE PONDS ?

o. IS 'I'EE?..2 JiNY PiiYSICAL ADVANTAGE ·ro THE HATER TABLE IN T.:-l2 AR:O:A 'I'O EAVE THE PONDS CONTAicHNG FRESii OF. SALT '·iATES ?(ie. DENSITY,WEI.GHT,EVAPORATION RATE etc.)

7. IS 'Li.22E M ADVAii'I'AGE OR DISADVAl'lTAGE TO THE DEVELOP­OF A BRACi\ISH HATER SITUATION IN THE POND BEDS ?

8. \·iOCLD TEE RADIOACTIVE RADIATION LEVEL I~j AND AROUND 'T:CE ;.;n;S-SITE 2E A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE RECLAI-iATION PROCEDU2ES ?

9. E~COGNIZil\~G 'I'iiE NEED TO KKOW TE-l~ VOLthftE OF \<JA.TER Tl-iAT IS ~:JVOLVED, WHP.T HOULD BE AN ESTHiATE OF THE Tii-:E R:2:(;:CIRED ?011 THE TOXIC I'.ETAL IONS TO REACH AI'i EQUILI3-2IUN IX l''RESE Al\:-D SALT WATER ?

10. 1,-':--;,c.·T FO?..i•l LND ?REQUEN CY OF l'lONITOB.ING OF 'I'HE POf.:DS SfibULD 3E CARRIED OUT ?

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1. IF 'CHE POND AREA IS ·TO H1P02NDED AND TURNED TO FRESH . . ' .\JATER, WILL PROVISIONS BE Ni\DE. FOR RESTORING IN THE FUTURE FOR THE R.ETURN OF SALT HATER TIDAL FLOW AT SUCH ... 'TINE AS THE TOXIC ~IETAL IONS SITUATION WOULD PERNIT ?y

2; WILL GOOSE FijLLS BE RECONSTRUCTED UP. T\) ThE ORIGINAL .FALLS LEVEL,/.PROVIDING A FALLS IF AND WHEN THE .SALT

WATER ~s . ·mnTTED TO RETURN TO TH! PONDS.? . YlrS' .·· .&.~~w·..,,~.,.

J. IHLL T . DITCH NOW ])RAINING TOWARDS WEIR COVE BE FILLED OR PER 1lANENTLY BLOCK]ID AT A POINT AND LEVEL THA'T WILL . RESTORE THE FULL NATURAL HUN-OFF FROM THE AREA INTd)'llii GOOSE. POND ? .. ·.· . ., . . .. · ... · .. . .. . .... · .. ··.·.

· 4.. WILL. A SLl!JidEWAY BE 'PROVIDED THROUGH THE BARRIER OF WASTE ROCK NOW BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER PONDS FOR

RUN.:_OFF OF EXCESS FRE&H WATER OR RISE AND FALL OF SALT_,...;$ WATER IN THE FUTURE ? · 1/. -'--'-· L/

·.WILL ROCK AND FILL NOW IN THE POND BEDS BE .PUSHED BACK. Il~TO .THE PIT TO SOME REASONABLE LEVEL BELOW THE NORIV,AL

·LOW TIDE LEVEL IN ALL AREAS OF THE POND ?

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\o/ILL THE PO. ND BEDS ~E.· FI.LLED TO. HIGH TIDE LEVEL WHETHER4··· .. ·.. . · •. · ... ./ FRESH OR SALT WATER IS INTRODUCED ? ·. . ······. ·· . · ..

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WILL '):'HERE BE AN AGREED ON i3ENCHNARK TO MONITOR WATER AS WELL AS WASTE LEVELS IN THE POND BEDS ?

8. IF THE PONDS WILL CONTAIN FRESH WATER WILL THE DIVERSION OF THE NATURAL WATERSHED RUN-OFF WEST OF DYER'S HILL BE REI·10VED AT THE ROAD DRAIN WHICH WASHED OUT TWICE IN 1969

9. \HLL · THE POND AREAS WHEN FILLED BE MONITORED TO DETERMINE . i-JHEN THE TOXIC METAL ION- SITUATION HAS REACHED AN EQUILIB l'ln

. RIUM ? BY WHO ? . · VfC. .·

. ';>t¥Tllt(, . 10. HHAT AGENCY WILL PROVIDE ENGINEERIN.G FACTORS IN REGARD

TO RECLAI1ATION AND HILL HAVE FINAL AUTHORITY TO CHECK ON AGREED RECLAMATION PROCEDURES ?.

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WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR CALLAHAN

A report on wildlife management for the

Goose Pond area, Harborside, Maine was

prepared by Mr. liiJillQJJI4 :.lBarron of

Prentiss & Carlisle Company on Dec.23,1965

Received by, Mr. J.W. Peppard, Regional

Game Biologist and sent on to Mr. Kenneth

w. Hodgdon.

Copy of' report ~;~ent to Mr. Keith Havey

of Maine Department of Inland fisheries

and Game, Water St. Machias, Me. UNDEB.

Fisheries Research & Management Division.

Misc.

Aerial Survey Map 6-14-46 ME*A*l-87 Robinson Aerial Survey Inc 4J Sparta Ave Newton ,N.J.

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Nr. John Gray Selectman Brooksville, Maine, 04617

John:

12 June 1971

Enclosed is a copy of the release sent to the newspapers serving the area, the release had a covering letter to each edltor requesting publication and telling of notice of future meetings.

For your information the release was drawn on the 10th when I returne·i to New Jersey edited by an attorney to avoid antagonizing any of the new or prospective members of the newly formed committee. The format was advised by a local newspaper editor here in New Jersey.

Unfortunately Hr. Durnbaugh's editorial was at the least rather premature (I think) in the respect that the committee was and still is in a formative stage, J.. only hope this will not cause the committee members or any prospective members from doing their best to see the Goose Pond area restored.

Mr. Beck called from Portland and read me the text of the editorial and I called Durnbaugh trying to explain the formative nature of the committee. It ~ms a waste of tlme and money on my part I'm sorry to say,

Sincerely,

Albert i:>andeck1

We N1ll be return in~< to •·"nborside on the 24th,

Cdj='i' :YiiA/7" 70 S#ni2M 6-/UiEIVe- ,_ rnF.;, dEc..'<­

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Cooperative Extension Service Box J60 P.O. Building Ellsworth, Nl!line 04645

l<ir. Carl Rogers Extension Agent

Dear Mr. Rogers;

50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033 June 11, 1971

Enclosed is acoopy of the release sent out to the newspapers that service the Hancock County area, this was being drawn up in the interest of informing the newspapers on an equal basis to advise of the newly formed committee, If you have read the June lOth issue of the WEEKLY PACKET you can see that some did not like the agreed on approach. Each of these releases was sent with a covering letter stating that all papers W()uld be told of future meetings and could send a representative 1f they so desired. So much for the flack we received.

Considering what we were discussing in past letters there seems to be a lot of squeeking on l'ir. Doyles and Callahans part over funding available for this job of reclamation. Doyle ment1ored the royalties receivecJ by the state amount to l5,000 dollars and Callahan is not anxious to S!.'t!md much e1 ther.

John Gray said he would be contacting the s.w. Hancock County Economic Commission to check on the possible source of funds from that source.

In my capacity as "powerless 6ha1rman" I do not think it would be out of line for me to ask you or anyone you would select to attend the next meeting to be held by the committee in an advisory capacity. It is quite apparent we will veed all the help we can get in the reclamation of }1a1ne s first base metals open-pit mine.

I have written to John Bjorkbom (USDA) in Orono for assistance in forestation of the tailing and waste areas and he will be in touch with Fred Beck for details on the character of these areas.

\oJould you let me know at your earliest convenience if you would give us a hand ? I will be here in Haddonfield until the 22nd and then return to Hark;rside by the 24th.

Sincerely,

Albert E. Semdeck1

Northeastern f'orest Exper1men tat ton USDA Bu.1ld1ng, University of f,a1ne Orono, Maine 044?3

Mr. John c. Bjorkborn Act1~g ~reJect Leader

Deor Fr. Bjorkbom;

50 Tan<:er Street Haddonf1€ld. New Jersey 08033 June 11 • 1971

St9t1on

Enclosed are copies of our past oorrespon.dence in r~'>rr.ard to the reclamation of the Callahan l<C1n1ng CorP­or6t1on •s El1ne-s1 te on Cape Roster at Goose Pond .•

Though nothin;::: developed from earlier efforts to plan for the restoration of the aree wtth the town of BrooksvU le' s PlAnn irv; Board. back tn 1969 there now seems to be a cooperQtlve effort on the part of the Town, State anrl C8.1lf'!han firm to dev "lop reeon'!!'enda t1ons for r~storing the areB.

In your letter you expre.fHiled an tnte-rest 1n working with us and we hop~ you Rre still interested 1n doing so. Particular assistance 1s needed 1n forestation of waste and ta1l1np; dump areas and advice on all the factors along w1 th 1 t such as !'Ire common to your der:artments business.

At the 1n1 t1al me"t1ng of the oo;;;'.!1 tte'e set up to Jr,aJ.;e reco·':.tr.t>ndntlons (June 8th), I SU"'gested your depart­ment be contllOted and the repres!'>r-,tat1 v"s of the Eaine f1in1nP: Bureau, Ses "' :Shore F1sherles, Selectmen of Brook­sville and the Callahan Corp. agreed to this. I sincerely hope you 1<1'111 oor1teot Ji'.r. Fred Beck, ;reologist for the m1n1np f1rm for add1t1onsl 1nforrr:et1on at your earll.est oonv<;nience. His address 1s as follows:

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l'lr. FH·d Beok c/o Callahan Flnlrg Corporet1on

41 Un1on Wharf Portland, Nalne

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Albert E. Ba.ndeckl

i'r. Fred Beck

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PRESS RELEASE

Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonf1eld,N.J. 08o:n Tel. 609 429 1310

H JUNE 1971

DATE RELEASE

(immediate or at earliest eonv.enienoe)

THE NEWLY FORMED GOOSE POND RECLAMATION COMMITTE HAD ITS

FIRST MEETING AT THE CALLAHAN MINING CORPORATION OFFICES

ON JUNE 8th. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE AS

FOLLOWS: MR. JOHN GRAY, BROOKSVILLE SELECTMAN

MR. FRED BECK, GEOLOGIST FOR CALLAHAN MINING

MR. ROBERT DOW, BIOLOGIST SEA & SHORE FISHERIES

MR. ROBERT DOYLE, MAINE MINING BUREAU

MR .• ALBERT SANDECKI, RE;SIDENT REPRESENTATIVE

THE COMMITTEE IS SET UP WITH MR. SANDECKI AS CHAIRMAN ,

MR. GRAY AS VICE CHAIRMAN AND MR. BECK AS SECRETARY.

MR. GRAY AS SELECTMAN WOULD LIKE TO SEE A VIABLE SOURCE OF

EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT AND TAX RATABLE LAND IN THE RECLAMATION

OF THE AREA.

MR. BECK AS CALLAHAN'S REPRESENTATIVE EXPRESSED THE COMPANY'S

INTENTIONS TO COOPERATE IN CARRYING OUT THE RESTORATION WITH

AVAILABLE MANPOWER AND MACHINERY AT THE ~liNE.

MR. PAUL VENN'O REPRESENTING MR. DOW AND THE DEPARTMENT OF

SEA & SHORE FISHERIES POINTED OUT THE NEED IN CONSIDERING

THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THE BEFLOODING OF THE POND BEDS •

MR. DOYLE OF THE MAINE MINING BUREAU WILL LOOK INTO THE

PossiBILITY ·oF FuNDING ±o HELP IN THE RESTORATioN oF THE

OPEN-PIT MINE AREA.

THE BASIC PROBLEM SEEMS T.O CENTEJi ON WHETHER THE MINE'S

OPEN-PIT SHOULD BE REFLOODED WITH SALT OR FRESH WATER, THIS

ALONG WITH THE ADDED PROBLEJ~ OF TOXIC !1ETAL IONS CREATES

MANY .Qj]ESTIONS.

MR. SANDECKI AT THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL

ARRANGE FOR A FIELD STUDY TEAM FROM THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL

SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA TO COME TO THE MINE-SITE IN JULY.

THE ACADEMY'S ·DEPARTMENT. OF l.IMNOLOGY HEADED BY DR. RUTH

PATHICK HAS FOR TWO DECADES CARRIED ON BASIC RESEARCH IN THE

ECOLOGY' OF STHEAl'IS. LAKES AND ESTUARIES. THE SURVEY TEAM

WILL OFFER THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE mD OF THEIR STUDY.

* ~..;;;: 4-4-· Committee Chairman

LIMNOLOGY THE AC:ADEIVI. A. NATURAL SCIENCES NINETE~NTH AND TH£ PARKWAY

PHILADELPHIA, 19103

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner St. Haddonfield, N.J. 08033

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ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

NllmiEENTH AND THE PARKWAY, PHILADElPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA 19103 Phone lO 4-3921 Area Code 215

Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner St. Haddonfield, N.J. 08033

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

May 12, 1971

I was pleased to know that the Frontiers article concerning my work interested you.

The Limnology Department has done a number of studies in the general area you describe, including the subject of acid mine wastes. However, the information that you provide with respect to the open-pit mine is not sufficient for us to reach any specific conclusions. Further information as well as a survey of the mine location would be necessary before we could advise you.

If you would be interested in having the Limnology Department do some research on your problem, I suggest that you contact Dr. Ruth Patrick, Chairman of the Limnology Department, to make arrangements 4

Thank you for your inquiry.

Sincerely,

?~.ftJ Tom Llo;z- ·

RL:sk

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RUTH PATRICK, Ph. D.

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CU!lATOR OF LIMNOLOGY

ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

OF PHILADELPHIA

RESEARCH I MUSEUM I EDUCATION

19TH AND THE PARKWAY

PHILADELPHIA 3, FA.

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NAY 25TH

1 • \,JOULD THE .PRECIPI'TATING EFFECTS. ON 'THE 'I'OXIC J•iETAL ~fNS BE !-'lORE EFFICIENT IN SALT WATF~R OR FRESH WATER ?

-"tiTXf.~> ,-·~,._t-(,,(".J· (.o.(. -t/• . .._,_,.,,'.f'n'?..t 0 c.{ . •.· : .• "":!~,.-(, . .' 2. \oJOULD THE CHELATING EFFECrrs OF THE TOXIC. NETAL IONS ',

BE i'lOHE EFFICIENT IN SALT OR FRESH WATER ? "_.,.

J. IF THE POND AREAS WERE IHPOUNDED WITH FHESH HATER WOULD THERE BE A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP A CONCENTRATED SOLUTION OF TOXIC HETAL IONS ?

4. IF THE EBB AND FLOH OF TIDAL SALT WATER WERE INTRODUCED INTO 'fl-iE PONDS WOULD THERE BE A LESS TOXIC SOLUTION OF I1E'I'AL IONS DEVELOJ.'ED ? h , , _-

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). WrtETHER THE PONDS ARE IMPOUNDED OR NOT WOULD THE · · 'TOXIC l'IETAL IONS HAVE A TENDENCY TO CONTAMINATE THE

FRESH \~ATER'I'ABLE IN THE IfiiHEDIATE AREA OF THE PONDS ?

6. IS THERE ANY PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE 'TO THE WATERTABLE IN THE AREA ·ro HAVE THE PONDS CONTAHJING FRESH OR SALT HATER ?(ie. DENSITY,WE1GHT,EVAPORATION RATE etc.)

?. IS 'I'riERE AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVAi'JTAGE TO THE DEVELOP­OF A BRACKISH WATER SITUATION IN THE POND BEDS ?

8. \-IOULD THE RADIOACTIVE RADIATION LEVEL IN AND AROUND THE I·•iL~E-SITE 2E A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE REG~AI'iATION PROCEDURES ? '-'·:·

9. RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO KNOW TtiE VOLUl·\E OF WA.TER\ THAT IS INVOLVED, WHAT WOULD BE AN ESTIHATE OF THE THlE REQUIRED FOR THE TOXIC I"'ETAL IONS TO REACH AN EQUILIB-RIUl1 IN FRESH AN-D SALT WATER ? \~-- ---

10. 1-JHAT FORl'i AND FREQUENCY OF MONITORING OF THE PONDS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT ?

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rlAY 25TH

WOULD THE PRECIPITATING EFFECTS ON 'rHE TOXIC !1ETAL f(I)NS BE ~ORE EFFICIENT IN SALT WATER OR FRESH WATER ?

-?ittt~ JNi.TIIL~ (/€ CH£'1.AT$'iJ '?•II~ ~~f:Uffv41.f i"' T11._T 1/t l"ll,f'N•Ii11'IR. WOULD THE CHELATING EFFECTS OF THE TOXIC ~!ETAL IONS ~N£. lilT/£- !Jv BE !"lORE EPFICIENT IN SALT OR FRESH WATER ? , ,f . '

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). IF THE POND AREAS WERE H1POUNDED WITH FRESH WATER ( ,_,vP,II.tU1'1i~":

WOULD T'tlERE BE A TENDENCY TO DEVELOP A CONCENTRATED SOLUTION OF TOXIC METAL IONS ? 1'Rt>II._Y. '-ETS p,rr~~~N.r~ T.o.lltc ~ ,.,e'" /IU•ttlll_,, r, Ctq~.,,.. f'f'/11«11 liE tituTE 7Ditic.

4. IF THE EBB AND FLOW OF TIDAL SALT \-lATER WERE INTRODUCED INTO 'THE PONDS WOULD THERE BE A LE00 TOXIC SOLUTION OF NETAL IONS DEVELOPED ?

5· WHETHER THE PONDS ARE INFOUNDED OR NOT WOULD THE TOXIC METAL IONS HAVE A TENDENCY TO CON':PAJVJINATE THE FRESH WATERTABLE IN THE IEMEDIATE ~'REA OF THE PONDS ?

6. IS THERE Al\!Y PHYSICAL ADVANTAGE TO THE WATERTABLE IN THE AREA TO HAVE THE PONDS CONTAI!IJING FRESH OR SALT WATER ?(ie. DENSITY,WEJEGHT,EVAFORA'TION RATE etc.)

7. IS THERE AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVAL\JTAGE TO THE DEVELOP­OF A BRACKISH WATER SITUATION IN THE POND BEDS ?

8. WOULD THE RADIOACTIVE RADIATION LEVEL IN AND AROUND THE lVJINE-SITE BE A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE RECLA!1ATION PROCEDURES ?

9. RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO KNOW THE VOLUi'lE OF WA.TER THAT IS INVOLVED, WHAT WOULD BE AN ESTUIATE OF THE TINE REQUIRED POR THE TOXIC I"lE'rAL IONS TO REACH Al\l EQUILIB­RIUM IN FRESH AND SALT ;,JATER ?

10. WHAT FORfil AND FREQUENCY OF NOlJITORING OF THE fONDS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT ?

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RECLMiA'I'ION OF GOOSE POND J'•:AY25th

1 IF TEE POND AREA IS TO UJPOUNDED AND. TURNED TO ?RE3H ~ATER, WILL PROVISIONS BE MADE FOR RESTORING IN THE FUTURE l'OR irtiE RETURN OF SALT HATER TIDAL FLOW AT SUCH TH;E AS THE TOXIC HETAL IONS SITUATION WOULD PERl~IT ?

2. WILL GOOSE FALLS BE RECONSTRUCTED UP TO TiiE ORIGINAL FALLS LEVEL, PROVIDING A FALLS IF AND WHEN TRE·SALT \~ATER IS PERl'iiTTED TO ·RETURN TO THE PONDS ? '\"

J. HILL THE DITCH NOW DRAINING TOWARDS WEIR COVE BE FILLED OR PERNANEN'I'LY BLOCKED AT A POINT AND LEVEL THAT ltiJLL RESTORE THE FULL NATURAL RUN-OFF FROM THE AREA INT~ GOOSE FOND ? \

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4 \-JILL A SLUICEWAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE BARRIER OF 'dASTE ROCK NOW BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER PONDS FOR RUN-OFF OF EXCESS FRESH WATER OR RISE AND FALL OF SALT W/,TER IN THE FUTURE ?

5. WILL ROCK AND FILL NOW IN THE POND BEDS BE PUSHED BACK Ic\TO THE PIT TO SOHE REASONABLE LEVEL BELOW THE NORI~AL L0\1 TIDE LEVEL IN ALL AREAS OF THE POND ?

6. HILL THE POND BEDS BE FILLED TO HIGH TIDE LEVEL WHETHER FRESH OR SALT WATER IS INTRODUCED ?

7. 'dLL THERE BE AN AGREED ON BENCHJ'oiARK TO l10NITOR HATER AS \.JELL AS \-IASTE LEVELS IN THE POND BEDS ?

8. IF THE PONDS WILL CONTAIN FRESH WATER HILL THE DIVERSION OF THE NATURAL WATERSHED RUN-N'F WEST OF DYER'S HILL BE REI'l0VED AT THE B.CJAD DRAIN WHICH WASHED OUT TWICE IN 1969 ? ·

9. VI ILL THE POND AREAS \•/HEN FILLED BE ~iONITORED TO DETER:<IINE 0JHEN THE TOXIC METAL IOW SITUATION HAS REACHED AN EQUILIB­RIUi•! ? BY WHO ?

1 O.ltEi"T AGENCY WILL PROVIDE ENGINEERING FACTORS IN REGARD TO RECLMATION AND WILL HAVE FINAL AUTHORITY TO CHECK ON AGREED RECLAlftATION PROCEDURES ?

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STATE OF MAINE l1ter-Dcpartmcntal Mcmor;tnclum Dotc-bDrU _27, 1971

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Dcpc __ Sea and Shore _ _Ii."tc ·ries ~~----

Rehabilitation of this area poses an i.rnpoPtant heavy m:>tal toxicity pl"oblcm. Some heavy metals at'e acLttely toxic to marine organisms at va.rious levels above bo.ckgt'onncl. Significant and

_·substantial incrc<~ses in the heavy. metal content of soft shell cla.rns in Goosce Pond Cove have occurred since the operation of t:he sepm•ation plrmt a·t !larbors:i.clc. The enclosed table show< the levels in soft shell clams bcfot·c <md after op·2t'ati.on of the separation plc·nt.

By retaining the darn which excludes sea water, the pit created by extraction of the ore body can serve as a settlin~

· ... basin comparable in many respect·s to a largc-scale tailings 1 ond. Such retention shc.tld appreci.ably reduce the amount of toxic ion;. being carried direci:ly into sea water by tidal. flushing aft< ·r termination ·Jf the mining operation .

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and out of the are 1 per•o1ittecl, it is probable that Hte level Jf tox:, c m2tals would increase above the levels indicated by 19 E 3

, and 1959 monitorin:; samples.

•'· It can be anticipated 1:hat in the near future t·he FederaL ·'Gov<rnrnent, througt the F.D.A., will establish heavy metal

lim5 ts for human f,,ods and that the levels of som2 metals fou 1d in § oose Pond Cove 1d.ll likely e·xceecl these tolerances.

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Ol'INION OF Harold B. Staley

Specialist in water tieatment !•lasters 6eo:ree in Chemistry Columbia Univ. Res eelrch Li brarisn hOBAY CHEI't. (EON SA'' TO BAYER)

~y un~~rstandinF of the problems may be summarized as follows:

(1) The report from the Colorado School of Mines dated October 22,1<;!65 concerns the toxicity of the tni1J.no:s from the proposed(?) mine. Assuming. that they(Callahan) used the process outlined, their study indicated that sodium cyanide would be the only chemical present in toxic concentration and that it could be treated by dilution or by an alkaline chlorine treatment. i cannot find fault with their conclusion.

(2) Since the mine has (or will) close the above no 1

longer applies and the question now appears to be whether to impound the surface water which will fill the open pit end tailings pond, or to· allow sea water· to enter and flow out periodically with the tide.

There can be little doubt .but that fairly high concent-rations of copper and zinc will be leached out of the ore remaining in the pit for some time to come by either fresh or salt water. For this reason, it would seem more desireable to impound the water, a ttemptinp: to keep the con centra ted•. Knter locnlliz.ed. If we assume for the moment that this l·'ster could be kept stagnant, eventually the concentration of copper and zinc Hill reach an equilibrium and remain fairly constant(probably too high for potable water). Since as Er.SBndecki points out, surface water will continue to run into the pit; it must also overflow and will C8rry some of the chemicals out of the pond. If the water flowing into the pit enters only on the surface it is possible that it mip:ht flow out without ceusing too much mixing and .leave the chemicals in the pond. In any case the outflow should be analyzed frequently to determine whether it should be allowed to run into the sea untreated. If your state has a water laboratory, they CdlUld run SUCh tests periodically, the water in the pit should be sampled at various depths and tested at intervals to determine what happens there. I cannot think of any feasible process which would precipitate the metal in the pond.

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(3) The other question which has been raised is what \'rill happen to the wells in the vicinity, when the pit is filled with water? Will the water flow .from the pit to the 'Hells and contaminate them with rr.etals. Inasmuch as the sea v1ater ha.s already appeared in welJ_s,. it is quite possible that when the pit fills with water, the pressure will be reversed and prevent sea water from enterin,: the wells. On the other hand, water from the pit may find its way into the wells. Obviously these wells should be tested frequently for copper and zinc. These metals can be removed by the ordinary householrl Zeolite softeners which are leased or so'ld around r.ere by CullLo;an and Permuti t and other firms specializing in ~mter service. Such softeners will not remove the' sodium -- \ chloride found in sea water and make it potable. \

' ' To return to the specific questions raised in yo)\:c:_J~ __ 7th letter (a) I am unaware of any naturally occurinp: lr.ater­ials in fresh water or salt water which would precipitate these ~etals sivnificantly. ~he salts of copper and zinc ."lre ouite soluble but can be precipitated in the laboratory· 1vi th · lA.bnr;e tory reagents. They CAD be removed by Zeolites etc., but these conditions do not prevail in the pond. (b) It seems to me that impounding of fresh water in the pi~ would be safer than to allow sea water to flow in and out of the pit, for reasons discussed above.

Perhans my recomenda.tions can best be sumnmrized by suo:vesting. frequent analysis of the \'later in the pond, t!1e pond effluent and the several wells, in order to vet the necessary information. Secondly treat the well w,a.ter Nith ~ Zeolite softener, (assuming se,a. water no longer enters the wells.) I am quite sure analytical methods are available for conner and zinc, which might be suitable for household test­in;,.· I -v;011ld be p:-Jgd to look up such methods +---~ if :rou w~sh. ~ would also su~gest that you look into the availab­ility of state lahorator.'Les for testing these waters.

Harold B. Staley New Martinsville,W.Va.

-·t~vu-thirdS ·-0:[ coastal ~1<-linc is mincrali:t,ccl by varying

isdnib;ljp~ljci:in:>:::of ·Jic•-:~vy_.·_:·m:~t~i~. -pre processing ·lias heen go_i_ng o~-l in the

~i'~ea:·---s.i'n:C-:c_:·::~-~T~hllarY. T9G8. Pt'climinar>y mir~_ln~ O[Jl'I'~Lti.ons havt!.

irl the v:fcinity. of nlut> Hill, and it i.s anticj.pated that . :;·. -' ' . . .

cotruncn'",t!. ·op~'t'<ltions cat Onion: some t :Lmc in l'l7 D. Cobsco0k

L· '' s~~r~c's of 'i11f~emdi:ioh ar~~; available

arativqlY higl1 interest. area which may very well be ·.::: ;~-:;,:­ , .. ,._;;·-

heavy metals--: . . . . -: ·. .

;:·,c .. c ··•:;:f>'·Vi"-'"t<L>O· erimental rcsul ts f~6~ laboratory research here and c:>lsct"lwre,

l":f':•.pte.raturc:> on the subject, and (3) contimtl"tl field obser'vCLtioT's.

. . Rncl associated wastes arC extrem.cd __ y_ dit'fi(~\LLt lJccause o !:' variations __

,:i:.O. ·{he ~hcnri.cal intc~ract.ion- ·of these c.lcmcrits. in sct.t \vat:-cr and rncu-'inc .

Nn .informa-tion --~-.~ --~ . -. . .

·iS yet. a_vu.iJ.ablc on hnw .. ~l_Orig cnritarnin.:rtj,.on will TJCt'sist uTter the~ nrc body-:·.

•h~;. bceri rcmovbcl.

·In· o·r.ctei' .-t-o ctJJ~l::'Y· out th0.ir legaL r~cspoll~iihi.l iti.cs, thr~ J)(~J:htvt:lllcnt

ors~a.·· af.ld Shore Fishcri.es and the ~1afnc~ \'later and 1\ir• Env.i.ronmentnl . .

' ... J •. :r 'Irnprbvement Comm:iss:i.on requested ns~;istance of tlHc f'cr.lcral \'J;rl:c'r Pollution

·· ·:c.Sn't.tol 1\clmin:isteat:i.on cmtl the \J. S. Public ifc'"ltiJ Ser'vicc' :in J>t'ocl!ss:ing

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f{)i" 1:)1i.s type of work. ;:--- ' -_,·

_.L\n.J.J.yticttJ .. r_·(~SiLLt:::; i··t:jdicu:Lt~ that ~--:;~dinll~llL·~-; ~;r~r:vc ;ts :L ~;utrt'c~ of

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.E'cic>s in ~1ainc', loJOl'tll appro:x:iJont:r•l y ~; l. 5fl per pound to the fisherman,

nearly twice~ tl1c value~ o[ f\1;Jinc~ lo!Jr>tcr, tl1r~ mo~;;t V<.1luahlc spr~ciPs per

pound of any major co111111crcietl Lic;hcry in North America.

Experimental survival of Sillldworms continu"d foe three weeks at

concentrations below .1 ppm but coT1-sidcrablc mortali.tics occurr"d at . 2 ppm

in seven to ·ten <.letyc;, an<l 100 pcrcc'nt mortality i o s<'vcn days at .II to . 5 ppm,

Ot' approximately cquivCltc~nt ·to the fT\ClX.i.mulll or the Sl~llWi..lt<.~l' l'<l11~~c~ at CL.lpe

Rosier.

Pringle fonnd tliilt coppce :i" cxi:remcly t·nx:i.c to coofi: shell rl ams at

. 02 ppm. The l'JG[l cwr>retgc frt tl1c r.opc Ro.si.<'r mine outfall WilS • Oil PP"'·

At other stations the concentration ranged to 30 times the lethal J.ev<'l

shmm by laboratory c:xp"riments.

In l'lS'1 H;trrim<m :investigat<'d the tnxif' <'ffeets of metals in natural

and a.rtificia.l SCiiW<rtc~r systPrn~ d{~signcd for. hnlding lolJstr~rs <!.live~ J[c~

.found the e:xp"ctell dctys of survival for lobsters exposed to various metals

· normall"( used in flow-through as weJ.l as clnsC'd water systems to he 3 1/2

days. fO.r coppCt', lH dnys for zinc, 2S days fnr aluminum, and 2B J./2 dil.ys ;

for lead and stainless steel, whi.le lobsters in the controJ. ·tanks survived

average of 55 days.

The Public Health Service j_n its r"eomrn(,ncled guidelines for metallic

combined metals of cadmium, lead, mercury, and chromium. In the r.ape Rosier

sampling at nine collcceting stations the range before fuJ.l plant operation

:for l_cacl, ch~O-~ium, ;nHl r.nclrn{um \'lns 2. to 1. ppm, with -~.n avnea~_~c before

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of ~~. ppm, while tho pn.st-opcrationnl an

increase of SO%. The range of post-opcrationccl ''atrvc·ys was from l. -to

2'~. ppm.

Levels of iron, zinc, chromium, ond mangam,so at C<:tpc Rosie~ arc> at

occurring :in ~:hcll'fi~_;l_t from t·h{~ ,lrCtl.. Prin.\.;lc nnd h.i.s .:.tsso<:iatc~.:i _reported

in·l968•that lead uptakE>. in oysters, hCJ.rd clams, and soft clams,adversely

affected. their digestive and eeprodnctive systems.

The average level of lead in shPllfish from the samplinr, stations in

Decembee 1967 <Vas 2. ppm, <·Jith a range from l. to 5. ppm. Later samplings.

averag<:cl nearly IJ. 'j· ppm. The ll. S. f'onrl ~mel llrug /\dministration limits

lead in· foods to 7. 0 ppm.

There arc two possible j_n1ccrprctGtions oF the ldgh levels of heavy

metals revculed hy these ani-m<J.ls. One is that mining operations have

dist-ributed the metallic ions more widely th~m. we had anticipated. The

other ts llacl<ground contaminrrtinn from tl1c numerous sulphide outcrops along

the shore and the partially worked prospects from previous mining operations.

In v:i.cw of 1:1""'" t<vn posriib.i.U.ti.cs, we lmve Ret tip 12 additional salllJlling

stations around tbe perimeter of the Castinc-lilue Hil.l peninsula· near known·

sulphide outcrops, in the vicini1:y of previously worked surface mines, and

at sites where there is no evidence of outcrops or oi' previous operations.

• Combined levels of cadmium, chromium, and lead from sampling stations

adjacent to the mine outfall <vcre nearly three times as high as the average

from other Cape Rosier stations and 1:\vice as high as the average of nine

stations scattered throu>',hout the Castine-!1luc Ilil.l peninsula. Since post­

"'l'":'l'n:tional sa111p.l.ing of mi.nc outfall stations showed 100% increase in

combincd_metal levels, we assumc that this increase is attributable to. the

ope.r.ation o:l' the or.e sr~pllr-1.rtion plant.

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The proposed opcr.~lltion in Union on the s-t. Ccot~gc Rivel' poses some

additional problems, si n<Oe proc<Oss v1atcr from the tailings pond is sc1tedu:l "d

to be dumped irrto tl1c St. (;corge River above the toron of Warren. The

1~.rron for

acilities

years, rcmov.in.1~· olH:~tructions nntl impcovirig ·the fisll passage

in order to rehabilitate the St. George for anadromous fish

alewives, ·shad, smelt, . striped hass, ilnd se~lmon. We have estimated that

the primary wholcsa.1 e value of alcr"ives and smc•lt alone will amount ·to

more than a quartc>r million dollar·s mmually rohcn thc entire system is

oped to· upriver mi.grations. Deleterious effects of heavy mrctals on finfish

are such that we can anticipate the complete destruction of anadromous

What are the economic ehoiccs between thG mining of non-rcnGwable

resources and the commercial usc of rcnc~·JLl.b.le natural resources? ' four

Gonsiderations need to be given to the> incompatability of renewable marine

resources and base mct;1.l mining:

(1) renGwable resources 0re, as the name states, renewable and will

continue to be indefinitely avaiJ.able for commercial and recreational use.·

.{3) several heavy metaJ.s Gre toxic to renewuble marine resources that

are of mGj or importance to the <eoGstal economy of Maine: lobs·tccs ,_ shcimp, ·

·crab, anadromous fishes, marine worms, and sheJ.lfish. '

-" Q _ .'_(4-) a.· The actual value of the mining industry to the Main<" economy

according to the Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook for 19 67 was $15 million .. · I .

Of this total, $8 miLlion plus, or 55%, consisted of sand, gravel, and rock.

The. rcmain:i.ng met.i or component, ~vith a value of $G. 5 million ineludecl

11 0l'tland and mJsnnt•y ccnJent, fclclsp0r, ancl other confidential data.

b. Dy comparison, in l9G7 the primary wholGsale vetlue of the

commercial fisheries in ~la:i.JlC' umountecl to $71 million while 1:1w mctr:i.ne spol't

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fisheries amounted t:o an CldcE.b.onal ;;5 milLion, or a total five times the

vuluc of m:in.i.ng ~

Hancock County is the principal lobster producing Clrca in. thee "orld.

For the last 17 yc.ars annuill catch has avcrar,c.d five and two'-thirds millipn

··'~ pounds, with an unnual prim<1ry \.•Jl1olcsalc value of four t1.nd -t-t,Jo-t1Jirds

millions of dollars; ilt ·l'JGH values, $Ci. 7 million each ycilr.

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The lobster catch in Hancock County alonc.has a higher primary

.wholesale value than all economic activity from Maine mining other than

Unless we exterminate the lobster:' by toxic metal, pesticides, or.

other chemical cmd industJ:'ial. poisons, this rcesource will continue . .

inde [ini tc.ly -to support an impocta.nt r'-1aint~ coa~;Jtal 5.ndils1:r'y· in ·contrast

-to the transitory c;ontrihutJon of non-r't.:Df'\.•J0.l).lc ·resour-ce! exploitation.

Thee effect of coastal heavy metul minir1g ranges from the potential of

economic disaster to a costly monitoring and control program to insure

nrln:i.lmllll lla:~:wcl to public ]l(•iil.th uncl nrini.rmun fl,1m<'l~'~ to :Lnf:in:i.tcly more

Valuable r'C.!nCWclblc r'C!SO\WCCS.

.ROUERT L. DOW

March 15, 1969

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IUTERENCES

Pringle~ .IJenjaminiL; -Hissong, ·Dale E.; Katz, Edward L.; aml Mulawka,. Stefan T., Trace rnc·tal accumulation by estuarine mollusks, JournaL·:.: of the Scmitary Engineering Division, Vol. 911-, No. S/\3, Proc. Paper 5970, June l'lGB, pp. 1~55-1~75. ···• •

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Wat~r Quality Criteria, Report of the National Technical Advisory . .. Committee to the Secretary· of t:he Interior, recleraJ. Water

Pollut:i.on Contra], 1\clministration, \•Jushinp;ton, D. C., 1\prill, 1968'.

Ela, Robert E. The riliJ.l~~al imlustry of Bureau of. Mines· ~linerals· Yearbook.

Ma;inc~. ·• Preprint from the . 1967 U. S' Dept. of the Interior. · ·

Marks, Graham l~allac~(- 1962. The copper .content and copper tolerance of sOme ··sp~¢'i'eS ·-or- -~Tiollt-rSks of the SO!lthe_rn_ California coast .. H.epr:cntc;\1 frrim.Jntern<tti.onal, Conference on Water Poll1rtion

'ReSear·ch.; I,oridOn. <

Raymont, ,J. E. G. and ShiE'lds, ,T. l'lG2. Toxi.city or copper and chromium in the marine environment. Reprinted from Internationa;l Conference on Wntc•r PnllutJ~On. RI'SC~rch, r.onclon,

Harriman, Donald ~1. 1953. Toxicities of some metals on lobsters · Q!_. amoP.i.oanns) i.n naturctl ctnd artifi.cial seawa.tcPs. I'ishories

Cit'cul<J.r No.· ll, ·.~1ai.ne Department of Sea, and Shore Fisheries, Augusta, Maine. ·

'Sverdrup, Johnson, and Flemj_ng. The Oceans. Prentice Hall, l'JII2.

Castell, C. H. and Sp~itrs, D. M. Heavy metal ions and the development of rancidity in blended fish ·muscle. ,J. I'ish. Res. IJd. Canada,' 25(li-): G3Q-G56, 1%8_ •

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RIJNAL.O W. t:;REEN, <;Q ... >•UesiCNI!:R

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STATE OF MAINE

DEPARTMENT OF SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES STATE HCUSE

AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330

Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner St~eet Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

April 29, 1969

Enclosed is a station surrunary of the metal analyses of clam samples for the four series.

Although this is public information, care must be exercised in the interpretation of the data. For example, you will find that my corrnnents in my paper are largely limited to the assumption that increases after December 1967 ca.;·. be attributed to the operation of the separation c, :~"''c.

RLD/jwu Enc.

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Station 1 J1etal

•. Cadmium

Goba1t Iron -sead ~Hekel Zinc Copper Chromium !langanese

Station 2

Cadmium Cobalt Iron Lead Nickel Zinc

• Copper · Chromium

Manganese

Station 4

C.""t~..imiu.m

Cobalt Iron Lead Nickel Zinc Copper Chromium Nangane,;e

Station 6 Cadmium

• ~obalt .Lron Lead Nickel Zinc Copper Chromiu:n

Q'tNangane 3e

Dec. , 1967

0.17 <.20

93.60 2. 36 ' <.20

14.69 2.81 0.23 2".35

0. 17 <.20

123.75 2.36 <.20

12.62 3.22 l. 36 5.91

0. J 9 <.20

138.90 l. 37 <.20

15.15 2 .. 99 l. 08 6. 04

0. 1'/ <.20

1511. 00 l. 79 <.20

13.30 3.09 0. 77 5.89

April,

0.18 0.11

89.75 4.62 0. 73

16.61 2. 72 4.24

68.25

0.08 0. 6 ':i

262.00 1.13 0.11

l3. 79 2.34 1. 27

17.27

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6'(8.2 3.15 0.0

l 11. q !;

4.28 l. 56

43.75

0. J 'I 0.48

513.50 2.44 0.15

16.56 2. G 1~ 2.-7 7.)8

1968 June, 1968

0.09 0. 46

327.00 2.44 2.48

20.08 l. 79 1.198

15.58

. J36 0 ,, . \,)

1 ~r ·r . -3 o 2.22 0.75

l'(. 26 l. 82 l. 22

10.91

0.1?9 o.o

189.20 l. 90 0. 19

ltl.l2 1..59 0.232 8.34

0. llli 0.0

149.50 l. 62 0.21

15.00 2.23 0.444 3.19

Sept. , 1968

0.1098 l. 30'

1028.1 2.56 1.19

13.94 3.126 1.19

341.2

0.058 0.187

115.80 l. 053 0.685

12.60 2.04~ c.5o4 2. c 3 ~

' l; '! v ·~

0.0995 0.339

477.0 l. 712 2.6'( v'

15.65 v' 3.33 l. "(34 5. 1; 6

nange i 'I

.09- . 1 f :.~

. 11- l. 311:. 89.75-1028.1 II

2. 36- 4. 6;!1' <. 20- 2. 41J!l

13.94- 2o.oil!! l. 79- 3 .1/t

.23-2.35-

4. 2i!:: 341.2 ~

.08- . 1: 6 0 . 6'

115. 80- 262.01 1. 053- 2. 31

.11- . 7' 12.60- 17. 2<

1. 82- 3.2 .504- 1.3

2.88- 17. 2',

0 . 7 0 . 9 '

138.90-1181.5 l. 37- 13. 9'' 0 2. 0'

14.44- 43.6•· 1.59- 7.5 0.232- l. 5' 6.04- 80.6i

. l' • 4

513.5

0.0995.:: 0

149.50-l. 62-

.15-13.30-

2.23-.444-

3.19"-

l. 7 . 2. 6 .

15. 6 ' 3-3 l. 7 .I

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G.ion 7 . i I

ole tal Dec., 1967 . April, 1968 June, 1968 Sept. ,' 1968 Range Cadmium 0.17 0.08~ 0.146 0.121\ 0.084- -17 Cobalt <.20 0.676 0.0

58g. 'JII "

0 . 6 Iron 75.08 281. 80 7 6. '{ 5 ,75.08- 580.51 •, Lead l. 15 2.1114 l. 50 l. 914 1.15- 2. 1 Nickel <.20 o.o 0.07 1.138 0.0 - 1.1 • Zinc 13.62 16.22 15.35 17.41 ,/ 13. 62- 17.4 Copper 2.42 4.61 l. 62 2.935 l. 62- 2.9 Chromium 0.26 1. 406 0.233 l. 179 . 233 ... , 1.4 Manganese l. 31 3-92 l. 759 19-93 1. 31- '19. 9

Station 8 Cadmium 0.30 0.854 0.625 0.621 .30- .85 Cobalt <.20 1.160 0.48~ 0.706 l. 160- .70 Iron 526. 00 1709.18 868.55 1942.0 526 -1942.0 Lead 4.94 19.50 5.26 12.42 4.94- 19. 50' Nickel <. 20 0.0724 0.61 l. 144 . 0724- l.lil Zinc 18.50 45.20 69.58 35.60 18.50- 69.58 Copper ~.89 8.41 7.89 4.84 4.8~- 8. ~1· Chromium l. 36 3. 911 l. 3110 1.681 l. 36- 3. 911'' Manganese 20.20 204.25 37.45 101.80 20.20- 204.2')i

Station 9 .Cadmium o. :n 0.307 0. 2'{6 0.153 .153- " . • .)d

Cobalt <.20 0.692 0.0 l. 013· 0 l. 01 Iron 759. 7l 1311. 0 123.10 690.00 123.10-1311.0 Lead 2. 1;o 16.99 2. 4 7 2.16 f 2.16- 16.9Cj ~Eckel <. 20. 2.09 0.0 l. 91 0 2.0'! Zinc 19.05 28.45 36.39 13. 119 13.39- 36. 3'• Coppe1• ~. 61! 6.83 3.02 3.96 3.02- 6. 8 ', Chromium 1.19 2.094 0.383 l. 149 .383- 2. 0') i-langanese 21. ~0 23.35 2. 8"{ 174.30 2.87- 174. 3•J

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Feb, 22nd 1968

Callahan announces open-pit mine.

Reed signs bill permitting Callahan to drain ponds L.D. 1705 1/17/66 Maine Suprem)Court decision 1/27/66

"State has not only right but the duty to use such lands for the greatest public good."

Maine Water Improvement Commission testimony. Doyle, "no significant toxic effect of c~emicals used in (ore) processing-~ Chemicals used would be added in such small qua.nt­it1es, Dept. memo Dow to Doyle (ref.).

Packet Edtorial, MINE COULD USE SOME HEL£1 Callahan's remarkable plans on their intent to restore the area once the minerals are removed. The pond will be reflooded and returned to a state much as it is now.

W,P,edt/ Mine officials say that by modifying Goose Falls it would be possible to have a completely protected harbor, considerably larger than the area with water at low tide prior to the mine development.

W.P.edtj"on restoration" Callahan officials say no blue prints are.drawn up now because no one knows exactly what'the town will desire several years from now. Reiterated their desire to satisfy the town in this respect when that time coines. (re Prentiss Carlisle Co.12/23/65 Wildlife management l

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Ellsworth American/ Doyle stresses that in establishing aims for restoration of the pond-site, the Maine Mirtihg Bureau will be working with other sta~te·: S:gencies including the Maine Highway Dept.lind Sea & Shore Fisheries, also MWIC & Fish and Game Dept.

Opening of mine* Callahan officials have given assurances the.t they will work with local & State agencies to restore the area to a useable asset when mining is Completed,

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The \oleekly Packet Blue Hill, MEJ.ine

Mr. Jerry Durnbaugh Editor Publisher

Dear Mr. Durnbaugh:

50 Tan,er Street He.ddonfield, New Jersey 080!}.3 Narch 22, 1971

Thanks for your letter of the 18th. Perhaps in my reading your article too much was read into i.t.

I think we share the understanding that the recl­amstion of the GoGse Pond area is an importa.nt matter.

Hopefully whatever is done in the s.rea is with the intention to do the right thing.

In future coverage of the :reclmnation proposals to be made, if you want the views of "lll irnl'lediate neighbor to the mine please feel free to stop around.

Sincerely,

Albert E; Sandeck1

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eWE The Weekly Newspap« Serving Southwestern Han~ock County

Blue Hill, Maine P.O. Box 343 e Offset Printing

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Phone: Area Code 207, DRake 4-5643 March 191

1971

Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, New .Jersey

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

First, I think it is extremely difficult to misquote a written article, but I see you succeeded. Congratulations!

Theaarticle did not refer, specifically, to you. Nor did it imply that all complaints of all adjacent residents were either unjustified, unreasonable, or both. In fact, there is no way such a cone lusion could be drawn from the editorial which, coupled with your misquotation from it, leads one to wonder if you have read it?

As I say, your particular problems with Callahan were not foremost in my mind as I composed the piece. You certainly had some legitimate complaints. Your issue of the color of the pump house, for example, would not fit the category of unjustified. Picayune, perhaps, but not really unreasonable. And alovely job you did in decorating tre building, too, I might add l

No, I was thinking more of the resident who demanded Callahan prevent airplanes from flying over and photographers from taking pictures of the pit. And otter similar complaints which I--and I am sure you, too--consider both unreasonable and unjustified.

Since I am certain you and I would not define "ecological waste" (your term) in exactly the same words, and there are others who would disagree with the both of us, I rather expect there will be some "unjustified or unreasonable" demands during the reclamation planning. I'm sure that whatever the final outcome is it will not Deceive unanimous and enthusiastic endorsement. And certainly it would be unreasonable to blame this paper for any and all"bad attitudes" that might be generated because we had tbe temerity to suggest that not all complaints against the mine had merit.

Thank you for your kind words concerning our bringing the matter of reclamation up far examination, though I fail to see how you could be surprised by it since it is .consistent with our views on the matter in the past. And you need not fear the fairness of our coverage, We have never been unfair in coverage of any matter yet, and have no intention of departing from the professional canons of objective journalism. ·

Sincerely,

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· .Jerry L. Durnbaugh Publisher

Weekly Packet Blue Hill. Maine 04614

Mr. Jerry Durnbaugh Editor

Dear l":r. Durnbaugh;

50 Tanner Street Haddonf1 e ld, New Jersey 0803J f•;arch 17, 1971

I an~ wr1 t1l,:r to you personally and would appreciate your not considering this a letter to the •aitor for publi­cation.

Would you clarify your broad generalization ir> the "Time to ll'-'9.ke plans" J/11/71 on the " complaining residents near the mine, whose den!ands were *r!justified or unreasonable."

As a neighbor who compla.ined to Callahan I cannot recall conveying an unjustified or unreasonable complaint. Of course the point is to whom is it an unjustified or unreasonable complaint.

Aside frore that .. I feel it is YO\>r responsibility to be factual and not generalize when it comes to affecting people's attitudes towards one another. Your handling of such terms could conceivably create a potential .,or or worse yet perpetuate bad attitudes on the part of the Town of Brooksville, State and Callahan officials towards all the residents near the mine. To M.y nothing of rereoving Ooi1s1deration,discussion and cooperation with those that live near the xn1ne 1n efforts towards reclamation of the Goose Pond area.

This is assuming you rr:eant what you se.id about 1 t' s t1ree for all to sit down together and plan for something other than another ecological waste, As you know recler-.P.tion is a meAns of further employment and the end result could be a mtlch higher tax re.table land area,

I was plegse.ntly surprized to see you have surfaced the recl!ll'lation matter and hope your paper will cover the develop­ments fairly in the coming t1onths.

Sincerely,

Albert E. Sandecki

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As for legislative controls of open•pit mining operations, I can say that my research has led to many pages on the subject. The ll!OSt informative books have been sent to me by the Canadian government's provinces of Alberta and SaskatchewaJ!l. I could not begin to bring out the technical codes and safety procedures which open-pit operators must by law follow. You are welcome to have these publ1cations if you wish,

It wa.s alarming to discover that the l'laine Department of Le.bor and Industry has no safety oodes or rules pertaining to

,_ mining.

Maine may indeed have a wealth of mineral development ahead in the future and the industry could be a boom to .. the state's coffers. However I feel there J:.1Htlf be legislation brought into being to guarant:ee reolamattcm of the land put to this use. There should be bonding to cover all eventual1t1es of a suoess­ful or a failing open-plt mine~·-'l'he Soil Conservation Service ~ould be a s:ouroe for particulars on the proper u&.e of the land to be reclaimed. I would think that. the Untvers1t"y of Fsine and their Cooperathre Extension Service would be an interested group of technical.· experts. Lastly Mr. Cordell Moore, assistant to the Secretary of the Int:erlor, has in the past year· or so completed an extensive study of the probleros with a few sugg·ested legis­lative oures.

I would feel .a bit out of my league with any suggestions other than the ones I have outlined in tht!IIJ1letter. I think we would both agree to this point that, exploitation without reclama­tion is no legacy for future generations.

Sincerely,

Albert E. Sandecki

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THE WEEKLY PACKET, Blue Hill, Maine, March 18, 1971 rage Three

• Callahan m1ne may '72 • 1n close sometime

BROCKSVU...LE--Operation of the Callahan Mining Corporation,s Penobscot Unit at Harborside will probably end sometime next year~

In a news release last week out­lining 1970 mining results, the company reported a consolidated net loss of $1,223,000 as com­pared to a 1969 profit of $371,000.

''At the Penobscot open pit mine in Maine," the statement read,

'•1970 was the best production year to date. However, rising operating­costs together with the sharp drop in copper prices resulted in re­assessing and substantially reduc­ing ore reserves. It now appears that operation of the unit will be terminated in 1972.u

Callahan attributed its l970loss to the slowdown in the nation's economy; ''an extraordinary Citarge of $1,338,000 before tax­es to reflect downward assess­ment of ore reserves at the Pen­obscot Unit anQ write-off of the Leach depositj and non-re~urring pre-tax losses of$794,000atAvica Corporation and the Pitch Mine, both of which are being phased out in early 1971."

ABOUT 100 area residents are currently employed at the Brooks­ville mine, and there are no im­mediate plans to reduce employ­ment, Callahan spokesman Ralph Flow said 1\lesday.

Both underground and open pit operations are continuing, and the mine is operating three shifts. The pit has another 80 feet downward to go, Flow said,

The Leach deposit, which in­volved an underground operation, was terminated because 'tit didn't look like a viable operation," Flow addedo

He said that plans were being made for Callahan officials to meet with Brooksville selectmen and others at the local level in the next few months to map out a restoration plan for the propertyG

PACKET DPIIIDK The WEEKLY PACKET. Vol. 11, No. 15 March, 11, 1971

If all Printers were determin'd not to print any thing till they were sure it would offend no body, there would be very little printed.

-Benjamin Franklin, 1731

Time to make plans Back when the Penobscot Unit on Cape

Rosier opened a few years ago, offi­cials of Callahan Mining Corporation indicated that restoration of the pro­perty, when the mine was worked out, would be in line with the desires of the town of Brooksville.

The life of the mine, they said, was four to six years.

Now several years have passed and the end of the mine can't be very far away.

The Callahan people have been good neighbors. There have been some prob­lems, but Callahan management fell

over backwards to meet complaints of residents near the mine even when, on occasion, those demands were unjusti­fied or unreasonable. Callahan even walked the extra mile in reforestation and s.creening to make the area as at­tractive as possible, increased its blasting costs to reduce noise and con­trol fly-rock, developed a.re-cycling process to keep its effluent from con­taminating waters of Penobscot Bay.

The mine has been good for Brooks­ville and the entire area. It has pro­vided employment and is a welcome as­set to the tax base. Its payroll has kept

· families off the welfare rolls. But it is no,t too early to start develop­

ment of a restoration plan. In fact, the moment is fast approaching when some decisions are going to have to be made on how the area is going to be left. It's time, in short, for Brooksville

selectmen, citizens, Callahan manage­ment, and State officials to sit down to­gether, roll up their .sleeves, and come up with a plan that will prove a worked mine can still be an asset and not an ecological disaster.

Stop Mining Next Year

Callahan l'vlining Corporation has announced that operations at the open pit copper and zinc mine at Cape Ros1er in Brooks­ville will be terminated in 1972.

The company says that 1970 was the be.;;;t production year to date. "However, rising operating ,,...,sts together with the sharp drop in copper prices resulted in reassessing and sU'bstantially re­ducing ore reserves," reads a .eiJOI ~ re eased ·by the company on March 5.

"It now appC'~rs th.at operation of the unit will be terminated in

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NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL of MAINE

20 WILLOW STREET AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330 207 X>OO<~

Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033

Dear Mr. Sandecki:

February 16, 1971

There are some bills in the hopper at the current time; but I would say the idea of 11 current use 11 taxation will be presented, but nothing will be passed. It will go to Legislative Research and be studied for at least one year.

At the February Board of Directors meeting, a resolution was passed

622-3101

that the NRC assist in promoting the creation of a Penobscot Bay protection and development committee to prevent undesirable industriali­zation and to form compatible development programs. This office is providing information on desulphurization plants to .local citizens and local organizations on request and is actively assisting the local people to oppose this proposal.

The Bagaduce River dam is still under investigation and, as sQon as more information is available, I am sure a position will be taken.

MFB/s

Sincerely,

Marshall F. Burk Executive Secretary

When will Maine have· a new mining law? •. AdopUon of Maine'' new mining regulations- the

f!f5t d""lgned to protoct ond con•or•• Moine land- may bo doloyod"""" longor thon planned os the "'ult of a Moine Mining Cammloslon (MMC) public hearing at the State Ho""" lo>t'week.

MMC'• director John A. Bodet .. ld he hlld hopPd to hll•e the comml..<slon,. p:ropMed rut"" ond regulation< In o!foct oomet\me durlng )>larch, 1970, but the longthy hearing (n6Br\)' !our hou"') uncmered prab\em< th•t ma.y""""' a target date of elthe> June or July before the ne,. reot!lctloru; Mil be applied to,Mlllne's rolatl"ly smau m\ntn~ lndlllltry.

1'hecomml .. lon, oet up Oct. 1. l~ij~ by tho leg\.&\•· !uno, hu h•d Ito dlffico\Uos getting ll"lled.

The re.,ot beorlnx, Bader wa:; oarefullo point out, wa>n't ••<tulred by low, but w .. oalled t<i gl•e the min· lng lndu,stry ""'I'Y lut po.,lble opportunity to "dlscw.s" the new ruk>l bcfoN they become offloiol.

!ndusuy repre'lontatl•"' took evef}" opening and oh~n•• to ovoll lholfll!el•"' <>I tO..! oppottunlty •t tho hearing. A:; a MUll, tile lnduotry~ grace period will be •~tended whlle ~•erollepl quest\ono; ore Ironed out by the ottorney general'< offioe.

One of the gray ...,asln the new rut .. tlllt wos un· ooVIlnod altho hearing Is tllo quosUnn of just wbon tho p:ropooed. regulstim,. would beromo &rt..,tl•• tnr redo· maUon purpo:~es.

A£ stated, the Minlng-Oon.~ona!l<>n and Rehoblllll· tlon of t..nd measure bl!<amo eftectlve O<L I, 1969. It oaUd for tile ,..atlnn of the Milne Mlnlng Camrnls­'lon Uld dl:rooted that ccmm_lsslon to formulate and adopt rules ond regulati<lns fo-r the m!nln~ lndustey.

Now,aomo l~ mont hi after becoming law, Moine an4 tbo mining Industry wUistlll have to walt another 81~ monthl ~fore tho commlaslon hl.s any operaUng rul ...

And lnd11.0try •pokeomen want to know when the e!fed\Ye date 18 going to b(o: October, l9S9, or perhllpo m months flom now, orsomewheu In bctweell. This wtll have to wolt loran attOiney l<nerlll's office Inter· pntation.

Another peripboral problem na1~n~a~ the ~ommls· .ton, which lw boen WO'fk\ng on tormulotlng Its rules

lnd reguiiiUom for nearly a yelll', I• 011e ot memb(ol'Sillp ol the commission Itself.

Tho MMC worit through more than 30 oppUconl8 l>o!on~ It picked Bador u dlroctor 11181: July, noa:rly • yoor aft.r the bcdy hod b .. n """'ted. Now the comrnlaslon Ius Its own stafl\n~ dilemma.

'I'he llw C4lls for the oommtsslon 10 be oomposed of fi"" m•mbers' one ftom the mini~ Industry, one repre­-~ng "'""""'"'tlon lnteJ'I!Eis, •nd !Ita n~malnln~ threo meml>ero ~epr.,entlnr tbe If&""'" I publl<:, with at leut two of tl:tese wltb training In geoloi(Y, engllleel:!ug, or planllibi.

The Drlglnal comml..<sion Included Pelet S. Kolloy,e

8 Maine Tillllli, Friday, J~riuary 8, 1971

Garlbou ..ttOincy, as chalrman; Jamos Nesbitt, Lewl•lon, as vice ohalrm~n (he's with the Andra':'ogg\n Regtonol Planning Commission): Stato.Geologl.!;t Robe> I Doyle; Richard Ande,.on, o! the Maine Audubon Socloty; ond John Mlllcolm, of Gall• han Mines In Harborside.

Mllloohn left for Brazil In Soptembu,and Kelley,..,. $\gned ,:O,cembor 31 b(ocauoe ho v.ill b• a ,.,..mber of the 105\b UJIIslature. ,

This brln~ the oomm\sslon down to thJOe membero (only two appeared at the pubne l_>enrln1: Nesbitt opened lh~ meetln11 ~rtd left; but Doyle sat In throu~h­out), with tile mining lndrntry looklnJ a rept<!Sentatlve on the panel, ond the JSCent gubornotorial t<!<!OUUI hold· ill~ up noW apj><>lnte .. lhuo tar.

At the hearing, C.llabon Min"" >Ice pralden\ Chorl"" snead was exttemely quick to point out that tho min· In~ Industry hasn't been ropresento<l on Ill• commission !lnre September, while mony ol th~ regu\aUono wwro beln~ dtawn up, and asked that the hearing bo defer,. <I unlllsotCh lime as on lndll$lr~ n>piosentoU>e had boon oppolnlo<l to th• eommlsslon.

He •lsa complolned that the new rut.,. and <OIUIO· liens had only been un .. iled Decombtr 18, and nobody hu had •n odequale chance to otll<ly tbom.

Other mining •pok.,men echoed SR<Sd~ compWnt, but tho bee· form hoarlng;ort of rodo over that o:tel of

r'liot for aWhile

anyway

dii<Cusolon and londed In a bog ofrh•t.otto about min· lng perm\ to, which ah oalled for In lhe now rulos.

'!'he min.,. (how quoin! to think of them tl!us with their attacllo cas.e.ond rather aplfl attlro) objected to the word "permit" In lhnules mor.- thon tlley did the Intent of su~h permits. First of all, they didn't like the Idea of perm ito coming up so ooon In <ho rulos (it 'I !n the nrot SM!Ion), ond """"ndly tlloy hlld • ••mantle block In accepting the word lt>elf. '!"hey felt It could l<:lre off oilier> !nleMied In d.,elop!ng mining Interest• lnMalne.

Bodor polnled out that ,..,elvin I a permit wu merely an lnd\cotlon of appro••! from the MMC of the firm's ml~lng pion, o.n<i that It Is a "one-Lim<!" pormlt, and d"""n"t h"'" to be rano\led "'"'l' you.

Doyle turtber ... xplolned that permit r ... (ranging from $50 up to $500) weren't required for Lond ol~eady being ml..,d, b~t would be oppllcable to ony new min· ln~ acr .. go openod up fn:nn now on.

Doyle .. ld that • pormlt under the new rut .. ond reg. ulotlono v.·ould bo nothing mo.ra than a "signing up," or a "ootlttcatlon !hot you're in the otote and doln,g b\151·

"""'·" Sn01d ouggeot.d thot rathe> thanC41U.og lh pe>mlt, It should be .. named .. "a ncUfioatlon of presence,<>< something."

ltuold Kaler, or Lime Producto Corp .• Union, thought It might bo mora to lhe point to oolllt an "opproYOI nJJm· ber" lnsteod of permit. ·

Robett Fuller,slltlng In f01 the oUOiney ijeneral'• of. flc&, o!rerod "certiflt:ate of approval" In plac<! of \)!!!•

"'· Bader put a halt to aU tlleaemanlic whimsy by p:re- ·

dlclln~ that "within a year" the le~sloture would P""' new •tatuw. which would !llllke ttle word "pO<mlt" port o!thelaw.

Permits, lly t~e way, would borf!qulmd fo'r oil mlri­lng operotof51n. the otal<l from th<o commission. Grahl· lugo!•uoh pe>mlts would be subj~ot to the rlllni o! a

notice of the Intent to mine In Mo.lna; fU\ng ol an op· .··.!' .• plication; filln~ ora mining plan. speo:tncotio"'""d . mops: pay<MJII olo mining pion appllcotlon feE; ~not•

~~~o:P~.'!f~~~~;d~d~~:::.t~~n~!\~~~~~; 1) and perfcrman<!<' bond.

In the""""' Of5eVI!rlli rnlnlngolt"' not adjooeot to one another, .. puato perliltts would be req.ul<Ed tor any n&W ar ... opened up.

No permits or fe ..... ou\d be required for explora· Uon, although any ">!""able dl'lturbllnoo" or tho land 1urlooe would ~••• to be rO!\<>rsd_ to the "'"""a K•"""'l condition "" It w"' belo111 the expli.roUon."

This naturally opened up a d\ao.'Usslon of when ~x· plorotlon ffids nnd production bot:ln•. Doylo ,..k.Jd tho ·--<

lndw;try people Jilt v.·ould bolp to <haniie the wordln~ to "explonUon, dB'ielopm..,t, o!ld praduc!ioo."

AAd Bader>old hLs personal Interpretation of tbe ond of upiorotlon operations and 1he be~nnlnl o! p:ro· du<:t.ion lo when~ firm otarts to recei,·e money for Ito product

That. of course.•Wept tho hoarlng Into 0 dloousslon of tile d~nltlon of the word product, which mhilng peoplosold t. dlffer•nt from company to company.

"Product" os donned by the new law means ~clay, peat, •tone, minerals, ore~, topsoils. or otl\er oolld Milt· ter," which would seem to CO'<r anything coming ou\ of the eQI'th except 'wamp log.

Doyle <aid <l!oleJ!i>"'t""'• inl«rtt In p.asolng tbe new mining low• wos twofold: to piotoct the en;ironmcnt !ram •~<:es>t•e debl:O;, and 10 protect the pre;ent min· lngopenlof5.

He admitted, however, that these two points hOd nevor "made a eompotlblo <'<lnneollon" oo far.

Blld<r tried to con\lnre the mining rcprcientotlves lhotthe proposed Maine regulatloru; on"''"<;' mild."

"We're not over~egullUng," be oald. "We',. otudled th< mining no\"" and regulations ol37 of, the 50 ototoo, ond o\1 of tho."' rulos are newly pasoed or •to going to tholr sta.tolegi3htu""' !or OPPJ:OYOI.

"The conoe:•aUon lntcJ:estsaN on oil! books to 1et tills th\o~ throu~h," Bader oald. "We',. ont~· conremed with whar·you t!o to the •ur!aoe of the earth. We have no Intention ol ~oln8 1 '"'tricU•• agon~y.

"Wo're gtilni\O boon your oide 99 poroent o!the time, In order to bolp keep your ope>atlon.o goil111," he .•.

One of the most P"""'lng and vnll~ questions b)' tho mlnln& operotof8 wu the qul!£i:ton or how mony otate

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March 19, 1971

Thank you for your note re The Packet. I have no objection to your writing and I do not see it makes a difference on our negotiations.

I think you and I should hear from Charles Snead very soon as when he phoned me last week, he outlined his suggestions for placing a well on the Borings 1 ·land rather than the Callahan land and agreed to write me with a copy to you as to what he proposed •

• Snead suggested the well be placed on the Borings 1 land now and that arrangements be made to set up the water company soon, so that all interested parties could participate. He claims it is much chaper to have the well in Harborside than on the Callahan entrance property. He states that Callahan expects to close the mine next year, which we know.

I, of course, told him pecially the amount of by the water company. suggestions. He asked and I said I did.

there were many points to be determined, es­money Callahan would set aside for future use I requested he write me the details of his if I wished a copy of the letter sent to you

When we hear from him, we may discuss his proposition with all concerned.

Marion Farnham phoned me this week to ask that I be sure we could participate in any meeting, so that everything could be done to have the mine filled with salt water next year. When I see you and them, we may discuss the best way for me to approach the Selectmen.

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Thank you very much for your letter of March 23, 1971 and the enclosures. I appreciate your sending them.

You may recall that I wrote the Sea and Shore Fisheries Department last fall, requesting that I be kept informed of any meetings to discuss the Pond. Mr. Dow, with whom I have been working on the oil matter, replied that he thought we would be informed of any meetings. However, as you say, the only thing we can do is to follow matters closely and insist that we · participate.

As matters of environment are now in everyone's mind and the newspapers are very active, I think your idea of having editorial comments as well as letters to the editor is helpful. My reluctance to approve such correspondence is only when it is directed to a particular claim or case in which my clients are involved.

I am sure all the newspapers which have been publishing stories about Callahan for the last month or two, would be interested in the community recommendations for the Pond •.

Please let me know when you plan to come up, and perhaps by then the well and other matters will have reached a factual position which will enable all of us to discuss our next move.

Best regards.

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki, 50 Tanner St. Haddonfield, N.J. 08033

Dear Albert:

Thank you for your letter of March 31, 1971. It is my impression that Callahan found it difficult to work things out with the Borings this winter and hoped th&t we would carry on for them with the Borings •

• Of course, we cannnt do so for .several reasons and therefore I told Snead they would have to proceed.

I shall keep you informed of any Town conferences con­cerning the Pond. I shall telephone you if anything comes up.

I hope the Searsport meetings will end this week. It has been a long trip, but at the moment I think our evidence has been very helpful to E.I.C. However, no one knows what their decision will be.

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Mr.Charles D. Snead, Jr. Vice rresident & Counsel

Dear Charley:

50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, New Jersey 080JJ April 16,1971

Haven't written to you in regard to the recent ann.ouncements on the closure of the Penobscot Unit, feeling you know of my concern about the restoration of the area. As neighbors near the mine-site we are interested and would like to ask you, if you can, to keep us informed.of the proposals to be considered.

I was disappointed to learn that your letter of March 2Jrd indicated little progress with location of a new well on the Boring property. I was, as were others, under the impression that all was proceeding smoothly towards a ~ood supply of drinking water this spring or early summer. The 5 ga.llon jug SJI"Stem does have its inconveniences as well as serving as a re­minder to those who have lost their once good water supply in July of 1968.

I know you are well aware of this and am sure you are doing your best to remedy the problem.

If you see l'lr. Hall please thank him for sending the 1970 Annual Report.

cc: Sherman Greene Sunset, l'iain e

Sincerely,

Albert E. Sandecki

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':r &$s~e you llave bet!n wdr'Ri_rtg on 1;,b.i'll$ Alb~ Stm~Ckt .··. · haV!il)g ,written me that you llad sent 't;be Bori~s · , ·

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.· .. por"!i!lsion. to start w()rk ·on .the wel:l this. summer • .. •

Thank Y9U for your ciooper.ation ..

In spih ot the newspq;per st.oriec8, l·l'llll. sure yo~r . reclamation group is worldng ~d. &lld doing a . ··.· g()Qd job.

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Dear I<~ank t .

A brief rtdtl; to inQai.re how Callah" is coraing along · wtth the Borings on the propOsed new ~ll. at H~U"bol~side • . Fred Beck has reported that be .·sent answEJrs to . their

. . . :J.,tst of questions• · l bt>ope that ypu ·will ketep after j~:;· ·.this m&tter as it is most. important to reaon a decision

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.:; ...• '7Please )teep me adVised and thanks tor any raport you ::£:····, ·· · .. ean give me after checking with Fred•.

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Alb~t Sandecki to.l,d llfe i.rist w~ek- thl:lt you we,.. pro- . · C4~ding; with . the Redman mattiilr ·.as to t·b,e ·pos.sibility

·.· of placing a Well•. on their i;ireild.ses and ~so tb.at yoQ; · qad not heard finally frOfil the Boring~. ..• ·. · . .. ·

_ . ·•• C9ttlti you please ,let me ... lqlOW hoW. theSe two matters·. now .•• •~,>tiuid. as I hope Callal'taU.VIi11.1Je· ab~eto reach a tinal

" t,< decisiop as to the locaUot~,_ ~f ilnotber well, very s~on. • •. •\nOtll~r well DluSt be d.I",Ul,'ed 01nd checl<.ed. ~his summ~

. iri order to avoid ~inter weat}).er arid to assure •. !l!Y · · clients of a fresh water supply.

· .. F'lease·let me know as soon as possibl,e as to -your plans.

We appreciate your inter~st.

· V~ty tru.ly yours.

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Harborside, Maine 04642 August 20,1971

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Pear Dr. Okey:

I have been involved with the gathering of information in rega,rd to the reclamation of the Callahan Corporation's mine-site on Cape Rosier, Hancock County, Maine.

A report has come into my possession which was developed by the F.W.Q.A. and the U.S.P.H.S. at the request of the Jlia'-ne Department of Sea & Shore Fisheries and the E. I. C. on a survey of the coastal waters of C~;tpe Rflsier, in order to assess

.the effects of trace metal discharges to the marine environment of the area,

Perhaps you or your department a.re aware of this report, if not, I would Hke to request you to study the report at your earliest convenience.

o! particular importance is the sections dealing with ground water and the wells tested between the period of Dec, 1967 through Sept.,1968 with attention to the lead concentrations. Although\.:two of the wells tested had the maximum all01~able by the US.PHS standards, one well had a lead concentration of 0.10 mg/1, twice the allowable standard,

.The well is used, as I understand to this day, by the family. of Bosco Rankin here on Cape Rosier. I would urge you to look into the matter as !loon as possible.

Title & source of report as follows:

EFFECTS OF STRIP-1\INE DWCHARGES ON THE MARINE ENVIRONI<)ENT FEAR CAPE ROSIER, l"J\INE

U.S. Dept. of the Intertor Federal Water Quality Adr.inistration New England Basins Office North East Region Needham Heights, /l,assachusetts August, 1970

Sincerely,

Albert E. 3ar:<'•,ccki

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, N J 08033

Dear Albert:

A brief note to say that Fred Beck called me yesterday to report that Callahan had decided to start drilling at once a series of shallow wells on their property in the hopes that this would bring in good water. If this does not work, they plan to put in a well on their property near Malcolm Gray.

• He said that Callahan would probably close down next spring, but they would have enough ore to continue processing for five months.

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I told him that we must !mow before winter what the water situation is,and that I had been instructed to proceed to seek damages if no satisfactory arrangements had been worked out.

I shall keep you informed.

Wm. Sherman Greene, Jr.

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, N J 08033

Dear Albert:

I talked with Fred Beck on Wednesday and he says that they have drilled six holes for wells to 65, 55 and 45 feet and found no water. This weekend they plan to dig additional shallow wells, eight in number, nearer your premises, hoping that they locate Wl'jter. He will keep me informed on developments •

I shall keep after Callahan, so that we may either have a positive result on the new wells or reach a decision as to proceeding to seek damages by court proceedings.

I have written twice to Gus Speth, the last letter having just been returned. Please ask Dr. Patrick for the full address and I shall write again.

yours,

WSG:HL

P.S. Your letter of September 14 just received. Hafe mailed letter to Mr. Speth.

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Mr. Albert E. Sandecki 50 Tanner Street Haddonfield, N J 08033

Dear Albert:

September 30, 1971

Fred Beck called me yesterday to say that Callahan had drilled several shallow holes for possible wells on their premises near the Farnhams• and your property. The water was tested and found to be satisfactory as to mineral and salt content. However, the bacteriological content was reported as high. Fred Beck said they were having this re-tested as they did not understand why the bacteria showed in such quantity. He agreed to let me know in the next day or two what the tests showed.

I shall keep you informed.

As you plan to be in Maine soon, I hope that at that time a final decision may be reached as to the entire situation.

WSG:RL

cc: Mr. and Mrs. Brainard Farnham Harborside,Maine 04642