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State mining officials and operators pledge to maintain Electric Lake as questions about mine inflow persist
Summary
Deputy director Dana Dean and division hydrology staff briefed the council on Skyline Mine dewatering, recent well discharges, planned drilling to access formation water, and past hydrologic studies that found no direct proven connection to Electric Lake; they said the company plans to invest in short‑term well work to keep the lake and power plant operating while the state continues monitoring and gathers more data.
Deputy director Dana Dean (Division of Oil, Gas and Mining) told the council that Wolverine Fuels and division staff are actively working to manage water levels at Electric Lake amid an extreme drought year and ongoing uncertainty about where mine inflow is originating.
Dean summarized recent permitting and operational steps: a permitted discharge point (site 005) has been used for years; current permitted discharges approached 3,500 gallons per minute at one monitoring point and other wells (e.g., JC‑1) have discharged at different rates. Dean said the company has mobilized drilling this spring to access formation water outside mine workings and to protect the power plant and lake.
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