Summit provided guidance in optimizing settling performance to prevent total suspended solids (TSS) levels in Wolfram Creek which flows through a mine in southern B.C., from exceeding licensed limits. Aspects of the project included measuring potential water yield and deriving Q10 discharge, analysing the particle size distribution of the sediments that could potentially be mobilized, and settling capacities of the settling ponds. Recommendations included suggestions for maximizing the existing and proposed settling ponds, as well as design suggestions to minimize the amount of new construction required.
