The proposed use of a vegetative cover on the Stanrock tailings basin, along with the saturation of the bottom portion of the tailings, will introduce an increased demand for water Whereas the stress on the water under drought stress. covered WMAs under drought conditions is caused by the loss of water solely through evaporation, the Stanrock basin, with its vegetative cover, will lose water due to transpiration as well as evaporation.
Pour compenser les pertes par evapotranspiration, on devra amener un supplement d’eau a cette ZGR pour irriguer la couverture vegetale et pour ramener la nappe phreatique surelevee à son niveau optimal.