Rainwater readily permeates the slag pile where hexavalent chromium can be mobilized. Given the site geography and the height of the slag pile, groundwater flows out from the sides, forms a small stream, and travels downward toward the river. However, interestingly enough, the dominant exposure risk comes from the reuse of slag ore as construction materials for housing and irrigation berms. Local residents confirmed that chromium slag was offered free and readily available for a wide range of uses. Former workers of the abandoned facility took this material and integrated it with concrete for wall construction and other uses. In another case, farmers used the crushed slag to create berms for irrigation control while others used it as a paving/leveling material. Finally, as the plume of hexavalent chromium-contaminated water flows to the river, it passes through waterlogged lowlands and ponds where agricultural contamination occurs and presents additional exposure pathways.