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<br />e <br /> <br />E. <br /> <br />If the conditions described in A. through D. above are met, the Town mllY divert <br /> <br />directly from Bridal Veil Creek, Such diver$ions, however. will be limited to no <br /> <br />more thlln 1.0 cfs, <br /> <br />F. The damaged pipeline section causing the emergency condition and implementation <br />of the mitigation plan will be repaired or replaced as soo,n as practical (and sllfel <br />IInd such repairs will be completed no IlIter thlln by the end of 'the following <br />, construction season (July through Octoberl. <br /> <br />By way of example. should an avalanche damage II section of pipeline during early <br />January. 199B. repairs will be made as soon as possible and will be completed by <br />no later than November 1. 1998. If, the Town fails to tepair or replace the <br />damaged section during the fallowing constrUction period. it will not be allowed to <br />operate under the mitigation plan the fOllowing winter or until such time that the <br />necessary repairs are complete. <br /> <br />3. PRESERVATION OF BEAR CREEK <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />As pan: of this mitigation plan. the Town will permanently forego development of a municipal water <br />system in the Beat Creek basin. Eliminating the Town's future, diversions from Bear Creek will <br />provide secondary mitigation measures beneficial to the San Miguel River. For example. by <br />foregoing diversions on Bear Creek. water quality conditions in the Sen Miguel River below its <br />confluence with Bear Creek will be preserved. Presently. the high quality water of Bear Creek helps <br />dilute' and reduce metal concentrations ili the San Miguel River thllt lire present due to past mining <br />activity. The dilution is particularly important during the late summer through winter low flow <br />periods when stream contributions from high quality snow melt is minimal. If the Town were to <br />develOp its Bear Creek water rights much of the high quality water available for dilution woula be <br />removed. The net ,effect would be less streamflow and higher metal concentration In the San <br />Miguel River below its confluence with Bear Creek. Because the Town is replllcing its potential <br />direct stream diversions with diversions from storage. there would not be a direct reduction in <br />streamflow or loss of dilution water. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />%lstmi'li9.31 , <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />=ir:RESOURCE <br />=:=.N~I"...INCI INC. <br /> <br />--- .....- ........,..-,...-..- -....".-.....--. '.-" <br /> <br />1.1 ~t ~.~ oeel _t::: I_I <br />