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EXHIBIT G <br />WATER INFORMATION <br />No water will be used in conjunction with mining activities. <br />No impoundments are present at the site. No irrigation ditches or other surface water diversion points <br />exist in or near the mining area. Colorado Division of Water Resources records do not show any <br />groundwater wells within 200 feet of the proposed mining area boundaries. The proposed mining <br />operation will not impact surface water or groundwater rights holders. <br />A stock watering well is located approximately 750 feet east of the impact area boundary and is not <br />downgradient of the impact area. The well serving the stock watering well is located approximately one <br />mile south. <br />Depth to groundwater at this site is greater than 75 feet based on the static water level of a stockwater <br />well within 1/2 mile of the subject area; thus, the excavation will not impact groundwater. Any runoff <br />from the proposed mining area will run into adjacent rangeland owned by the applicant, and be <br />absorbed by the soil. Any sediment deposited on the adjoining rangeland via runoff will simply be <br />incorporated into the soil profile by existing vegetation and fauna. If solids deposition exceeds the <br />receiving soil's natural assimilation ability, a small earthen berm shall be constructed on the downslope <br />side of the mining area to facilitate detention and solid settling before precipitation runoff leaves the <br />site. <br />The hydrologic balance of the area will not be significantly affected. The limited size of the proposed <br />excavation area in conjunction with the low precipitation and substantial depth to groundwater <br />characteristic of the area minimize any impact to the hydrologic balance. No impoundments or <br />significant drainage modifications will be left in the reclaimed area beyond the previously indicated <br />slope moderation changes, which will likely enhance rangeland grass establishment by increasing <br />precipitation infiltration time. There will be no depression left after mining operations are completed; <br />no impoundments or drainage alterations will be left in the reclaimed area. The slopes of the reclaimed <br />excavation area will be made 3:1 or flatter. Vertical pit walls will not be necessary. <br />Dust control on the access road and in the pit area will be implemented as needed using water hauled <br />from a well located on land owned by the applicant. The well is located in Section 11, T4N, R57W. <br />The excavation will occur on ground that has not been used for any other known purpose beyond <br />rangeland grazing. No foreign materials are anticipated to be encountered, other than incidental <br />fencing or grazing related materials such as old fence posts and /or barbed wire. If refuse and /or acid or <br />toxic producing materials are exposed during mining, they will be appropriately addressed. Any <br />recyclable refuse will be recycled or repurposed. Non - recyclable refuse will be landfilled in the sanitary <br />landfill. Toxic producing materials will be characterized and disposed of in accordance with applicable <br />state law. <br />Four X Ranch Gravel Pit application <br />