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2.04.7 Hydrology Description <br />Wildlife use of water in the permit and adjacent areas is for subsistence. <br />Wildlife use the perennial streams, springs and ponds. It is possible the <br />mine could impact some of the springs or ponds. If this impact occurs, the <br />Operator will mitigate this water loss by constructing or repairing pond(s) and <br />augmenting the flow with water from the mine or from the Deer Trail Ditch. <br />In the event that contamination, diminution, or interruption in the <br />underground or surface water supplies result from coal mining operations, <br />the following protective measures would be followed. <br />1) Adequate protection of water rights will be monitored. The Operator has <br />designed and implemented a complete hydrologic monitoring program. <br />2) Adequate protection of water rights is ensured by regular monitoring and <br />quick repair of subsidence induced problems. <br />3) Possible alternative sources of water will be utilized, if required. The <br />Operator controls 3,750 shares of Class I and 960 shares of Class I I stock in <br />the Deer Trail Ditch Company and 782 shares of Class II stock in the Fire <br />Mountain Canal. <br />4) The Operator has two court approved augmentation plans (Case Numbers <br />99 CW 263 & 02 CW 77). Case 99 CD 263 addresses the High Value <br />Springs and Ponds located on USDA -FS Managed Lands. Additionally, the <br />augmentation plan addresses the BLM's instream flow rights in Terror Creek <br />and Hubbard Creek. Case 02 CW 77 addresses sediment storage rights. <br />The court cases are presented in Volume III, Tab 2, Water Augmentation. <br />5) The Operator has under lease 600 shares of the capital stock of the <br />Overland Ditch and Reservoir Company. The Lease gives the Operator <br />permission to use the Overland Shares by releasing the Overland Shares <br />into the Terror Creek drainage at any time deemed necessary. The term <br />of the Lease Agreement is for five (5) years, commencing on March 1, <br />2015 and continuing until March 1, 2020, at which time the Operator has <br />the option to extend the Lease Agreement for an additional five (5) years, <br />unless terminated earlier as provided for in the Lease Agreement. The <br />Memorandum of Lease Agreement of Reservoir Company Shares is <br />provided in Volume III, Tab 1. <br />PR -14 2.04-62- 03/14 <br />