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WATER INFORMATION - EXHIBIT G <br />Section 1. Surface Water General Discussion <br />The site is located on a gravel terrace immediately south of the Middle Fork of the South Platte River. <br />Although the terrace is primarily dry, water from Sacramento Creek and the Westerman Ditch have been <br />used for placer mining in the area since the 1860's. All of these waterways can be seen on Maps C -1 and <br />C -2. <br />The Middle Fork of the South Platte is a high energy river at this location since the top of the watershed <br />is only a few miles to the north at Hoosier Pass. The gravels in the banks and in the surrounding area <br />have large rocks, as well as some fines. <br />Sacramento Creek runs only intermittently; usually from spring thaw in May to October. In dry years, <br />the Creek may dry up sooner than this date. When this happens, the Westerman Ditch also dries up since <br />its source is the Sacramento Creek west of the permit area. <br />The Middle Fork of the South Platte and Sacramento Creek are generally clear, without much sediment <br />and without significant dissolved solids since fine sediment in the bottoms of these waterways have been <br />carried downstream many years ago. No excavation for the mining operation will get closer than 100 <br />feet to the closest bank to the Middle Fork. The collection ditches and sediment pond are minor <br />disturbances that are temporary in nature, therefore, they are permitted within the 100 year floodplain. <br />No mining pit excavation will occur within 100 feet of the closest bank of the River. <br />Quaternary age flooding of the River produced the gravel deposits (with alluvial gold) that currently <br />exist on the site. <br />Section 2. Water Supply for the Operation <br />Water for processing, dust control and materials handling and pondevaporation and all other <br />consumptive uses will come from the gravity takeoff in the Westerman Ditch as shown on Map C -2. <br />This water is measured at the takeoff and is delivered to the Surge Pond and then the Mine Water <br />Holding Pond, using small ditches. This Point of Diversion is regulated under the right owned by the <br />Sullivan Aggregate Pit March 2015 H -1 <br />