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Mine water handling and treatment facilities are shown on Map 24, Surface Facilities, with water treatment systems <br />located at the Fish Creek Borehole and Water Treatment Site. Ground water inflows to the mine are pumped from <br />the underground workings to mine water storage areas in the abandoned and sealed mine workings, then from <br />sumps in these areas to the surface through mine dewatering boreholes. At the Fish Creek location, mine water is <br />treated to meet applicable water quality effluent limitations to assure that downstream water rights are not impaired. <br />The only water right potentially affected in the initial mining area (SWMD) was the TC Area 1 Pit right, which is <br />adjudicated for 20 acre -feet per year absolute, and 480 acre -feet per year conditional. This right was affected by <br />use of water under this right for mining and related operations. Given that this right is owned by TC, mitigation of <br />any impacts to this private water rights resulting from mining and related operations was not necessary. Use and <br />effects to this water right will continue throughout the mine life. In the unlikely event that mining operations are <br />proven to impact private water users, TC's extensive water rights would be available for mitigation under the <br />existing approved Augmentation Plan. The Homestead Ditch on Trout Creek (upstream of any mining activities) <br />can be utilized as a source of supplemental irrigation water for downstream users in the unlikely event that mining <br />and related activities were to result in any contamination, diminution, or interruption of flows in the Trout <br />Creek/Fish Creek system. Supplemental water can also be provided from other righted water sources, and domestic <br />water can be supplied through a contract hauler to any affected parties. <br />9- and 10 -Right Gateroad Extension <br />TC does not reasonably anticipate any impacts to the wells listed in Exhibit 6B or shown on Map 1 I from mining <br />the 9- and 10 -Right Gateroads, given that these wells are relatively shallow and separated from the mine workings <br />by the Marine Shale. This unit effectively acts as an aquiclude between the mine and overlying sandstone units. <br />Any inflows into the mine, which might occur from the mining of the gateroads, would be from the Wadge Coal <br />and Overburden sequence, and none of the wells listed in Exhibit 6B are completed in this geologic sequence. <br />In the unlikely event that a near - surface well is impacted by the mining operations, alternatives, including the use of <br />righted water supplies, are available that could be used to address this impact under the approved Augmentation <br />Plan. Potential alternatives to address any water rights impacts for wells include: 1) Repairing the existing well, 2) <br />Drilling a new well, 3) Providing water from another source, or 4) Contracting for water to be trucked in. <br />Eastern, Northern, and Western Mining Districts, and Wolf Creek Reserve <br />Tables 9 and 12, Summary of Ground Water Rights, and Summary of Surface Water Rights, respectively, have <br />been updated to include all known water rights within the Permit and adjacent areas for historic, current, and <br />planned future mining. The ongoing monitoring work conducted by TC and Colorado Yampa Coal Company (refer <br />to Permit C -81 -071) indicates there will be no impacts outside of the permit boundary, therefore, TC does not+ <br />anticipate any additional impacts to the quality or quantity of water in Fish Creek, Foidel Creek, Middle Creek, and <br />Trout Creek systems. <br />The only adjudicated water supply systems potentially impacted by mining in the EMD and WCR are the Ashley <br />Spring No. 1, Leiske Ditch, Connell Ditch Lateral, and rights owned by TC (Rausler Well and Energy Fuels <br />Reservoir No. 1). Actual mining did not result in any adverse impacts to these systems. The only adjudicated <br />water supply systems potentially impacted by mining in the NMD and WCR are the Ashley Spring No. 2, Corliss <br />Ditch, Koll Ditch, Mager Ditch, and rights owned by TCC (Boettler Ditch). The Ashley Spring was not affected <br />by the NMD mining activities. Mining impacts in the NMD were limited to interruption of flows in the Corliss <br />Ditch, due to subsidence. TC has included this ditch in its ditch inventory and maintenance schedule, and will <br />evaluate and complete ditch rehabilitation work, as appropriate. The only adjudicated water supply systems <br />potentially impacted by mining in the WMD are a series of small stock - watering reservoirs owned by the <br />Boeddekers and rights owned by TC (Twentymile Reservoir). Given that the Boeddeker reservoirs are small <br />surface runoff ponds, and based on TC's mining experience, it is not anticipated that these water rights will be <br />significantly impacted by mining and related operations. In the unlikely event that any of the stock ponds are <br />TR13 -83 2.04 -39 11/03/14 <br />