2016-04-18_PERMIT FILE - M2016010 (6)

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4. The proposed quarry area will maintain existing drainages such that existing precipitation and surface runoff flow paths will be maintained.Surface water present in drainage ways will not be intercepted. In this structural setting, where the hydrodynamics of the surface and subsurface are probably connected to some degree,you cannot make statements like the above with any degree ofcertainV. S. A seep area with two existing springs within the proposed quarry area will be mined out,but water discharged from the springs will continue to drain to Little Turkey Creek. With the blasting in this fractured and faulted area it is impossible to state as fact that the discharge will all continue to drain into Little Turkey Creek. 6. Based on the available geologic information and information provided by Transit Mix, nearby wells in the vicinity of and west of the mine produce water from geologic fault zones associated with the drainages.The proposed quarry will not intersect the drainages and will therefore not directly interact with these fault zones.As stated above,mining is not expected to intercept ground water. For these reasons,mining will have little potential to impact nearby wells. There is insufficientgeologic information to know specirically_the source of the water produced by the wells in the vicinity and west of the mine. It is possible that the alluvium, sandstone, crystalline fractured granite, and brecciated fault zone are all connected by fractures and faults. 7. Water demand at the site will be limited to sanitary uses within an office and dust suppression of the quarry roads. The mining plan does not include the exposure ofground water or washing of mined rock product. The currently proposed water source for these water uses is water purchased from Colorado Spring Utilities that will be trucked to the site. Local ground and surface water sources will not be developed for water supply, therefore, there is no potential for depletion to local ground and surface water supplies or water rights. Are they planning to use the property's groundwater or not? On page G-16, itstates the following, which is in direct contradiction to the above statement: "Water needs for the operation include dust control on the roads and in the crushing and screening process. Water will be recycled whenever practical.The water usage plan prevents impacts to downstream water rights holders,and the sediment pond outlet works prevent impacts to water quality. The primary source of water will likely be via purchase from Colorado Springs Utilities with water hauled from Colorado Springs and stored on site. The Hitch Rack Ranch owns surface and ground water rights,and Transit Mix is evaluating the potential for future use of these waters. Transit Mix may in the future also install groundwater wells on the property to provide a supplemental water supply. Wells would be installed to prevent impacts to existing nearby water wells."