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WATER INFORMATION <br /> Exhibit G - AMENDMENT <br /> Water Information <br /> Water use in the pit which is primarily for the processing operation that is now not a part of the permit <br /> is covered under a decree issued many years ago. A copy of the decree follows. This water is also used for <br /> dust control and any other uses within the permitted area. There is also a recharge system in place in the pit <br /> that is part of the total water use plan. This covers whatever water consumption occurs within the permitted <br /> area. <br /> Groundwater is minimally impacted as a result of the operation.As the water table rises and falls, <br /> primarily as a result of irrigation of lawns upgradient, once in a while a little groundwater might appear in <br /> some of the lowest spots. However,this is a temporary condition and as the water table declines the water <br /> disappears. As a rule,the mining is kept a few feet above the anticipated water table and thus the bottom of the <br /> pit is generally dry. As a rule, if operations extend deeper than normal the surface becomes very mushy and <br /> difficulty is encountered in operating equipment. To avoid this problem, equipment stops working when the <br /> surface becomes, at most, noticeably soft and perhaps a little damp. Softness of the surface is usually the best <br /> indicator that maximum depth has been encountered. This often occurs a short distance above the point where <br /> dampness appears. <br /> In the Little Johnson Reservoir area, staying above the water table is a key element of the mining plan. <br /> The groundwater in this area contains solvents that are being treated by the remediation program being <br /> conducted by others on the site. Exposure of groundwater would release a low concentration vapor of these <br /> solvents and it is a requirement of the mining plan to strictly keep this from happening. The mining plan for <br /> this area provides more detail as to how this is accomplished. <br /> Surface water is not a problem on this site except after very large thunderstorms.Although a shallow <br /> layer of water can form in low spots after such storms and sometimes, if the underlying clay seam is present, <br /> takes some time to seep into the ground and evaporate.But over most of the pit, such precipitation quickly <br /> seeps into the sand and a dry surface quickly redevelops. Because of the large area of the pit floor,extensive <br /> ponding to a marked depth is a rare occurrence. <br /> No streams flow into the pit, although there are a few shallow swales that cross the land. None of <br /> these ever cause any problems with heavy flows. As most of these originate along Drennan Road and cross the <br /> land to the north of the pit, these small drainages will be eliminated when the highway is constructed. <br /> There is no outlet from the pit and the pit, as the maps show, is surrounded by high walls that contain <br /> all the water that falls on the site. As stated before,because of the overall high porosity of the sand on the pit <br /> floor, standing water only occurs in isolated locations where the clay layer forms a barrier to rapid seepage. <br /> Otherwise,any standing water is usually gone well within 24 hours of when it develops. Only after the very <br /> largest storms does it take longer for the water to seep into the ground. <br /> Daniels Sand Pit #2 Amendment (2008) Exhibit G Page 1 of 1 <br />