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EXHIBIT G WATER INFORMATION <br /> 1. General <br /> Prior to mining, the site was rangeland. The pit is 3.8 miles east of the Franklin Eddy Canal that <br /> runs dominantly north-south from 9.3 miles north of Hooper to join with the Rio Grande River <br /> 6.0 miles southeast of the Alamosa City Center. The site is well outside of FEMA identified <br /> floodplains. <br /> Surface water flows to the west and is temporarily captured on site where infiltration into the San <br /> Louis Valley underground aquifers will occur within 72 hours. Due to the coarse soil textures <br /> found at the sight, permeability is very high and most precipitation and runoff percolates quickly <br /> into the ground. Surface water flows will be limited and surface waters are expected to infiltrate <br /> prior to accumulating and leaving the site. No sediment will be allowed to leave the site and <br /> cloud any downstream waters. Seeded overburden and waste fine berms along the western <br /> extent of the site ensures that no surface flows may exit the site. <br /> The site will not affect existing water rights. The pit will not expose groundwater and will not <br /> store storm water for more than 72 hours. After reclamation, storm water encountered in the <br /> mining area will continue to infiltrate or evaporate. <br /> Two principal ways that gravel pit mining could affect the water quality of the area downstream <br /> are through poor sediment control within the site causing increased sedimentation downstream, <br /> and by fuel leakage from a ruptured tank. Water encountered in the pit will not be released from <br /> the site. The only water that will be found within the disturbed area is storm water runoff and <br /> water hauled to the mining area used in processing and for dust control. Once excavation of new <br /> phases begins, all water from the disturbed area will drain to the bermed pit and cannot leave the <br /> site. Fuel leakage is an unanticipated problem because all fuel tanks on site have secondary <br /> containment as well as strict SPCC Plan procedures for spill prevention and control. <br /> According to searches on the Division of Water Resources database, there are no wells within <br /> 600 feet of the King Pit site. <br /> 2. Groundwater <br /> King Pit <br /> February 2018 G-1 <br />