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EXHIBIT G WATER INFORMATION <br /> 1. General <br /> Prior to mining,the site was a mixture of agriculture fields and rangeland. The pit is 0.4 miles <br /> west of the Elk River and adjacent to Cottonwood Gulch along the eastern edge of the site. A 50 <br /> foot minimum buffer strip is maintained between the site and Cottonwood Gulch. The site is well <br /> outside of the FEMA identified floodplain. <br /> Surface water flows to the southeast with ultimate drainage to the sediment settling/storm water <br /> pond. The pond is designed to contain the 100 year runoff of 2.26 acre-feet and 0.2 acre-feet of <br /> sediment buildup totaling 2.46 acre-feet. The pond is incised to a depth of 0.5 feet with a dam <br /> approximately 3.5 feet high and will have a 2H:1 V side slopes. Pond area is approximately 0.8 <br /> acres with an average depth of 3.0 feet. Settled sediment will removed as needed via a loader. <br /> Surface water flows will be limited and surface waters are expected to infiltrate prior to <br /> accumulating and leaving the site. No sediment will be allowed to leave the site and cloud any <br /> downstream waters. A collection ditch along the dirt road on the southwest portion of the permit <br /> area is used to direct water to the sump. The ditch is 1.5 feet deep with 2H:1 V side slopes. A 2 <br /> foot tall windrow will be constructed along the northeastern day-lighted slopes of the pit to <br /> ensure stormwater remains on site. <br /> The site will not affect existing water rights, since the pit will not expose groundwater and will <br /> not 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 /> The two principal ways that the gravel pit could affect the water quality of the area downstream <br /> are a) through poor sediment control within the site causing increased sedimentation <br /> downstream, and b) by fuel leakage from a ruptured tank. Water that is encountered in the pit <br /> will not be released from the site. The only water that will be found within the disturbed area is <br /> storm water runoff and water hauled to the mining area and used in processing and for dust <br /> control. Once excavation of new areas begins, all water from the disturbed area will drain to the <br /> bermed pit and cannot leave the site. Fuel leakage is also not a problem since all fuel tanks on <br /> Fetcher Vale Pit <br /> ,WaY 2018 G-I <br />