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Surface Water Monitoring NHN will continue to collect data from the baseline surface water <br /> monitoring sites SW-N202, -N207, -N208 and -N209 for the foreseeable future, (see Section <br /> 2.04.7 and Appendix 2.04.7-2). It is anticipated that some of the sites may be relocated (with <br /> DRMS consultation) as mining advances and that other sites may be added as circumstances <br /> require. As an example, the two sites monitoring the 2"a Park Lateral inflow and out flow, SW- <br /> N209 and SW-N200 respectively, will be affected when the irrigation water is diverted through <br /> the HDPE pipeline. Irrigation water will be reintroduced in the Garvey parcel during the <br /> reclamation phase of the NHN Mine. This will be a sprinkling type of system in contrast to the <br /> current "flood" system. Additionally, prior to mining, the NHN permit area was managed to <br /> prevent irrigation water from entering the permit area. Surface water monitoring site SW-N205 <br /> will be affected in that the irrigation water will be shut off indefinitely. <br /> The surface water monitoring will be maintained for the life of the mining operation or until such <br /> a time as DRMS may agree that they are no longer necessary. Surface water monitoring <br /> installations, if any, will be removed upon completion of the post mining phase of the <br /> Hydrologic Monitoring Program. <br /> All surface water data collected at each monitoring site in each future water year will be <br /> compiled and submitted to DRMS in the form of the New Horizon Annual Hydrology Report <br /> (AHR)within three months after the end of each water year. <br /> Water Rights and Alternative Water Supplies <br /> Introduction Ground water rights (water wells) within the immediate region (1 mile radius) <br /> around the New Horizon North permit area are listed in Table 2.04.7-4 and the locations are <br /> shown on Map 2.04.7-8 of Section 2.04.7 Hydrology Description. In all, 30 ground water rights <br /> have been identified in the vicinity of the New Horizon North mining areas. All monitoring wells <br /> installed by the permittee and domestic wells within the surrounding area are shown on Map <br /> 2.04.7-8. Analyses and programs integral to the Water Rights Plan are presented in Section <br /> 2.05.6(3) and 2.05.6(3)(b)(v) of the permit. Pit inflow volumes and pit pumpage drawdown <br /> projections are discussed and presented in Probable Hydrologic Consequences at the end of this <br /> section. Impacts of mining discharges on downstream water quality and the shallow ground <br /> water quality for water use considerations are also presented in Probable Hydrologic <br /> Consequences at the end of this section. Finally, the detailed water rights plan which integrates <br /> the above-referenced information is presented in Appendix 2.05.6(3)-la. <br /> Water Rights Protection and Mitigation Plan The following discussion briefly summarizes <br /> the approach to the water rights plan. All ground and surface water rights within 1 mile radius of <br /> the New Horizon North Mine have been documented. Pit inflow and pit pumpage drawdown <br /> analyses were performed and tabulated. Drawdowns and pit bottom elevations were compared <br /> Section 2.05.6(3) Page 7 August 2019 (TR-21) <br />