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K4= KelleyTruckinginc. <br /> Earthrnoving Contractors <br /> 6201 McIntyre Street . Golden,Colorado 80403 <br /> Ph#(303)2794150 Fax#(303)2794799 <br /> Exhibit G — Water Information <br /> A desktop survey was conducted utilizing the 'USGS National Water Information System: <br /> Mapper'. All wells within one mile, and a few outside of a mile, were analyzed for recorded <br /> groundwater readings. The lowest point on the property, existing or design, has an elevation of <br /> 5408 Ft. The highest groundwater reading of the surveyed wells was 5379 Ft, putting the lowest <br /> point 29 Ft above the measured groundwater. Worth noting is the well with the highest ground <br /> water reading is the well furthest away to the southwest of the proposed affected land.The <br /> groundwater elevations decrease heading to the north and west making the groundwater <br /> elevation at the affected area lower than the highest elevation of 5379 Ft mentioned above. <br /> Test holes have been dug within the proposed affected land to an approximate depth of 10-15 <br /> Ft below existing ground elevations at various locations around the proposed affected land and <br /> no groundwater has been encountered. During the public comment period the Division of <br /> Water Resources submitted comments regarding groundwater. Groundwater is not anticipated <br /> to be encountered during the operation of the mine; therefore, operations will be a minimum <br /> of two feet above the groundwater table. If groundwater does happen to be exposed,the <br /> exposed area will be filled in with a minimum of two feet of cover from the elevation <br /> groundwater was encountered. Once adequate cover has been placed the area will be <br /> delineated as a no dig zone. <br /> During the mining operation water will be needed for dust control. The water application rate is <br /> highly dependent on the capacity at which traffic is moving through the mine on a given day. <br /> Assuming 250 tractor trailers move through the site a day, an estimated 24,000 gallons of water <br /> will be needed to control the dust from the mining operations and the trucks hauling on and <br /> offsite. The water source for the mine will be from a local fire hydrant. <br /> In the state of Colorado NPDES permits are issued from the EPA for permits on tribal lands and <br /> federal facilities. The authority to issue other permits has been delegated to the Colorado <br /> Department of Health and Environment. A CDPS General Permit COR400000 has already been <br /> issued for the proposed mine site by Colorado Water Quality Control Division. Pending approval <br /> of the Reclamation Permit Application the current permit will be amended to include the <br /> additional disturbance area shown in the application documents. <br />