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!"# <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This operation is not expected to directly affect surface or <br />groundwater systems. This is a dry mine. No ground water is <br />exposed or otherwise impacted, so a Well Permit and associated <br />water rights are not needed. Berms have been constructed along <br />the west side to divert surface runoff from entering the mine <br />from upgradient areas. <br />No water is used for dust control, in mining, or during <br />reclamation by the clay mine. The gravel producer leases water <br />from an approved source for their needs when processing the <br />material on the adjacent Rocky Flats Pit. <br />There are no well permits within the permit area. Well <br />permit #242998 was for a well drilled in 2002 one-quarter mile <br />west of the Church Pit permit boundary. The well was drilled <br />1,400 feet and was a dry hole. <br />Current natural drainage is toward the Eastern part of the <br />property. Operations will not disturb this drainage pattern <br />except in the immediate area of the mine where all surface runoff <br />water flows into the pit area. There will be no effect on <br />surrounding properties. <br />The operator's intent is to minimize disturbances to the <br />prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and to the <br />surrounding area and to the quality and quantity of water in <br />surface and groundwater systems, both during and after mining and <br />during reclamation. The operation will be in compliance with <br />federal and state laws and regulations governing water and water <br />rights. Any and all mining and associated operations are to be <br />set back from the Church and McKay ditches so that they will not <br />be affected. The material being mined is clay, with an extremely <br />low permeability. Clay seams are not an aquifer. <br />The final reservoir capacity is unknown at this time and <br />will depend on the mining depth, the amount of backfill, and the <br />final configuration of the reservoir. The mining depth will be <br />determined by the amount of economically recoverable material. <br />Water for the reservoir will come from sources owned by the <br />reservoir developer and water rights will be put in place before <br />any water is stored. <br />22