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Exhibit G <br /> Water Information <br /> JD-8 Mine Permit Amendment <br /> M-1984-014 <br /> There are no surface waters located on the proposed affected areas of the JD-8 lease tract, <br /> or the patented Opera Box or Doagy No. 2 claims. <br /> Exploration drilling has indicated that some perched water tables may be encountered in <br /> the noncontiguous, isolated sandstone bodies in the basal unit of the Brushy Basin <br /> Member of the Morrison formation, and below the ore horizon in the top rim of the Salt <br /> Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. These waters lie approximately 120 to 270 <br /> feet above the Entrada Formation,the nearest aquifer. If water flows are encountered <br /> during mining operations Cotter Corporation will comply with all applicable federal and <br /> Colorado water laws and regulations as to water rights and discharge permits. If water <br /> flows are encountered during mining operations, and it is more than can be evaporated in <br /> a lined evaporation pond, Cotter Corporation will apply for a National Pollutant <br /> Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permit from the Water Quality Control Division <br /> of the Colorado Department of Health. <br /> Surface runoff from the affected areas will be addressed in Section U,the Environmental <br /> Protection Plan. <br /> 111111 <br /> Project Water Requirements <br /> Development 10,000 gal/month 120,000 gal/yr <br /> Mining 10,000 gal/month 120,000 gal/yr <br /> Reclamation None Anticipated <br /> The source of water for the mining and development efforts will be the Nucla Municipal <br /> System. No adjudicated water rights will be injured by this project. <br /> S <br /> JD-8 Amendment Ex G G-1 <br />