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i• <br />The ground water quality depends on the prevalent recharge <br />source and is highly variable within the permit area. In the <br />areas of recharge, mostly from surface infiltration (streams, <br />ditches and precipitation infiltration), the water quality is <br />good. In the areas close to flood-irrigated land, the ground <br />water quality deteriorates, particularly during the irrigation <br />season. <br />4.0 EXISTING AND FUTURE DISTURBANCE <br />• <br />4.1 EXISTING DISTURBANCE <br />CWI's coal loadout facilities located in the North <br />Gunnison River study area consist of a train loadout and the <br />stockpile area, as shown in Plate 1. <br />The disturbed area is located on the north side of the <br />• <br />river valley. <br />The entire CWI property in this area is about 208 acres of <br />which about 170 acres are used for orchards. The total area of <br />the coal loadout facility is about 16 acres. Of this, about 5 <br />acres of fills have been placed directly on the alluvium. Of the <br />entire loadout facility area, only about 8 acres of orchards were <br />disturbed, which is less than 5 percent of the total orchard <br />area. The remaining property, about 22 acres, consists of an <br />area covered with scattered trees and brush bordering the North <br />Fork Gunnison River and Farmers Ditch. The Farmers Ditch crosses <br />the property and separates the site into two distinct levels. The <br />12 <br />GEOHVDRO CONSULTING, INC. <br />