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<br /> <br />twenty-two specific items listed in Rule 2, additional <br />information in the form of maps and exhibits is required. <br />Rule 2.1.2, entitled Maps and Exhibits, says "all information <br />required in this section shall be submitted with each of the <br />application forms." (Emphasis added.) Battle Mountain's most <br />glaring omission concerns water information. <br />"Exhibit G - Water Information"- requires an operator to <br />state whether his operation is expected to directly affect <br />surface or ground water systems, and if so, to provide specific <br />information, including, among other things, an estimate of <br />project water requirements." In addition, <br />(T]he operator shall indicate the water <br />rights and sources of water to supply project <br />water requirements. The sources and the <br />rights shall be investigated by the Board, <br />utilizing available sources to obtain the <br />necessary information in the timely manner <br />prior to the Board's consideration of the <br />Rule 2.1.2(8) (emphasis added). <br />The State's concern over hydrologic impacts of mining <br />operations is also reflected in Colorado statutes. Mining <br />reclamation plans must assure that "[d]isturbances to the <br />prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and of the <br />surrounding area and to the quality and quantity of water in <br />surface and ground water systems both during and after mining <br />operation and during reclamation shall be minimized." C.R.S. <br />§ 34-32-116(7)(8) (1988 Cum. Supp.). <br />-2- <br />