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' ,'~ • • ~. ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ TUTTLE APPLEGATE RINDAHL, INC. Consultants for Land and Resource Development Mr. Rick Ever lst, Jr. L. G. Ever•ist, inc. July 19, 1966 Page 3 The sect~nd item in this st+ady is als•~ answer•ect by this data. T'he m Y.ni n^ oper•at ion is located a nrininr+anl ~~f c2 feet ab~~ve L~~ne Tr•ee:~ Creek. and the surrounding fl~~~~dplain. Enclosed ar•e twc+ sheets +~f typical cross sections taken in the reininq_ area. There are tw~:~~ possible ways that flews iri L~~ne Tree Creek. c•~uld be impacted by the nri ni no operation. 1'he first wo+_rld be if the neininc +~oer•at i~~r~+ was designed t•~ mine bel+~w the stream ch arinel invert »f the Creek.. As sh+~wn in the cr•+~ss sections, all of the minine area i~.~ located above the stream ch annei invert. The sec~~nd way w~~~_~I.d be if all surface dr•ainaye in the area was imp~~+anded and pr•event-ec5 fr+~m returning tt~ the stream channel. As shown in the r•eclanration plan, the final grading of the area is ^esigned t~? maintain positive drainage to the Creek without inrp~~+and ing any flows. Ther•efor•e, the answer- to the second point is no, thc:A flows in tone Tree Creek. wi 11 n~~t be impacted by the pr•+~p+~sed mining operation. The third question concerning impacting other- water- eights in the area from the pr•o,ject can be answered from two s.~ur•ces et'~ infor•nrat i~~n. n'1+~st of the water right ~~wner•s in the ar^ea get their- s+~rppl ies from wat er• wells. O+ar invest igat inn has showr~+ that rn~ groundwater wi i 1 be exp+~sed d+ar•ing the mining ~~perat i.~n. This statement is supported by the fact that no infor•nration or~+ water level depths or borehole investigations sh~~wed the existence of gr•oundwat er• above the proposed elevation that nrin in[j wi 11 ~~ccur. Therefore, no impact ~~n gr.~+_indwat er rights ct~uld occur fr•onr nrininc. The mining oper•at icon will have s~~nre water demands. Watei^ demands ar•e doc unrent ed in the application mat er•iat made to thc:> State Mined Land Reclamation D1v1si•~n. It is •~+.rr understanding that L.G. £ver•ist has sec ur•ed a source of wat er• from tine of th[;> local property owners that has an ad,7udicated water- right. If water- is taken from this sour^ce folI~~wing the prior- appr•opriatior~+ laws ~~f this State, then it is n~~t possible to in~ur•e arn~t her• water- eight. Th er•efor•e, the answer- to the third point is they proposed mining operation will not impact other^ water- rights owners in the area. '