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~ IIIIIIiliiilillllll <br />WATER RESOURCES <br />~ -°~-~~ <br />~~ EXHIBIT G <br />The Loesch Pit is located just south of the Colorado <br />River (see Map Exhibit C). Mamm Creek cuts the extreme <br />southwest corner of the property owned by the operator, <br />but at its closest point it is approximately 350 feet south- <br />west of the mining operation. <br />Three concrete ditches are channeled beneath I-70 to <br />supply water to a concrete ditch that follows the south <br />property line of the Loesch property. These ditches are <br />not on the affected land, although they do feed dirt-lined <br />irrigation ditches that supply water for crops at various <br />locations on the affected land. An irrigation ditch runs <br />parallel to and about 120 feet east of the east line of the <br />pit area. At the northeast corner it turns northwest and <br />west-northwest and joins the Colorado River about 1,800 feet <br />west of the east property line. The operator will maintain <br />a setback of at least 50 feet from this ditch. There are no <br />other waterways, canals, dams, reservoirs or wells on the <br />affected land. <br />The Loesch Pit is to be dewatered by pumping settled <br />water to the Colorado River under an NPDES permit to be obtained <br />from the Colorado Department of Health. <br />It is estimated that under normal conditions the pit will <br />operate 270 days per year 68 days of which are expected to be <br />summer days with dust suppression water useage at 20,000 gallons <br />per day. The balance of 202 days will be spring, fall and <br />winter days with maximum water useage expected to be 10,000 <br />-24- <br />