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<br />• Water Quality <br /> <br />Water quality in the area of gravel extraction is moderate to poor due to <br />high to low concentrates of sulfate, magnesium, chloride, sodium, calcium, <br />potassium and nitrates in some areas. De-watering and the creating of small <br />lakes should not adversley affect the quality of the water. <br />Flood Plain <br />The low lying area is within the 100 year flood plain. The extent of flood <br />damage will be minimized greatly due to the use of over burden to raise the <br />low lying areas not mined and also due to the inter-connecting water lines <br />to controll water levels. As the result of filling areas with topsoil, it <br />is expected that some areas would be less affected by flooding after mining <br />is completed, thereby leaving the area more desirable for future recreational <br />uses. <br />Gravel extraction should not increase the possibility of the Poudre River <br />channel being relocated due to a major flood. Excavation of gravel should <br />not change the limits of the floodway or the flood plain. <br />c~ <br />