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the sump area and allowed to percolate into the ground. In order to maintain the quality of <br />any surface storm water which crosses any exposed ground areas, a Storm Water <br />Management Plan (SWMP) has been prepared. A key element of the plan calls for grading <br />the area in a manner that will not allow the discharge of any sift laden storm water from the <br />property in the event of a storm. The Colorado Department of Public Health and <br />Environment has issued a permit. Changes in the historic drainage patterns will not occur <br />as a result of the extraction process. <br />Water is used on site when necessary to control dust in the mining area, during crushing <br />operations, and on haul roads. <br />The water supply for these uses comes from an existing irrigation ditch located near the <br />permit boundary. Water is pumped from the ditch to water trucks using water rights that the <br />landowner, Fetcher, has on his property. The water rights documentation and the <br />agreement to allow Elam to use this water is enclosed in Exhibit N -Right of Entry. <br />The water rights consumed for the operation are as follows: <br />1. Crushing -1.5 months per year, total annual use = 7000 gallons <br />2. Washing -none, since there will be no wash plant on site. <br />3. Asphalt Plant -only 1-2 months per year maximum, will use 20,000 gallons for <br />those years that the plant is placed on site. <br />4. Raad Watering -Since the County applies magnesium chloride to all nearby roads <br />that will be used from the pit and since County Road 62 bisects the pit, no road <br />watering will be needed. <br />5. Evaporation from sediment pond -Since the pond will rarely contain water, and <br />infiltration and seepage will remove any water quickly that does enter the pond, <br />evaporation is expected to be minimal, 1.4 inches per year @ 0.24 acres (full pond <br />for 100 year event is 0.79 acres) = 9123 gallons <br />Therefore, the annual maximum water consumption for this operation is 36,123 gallons. <br />This is 0.111 acre feet per year. The Fetcher water rights to supply the mine are more than <br />adequate to supply the mine use. See below: <br />Name Decreed Use Source <br />McPhee Diversion 2.00 cfs McPhee Creek <br />Fetcher Fish Pond 0.60 cfs Sand Creek <br />Stanton Fetcher Ditch #2 1.60 cfs Cottonwood Creek <br />Stanton Fetcher Ditch #1 2.70 cfs Cottonwood Creek <br />Sand Creek Ditch 8.62 cfs Sand Creek <br />Ekhart Ditch 10.38 cfs Elk River <br />Murphy Enlargement of <br />Hoover Jacques Ditch 2.50 cfs Elk River <br />Murphy Ditch 2.50 cfs Cottonwood Creek <br />