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PHYSICAL SETTING <br />The SRWGP is located southeast of Gunnison, Colorado, along Tomichi Creek, which is <br />a tributary of the Gunnison River. The site's elevation is about 7,400 feet above M.S.L. Based <br />on the climatological station in Gunnison (Station 53662), the average annual temperature is 37.5 <br />degrees Fahrenheit, and the average rainfall is 10.5 inches per yeaz. The site is laced with <br />oxbows and former courses of the creek. <br />VARRA COMPANIES CORPORATION OPERATION <br />The SRWGP is in Gunnison County, Colorado, and the new operator is VCI. The pit is <br />located in a portion of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3 and the Southeast Quarter of the <br />Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 49 North, Range 1 East of the NM P.M. Also located <br />at this site in the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 49 North, Range 1 East of the NM <br />P.M. is the Seahorse Pond, which is currently being mined. <br />The pit is in the alluvium of Tomichi Creek. Because the pit is less than 100 feet from <br />this tributary, the effect on the river occurs immediately. Therefore, there is no lagged depletion <br />to the river caused by the mining or evaporation. <br />The water uses in this plan will be commercial, industrial, and evaporation. Water from <br />the Griffmg No. 1 Ditch will replace this water to the stream. This water derives from historical <br />use credits due to irrigation of lands which are in the same location. <br />Evaporation <br />Compensation is due to the stream for evaporation from ground water exposed after <br />December 31, 1980. This exposed area is projected to total 39.62 acres. According to the decree <br />in Case No. 96CW267 and the state's consultation in that case, the annual net evaporation in the <br />area is 2.36 feet. <br />3 <br />