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A water buffalo may be brought on site to an open excavation to enable washing pocket <br />contents. Otherwise, hand-held mechanical-pump sprayers will be used to spray water <br />into cavities during extraction. <br />Personal hygiene, showers, etc., will be conducted off site. No other washing or cooking, <br />except for an occasional meal, will be accomplished on site. <br />No waste water or runoff will be produced as an outcome of this operation <br />6.3.3 (11(il Ground and surface water <br />The neazest free-running surface water to any excavation site is Crystal Creek, a tributary <br />to the South Platte, which is about 865 feet northeast and 160 feet lower in elevation. <br />northern excavation site is Crystal Creek which is about 825 feet northeast and 165 feet <br />lower in elevation. <br />No runoff nor discharge will be produced by this operation <br />Virtually all rain water, even in the most severe downpours, is absorbed readily into the <br />floor of any excavation. In severe downpours, some erosion does occur on the <br />surrounding hillsides and in existing draws, especially since the fire destroyed much of <br />the vegetation. Our reclaimed sites have held up exceptionally well and aze designed to <br />trap and hold any natural runoff. Where necessary, berms have been built to stop any <br />possible runoff. Silt fences will also be erected to trap any possible sediments. <br />No excavation will reach or penetrate the water table. <br />No springs, ponds, wetlands, or other riparian areas aze located on any of these proposed <br />sites. <br />6.3.3 (12(il Water rights: <br />No water rights will be impacted in any manner. <br />6 3.3 (1) (kl Toxic or acidic materials: <br />The soils of this azea are naturally slightly acidic due to the nature of granite rock <br />decomposition and coniferous vegetation. <br />No toxic or acid producing materials will be exposed during this operation. None exist. <br />All minerals being encountered and produced are silicates and are non-reactive to water <br />and oxygen and therefore do not produce toxic nor acidic secondary products. (Iron <br />minerals have already been reduced to oxides and make up a tiny fraction of a percent of <br />the existing minerals.) No sulfides aze found. <br />