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<br />EXHIBIT G - Y7ATER INFORMATION <br /> <br />The groundwater system at the Logan Wash property contains <br />water bearing zones separated by the impermeable Mahogany Zone. <br />This system is composed of an upper zone approximately 250 feet <br />thick above the Mahogany Zone. The lower zone is approximately <br />50 feet thick and extends down below the lean B-groove at the <br />base of the Mahogany Zone. These groundwater systems produce <br />only minor amounts of water (a maximum of approximately 75 gpm) <br />within the mine and generally dry up during dry periods. These <br />water bearing zones do not intersect any existing or planned <br />retort. Any communication between retorts and the upper water <br />bearing zone which is approximately 100 feet above the roof of <br />the tallest retort is only by occasional fracture. The operation <br />is not expected to directly affect surface or groundwater systems. <br />Due to the small amount of water in the groundwater system <br />and hence the small amount of excess water at Logan Wash after <br />mining uses, this excess is evaporated by spraying over the raw <br />shale dump. Also, alluvial monitoring wells are located below <br />the dump to check if any of the sprayed water does not evaporate <br />and reaches the alluvium. A NPDES permit has been issued <br />(#CO-0029947) for this discharge by the Water Quality Control <br />Division of the Colorado Department of Health. <br />The estimated water requirements for the Logan Wash project <br />are less than 10 acre feet per year and average approximately <br />4-5 gpm with peak use of approximately 50 gpm. This need' usually <br />is met by groundwater encountered in the mining operation, for <br />which the Applicant has water rights, but in dry years as was <br /> <br />