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• Because of the very limited or lack of groundwater in the area of <br />planned mining, there should be no measureable effects on the <br />groundwater system or groundwater rights. No permanent or continuous <br />aquifers will be impacted by the mining operation. Likewise, the mining <br />operations will not alter water quality in Hay Gulch. <br />A sediment and drainage control plan prepared for the Sunbelt operation <br />will minimize or eliminate impacts to Hay Gulch. Following mining, and <br />the conclusion of reclamation, vegetation will be reestablished, and the <br />area will not cause any contamination, diminution, or interruption to <br />the surface water system. <br />The hydrologic features of the general area are shown on the Regional <br />Geology Map (Map 5). Detailed sediment control structures of the <br />surface facilities area are indicated on the Drainage and Sediment <br />Control Plan Map (Map 6). <br />• Ground and surface water uses are not expected to be impacted in the <br />vicinity of the Sunbelt operations. The uses are mainly limited in the <br />Hay Gulch area because of the lack of room for any other beneficial uses <br />other than some minor residential use and agricultural use. Because <br />the Peacock Coal Mine will be mining coal at elevations above Hay Gulch, <br />there will be no impact on uses developed in the valley floor. Sunbelt <br />operations may impact some perched systems within the permit boundaries, <br />but will not affect any regional, continuous aquifer. Because Sunbelt <br />operations will not impact any surface water users in Hay Gulch, and <br />because any impact on any groundwater perched systems will be limited to <br />the actual permit area, there is no need to identify alternative water <br />supplies for users in the area. <br />r <br />2.04-15 <br />