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• c. Water encountered in the course of mining the coal seams <br />is a possible source of water which could be used in the mining op- <br />erations. Water frequently occurs in or with coal seams but, in <br />the semi-arid western U. S. A. , seldom in amounts that cannot be <br />easily removed either by gravity drainage or with sump pumps. <br />This source of water is probably not too reliable. <br />d. Related to waters occuring with coal seams are waters <br />in aquifer beds above or below the coal seams and which could be <br />tapped by tunneling or by short underground drillholes from the coal <br />workings. Depending on the aquifer involved, this source of water <br />might be adequate for at least a part of the underground mining op- <br />erations. If such aquifers are used, they should be tapped away from <br />• the area of active mining operations. <br />Applicant has made no claims to any of the water sources des- <br />cribed in 4 b to 4 d. <br />For waters encountered in the mining operation, applicant has <br />been granted the right to use such waters if unappropriated, by the <br />State of Colorado and the owners of privately held coal lands. <br />6) Applicant has no decreed water rights or pending water court <br />applications for water. Applicant's rights, as such, to use mine <br />waters and unappropriated waters as discussed in 4 b, 4 c and 4 d, <br />stem from contractural agreements with the owners of the coal lands <br />or holders of the fee interests, and derive from mining customs. <br />n <br />U <br />-21- <br />