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3.1.6 Water -General Requirements <br />(1) The hydrology and water quality of this site will not be adversely affected by this operation. <br />No groundwater will be encountered during mining, and the surface changes shall be controlled and <br />monitored to minimize the affects on the historical stormwater runoff patterns. A Colorado Health <br />Dept. and Environmental Stonn Water Permit will be obtained for this site. <br />(a) The operator/applicant will comply with Colorado water quality laws and regulations <br />governing injury to existing water rights. <br />(b) The operator/applicant will comply with applicable Federal and Colorado water quality <br />laws and regulations, including all the standards adopted by the State Water Quality Control <br />Commission. <br />(c) No dredge of streambeds will be done, and the fill areas will not injure the water quality <br />nor restrict historical flow. <br />(d) No earthen structures will remain that were used to control stormwater after minim. <br />Reclamation requires no structures eg. dams or ponds. <br />(2) No dams will be constructed on this mine site. <br />(3) All surface areas of the affected land, including spoil piles, will be stabilized and protected so as <br />to effectively control erosion. <br />3.1.7 Groundwater -Specific Requirements <br />(1) This azea is high and dry. No groundwater will be exposed during mining. There are no <br />permits contemplated or needed. <br />(a) The state-wide groundwater standards will be followed as established by the Water <br />Quality Control Commission (hereafter, the WQCC). <br />(b) Classifiedazeas: Operations that may affect the quality of ground water in a specified <br />area that has been classified by the WQCC shall comply with standards applicable <br />to such specified area. <br />(c) Unclassified azeas: operations that may affect the quality of groundwater which has <br />not been classified by the WQCC shall protect the existing and reasonably potenial <br />future uses of such groundwater. <br />(d) Water quality standards applicable to groundwater that has been classified, state- <br />wide standards for certain pollutants, and interim narrative standards set by the <br />WQCC shall supersede any numeric protection levels established for the subject <br />pollutants to this Subsection 3.1.7 <br />