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EXHIBIT G 6.0 WATER INFORMATION The north property line is bounded by the St. Vrain Creek. The property is bisected by the Last Chance Ditch. The mining operation will maintain a minimum 150 feet setback from the St. Vrain Creek thalweg and a 50 feet setback from the Last Chance Ditch so that site activities will not structurally impact the side slopes or significantly increase seepage from either conveyance feature. Other water features on the site include three ponds as shown on the Pre-Mining Plan. Most of the site lies within the 100 year floodplain. The southern portion of the site which is not in the floodplain will be used for stockpiling topsoil. Fuel stored on site and production facilities will also be kept in the area outside of the 100 year floodplain. The mining plan entails dewatering of the site during the mining phase. After mining is completed four (4) lakes will remain on the site due to the high water table in the vicinity. Presently on-site surface drainage naturally flows into the St. Vrain Creek. The grading shown in the Mining Plan and Reclamation Plan is designed to impound all on-site stormwater. 6.1 Dewatering Plan The mine site is in an area with a high water table and water will be exposed at the site due to sand and gravel mining. However the mining area will be dewatered with a dewatering trench around the perimeter of the pits. As mining progresses the groundwater table will be lowered in each mining phase by pumping to allow the aggregate to be mined under dry conditions. Only one mining phase will be dewatered at any one time. Sediment will be allowed to settle out in a sump area before the water is pumped from the pits. Water from phases 1 and 3 will be discharged into the Last Chance Ditch and water from phases 2 and 4 will be discharged into the St. Vrain Creek. Approval from the ditch company to pump water to the ditch will be obtained. An alternate plan of dewatering groundwater from mining phases 1 and 3, if permission is not received from the ditch company, will be to pump water to the ponds on property owned by weld County that lie to the east of the subject site. A NPDES permit will be obtained for all discharges to the St. Vrain Creek prior to the commencement of mining operations.