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<br />' EXHIBIT G <br />Water Resources <br />The existing gravel pit mining operation is situated on a ridge adjacent to two small <br />' unnamed dry watercourses located north and south of the site. The two drainageways flow <br />only during periods of substantial stormwater runoff and drain a relatively small combined <br />area of approximately 300 acres. The existing pit is located within the upper elevations of <br />' the drainage basin approximately 50' above the drainageways. Stormwater runoff from the <br />gravel pit is primarily retained on site and allowed to percolate into the cobbly loam soil. <br />' The existing gravel pit and the proposed expansion does not and will not intercept any <br />groundwater. The closest water source to the site is the Uncompahgre River located <br />approximately 3000 feet to the west and nearly 450 feet below the pit. There are no water <br />.requirements for this mining operation and therefore does not use any direct stream flows. <br />1 <br />1 <br />t <br />i 1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />An NPDES permit is not required since Ouray County is under 100,000 in population. <br />1 <br />