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infiltrates into the gravels. For the post-mine depression, this will not change. It could only affect the <br />water regime if huge amounts of water fell as precipitation and this water was needed as surface water <br />downstream. This is not the case. There is also an added benefit to the depression. For very large <br />runoff events, the depression will capture excess floodwater and prevent damage to areas east and <br />north of the site and preventing erosion of the slope between the Spring Creek Mesa and the lower <br />terrace. <br />9) Perhaps the most prominent data comes from the 8 water monitoring holes which were installed in <br />January 2004, through Wildcat Drilling and Pump, Inc. of Cedaredge. All of the holes confirmed the <br />thickness of the gravel in Phases Al through A4 of 57-64 feet. South of Phase 10, the gravel is 36 feet <br />deep, as shown by Well W-A8, which was added at the discretion of the operator and not part of the <br />approved well sampling plan. Well W-A7, drilled at the extreme southern end of the property, shows <br />no gravel at all. The other 7 wells, W-A1 through W-A7, were part of the original plan and were <br />installed to bedrock as planned. <br />Map C-1 -Pre-Mining Plan Map shows all well locations and basic log information <br />Irrigation water was delivered to the site and surrounding area during the third week of April, <br />2004. Since that date, water levels have been monitored weekly at Piezometer wells 1 through <br />4, which surround the area that current mining is taking place. Mining started in the Phase Al <br />area (Under the 2003 DMG Permit) during the third week of May, 2004. <br />The last weekly monitoring report at the time of the submission of this Ammendment was <br />made on July, 19 2004. These results show that water levels have risen only slightly, as <br />predicted from the very beginning. Between the weeks of July 5 through July 12, 2004 it can be <br />seen from the monitoring logs that the water levels have steadied and a decrease in the water <br />levels should be expected in the very near future. <br />40 <br />