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EXHIBIT G WATER INFORMATION <br />The Taylor Gulch Basin is a 390 acre high elevation mountain watershed with limited <br />surface and underground water resources. Surface water flow is limited to spring snow <br />melt and rainfall events large enough to produce stream flow in the otherwise ephemeral <br />Taylor Gulch drainage. The steep (30°) slopes of Taylor Basin include approximately <br />35% granite rock and talus slopes on the eastern flank of the basin, 25% tree <br />covered(mainly aspen and Lodgepole pine, and the remaining surface high alpine turf <br />interspersed with stands of dead pine remnants from decades ago forest fires. The <br />western and northern slopes of the basin is predominantly steeply sloping alpine turf <br />terrain, with rocky soils and varying soil thickness and type, resulting in fair to good <br />percolation rates. Approximately 30% of the western slope of the basin is covered with <br />aspen and lodgepole pine stands. One active (Forest Road 228) and several inactive road <br />cuts traverse the slopes formerly accessing mine workings. Water flow(s) from former <br />mine workings were noted eazly in the summer months above the affected land <br />boundaries. All of these flows dispersed into the soil horizons directly below the mine <br />workings within a few tens of feet run, with the exception of one flow which continued to <br />run at one to two gallons per minute and crossed Farest Road 228 at about the mid point <br />of the western affected land boundary. The water flow percolates into the ground within <br />a few yards of run below the road crossing. <br />No yeaz round surface water flows (stream flows) exist within the affected land <br />boundaries or within Taylor Basin. Taylor Gulch is an ephemeral drainage which flows <br />during times of spring snow melt and sizeable rainfall event. Underground water <br />resources are not well documented in that no monitoring wells or water wells have been <br />drilled in the basin. The gated mine adit entrance located at the south-eastern comer of <br />the affected land, just east of historic sediment basin in Taylor Gulch, is dry and shows <br />no sign of past water outflow. The one vertical shaft located within the mining area <br />(third (upper) mine working bench, central to white marble zone), is reportedly 200' <br />deep and dry. Intersection or impact of underground water resources at this site is not <br />expected to occur. <br />This operation is not expected to adversely impact surface or ground water resources. <br />This operation may operate closed wash plant systems at times in the future, u6tizing <br />surface water flow from diversion ditches, when available, located above the highwall <br />azea on the western side of the affected land. Washing systems, if employed, will be <br />closed systems with a usage of less than 5000 gallons per day. This mine operation is <br />intended to be a zero dischazge facility. No National Pollution Dischazge Elimination <br />System (NPDES) permit is necessary for this operation. <br />17 <br />