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Although we will "walk in" equipment to some sites and work to minimize access trips, <br />any disturbances caused by the equipment footprints will be restored and reclaimed upon <br />completion of mining. <br />Any prior existing non-system logging roads or trails which we use will be closed and <br />reclaimed upon completion of mining unless instructed by the U.S. Forest Service to keep <br />them open. <br />6.3.3 (~ (h) Water use: <br />Minimal water will be used in this operation. All water will be brought in from city taps. <br />Drinking water will be brought on site for use as needed. <br />At maximum, 20 gallons of water may be used during a day in which pocket excavation <br />occurs. All water used, is quickly absorbed into the floor of the excavation. Water is <br />used to loosen clay and debris so crystals aze not damaged in extracting them from the <br />pocket. Water is also used to wash off mud to examine the crystal quality. <br />A water buffalo may be brought on site to an open excavation to enable washing pocket <br />contents. Otherwise, hand-held mechanical-pump sprayers will be used to spray water <br />into cavities during extraction. <br />Personal hygiene, showers, etc., will be conducted off site. No other washing or cooking, <br />except for an occasional meal, will be accomplished on site. <br />No waste water or runoff will be produced as an outcome of this operation. <br />6.3.3 (1L(i) Ground and surface water: <br />The neazest free-running surface water to any northern excavation site is Crystal Creek <br />which is about 825 feet northeast and ] 65 feet lower in elevation. An intermittent stream <br />also exists about 780 feet southwest and 140 feet lower in elevation to the neazest <br />southern excavation site. <br />No runoff nor discharge will be produced by this operation <br />Virtually all rain water, even in the most severe downpours, is absorbed readily into the <br />floor of any excavation. In severe downpours, some erosion does occur on the <br />surrounding hillsides and in existing draws, especially since the fire destroyed much of <br />the vegetation. Our reclaimed sites have held up exceptionally well and are designed to <br />trap and hold any natural runoff. Where necessary, berms have been built to stop any <br />possible runoff. Silt fences will also be erected to trap any possible sediments. <br />No excavation will reach or penetrate the water table <br />