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• sandstone canyon rims located throughout the area. The Ual:ota Sandstone is of Luwcr <br />('retaccous age. Figure 1 below shoes the area geology in a cross section from west to east. <br />This gatlogy causes the groundwater Icvel to be very close to the surface. Water is expeettxl to <br />he encountered I ~" to a' below the surface. ~~'hilc the pit is being pumped down the water table <br />will drop, but otter rcrlamation this Icvcl is expec0.til to return. The quality of the water is <br />vv ~ q E <br />-S1 j ,nv.] If~..YS <br />.i ¢ r <br />L <br />~ if ~ c 9rnon avm <br />G~ r` A WNi NiC I' <br />tlf :l <br />/r'~ry Ari .Iltry j ~ ~ 'rnecAVB'OR <br />.~ <br />~. -- ~r~~ ~ ~- ~ mArrt US Angle <br />° -~'~,takern <br />Figure I -Cross Section of area Geology <br />• similar to the Gunnison River at this point. l~he t~utcr quality of the Gunnison Ri~cr is included <br />m :\ppcndix 13. <br />3. \\ah•r Consumption fur the Opcraliun and \\ atcr RiLh(s <br />A Gravel N'cll Pcrntit, Substitute Water Supply Plan (SW'SP), and Augmentation flan have been <br />submitted to the Division of Water Resources. 1'he applications are currently in the review <br />process. <br />The Augmentation Plan which has been submitted includes both evaporative losses which will <br />be incurreJ upon amtplction of mining as well as industrial uses of the water tier such purposes <br />as road watering as needed, crushing:'screcning operations, washing operations, and moisture lost <br />in minctt material. 1"he t:,llowing text describes the uses of the water as well as how it will be <br />augntentcd. <br />_• <br />rlndcrson I'it.:lpril 0? G-3 <br />