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~J <br />21a <br />' ' 1 you've assumed that the eater in the local aquifer <br /> 2 that we are dewatering contributes flow to Rito <br /> <br /> 3 Seco, the water that we are replacing, in a quality <br /> 4 sense, is actually a better quality than the water <br /> 5 that's being pumped. <br /> 6 The plan right now is, any water that's <br /> 7 pumped from the dewatering operation will be used in <br /> 8 the mine operation and not discharged, because it <br /> 9 doesn't meet some of the water quality standards, <br /> h <br />i <br />' <br /> 10 wh <br />e <br />le the water that <br />s pumped down from t <br />' 11 Columbian Ranch meets all the stream standards in <br /> 12 Rito Seco. That's the gist of the augmentation. <br /> 13 plan. <br /> 14 Again, I just want to emphasize that <br /> 15 there are no additional depletions at the Columbian <br /> 16 Ranch, because it is limited to the historic <br /> 17 ti ti <br />t <br />d <br />l <br />d <br />h <br />ill b <br /> consump <br />v e <br />ons <br />o <br />e use an <br />ere w <br />ep <br />t <br />e no <br /> 18 Rito Seco, because through the augmentation plan <br /> 19 there are requirements that that water be put back <br /> 20 in if, in fact, the depletions do occur. <br /> 21 Q (By Mr. Massey) Just a couple of gLick <br /> 22 questions, if I can question the witness. <br /> 23 In your opinion, are the water rights <br /> 24 d d <br /> now owne le or <br />by Battle Mountain sufficient to han <br /> 25 cover all of the projected water uses at the mine, <br /> AGREN, BLANDO b BILLINGS <br />