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WATER RESOURCES (changed) <br />Exhibit G <br />Water Resources <br />General Overview: This operation exists on the top of a mountain and therefore water resources are <br />extremely limited. No groundwater is known to exist within the material to be mined (the quartzite} <br />so no effects on groundwater will occur. Groundwater does exist in very limited amounts in <br />formations well beneath the quartzite, but because the bottom of the quartzite will not be penetrated <br />to any significant extent, even if water was available in the immediately underlying deposit which it <br />is not, no effects on groundwater resources will occur. Therefore, the only effects on water <br />resources will be on the very limited amount of surface runoff that occurs after rainstorms and as a <br />result of snowmelt. <br />Surface Runoff: Within the area, a few small drainages are found, but these are highly ephemeral <br />and only contain water after major precipitation events. At the end of the operation the drainage <br />from within the mined area will be reconnected to these drainages. Therefore, no significant effect <br />on volumes will occur, once reclamation is completed. During the operation, sediment will not enter <br />these drainages because the runoff will be controlled within the mining area itself. Release of this <br />water will be in a controlled fashion as dictated by stormwater requirements. <br />Project Water Requirements: Water requirements for the operation will be minimal. No washing <br />will be done on site. Any washing of product, if that is needed at all, will be done at other locations <br />in Colorado Springs. Therefore, the water required for the operation will be only for dust control. <br />The actual quantity of water cannot be determined because dust control is weather dependent as well <br />as dependent on other methods used to reduce or control dust. <br />Dust control on the road is accomplished by the placement of asphalt millings that create a <br />rather ftrm surface that generates only minimal dust. This has effectively addressed the problem of <br />dust control along the road which would require large quantities of water if controlled in that <br />fashion. With no water available on site or near the site this was a serious problem at the start of the <br />operation. <br />Dust control within the operation is taken care of by hauling water from other sources. All <br />water hauled by truck to the site is purchased from outside sources. Until recently, water was <br />purchased from Penrose. But with the severe drought that has gripped all of Colorado recently, <br />Penrose simply does not have the water available to allow that purchase to continue. Therefore, <br />water is now purchased from Colorado Springs and hauled to the site, a considerably greater <br />distance. When water availability returns to more normal conditions, whenever that may happen, the <br />water source will return to the purchasing from Penrose. But until that occurs, the only source <br />available is Colorado Springs. <br />In conclusion, it is clear that water resources will not be affected by the operation. Project <br />water supplies are becoming problematic because of the effects of the severe drought. Fortunately <br />the option of turning to Colorado Springs for water exists or meeting dust control requirements <br />might become a serious problem. Because of the cost of water haulage, continued development of <br />actions that reduce the amount of water required and conserve what is available will be imperative to <br />meeting the needs, even though those needs are very small. Unfortunately, with all the water <br />conservation techniques already implemented there isn't much room left for further savings. <br />Table Mountain Quarry -Castle Concrete Company Exhibit G (Amendment 1) Page 1 <br />