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<br />The application is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />V. <br />2.05.6 <br />Information concerning hydrologic balance ground water can be found in <br />the application on pages 2-408 to 2-509, 2-525, 3-37 to 3-54, 3-64, 4-67 <br />to 4-73, Exhibits 2.8.1 E., 2.8.1 F, 2.8.1 U, 2.8.1 V, Appendices B-11, <br />D-2, D-3, D-4, D-5. Ground water information submitted in the permit <br />application was found to be adequate. <br />The application is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />VI. Hydrologic Balance: Surface Water (2.045, 2.047, 2.053(4 <br />A <br />The surface water quality, diversions, sediment control, and discharge <br />structures sections of the application have been reviewed by the <br />Division. The surface water quality portion of the permit application <br />can be found in Section 2.8.1, and the diversions, sediment control, and <br />discharge structures sections can be found on page 3-56 through 3-61 of <br />Volume I and in Volume VI. Surface water baseline information supplied <br />in the application was found to be adequate. The operation is in <br />compliance. <br />VII. Water Ri hts and Re lacement (2.04.7(3), 2.05.6(3), (ii), 2.07.6(2)(c), <br />The water supply for the Mt. Gunnison No. 1 Mine comes from water rights <br />owned by West Elk Coal Company. The rights are utilized in accordance <br />with Colorado Water Laws administered by the District No. 4 Water <br />Commissioner. Water rights for mine consumption use are listed in Table <br />1. <br />At current production rates, water consumption is expected to be 70 acre <br />feet per year. However, this could increase to 150 acre feet per year <br />at full production. WECC uses water for dust suppression on roads, on <br />mining machinery and on the coal conveyor system. Water is also needed <br />for drinking and bath house needs. The mine withdraws water from the <br />North Fork of the Gunnison River when there are no calls for water, <br />usually in the spring. This water is stored in one or more ponds on <br />site for use later in the summer when demands increase and senior water <br />users place calls for water. <br />At times, mine water could be consumed; however, the small amount of <br />inflows does not meet the demands of the mine. <br />16 <br />