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C. Surface and Ground Water Monitoring <br />1. The applicant will conduct monitoring of ground water in a manner <br />approved by the Division. The ground water monitoring plan is as <br />mentioned on pages 19 and 20 (4.05.13(1)). <br />Z. The applicant will conduct monitoring of surface water in a <br />manner approved by the Division. The monitoring plan was <br />submitted under 2.05.6(3)(b)(iv) and is discussed on pages 18 and <br />19 (4.05.13(2)). <br />Water Rights and Replacement - Rules 2.04.7(3). 2.05.6(3)(a)(ii). <br />Portions of the application relevant to surface and ground water rights <br />in the vicinity of the mine have been submitted to the Office of the <br />State Engineer, Division of Water Resources. The State Engineer's Office <br />has determined that there are no problems with the operation with respect <br />to water rights. <br />Page 2-43 of Volume I of the application contains information on water <br />rights in the vicinity of the operation. The applicant states that no <br />ground water rights (spring and wells) have been adjudicated within a <br />three-mile radius of the permit area. One surface water right is <br />identified (H.G. McClane ditch) along East Salt Creek. It is highly <br />unlikely that this water right will be impacted by the operation. <br />The applicant has secured rights for 10 cfs discharge from the Mack <br />Pumping Pipeline for use at the mine. Total consumptive use projected <br />for the Munger Canyon mining operation, which will use water diverted <br />from the same source, is less than 0.07 cfs. The applicant has <br />demonstrated that rights have been secured to sufficiently satisfy <br />consumptive water use requirements for both operations. <br />The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />Probable Hydrologic Consequences - Rules 2.05.6(2)(3) and 2.07.6(2)(c)) <br />The Munger Canyon mining operation will potentially affect surface water <br />and ground water. Cumulative impacts to the hydrologically adjacent area <br />would result from the Munger Canyon operation impacts combined with the <br />hydrologic impacts produced by other operations (namely the American <br />Shield Fruita Mines and the McClane Canyon Mine) within the same <br />hydrologic system(s). An assessment of these impacts is presented here. <br />The anticipated impacts of the Munger Canyon Mining operation on the <br />quality and quantity of ground water and surface water in the area are <br />minimal. This is due mainly to the small area of surface disturbance <br />related to the mine, as well as the characteristics of the ground water <br />environment. <br />The disturbance related to the operation will encompass approximately <br />122 acres, 35 of which are located in Munger Canyon. Compared to the <br />total drainage area in Munger Canyon (5085 acres), approximately <br />_P8_ <br />