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<br />CAMAS will prepare a Monitoring Plan, an outline of which is give in the balance of <br />this paragraph. Said Monitoring Plan will be submitted to and approved by the Office <br />of the State Engineer. Tf determined by OSE to be necessary, the Monitoring Plan will <br />include a commitment to monitor adjacent wells (where allowed by an adjacent well <br />owner) an/or install new monitoring wells. Said Monitoring Plan would include <br />proposed measures to be undertaken, in the event data from existing wells (where <br />monitoring is allowed) and new monitoring wells in accordance with standards in the <br />Monitoring Plan approved by OSE, determines that the operation is having any <br />demonstrated adverse affect on adjacent wells or basements. Item #21 It is unknown <br />how many of the identified wells are still in operation today .Some of the wells are large <br />capacity irrigation wells with the majority being small capacity wells. It is unknown if any of <br />the wells provide domestic water to the owner, however, given the poor water quality in the <br />area, it is unlikely that water from this aquifer serves as a potable supply. Subject to approval <br />by OSE, the operator proposes to monitor the groundwater table as follows: <br />1. A monitoring grid will be located around the property. A total of 6 monitoring points <br />will be established with baseline data collected prior to the start of mining. The <br />baseline information will consist of at least three sets of water table measurements <br />being made before mining starts. The measurements will attempt to collect data <br />during different times of the year to allow for fluctuations that normally occurs, such <br />as deep water percolation for irrigation, etc. <br />2. The operator will monitor the water table on a monthly basis for the life of the mine. <br />The water table data shall be supplied to the Division of Minerals and Geology <br />(DMG) with the annual report. <br />Project Water Requirements <br />The proposed mining operation will consume water from plant operations, lake evaporation <br />from exposed groundwater, and moisture loss in materials transported from the site. An <br />estimate of the water consumption from the proposed operation during and after <br />mining and reclamation is completed is as follows: <br />Water Consumption Description <br />Losses During <br />Mining Operations <br />in Ac.Ft. <br />Losses After Mining <br />and Reclamation is <br />Completed in Ac.Ft. <br />Silt Pond Evaporation 39.1 0.0 <br />Haul Road Dust Suppression 2.0 0.0 <br />Moisture Loss in Materials 4J4 2 0.0 <br />TOTAL CONSUMED WATER 85.3 0.0 <br />5 <br />