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Information pertaining to water rights is contained in Tab 16 (Protection of the Hydrologic <br />Balance) of the permit revision application. All water rights in the area of the operation aze listed <br />in Table 16-1, and approximate locations aze mapped on Exhibit 16-1. Attachments 16-A and <br />16-B are water rights studies performed for Seneca Coal Company. <br />There are three adjudicated water sources within the proposed permit area. The Temple Pond No. <br />2 and the Temple well No. 1 will be destroyed by mining. Seneca has executed an agreement with <br />the water right owner(s) to replace these two sources by leaving Pond 006 as a permanent <br />impoundment. The Frank Temple Stock Pond is an adjudicated water source which will be <br />destroyed by mining of the north pit, and Seneca has arranged to leave Pond 005 as a permanent <br />replacement water source. <br />Seneca Coal Company has an augmentation plan approved by the Water Division 6 Water Court <br />to replace any other sources which may be impacted, and to provide supplies when a call is placed <br />on Dry Creek by senior water users. The plan also approved a well permit for the operation's <br />Trout Creek Sandstone water-supply well. <br />Seneca II-W Findings Document 1 ] November 3, 1999 <br />