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<br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />i <br />i <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />WATER. INFORMgTION <br />EXHIBIT 8 <br />The pr•~~posed nrininq area is l~~cated in the Lane Tr•ep Creek basin. <br />This basin is a plains type oP drainage area encilrnpassinU a <br />typical long narrow basin. The proposed mining oper•ati~~n is <br />located off-channel from Lone Tree Creek. and will not impact the <br />flows in the Creek. <br />Gr•oundwater^ was Hilt encountered in any drill holes during <br />testing. The operation is designed to be a dr•y mine with nc. <br />gr•~~undwater• exposed. Ther•efilr•e, -there wi 11 be nil impacts on the <br />gr•eundwater or• surriluntl inq wells. The accompanying Exhibit <br />indicates the locatiiln ~~P wells in the area. Most wells arse <br />located upstream of the mining thus even fur`ther` red~.+cinq the <br />likel iho~~d of wells being affected. <br />The proposed operation is designed to Ieave a protective berm <br />between the mine area and Lone Tree Cr^eek. This will minimize <br />potent idl impacts Yrom floodwater enter•ino the nrl ninq area. <br />There will be several cuts made in the berm at points shown on <br />Exhibit C. These cuts are made til allow surface tlr•ainape to <br />discharge fr-~~m the mine site during heavy st~~r•ms. Historically, <br />nra~or• surface dr•ainaoe left the area as sheet Plilw to l~~cal <br />gullies and swales. It will nilw be directed t~~ these discharge <br />points. This is not expected to have any significant impact on <br />the flew ch ar•acter•ist ics.~ of the Creek. The cuts thr•.-+trgh the 6er•m <br />will be r`eseetletl and pr•iltected by channel ar•nrilr`ing. In add itiorr <br />silme er•~~siiln cent rill nreasur•es such as st akina straw bales across <br />the channel invert to contain sediment from minilr• st~~r`nr events <br />wi I 1 be d~~ne. <br />Water usage at the mine site will be cilnfined til dust contr•oi, <br />minor nrilistur•e losses in mined material, and water used in <br />c~~ncr•ete batch inq and asdhalt batch inq plants. There will be no <br />evaporative losses because nil groundwater will be exposed. Table <br />G-1 tabulates the expected water losses in the ilper•at i~~n. <br />Moist ur•e loss fr•onr st ockpi ies is est irnat ed t=t•om an annual <br />production rate ilf cp+O,IZ+00 tons ~~f three-duar•ter• inch plus <br />mat er•ial. This mat er•ial would have appr•~~x innately a ih moisture <br />content. Nor•nrai ly a 4Y- value is used f~~r• sands and finer <br />material, but moisture retent lon is much less on large rock. <br />Dust strbpressiiln is based on application of 5,00@ gallons of <br />water` daily fur an approximately 100 day period each year. <br />G - 1 <br />