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<br />first permit term nor will they do so during the second. There will then <br />be no cumulative effects of the Animas and Rimrock Mines on the quality <br />or quantity of surface water in any local drainage. The only potential <br />for cumulative impact of the two operations on surface water quality or <br />quantity might be on the Purgatoire River into which the local drainages <br />feed. The volume of water being carried by the Purgatoire River relative <br />to that contributed by the drainages potentially impacted by the two <br />mines, however, precludes any detectable effects on either its quantity <br />or quality. Cumulative impacts of the Animas and Rimrock Mines on local <br />ground water supplies should also be minimal. There have been no <br />detectable effects of the Animas liine on either water levels or quality <br />in the wells monitoring local ground water conditions during the first <br />permit term. The Rimrock Mine is small and relatively isolated <br />geologically by adjoining drainages that cut below the mining level. <br />The Division finds the Animas Mine, as proposed in the application for <br />permit renewal, to have been designed to prevent damage to the hydrologic <br />balance outside the proposed permit area. <br />X. Climatalogical- Information and Air Resources - Rules 2.04.8 <br />7 L .-J l <br />The content of this section of the original Findings remains adequate for <br />the operation during the permit renewal term. <br />The present and proposed operations are in compliance with the <br />requirements of this section. <br />XI. Soils - Rules 2.04,9, 2.05.3 (5), 2, 05.4(2)(d) and 4.06 <br />The content of this section of the original Findings remains adequate for <br />the operation during the permit renewal term. <br />The present and proposed operations are in compliance with the <br />requirements of this section. <br />XII. Vegetation - Rules 2.04.10 and 2.05.4(2)(e) <br />As a result of Stipulations 8 and 9 of the original permit, the content <br />of this section of the updated permit application includes vegetation <br />data, plans, and standards adequate for the permit renewal term. <br />The present and proposed operations are in compliance with the <br />requirements of this section. <br />XIII. Fish and Wildlife - Rules 2.04.11, 2.05.6(2) and 4.18 <br />This section of the original Findings remains adequate for the operation <br />during the permit renewal term. <br />The present and proposed operations are in compliance with the <br />requirements of this section. <br />-17- <br />