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2. Any discharges from the mine sediment pond will be monitored in accordance with the mine's NPDES permit, and the results of such monitoring shall be submitted to the Division on a quarterly basis. As a result of this monitoring, quantity and quality of discharges from the permit area will be recorded. No other surface water monitoring will be conducted at the site. All surface water runoff within the permit area is routed into an ephemeral drainage ~,ahich passes through the sediment pond. No other drainages are affected by the reclaimed site. Any water that discharges from the pond would flow down Dry Gulch for appro~cimately three miles before entering Blg Salt Wash. G. Transfer of Wells All drill holes in the permit area are required to be reclaimed prior to bond release (4.05.14). H. Probable Hydrologic Consequences A discussion of the probable hydrologic impacts of the reclaimed Fruita Mine site is included with the baseline discussion in Sections 2.04.5, 2.04.6 and 2.04.7 of the permit. Surface Water The Fruita Mine is located in the Bookcliffs on the north edge of the Grand Valley. The area is <.emi-arid, receiving an average of less than ten inches of annual precipitation. The permit area is located on steep south facing slopes of the Bookcliffs and contains one unnamed ephemeral drainage. Water fioY+ing do~.an this drainage from above the mine is diverted around the mine benr.n and rill >lope by two permanent diversions which are designed to carry runoff `.'om a 100-year, 2a-hour storm event. Surface runoff from the disturbed area is routed to a sediment pond downhill from the mine bench. Any discharges from the sediment pond are routed into Dry Gulch. Dry Gulch is an ephemeral tributary to Big Salt Wash which is located approximately three mile; downstream from the mine. Big Salt Wash is the Hoare>t stream that could potentially be affected by the Fruita Mine. big Salt Wash is a oerenn~al stream; however, surface flows have dried up in •~~ fa" :f -.tie fast three sears •:198a-91~, probably uue to lower than average _ a:'o~tar Vin. ~ pc,~ion cf Sig Salt ,~as.r flew is diverted 'nto Rub_~, '_~e c '" uGit~~eam r-fin its '~~nC:~On ~.a'th ~~ry 4idih. )peC'fi~ COn7JC;~. .ii•y ~f big Salt Wash water just above the Ruby Lee takeout point is generdi~y in the 500-600 umhos/cm range at high flows and 1000-2000 umhos/cm at low flows. Ucwnstream from the mine, Big ;alt :•lash might be characterized as more of an intermittent stream channel according to obseivatio~s b_v the 3w'?au of Land Management. Surface flaw- hive been nCne.<iStPrit during the fall of recent edi>. ~UStd1nP' 'rOY/T 'f~ ~ ~? Wd)~' bei T•J the Hlgh'lne !d'la~ ire primaril,; due t ~ iPtUrn flows cf ~ i 1i!dt'•:.~~ Ware`ipiq the Canal. ~h2 .~3>^ ~=rn'i5e5 the Canal appruti~ate'~, ten miie~ downstrea.+ from the mine.