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The increased in€xltration of surface waters is not e~epeeted to recharge the ground water system. <br />The Applicant indicates that the increased soil water resulting from increased infiltration rates <br />and increased moisture-holding capacity will be consumed by increased evapotranspiration. The <br />net result is that water is razely, if ever, given the opportunity to percolate into subsurface <br />material. <br />2_ Potential Effects on Surface Water Quality <br />Information in the PAP and the 1982 Findings Document indicates that surface water quality in <br />the general azea is extremely vaziable. No adverse impacts from mining operations were <br />projected and none have been observed to date. <br />The Division's 1982 Findings Document predicted that no significant impacts on surface water <br />quality in or adjacent to the permit area due to mining operations would occur. Water quality in <br />and neaz the permit area is highly variable, changing in response to. seasonal trends and <br />precipitation events. Surface watermonitoring data from the Operator's moniforing program and <br />observations by the Division have confirmed the prediction of no significant impacts to surface <br />water quality to date. <br />Surface water runoff from all.disturbance :within the permit azea passes through one often <br />sedimentation ponds. Discharges from these ponds are subject to effluent limits in the mine's . <br />NPDES p8nnit_ Reports of parameters. abovespecific dischazge permit conditions from the.l" <br />quarter 1998 through the 2°d quarter of 2002 are as follows. All were reported to the CDPHE. <br />NPDES Incidents <br />uarter Outfall <br /> OOlA 002A 004A OOSA 006A 007A 008A 009A OlOA <br />2/02 TSS , <br /> Fee <br />1/OZ TSS, TSS, <br /> Fe Fe <br />1/O1 TSS, TSS, TSS, <br /> Fe Fe Fe <br />2/99- TSS TSS, TSS <br /> Fe <br />1/99 TSS, <br /> Fe <br />3198 H H TSS TSS <br />2/98 TSS TSS TSS TSS, TSS TSS <br /> Fe <br />1/98 TSS, TSS, <br /> Fe FE, <br /> SS3 <br />October 21, 2002 30 <br />