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<br /> <br />VIII. Alluvial Valley Floors (Rules 2.06.8 and 4.24) <br />Several AVF's were identified during the original permitting activities and <br />were discussed in the original findings permit. <br />Based on the review done at that time the Division made the following findings <br />regarding AVF's in the vicinity of the Meeker Area Mines: <br />(1) Surface facilities and reclamation operations will not interrupt, <br />discontinue, or preclude farming on alluvial valley floors. <br />(2) Surface facilities and reclamation operations will not cause <br />material damage to the quality or quantity of water in surface or <br />underground water systems that supply alluvial valley floors. This <br />will be assured by augmentation of water supply by the operator. <br />(3) Surface facilities and reclamation operations will be conducted to <br />preserve, throughout the mining and reclamation process, the <br />essential hydrologic functions of alluvial valley floors. <br />Additionally, since the mine has been reclaimed no additional areas are to be <br />affected, therefore there is no potential for additional impacts to alluvial <br />valley floors. The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this <br />section. <br />IX. Water Rights and Replacement - Rules 2,04.7(3), <br />.o a ii .n c ana <br />The permittee applied for and received water rights for all applicable <br />impoundments, wells, and sumps in the Meeker Area mines. An augmentation plan <br />was filed (via Stipulation 8) with Water District No. 5 for the purpose of <br />replacing mining-depleted water to Curtis Creek during periods of call by <br />valid downstream senior water users. Since the mine has been reclaimed and no <br />additional areas are to be affected, the Curtis Creek Surface Water System <br />will not be further depleted. Therefore, the augmentation plan is no longer <br />needed and Stipulation 8 is no longer necessary. <br />The proposed operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. <br />X. Probable Hydrologic Consequences of Mining and Cumulative Hydrologic <br />mnnr nnv _ u nc nn r <br />A. Introduction <br />A Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Study (CHIS) for the White River Basin above <br />Rangely, Colorado has been prepared by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Division (CMLRD) pursuant to Rule 2.07,6(2),(c). This CHIS assesses the <br />projected cumulative hydrologic impacts of all anticipated mining operations <br />in the general area of the Meeker Area Mines. <br />The Meeker Area Mines have been reclaimed and no additional impacts to the <br />hydrologic balance within the White River Basin are expected. Therefore, <br />information contained in the original findings is still adequate for this <br />permit term. <br />-g- <br />