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EXHIBIT G WATER INFORMATION nt:roauctz.on They 83rd Joint Venture site is located in the lower Cache La Poudre River basin. The property is located in a valley fill deposit created by the river. The proposed operation will impact the surrounding area due to the mining operation and the proposed reclamation. However, these impacts are temporary, of minor consequence, and can be mitigated to not injure surrounding property owners. They proposed mining operation will create two lakes of 67.1 acres. They reclamation plan will leave unlined lakes that will be hydraulically connected to the alluvial aquifer. This reclamation wi].1 create an evaporative loss to the groundwater which is a consumptive use. The operator proposes to use existing water rights attached to the property as an augmentation source. The operator will obtain an approved augmentation plan through the Colorado Water Court system. This augmentation plan will mitigate any injury created by the reclamation. Surface Water The proposed operation is located in the lower part of the Cache La Poudre River basin. This basin is approximately 1,800 square miles in area and covers a major part of Larimer and weld counties. There are approximately 250,000 acres of irrigated lands upstream of the site and numerous diversions for municipal and industrial uses. There are five major reservoirs at the headwaters of the Poudre River. The average discharge at a gaging station located nearby in Greeley, Colorado indicates an average instantaneous flow of 132 cfs and an average annual basin yield of 95,630 acre-feet. The maximum discharge at the gage was recorded on June 14, 1983 at a peak of 6,360 cfs. The minimum discharge was recorded on October 3, 1946 at 0.8 cfs. In summary, this river is one of the most controlled and used rivers in the United States. By the time it gets to the proposed mining site, it has been tremendously altered from historic (pre- set:tlement) conditions. G-1