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a map. Please also identify all wells and water rights held by adjacent property owners. This information can be obtained from the Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer. (b) The operator must provide an estimate of the project water requirements including flow rates and annual volumes for the development, mining and reclamation phases of the project including evaporation loss. Appropriate documentation of the existing water rights also needs to be submitted. (c) The operator states that the neighbor's well to the east will not be affected since the bottom of the drainage is lower than the proposed limit of dewatering activities. Please demonstrate how the water from or the drawdown of the dewatering operations will not affect the well to the east or other wells located in the area. 11. The Operator did not indicate if a substitute water supply plan for the replacement of ground water depletions during the mining phase will be submitted to the State Engineer's Office. The operator will need to submit proof of compliance with the State Engineer before exposing the groundwater in the mining operation. 12. On page 9 of the reclamation plan, the Operator states that minor amounts of clean fill material generated from off-site construction projects may be hauled and used to backfill the excavated mine pit. Rule 3.1.5(9) requires the following information to be submitted to the Division; (a) a narrative that describes the approximate location of the proposed activity; (b) the approximate volume of inert material to be backfilled; (c) a signed affidavit certifying that the material is clean and inert, as defined in Rule 1.1(20); (d) the approximate dates the proposed activity will commence and end; (e) an explanation of how the backfilled site will result in apost-mining configuration that is compatible with the approved post-mining land use; and (f) a general engineering plan stating how the material will be placed and stabilized in a manner to avoid unacceptable settling and voids. Please submit this information. 13. On page 12, the operator states that no permanent water bodies are proposed in connection with the reclamation and revegetation plan. However, the reclamation plan states that overburden will be replaced at the edges of the excavated pond azea, and one or two islands will be constructed in the middle of the pond. Will the pits be converted into ponds? The islands will also need to be shown on the reclamation plan map if they aze to be included in the plan. Please clazify this discrepancy. Please note that if ponds are to remain in the reclamation plan, an augmentation permit will need to be obtained from the Division of Water Resources.