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2.04.7 <br />Industrial use of water in the permit and adjacent area is restricted to the use <br />by the Terror Creek loadout. The loadout obtains its water from a well and <br />the Fire Mountain Canal. The mine's potential impact on both of these water <br />sources is discussed above. <br /> <br />I~ <br />PR-08 <br />fl 1>°RoVED <br />9~z5~o3 <br />The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) considers any <br />consumptive use of water by the mine to deplete the flow in the Colorado <br />River. Water depletions in the Upper Colorado River Basin have been <br />recognized as a major source of impact to endangered fish species (USFWS <br />2/93). The Operatorwill agree to implement the conservation measures that <br />the USFWS believe are necessary to offset this impact. <br />Wildlife use of water in the permit and adjacent areas is for subsistence. <br />Wildlife use the perennial streams, springs and ponds. It is possible the <br />mine could impact some of the springs or ponds. If this impact occurs, the <br />Operator will mitigate this water loss by constructing or repairing pond(s) and <br />augmenting the flow with water from the mine or from the Deer Trail Ditch: <br />In the event that contamination, diminution, or interruption in the <br />underground or surface water supplies result from coal mining operations, <br />the following protective measures would be followed. <br />1) Adequate protection of water rights will be monitored. The Operator has <br />designed and implemented a complete hydrologic monitoring program. <br />2) Adequate protection of water rights is ensured by regular monitoring and <br />quick repair of subsidence induced problems. <br />3) Possible alternative sources of water will be utilized, if required. The <br />Operator controls 3,750 shares of Class I and 960 shares of Class II stock <br />in the Deer Trail Ditch Company and 782 shares of Class II stock in the Fire <br />Mountain Canal. <br />MINE WATER INFLOW <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine was basically dry from when the mine opened in 1997 <br />until the fourth quarter of 2002 when the mine began discharging inflow <br />water at a rate of approximately 5 g.p.m. The inflow has continued to <br />increase with the estimated mine inflow rate of 30 g.p.m. as of May 2003. <br />This water is directed from the portal areas to Sedimentation Pond C. At <br />times the water is directed to other sediment ponds if insufficient capacity is <br />available in Pond C. However, the mine water is only discharged from Pond <br />C. The mine water is treated with a clarification agent to assure compliance <br />with discharge permit requirements. The NALCO 7880 clarification agent is <br />Aluminum based. <br />2.04 - 38 - 7/03 <br />