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EXHIBIT "G" <br />WATER INFORMATION <br />The operation is not expected to directly affect surface water <br />systems at any point during the operational life. The operation will <br />not contact ground water systems until just prior to reclamation when <br />the dredging operation begins. However, it is the Soil Conservation's <br />and the consultant's opinion that this contact with the ground water <br />system will not in any way be detrimental to the quality of ground <br />water in the area. The ground water table underlies the entire <br />affected area due to the proximity of the creek and also the rela- <br />tionship of the alluvial outwash to the nearby mountains. <br />The alluvial aquifer of this region is unknown. <br />The nearest domestic water well is approximately one (1) mile <br />from the affected area. <br />There are no irrigation ditches in the area of the pit since it <br />is in a rather remote area and is dry away from the creek area. The <br />water used in the process will be recycled from the settling ponds <br />back to the process plant. Due to this type of usage, the actual <br />water requirement is minimized. <br />The flow rate to wash the sand and gravel will be approximately <br />five hundred (500) gallons per minute for a production rate of fifty <br />(50) ton per hour cf the product. The annual volume used is based <br />upon the amount of product sold and therefore an accurate amount <br />cannot be given at this time. An important point to remember is <br />that the only losses of water in the system will be from seepage <br />and evaporation. <br />The water used in the process is from the de-watering action <br />only. Initial reclamation water is also determined on the area to <br />be reclaimed. This area is dependent upon the method of reclaiming <br />as well as the type of vegetation which is promoted. It is anti- <br />cipated at this time that when growth begins, no further reclamation <br />water will be required other than that from the usual amount of <br />precipitation in the area. <br />Any water runoff due to precipitation (snow melt, rainfall) <br />which falls within the affected area will be collected into the <br />sediment ponds for use in augmenting the recycling water required. <br />The only potential pollutant will be total suspended solids <br />(SS), i.e., contaminated dirt. <br />The operator has been in contact with the Colorado Department of <br />Health, Water Quality Control Division, as to the necessity for a <br />National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. At <br />this time it is not believed that a permit will be necessary for <br />a closed system. (See attached letter an Exhibit "p".) <br />