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... <br />ZORICH - ERKER ENGINEERING, INC. <br />Page 7 <br />The groundwater in storage in the area of the proposed mine was <br />estimated to be 175 acre feet. This water will mist likely be drained <br />from the bedrock in which it occurs without affecting any of the surround- <br />ing groundwater occurrences over the life of the mine. As this water <br />is note nor has probably ever been put to use, its loss will cause no <br />injury and because the area will be recharged over titre due to the nature <br />of .the backfilled surface, the hydrologic balance will not be permanently <br />disrupted. Surface drainages may be altered in part and several of the <br />current .intermittent streams will carry water due to the dewatering of <br />the mine. However, due to the overall semi arid conditions of the project <br />area and the relative short term disruption due to the m;n;nq operation, <br />the overall hydrologic affect should be minimal. <br />In wnclusion, it has been determined frmn the available data <br />that no injury or depletion of any regional aquifers nor major surface <br />stream disruption will occur due to the proposed open pit mine operation <br />in Montrose County. <br />