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RF'~•~~!!cn <br />FEB 7 fi CU01 EXHIBIT G <br />WATER INFORMATION DivisionotRec~amation, <br />Mining and Safely <br />This operation is not expected to directly affect the <br />surface or ground water systems at this site. The Bollish Pit #2 <br />is located 6.0 miles west of and approximately 200 feet higher <br />than the South Platte River on a terrace deposit of gravel. We <br />have not encountered any ground water during the current mining <br />of the site. For this reason a Substitute Supply Plan and/or <br />Augmentation Plan will not be needed for this facility. <br />There are no water structures on the site. The North <br />Sterling Inlet Canal runs along the western edge of the site and <br />an ephemeral drainages cross the site from east to west, no water <br />has been observed in these drainage when we have been on the <br />site. Mining will not reach the ground water table since mining <br />will be into the hillside and above the canal water level. No <br />ground water will be exposed so no surface or subsurface water be <br />impacted by this mining operation. This is a dry mining <br />operation. <br />Review of well data on the surrounding area indicates the <br />water table is more than 100 feet below the existing ground <br />surface in this area. We do not expect to encounter ground water <br />on this site because its floor elevation will be 1 to 15 feet <br />lower than the existing ground elevations. We will not affect <br />the hydrologic balance of surface or subsurface water in the <br />area. The water used at this site is purchased from the landowner <br />for use on the project area. <br />There are no ditches or laterals crossing the site. There <br />is an ephemeral drainage that starts on the site but during the <br />past year we have not observed water running down it. The soils <br />on the site tend to absorb the minor amounts of moisture that <br />fall in the area. There are no wetland areas on the site. If <br />required a Storm Water Management Plan will be prepared for the <br />facility. The pit will be graded such that all surface water <br />runoff is retained on the site and all offsite runoff is diverted <br />around the property. <br />We estimate dust control for the various parts of the <br />operation, i.e. roads, crushing, washing, etc. uses 5 ac-ft per <br />year. Water used for our current operation is hauled to the site <br />from a source approved for industrial uses. No water will be <br />used for reclamation, nor will the revegetated areas be <br />irrigated. <br />The operators intent is to minimize the disturbances to the <br />prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land, of the <br />surrounding area and to the quality and quantity of the surface <br />and ground water system, both during and after mining and <br />reclamation. We believe we will be in compliance will all state <br />and federal laws and regulations governing water and water <br />rights. <br />18 <br />