Laserfiche WebLink
• (2) Surface Water Information <br />The surface water quality and quantity information has <br />been developed by Water, Waste and Land, Ltd. The report of the <br />quality and quantity of water associated with the permit and <br />adjacent areas to the Golden Eagle Mine is found in Exhibit 6, <br />Hydrology and Geology Information. In addition, water quality <br />analyses are shown in Exhibit 9, Water Quality Analysis. All <br />surface waters in the Golden Eagle permit area and adjacent area <br />are shown on Map 7, Regional Hydrology. Quality of water associat- <br />ed with both mine discharges and existing surface water is shown in <br />Exhibit 9, Water Quality Analysis. <br />The existing surface water rights in the permit area and <br />adjacent areas were compiled from records of the Colorado Division <br />of Water Resources, and are summarized in Table 10A. The primary <br />sources of diversion are the Las Animas River, South Fork Las <br />Animas River, North Fork Las Animas River, and various seepage <br />• locations. Irrigation is the primary use of surface water <br />diversions in the areas adjacent to the permit area. Other uses <br />include domestic, industrial, stock, municipal and fisheries. <br />WFC has conducted further surface water baseline and <br />operational monitoring. Baseline studies includes establishing <br />flumes in Apache and Santistevan Canyons. Quality and flow <br />measurements were taken during 1984 and 1985 in these canyons as <br />well as the Middle Fork or the Purgatoire River. Monthly flow and <br />water quality data is currently being collected in Wet, Lopez and <br />Cherry Canyons and the Purgatoire River. WFC also evaluated <br />springs and seeps in and adjacent to the permit area. Exhibit 10, <br />Annual Hydrologic Monitoring Report, contains all surface water <br />data taken since WFC acquired the Golden Eagle Mine. <br />• <br />2.04-17 (Revised 09/01/89) ~ <br />(Revised O1/04f94) <br />