Laserfiche WebLink
• z.oa.7 <br />with surface water. Mine water is typically high in total dissolved solids (TDS) <br />relative to surface water so mixing mine water with surface water would be <br />expected to increase the TDS of the resultant mix. <br />Hubbard Creek and Terror Creek are located east and west of the projected <br />mine plan area. These creeks will be protected from the effects of <br />subsidence. See section 2.05.6. <br />Domestic use of water in the permit and adjacent area is derived from wells <br />completed in the Mancos shale or alluvial river deposits. This ground water <br />is located geologically at least 800 feet below the coal seam to be mined. <br />Considering the vertical separation and the impervious shales between the <br />coal seam to be mined and the domestic wells, it is virtually certain that the <br />mine operations will not have an adverse effect on the domestic wells in the <br />adjacent area. <br />Map 23 -Water Rights Location shows map codes 7 and 8 are associated <br />with the reclaimed Blue Ribbon Mine. Map code 7 is for the Blue Ribbon <br />Well which has been sealed. Map code 7 is also for the Blue Ribbon Ditch <br />which has been abandoned. Map code 8 is for the Blue Ribbon Reservoir <br />• No. 1 which was been reclaimed. Neither of these water rights are within the <br />projected angle of draw of the proposed mine workings. <br />Map Code 16 is the Bronish No. 1 Well. This well is on land owned by the <br />applicant. <br />Agricultural use of water in the permit and adjacent area is derived from the <br />Fire Mountain Canal, Deer Trail Ditch, Terror Ditch, Blue Ribbon Ditch, <br />Majnik Ditch, Mayes Ditch, Jenkins Ditch No. 1 and 2, and Stephens Ditch. <br />All of the ditches have primary sources of water such as the North Fork of <br />the Gunnison River, Terror Creek and Hubbard Creek. Secondary sources <br />may include surface run-off and return flow from another ditch or canal. <br />The following information regarding ditches in the area is partially obtained <br />through verbal conversations and field meetings with Water Commissioner <br />Cliff Davis (527-3995). <br />The main source of water for the Fire Mountain Canal is the North Fork of <br />the Gunnison River. The intake is over two miles upstream from the permit <br />area so the mine cannot impact the quality of water in this canal. The <br />secondary source of water for the canal includes surface run-off from the <br />mine site and return flow from the Deer Trail Ditch. <br />• <br />PR-06 <br />2.04 - 36 - 8/01 <br />/b Ppi2oV60 <br />~/~s~oz <br />