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• Essential Hydrologic Functions <br />The mining and reclamation plan presented under &ule 2.05.3 <br />will be conducted in a canner so as to preserve the essential <br />hydrologic functions of alluvial valley floors in the proposed <br />permit and adjacent area. The possible alluvial valley floors and <br />their corresponding essential hydrologic functions are listed as <br />follows: <br />1) Foidel Creek floodplain - flood irrigation; <br />2) Middle Creek floodplain - flood irrigation; and <br />3) Fish Creek floodplain - flood irrigation. <br />These floodplaina are identified on Map 4, Mine No. 3 <br />• Hydrology. The area of the Foidel and Middle Creek floodplaina that <br />may be affected is in the vicinity of the confluence of those two <br />streams, while the portion of the Fiah Creek floodplain that could <br />be affected is dowstream from Tipple No. 3. The role of the above <br />alluvial valley floors in collecting, storing, regulating, aad <br />making water usefully available for agricultural activities will be <br />preserved by preventing material damage to these alluvial valley <br />floor areas. The geologic, hydrologic and biologic characteristics <br />supporting the essential hydrologic functions of any alluvial floor <br />within or adjacent to the proposed permit area are not expected to <br />be adversely affected. Specifically, the flood irrigation systems <br />present within the Foidel, Middle and Fish Creek floodplaina will <br />• not be physically disrupted by surface nor underground mining <br />2.06-33 <br />