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Hydrologic Sections, the available surface water si.rpplies ire <br />the perrnit arrd ad,jacer~t ar^eas are lirnited to the flew fc~i_ir~d <br />in the Hay Gulch. Most ground water is lirnited to the <br />amount found i~n wells in the alluvial material found in the <br />base cif Hay Gulch and Roberts Canyon. Minor or no anx~unts <br />..f water have 6eer~ er~c~~ur~ter^ed d~.rr^ir~g the existing arrd past <br />!rnderground mining; therefore, gro~.rnd water supplies would <br />be extremely lirnited ~_!itside the extent of the actual <br />valley. <br />Capability c.f the Land t~=~ Su pp_~rt a Variety of Uses <br />F~hysrcal arrd s~~cral cc~ristr•airits at the pr^eser~t tune severely <br />limit the var-~iety ~~f uses s!ritable for^ lands within or <br />• ad.jacerrt to the Fier^nut area. The p~~tc~ntial of the area to <br />s!rpport uses ~~thc-~r than r^ar~gelar~d, cry%pland, and existing <br />mining is ~ornewhat q!restionable. Peca!rse .f the perrnit <br />area's pror.irnity tc~ County kc~ad l~lr arrd the town of <br />Hesper~.rs, the area has historically been available f~~r small <br />rnir~ir~g ~~per•ati~_~r~s arrd single r•esider~t housiriq locations for <br />ir~divid~.rals wor•kir~g at the rnir~es. Hr_~wever•, because of the <br />narrow valley, which is bisected by County Road lair, Hay <br />Gulch, and existing ~_rr^ past undergr~~!rnd miming activities, <br />rnajnr housing developrner~t or other^ uses have been at a <br />minirn!vn in the area. <br />Likewise, because ~~f the lirnited arnour~t ~~f space, the <br />• hist~~r^>_c p~~pulat ic~r~ cif the ar^ea tends t~~ r•ef lect a <br />cent rali~at ior~..f the populat ion ire towns such as Hesperus <br />x.64-4 <br />