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999 <br /> • WATER RESOURCES <br /> Summary <br /> Only one irrigation ditch crosses the proposed mine site. It <br /> will be relocated in such a way that there will be no adverse <br /> effects on downstream water rights owners . Lakes will be <br /> created as part of the reclamation plan; the difference in <br /> pre- and post-mining water use on the site has been calculated <br /> by Leonard Rice Consulting Water Engineers. An augmentation <br /> agreement for evaporation from lake surfaces is being worked <br /> out with District 6 Water Users. Because of distance, dewatering <br /> at the mine site will have no impact on South Boulder Creek or <br /> domestic wells in the valley. Most of the excavation will be <br /> • protected from flood flows by a recently-constructed berm. <br /> Excavation south and east of the berm will provide temporary <br /> storage for flood flows entering the site. Mining will have <br /> no adverse effect on water quality. <br /> I <br /> Existing Water Resources <br /> Surface Water. The proposed mine site lies in the floodplain <br /> of South Boulder Creek and at its closest point is approximately <br /> 440 feet from the stream. One irrigation ditch, Dry Creek No. 2 , <br /> traverses the site. The ditch has a decree for 69. 0 cfs <br /> adjudicated June 2, 1882 with an appropriation date of May 1, <br /> i 1864. This decree is Priority No. 9 in Water District No. 6 <br /> and Division Rank No. 113 in Irrigation Division No. 1. The <br /> • ditch is actively used for irrigation of pasture grass along <br /> C-1 <br />