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DEFICIENCY NOTICE CMLRB 113 Permit Application <br />Agile Stone Systems. Inc. <br />• reclamation plan map. <br />There will be no permanent check dams unless the stormwater berms or <br />sediment ponds are considered as such. The latter 2 structures are located <br />on the Mining Plao Map and their engineered plans are enclosed in Exhibit <br />G. The Final Reclamation Map shows these 2 latter structures for the <br />sandstone and granite quarry areas. <br />23. What is the depth to ground water in the azea of the gravel pits? <br />The depth to groundwater is discussed in exhibits D and G. Current drilling <br />and ground hydrology investigations indicate that the ground water is <br />around 40' deep and could vary from dry, as Test Hole #2 indicated near the <br />maintenance shed area to 67' or more in the Phase II area. <br />24. The Division received a comment letter from Susan Steers, in which she states <br />"Our own well source may be interrupted because of their (Agile Stone Systems) <br />activities." Determine the location of her well and demonstrate to the Division <br />that the pumping of your proposed well and/or blasting will not interfere with the <br />quantity or quality of water at her well location. Do the same for any other <br />residents that have shown concern for their wells. <br />The Steer's welUspring was located and tested by Azurite, Inc. and Geutec. <br />San Luis Valley Analytical, loc. sampled water from the Steer's spring as <br />well as 9 other locations. Gilmer Geophysics evaluated both the water <br />quality test results as well as the geology of the permit area relative to the <br />Steer's well. Clyde Young and Associates reviewed the existing ranch water <br />rights and water uses as did Gilmer Geophysics. Their conclusions were that <br />the project will not decrease any water level or water quality reaching the <br />Steer's spring. On the contrary, the mining project could raise the water <br />level. This conclusion is somewhat obvious since the applicant does not plan <br />to have a well or pump any water out of the gravel bar for project use. The <br />same would result to any other welUspring of any other neighbor except for <br />the constant head barrier created by the Arkansas River which blocks any <br />impact from the gravel bar south of the River. Likewise any bedrock <br />aquifers are equally isolated in the project area due to the past structural <br />throws documented for the regional sedimentary rocks. (Gilmer 11/97) <br />The quality test results showed that the Steer's spring water is probably <br />coming from the Tallahassee Creek after it has been transported by ditch to <br />the hay/alfalfa field 1,000' northwest and upgradient from their spring. <br />Young concluded that any enforcement by the State Engineer's office of <br />• ranch water rights would cause such irrigation to completely stop. Gilmer <br />10 <br />