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Revised 11/85 <br />• Alternative Water Supplies <br />The Bear Coal Company mining activities will not cause contamination, <br />diminution, or interruption of any underground or surface source of <br />water. The consequences of mining on the hydrologic balance, existing <br />water resources, and water rights, will not be adverse, and probably <br />non-existent. <br />Because of the very limited or lack of groundwater in the area of <br />planned mining, there should be no measurable effects on the groundwater <br />system or groundwater rights. No permanent or continuous aquifers will <br />be impacted by the mining operation. Likewise, the mining operations <br />will not significantly alter water quality in the North Fork of the <br />Gunnison River. <br />The hydrologic features of the general area are shown on the Regional <br />Geology Map (Map 5). <br />• <br />Ground and surface water uses are not expected to be impacted in the <br />vicinity of the Bear operations. The uses are mainly limited in the <br />Somerset area because of the lack of room for any other beneficial uses <br />besides residential and mining use. Because the Bear Coal Company will <br />be mining coal at elevations above the North Fork of the Gunnison River, <br />there will be no impact on uses developed in the canyon floor. The Bear <br />Coal Company operations may impact some perched systems within the <br />permit boundaries, but will not affect any regional, continuous aquifer. <br />Because the Bear Coal Company operations will not impact any surface <br />water users in the North Fork of the Gunnison River, and because the <br />adverse impact on any groundwater perched systems will be limited to the <br />actual permit area, there is no need to identify alternative water <br />supplies for users in the area. <br /> <br />-10- <br />