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<br />L1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />EXHIBIT G (Cont'd) <br />Amounts of water used annually in the mining stages will <br />be minimal. Amounts of water used for dust control and plant <br />operation will vary widely depending on number of operating <br />1 <br />days, windy days and volumes handled. <br />The two lakes included in the reclamation plan are 1 <br />i <br />estimated to reach their ultimate size in 1994. The northern <br />lake will have 121.19 acres t surface area or affected land <br />and the southern lake will have 80.43 acres t surface area. <br />If the Stage Z alternate mining plan is implemented, these <br />water areas will be reduced to 104.90 acres t and 69.52 <br />acres t, respectively. <br />During the reclamation phase there will be only minimal <br />use of water. It is not planned. to water the revegetative <br />materials. However, if water becomes available, the <br />revegetative materials would benefit from one season of <br />watering. <br />During the mining stage quite a few phreatophytic trees <br />will be removed (see map Exhibit C-1), and none are included <br />in the reclamation plan, although some experimentation with a <br />few trees may be carried out. Whenever possible, overburden <br />material cvill be used to backfill and reduce water area. <br />The operator's intention is to minimize disturbances to <br />the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and <br />of the surrounding area and to the quality and quantity of <br />water in surface and ground water systems, both during and <br />after the mining and during reclamation. MPM believes it <br />25 <br /> <br />