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water will not be required from the pit well, but the dredge water will <br />return to the pit well via the settling pond after the washing operation. <br />' Water requirements for reclamation purposes will be minimal, for.the <br />varieties of trees and species of grasses will 6e indigenous to the over- <br />' flow range site involved at the affected area. Water should be required <br />' only to establish the planting and to prevent desiccation. A potable <br />water system will not be installed for the operation, as the necessary <br />' domestic water for the two to four employees at the site will be dispensed <br />' from 5 gallon bottles. <br />' There are no water rights appurtenant to the affected area nor to <br />the remainder of the land owned by the Lessor. Anon-consumptive <br />t commercial well permit has been applied for from the Colorado Division <br />' of Water Resources to pump the required process water from the sub- <br />surface alluvium. In addition two observation wells will be installed at <br />' the northeast and southeast perimeters of the excavation area (see Mining <br />Plan Map of Exhibit C indicating mined and affected areas) so that sub- <br />surface water Levels can be monitored to assure that existing wells in <br />the area are not affected by the extraction process. <br />' Applications have been made to the Colorado Department of Health <br />for both a water quality certification and a National Pollutant Discharge <br />' System permit to discharge; however preliminary discussions with the <br />' department staff personnel indicate that the certification and permit may <br />not be required because the site is not on a surface flowing stream. <br />' Consumptive use of water will also occur by evaporation when <br />' extraction of sand is made below existing groundwater levels in the <br /> <br />