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somflFlaLD MINA <br />' ~Ar~ QIC~TS ~clae~Iac e~oirr <br />t <br />' Energy Fuels Coal. Iac. operates the Southfield !(ins south of Florence, <br />Colorado, as depicted on Figure 1. The coals being mined are the Red <br />' Arrov and Dirty Jaet O'Lantezn seams. This report vas prepared to address <br />water rights issues and alternative sources of eater pursuant to Rule <br />' 2.04.7(3) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation <br />Board. I[ presents a description of the eater requirements, consumptive <br />I use and the relatioaehip of the use of eater at the Southfield Miae to the <br />stream system. <br />' To complete this report, data available from the files of Energy Fuels <br />Coal. Inc. were collected and reviewed. the mine Bite and surrounding <br />' areas were vie it ed. records of ditches diverting from nearbq streams were <br />collected and analyzed. and previous permitting documents completed by <br />' Dorchester Coal Company and Energy Fuels Coal, Inc, were eaamined and <br />utilized where possible. Energy Fuels Coal, Inc, purchased the Southfield <br />nine from Dorchester Coal Company in March. 1985, and data collected by <br />' Dorchester have been incorporated into this investigation. <br />SOIfl1AHY <br />Historic Conditions <br />^ Ground water intercepted by the Southfield Mine. either mine inflow pumped <br />by the North Entry Well or underground pumps, or eater pumped from the <br />Corley yell, is tributary to the surface stream system. Prior to mining <br />operations. ground eater in the Red Arrov and Dirty Jack O'Lantern coals <br />' discharged to the Newlin and Hardscrabble Creek basins ae base flow. The <br />amount of ground eater discharge to the basin, however. vas very small <br />' - 1 - <br />