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B. Water Quality. State how applicable state and federal water quality standards will be met. <br />Describe measures ar management practices to be used to minimize water quality impacts and <br />meet applicable standards. <br />1. State whether water is to be used in the operation, and describe the quantity, source, methods <br />and design of diversions, storage, use, disposal, and treatment facilities. Include assumptions for <br />sizing water conveyance or storage facilities <br />2. Describe methods to coirtrol erosion and surface water runoff from all disturbed areas, .including <br />waste and tailings dumps. <br />3. Describe proposed surface water and groundwater quality monitoring, if required, to <br />demonstrate compliance with federal or state water quality standards. <br />4. Describe the measures to be used to minimize potential waxer quality impacts during seasonal <br />closures, or for a temporary cessation of operations. <br />5. If land application is proposed for waste water disposal, the location and operation of the land <br />application system must be descnbed. Also describe haw vegetation, soil, and surface and <br />groundwater quality will be protected if land application is used. <br />No wastewater is produced nor is an~appreciable amount of water used in this operation. <br />A small amount of water, maximum of 20 gallons of water, may be collected in buckets from the <br />on-site ring in order to wash samples of gravel to check for samples using aself-contained system. <br />Otherwise drinking water will be brought in from off site. <br />No runoff is produced. All rain is quickly absorbed into the excavations or small pits. <br />An intermittent stream channel is located to the west of the excavation site. A small spring is located <br />.just below excavation site B. Currentl~~ring is piped to the south end of the claim. After <br />reclamation this due will be removed and the spring will be allowed to seep normally. Excavations <br />are located in the dry alluvium above these two areas. Seepage may occur in an oY f the excavations <br />however it is reabsorbed on the site. Excavations will be bermed, as needed. to prevent runoff during <br />heave rain. To date, this has not been problematic. <br />C. Solid Wastes. Describe the quantity and the physical and chemical characteristics of solid <br />waste produced by the operation. Describe how the wastes will be disposed of including <br />location and design of facilities, or treated so as to minimize adverse impacts. <br />All solid wastes will be reincorporated and re-countered into the backfills. <br />All minerals being extracted are silicates. No secondary, harmful substances, such as oxides, acids, <br />etc are g_roduced through exposure to weathering and no chemical characteristics of these minerals <br />are damaging to the environment. <br />All garbage and refuse will be hauled off site to a sanitary land fill. <br />D. Scenic Values. Describe protection of scenic values such as screening, slash disposal, or timely <br />reclamation. <br />_,The previous minin¢ activity has resulted in the accumulation of much debris on this site. Addition- <br />aliy the high number of highQraders frequenting the area have cut trees and left ag~rbage. The Hay- <br />man fire of 2002 has left the surrounding,_hillsides and timber blackened and barren. Because this is <br />next to a lu^gh--traffic raad and the many higharaders are illegally digging, the scenic value is presently <br />deteriorated Our excavations and topsoil storage~pile can be seen from the road We will reseed the <br />topsoil pile to help improve its appearance The excavations will remain as small as possible <br />Reclamation will be ongomg to return the land as quickly as possible to a more scenic setting; <br />Our Goal is to protect the scenic values as much as possible and to return the land to a better state. <br />(If more space is needed to fill out a block of information, use additional sheets and attach to form.j <br />