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Water Qualit�E <br /> • No water quality data exists in the Coal Basin Mine adjacent <br /> area on the west side of Huntsman Ridge. This area is remote <br /> with little land use other than limited grazing and recreational <br /> uses , and little baseline data exists for the region as a whole . <br /> Surface water quality in the East Muddy Creek is expected <br /> to be somewhat different from water quality in the Coal Basin <br /> area. The bedrock in the area consists of the Mesaaverde and <br /> Wasatch formations as opposed to the Mesaverde and the easily <br /> eroded Mancos shale on the east side of Huntsman Ridge . No <br /> surface facilities of the mining operation such as mine portals , <br /> processing plants, or access routes are proposed in this area; <br /> the land use will continue to be essentially unchanged. Mining <br /> will take place approximately 2000 feet- below the ground surface <br /> and will have minimal surface expression. <br /> Water Use <br /> No surface water diversions lie on the lease area in the East <br /> Muddy Creek Drainage . Three ditch rights and two reservoir <br /> storage rights lie rear the lease area in the adjacent area. <br /> These rights are presented on Table 783 . 16-13 . in addition , <br /> there are numerous water diversions in the lower reaches of <br /> the East Muddy Creek Drainage. Twenty-seven water rights lie <br /> in T. 10S , R. 90W. ; 38 in T. 11S . , R. 90W. ; 34 in T. 11S . , R. 89W; <br /> and 5 in T. 10S . , R. 89W. Most of these rights are irrigation <br /> 17 <br />