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October Ore Pile Reclamation Exhibit B <br />110(d) Limited Impact Permit Application <br />Nuvemco LLC <br />bicarbonate, calcium, chloride, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and sulfate (U.S. <br />Bureau of Reclamation 1978). Below the confluence, salinity of the Dolores River <br />decreases considerably during periods of low flow due to the inflow of comparatively <br />fresh water from the San Miguel River. <br />A search of the Colorado State Engineer's Water Rights Data Base (2008) identified two <br />water rights in the immediate vicinity of the ore pile. The first is Cave Spring located <br />approximately two miles to the northeast and downstream of the ore pile (NE%, NW'/4, <br />Section 2, T50N, R19W). The spring is located approximately 0.3 miles south of Cave <br />Canyon and 0.4 miles west of the Dolores River. The water right is for 0.0003 cfs, and <br />the water is used for stock and wildlife. The second water right is for the October Mine <br />Well located approximately 0.7 miles southwest of the ore pile (NW%, NW%, Section 9, <br />T50N, R19W). The water,right is for 0.022 cfs, and the water is used for industrial <br />purposes. The State Engineer Well Records Data Base (2008) indicates that this well is <br />completed to a depth of 400 feet. <br />The ore pile has no affect on any lakes, stock water ponds, ditches, or reservoirs. The <br />ore pile site is underlain by bedrock of the Salt Wash member of the Morrison formation. <br />The Morrison overlies the Navajo sandstone in this area. Both are Mesozoic formations <br />which yield groundwater for domestic, stock, and industrial purposes. Ground water <br />concentrations of TDS, chloride, and sulfate generally increase with depth in these units. <br />6.3.2 (d) Wildlife <br />An official letter from the Colorado Department of Wildlife dated June 5, 2008 verifying <br />that no critical or important wildlife habitats or wildlife species will be impacted by the <br />reclamation of the October Ore Pile is included in Addendum 1. <br />13