2003-11-10_REVISION - M1978056 (14)

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Exhibit G - Water Information Since October 1984, the permitted lands have been dewatered and mined dry. An approved storm water discharge permit was originally obtained by the first operator, and transferred to Varra Companies, Inc., during the time of succession of operator to Varra Companies, Inc., in October 1999. 'In July 2003, Varra Companies, Inc., obtained a Substitute Supply Plan (SSP) to cover both existing and planned exposed ground water. A copy of the approved SSP is included at the back of this Exhibit. Additional information on how the SSP will apply as extraction and reclamation activities progress over the permit area is detailed under Exhibit L - Water. Existing wells, on and within 600 feet of the property, are indicated on Exhibit C - Pre-Mining and Mining Plan Map. There is no known or identified injury to these wells attributed to the Durham Project in the nearly 20± years of operations. There remain some undefined matters pertaining to Flood Plain and Flood Way matters respective of past (pre Varra Companies, Inc.) activities, and the present operations. Since the Flood Way and Flood Plain is under revision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and in Cooperation with the City of Greeley, Weld County Colorado, and FEMA; Varra Companies, Inc., will attend to this issue to the extent warranted under that process, and as the information pertaining to the Flood Plain and Flood Way study develops. Resolution of this matter may require time well beyond the more immediate considerations of this Amendment. It is at this point, reasonably beyond the scope and purposes of this Amendment to attend to this complex and unique technical matter. If changes to the permit area are proven over time to be technically justified by the FEMA study; as supported by independent and complementary review and analysis by Varra Companies, Inc., and or its agents, engineers, etc.; and otherwise in cooperation with FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorities and processes; Varra Companies, Inc. will work cooperatively with the Division of Minerals and Geology, and if necessary, submit a Technical Revision to this Amendment to the Division of Minerals and Geology to reflect the required changes, to the extent, if any, they become necessary. Therefore, the operator, Varra Companies, Inc., specifically petitions the Division to agree as part of the approval of this Amendment, that any subsequent and necessary revisions to Permit M78-056, pertaining to the Flood Way or Flood Plain, be allowed as a separate Technical Revision to the permit, should the Division deem that revisions to the permit respective of this concern are warranted by the technical merits. Varra Companies, Inc. DMG Permit M78-056 Amendment of August 2003 1 Durham - Resource Recovery and Land Development Project