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EXHIBIT G <br />WATER INFORMATION <br />The proposed pit is on a slightly sloped area that has been irrigated at some point, but is <br />primarily dry rangeland. The White River exists to the South of the pit and is 105 feet off <br />the permit boundary at the closest point, although the mining operations will not have any <br />impact on the River or any other structures related to the river. <br />The pit is within 105 feet of the White River. The pit's proximity to the river is not <br />expected to be an issue. The 100 year flood plain as determined by the FEMA maps, <br />does enter the permit area, however, no filling will occur above the original topography <br />of the area, so as not to raise the floodplain in other areas. <br />The majority of the pit lies within the 100 year flood plain. In this case, in the event of a <br />100 year flood, water will fill the pit to the flood level and it will subside the equilibrium <br />ground water level, which is approximately 4 feet below the existing ground surface. <br />After the site is reclaimed, a 100 year flood would still fill the lake, but it will only be <br />able to fill 4 feet height since the water will be at that level below the ground surface. <br />There is virtually no chance that the river could capture the lake through erosion of the <br />river banks. The distance of approximately 105 feet is simply too great for this to occur. <br />May pits in Colorado occur with only 100 feet to buffer the River. <br />During mining and after reclamation, approximately 25 acres of disturbed area will drain <br />to the pit/lake instead of to the river. <br />Groundwater <br />The relatively impermeable layers of the Green River Shale immediately below the <br />gravel deposit prevent any recharge from the gravel operations into deep aquifers that <br />might be located below the shale. <br />Surface water <br />According to searches on the Division of Water Resources database, there are no <br />stockponds or springs within 600 feet of the Urie Gravel Pit area. There is one <br />abandoned and plugged well located Southerly of the proposed pit area which should be <br />unaffected by this operation. <br />18