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VI. GROUNDWATER USE WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF INJECTION WELL The current use of groundwater within a one-half mile radius of the injection well consists of livestock watering. The are two (2) livestock-watering wells located approximately one-quarter mile away from the injection wells. These wells are completed within the proposed injection zone, and located either up-gradient or cross-gradient of the injection well, relative to groundwater flow within the Upper Fox Hill Formation. The nearest domestic well completed in the Fox Hills Formation is located approximately 1 mile west of (up-gradient from) the injection well. This private, domestic well is completed deep than the injection zone, and is probably in the B Sand of the Lower Fox Hills Formation as shown in Figures 2 and 4. VII. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS FOR THE DRAFT PERMIT Powertech has submitted all the required information and data necessary for permit issuance in accordance with Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR), Parts 144, 146 and 147, and a Draft Permit has been prepared. On Wednesday, Mqy 6, 2009, a public notice of the Draft Permit was published in the Greeley Tribune. The public notice included an announcement that EPA is seeking public comments on the Draft Permit. A public hearing will be held on June ##, 2009, at 7:00 pm at the in Greeley, Colorado. EPA will also be accepting public comments at the public hearing. A court recorder will be present at the public hearing, to record any verbal statements made during the public hearing as part of the administrative record for the final permit decision. Region 8 is receiving comments on the Draft Permit until 14 days after the public hearing,--. Comments can be submitted to EPA either by email or in writing. Send comments to: Valois Shea Mailcode: 8P-W-GW 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202 or email them to shea.valois@epa.gov. The administrative record for the Draft Permit consists of the permit application, the Draft Permit document, the Statement of Basis, and the geological references listed in the Statement of Basis. These documents are available for public review at the EPA Region 8 UIC website: http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/uic. VIII. THE EPA PROCEDURES FOR REACHING A FINAL DECISION ON THE DRAFT PERMIT In making the final permit decision, EPA will consider all comments received during the public comment period and during the public hearing. The final permit decision may be to issue Statement of Basis Powertech (USA), Incorporated. UIC Class V Permit # C051237-08412 Page 4 of 4 Appendix 2