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6XI-41 t5117 Page 2 <br />nd gas companies for drilling purposes- <br />. The plan should set a limit On the maAmum flow rate and volume that <br />an be diverted from the well. <br />Once work on the claim is finished, the BLM will have the opportunity <br />J accept ownership of the well, if doing so would be beneficial for <br />aultiple use purposes. If BLM doesn`t want the well, then the well permit <br />vill be closed, and the well will plugged and abandoned according to State <br />- .tandards. <br />i. If the applicant decides that they want to obtain a groundwater right <br />or the well, then they can apply for that water right in their name. <br />iowever, once mining work is complete, the water right must either be <br />ransferred to BLM if BLM decides it wants to keep the well operating, or <br />he water right needs to be abandoned. They cannot transfer the water <br />fight to third parties. <br />does that help? <br />Jennifer <br />Maiolo/CRFO/COBL <br />M/DOI To <br />Roy Smith/COSOICOBL.M/DOIOBLM <br />02/03/20110436 cc <br />PM <br />Subject <br />new water well on mining claim <br />A mining claimant asked about dulling a water well on their mining claim <br />under a plan of operations. The plan has not been submitted yet, they are <br />researching. They know they have to permit the well thru the State. Do we <br />allow new wells, and if so, what procedures, information, etc. are <br />required? <br />Jennifer Maiolo <br />970-826-5077 <br />Mining Engineer <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Little Snake Field Office <br />455 Emerson St <br />j <br />3/16/2DI I