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Exhibit G — Water Information <br />Paul Banks and Associates, LLC <br />Surface Water <br />Surface water features on the property are several ponds resulting from previous mining <br />operations (i.e. settling ponds, dewatering ponds). The Arkansas River is the southern <br />boundary of the permitted property, and in order to protect the river and adjacent riparian <br />vegetation, no disturbance will occur within 300 feet of the north bank of the river. <br />The Excelsior Ditch (irrigation ditch) flows from west to east approximately 3,300 feet <br />north of the northernmost permit boundary. The proposed operation will not affect this <br />ditch in any way. <br />Chico Creek, a small ephemeral drainage, flows south to the Arkansas River <br />approximately 4,400 feet east of the easternmost property line. The proposed operation <br />will not affect this drainageway. <br />There is a U.S. Geological Survey gaging station on the Arkansas River 15 feet <br />downstream of the Nyberg Road bridge on the south bank of the river (see Exhibit C -1 <br />for gage location). The proposed water discharge point for this project is located <br />downstream of and will therefore not impact the gaging station. <br />The 100 -year floodplain of the Arkansas River covers most of the property (see Exhibit <br />C -2 for the floodplain location). A Flood Hazard Development Permit was obtained from <br />Pueblo County on May 10, 2004 to mitigate the potential impacts of flooding on and off <br />the property. <br />Ground Water <br />The major ground water aquifer on and around the property is the alluvial aquifer of the <br />Arkansas River. Boreholes drilled on the property show ground water at 7 to 11 feet <br />below ground surface. Ground water flows to the south - southeast. <br />There are no ground water wells on the property; however there are several ground <br />water monitoring wells present (owned by the operator). The operator owns two irrigation <br />wells just north and within 30 feet of the north property line (see Exhibit C -1 for well <br />St. Barbara Sand and Gravel Mine <br />Pete Lien & Sons, Inc. <br />18 <br />10031 <br />June 15, 2011 <br />