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In addition to the above outlined monitoring program, an NPDES discharge permit was obtained for <br />potential mine water discharges. Monitoring of all discharges will be conducted in accordance with this <br />permit. <br />Data collected from the groundwater stations will be submitted with the Annual Hydrology Report. The <br />Annual Hydrology Repoli (AHR) will cover each hydrologic year (from October 1 through September 30). <br />The AHR will be submitted by February 15 following the end of the hydrologic year. <br />The AHR will be divided into three sections: (1) an introduction, (2) a summary of hydrology monitoring data <br />to September 30 of the subject year, and (3) a discussion of the impacts of mining on the hydrologic regime. <br />The second section will list all new hydrologic data collected for the subject year. Statistical comparisons <br />will be made with previous years. This section will include qualitative discussion of visual monitoring of <br />water inflows in the mine. <br />The third section will discuss impacts on the hydrologic regime that can be traced to mining activities. This <br />section will compare projected impacts with observed impacts. It will also discuss the significance of <br />impacts to the use of the water. The effectiveness of mitigation measures will be discussed along with <br />changes necessary to minimize impacts. <br />II.C.4 Water Rights Table II.C-14 lists the water rights on and adjacent to the lease area which were on <br />file with the Colorado State Engineer as of November 1979. The location of these water rights can be <br />found in Map 5. Water rights were plotted on this figure using only the quarter-quarter section and the <br />location may, therefore, be slightly different in reality. <br />It is significant to note that a search was made for all water rights which might have been filed within the <br />area covered by Map 5 (approximately 70 square miles). The only water rights on file in this area are for <br />the direct use of White River water (i.e., no groundwater rights exist within the search area). The greatest <br />number of water rights in the area are for inigation purposes. However, the greatest volume of water has <br />been appropriated for industrial and miscellaneous uses. <br />Eight diversion and/or use points exist within the boundaries of the map on the White River upstream from <br />its confluence with Red Wash. These rights have been appropriated for ircigation and total 34.425 cubic <br />feet per second. Two diversion points on the White River exist between the mouths of Red Wash and <br />Scullion Gulch, one for irrigation (5.67 cubic feet per second) and one for industrial purposes (180.30 cubic <br />feet per second). This latter right has been appropriated for the enlargement of the Moon Lake-Staley Mine <br />pipeline and reservoir, a system which is currently nonexistent. <br />• Permit Renewal #3 (Rev. 8/99) II.C-78 <br />