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G.4 Project Water Requirements <br />The primary water usage will be for dust control in the haulage area. An estimated ninety <br />days per year receive precipitation sufficient for dust control; thus 160 days will require <br />water application (250 work days per year). Four to six passes an average day with a <br />10,000 gallon water wagon would result in a yearly total of 6 -9 million gallons. An <br />additional 500,000 gallons would be used annually for equipment wash down. Daily <br />domestic water use for employees will be about 5 gallons for sanitation. This would add <br />another 125,000 gallons to the annual total. Sewage will be treated through an approved <br />septic tank and leach field system. No irrigation is planned for the reclamation phase of <br />operations. Total usage of 7 -10 million gallons or 21 -31 acre -feet per annum is therefore <br />anticipated. <br />G.5 Water Rights and Sources <br />Water for domestic use will be obtained from the Town of Naturita. No adjudicated <br />water rights will be injured by this project. <br />G.6 NPDES Permit <br />Cotter has a NPDES permit with the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado <br />Department of Public Health and the Environment. <br />