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EXHIBIT G (Water Information) The Refuge Pit No. 1 is not expected to directly affect surface or ground water systems. There are no water rights or water resources on the project. And the nearest water facilities are in the Hog Lake and Spitzie Bottom pump sites - nearly one mile from the proposed Refuge Pit boundaries. (See Exhibit B -Index Map). Any water to be used for dust control or drilling uses will have to be hauled from Moffat County's permitted resources off -site. Moffat County will mine and crush construction gravel resources for storage about once every five years. And during each mining and crushing phase of the operation, Moffat County will produce 15,000 Cubic yards of road base materials, and will haul approximately 15,000 gallons of water from our established pump site near Maybell, Colorado for dust control in each event. Moffat County will control stormwater by diverting it away from the natural channels in the construction areas, and will develop berms, ditches, and settling basins to manage the sediment and to control erosion. This project will not intentionally divert stormwater for beneficial use, or affect the "Waters of the State of Colorado and the United States." Local surface water may settle in the low areas of the excavations, and, if such water collects in a substantial way, or it becomes impounded for a substantial period of time, we will notify the BLM (Land Owner) and we will recommend that they apply to the Colorado Water Court for a storage right — then apply the water to beneficial use. In the event ground water is exposed, Moffat County will backfill the excavation so as not to expose ground water until a well permit has been obtained for the pit well pursuant to CRS 37- 90 -13. Moffat County will comply with all of the rules from the Water Quality Control Division at the Colorado Department of Health, where necessary.