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EFFECTS OF DEWATERING:

•Industrial materials and aggregate mining is an extensive use of resources which alters landscape and hydrology
•Operation of quarries and pits has impacts on ground and surface water systems, these are hydrological impacts
•Quarries are often located in an aquifer with direct and unmitigated impacts on water quality
•Ground water levels surrounding quarries and pits are pumped down to allow dry quarry operations
•Pumping down of ground water converts billions of gallons of ground water into surface water annually
•Increased surface water contributes to flooding, waterway contamination and pollution
•Reduced tolerance due to drought on crops, livestock, wildlife, habitats, trees and plants