All of the water not consumed by the milling process at the mine will go through the reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment plant and then be returned back to the groundwater system through an underground infiltration system. The consumptive use rate of the mine is 210 gpm; any additional water pumped from the mine will return directly to the groundwater system with the maximum amount possibly reaching up to 290 gpm). Consumed water is completely mitigated with leased water rights being returned to Sheep Creek to keep flows in balance.