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West Elk Mine 2013 Annual Hydrology Report 23 <br />3.2 Spring and Seep Monitoring Program <br />In WY 2013 a total of 40 springs and seeps were monitored as part of the MCC <br />hydrologic monitoring program. The total number of sites monitored does not include <br />seep E14 -1 which has not been monitored since it was abandoned in 2006, when it was <br />covered by drill -pad construction activities. <br />In WY 2013 four new springs (Spring 2012 -1, Spring 2012 -2, Spring 2012 -3 and Spring <br />2012 -4) were added to the monitoring network and baseline monitoring began at these <br />sites. The spring and seep monitoring plan is divided into four general hydrologic <br />categories for discussion purposes: <br />• Springs and seeps in the NFGR drainage basin issuing from the strata above <br />the F -coal seam. <br />• Springs and seeps in the NFGR drainage basin issuing from strata in or below <br />the F -coal seam. <br />• Springs and seeps in the Jumbo Mountain area in the NFGR drainage issuing <br />from strata above the B -coal seam. <br />• Springs and seeps in the Dry Fork drainage issuing from strata above the E- <br />coal seam. <br />The locations of the spring and seep monitoring stations are shown on Map 2. The <br />following discussion of monitored springs is presented according to the general <br />hydrologic categories described above and from upstream to downstream relative to the <br />mining area. A summary of the spring and seep monitoring program details is presented <br />in Table 5. <br />June 2014 HydroGeo, Inc. <br />