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West Elk Mine 2015 Surface Water and Groundwater Quantity and Quality Data Summary i <br />MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY, LLC <br />WEST ELK MINE <br />SUMMARY OF WATER YEAR 2015 SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER <br />QUANTITY AND QUALITY DATA <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................ <br />2.0 HYDROLOGIC MONITORING PLAN...... <br />1 <br />1 <br />2.1 Surface Water Monitoring Program.........................................................................4 <br />2.2 Spring and Seep Monitoring Program.....................................................................7 <br />2.3 Groundwater Monitoring Program........................................................................10 <br />2.4 Underdrain and Mine Water Monitoring...............................................................13 <br />3.0 ASSESSMENT OF MINE -INDUCED HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS IN <br />WY 2015 AND ANTICIPATED IMPACTS IN WY 2016 .................... <br />3.1 Surface Water.............................................................................. <br />3.1.1 Impacts to Area Stream Water Quality ........................... <br />3.1.2 Impacts to Area Stream Water Quantity ......................... <br />3.2 Springs and Seeps....................................................................... <br />3.2.1 Impacts to Spring and Seep Water Quality ..................... <br />3.2.2 Impacts to Spring and Seep Water Quantity ................... <br />3.3 Groundwater............................................................................... <br />3.3.1 Impacts to Groundwater Quality ..................................... <br />3.3.2 Impacts to Groundwater Quantity ................................... <br />4.0 ADEQUACY OF THE MONITORING PROGRAM ............................ <br />14 <br />..................22 <br />4.1 Mining Related Hydrologic Impacts......................................................................22 <br />5.0 REFERENCES..................................................................................................................23 <br />June 2016 HydroGeo, Inc <br />