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As the locations of SC -1 and SC -3 wells serve to monitor only the Rollins sandstone and B -seam <br />coal respectively up -gradient of the Sanborn creek mining area, their utility towards the <br />monitoring of the Sanborn Creek mine itself remains somewhat limited. <br />6.0 Mine Water Information <br />Elk Creek Mine Water <br />The water utilized at the mine property continues to be all imported from the alluvial water <br />supply well located near the North Fork of the Gunnison River per the OMLLC water rights and <br />Augmentation Plan. <br />During 2012, the 4 West and 5 West seals.flowed at a combined rate of 12.3 gpm The 13 west <br />entry 1 seal flowed —80 gpm. The 4B entry 10.5 crosscut flowed 2.69 gpm. The 4N entry, 3 E <br />crosscut flowed 23.08 gpm. <br />During 2013, the mine was sealed or idled for most of the year. An assessment of mine inflows <br />was not possible during 2013 but it is likely similar to 2012. During 2014 the mine remained idle <br />and at the end of 2015 the mine was permanently sealed. <br />See the D2B and D2132 well discussion above for information regarding the transfer of collected <br />Elk Creek mine sump water to the abandoned Somerset B/C seam workings. <br />Water is no longer removed from the mine workings. <br />Outfall 011 — Sanborn Creek Mine Water Discharge <br />Outfall 011 was the OMLLC - CDPS mine water discharge point from Sanborn Creek Mine that <br />discharged into Sanborn Creek <br />The Sanborn Creek Mine water drainage system was decommissioned on May 21, 2003. Since <br />the mine completed the last panel, the underground hardware was removed and the entries were <br />sealed in accordance with MSHA requirements. <br />During 2004, CDMG approved PAP TR -45 which removed Outfall 011 as a monitoring point. <br />Outfall 015 — Elk Creek Mine Water Discharwe <br />Outfall 015 is a CDPS mine water discharge point for the Elk Creek Mine. The mine water <br />discharge point provides for the discharge of mine water to Elk Creek. The Outfall 015 has <br />never discharged. <br />Outfall 015B — Elk Creek Mine Dewater Boreholes. <br />CDPS Permit No. CO -0000132 is the primary, current Permit for the Oxbow Mining, LLC., Elk <br />Creek Mine. Outfall 015 is the primary dewater borehole for mine water. Due to unforeseen <br />mine conditions and circumstances related to a spontaneous combustion event and temporary <br />sealing of the mine by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Oxbow had <br />19 <br />