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~ ~ <br />_J <br /> <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />3.0 <br />ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE INFORMATION . <br />3.1 Site Description and Land Use Information . <br />3.1.1 Premining Environmental Resources <br />3.1.2 Capability, Condition and Productivity of <br />Affected Lands <br />3.1.3 Previous Mining <br />3.1.4 Land Use Classifications under Local Law . <br />3.2 Cultural and Historic Resources Information . <br />3-1 <br />3-1 <br />3-2 <br />3-2 <br />3-4 <br />3-8 <br />3-9 <br />3.3 Hydrology and Geology 3-10 <br />3.3.1 Regional Geology 3-10 <br />3.3.2 Site Geology 3-10 <br />3.3.2.1 Mine Area 3-10 <br />3.3.2.1.1 Stratigraphy 3-11 <br />3.3.2.1.2 Structure 3-16 <br />3.3.2.2 Surface-Facilities Area 3-17 <br />3.3.3 Regional Ground Water 3-17 <br />3.3.9 Site Ground Water 3-21 <br />3.3.4.1 Introduction 3-21 <br />3.3.4.2 Groundwater Monitoring System 3-21 <br />3.3.4.3 Bedrock Aquifers 3-24 <br />3.3.4.9 Alluvial/Colluvial Aquifers 3-26 <br />3.3.4.5 Water Quality 3-28 <br />3.3.4.6 Recharge and Discharge 3-30 <br />3.3.4.7 Springs and Seeps 3-33 <br />3.3.4.8 Ground Water Use 3-39 <br />3.3.4.9 Proposed Monitoring Plan 3-35 <br />3.3.5 Regional Surface Water Resources 3-36 <br />3.3.6 Affected Watersheds 3-38 <br />3.3.7 Site Surface Hydrology 3-90 <br />3.3.7.1 Colorado River 3-40 <br />3.3.7.2 Alkali Creek 3-44 <br />3.3.7.3 South Canyon Creek 3-99 <br />3.4 Climatological Information 3-50 <br />3.4.1 Climate 3-50 <br />3.9.2 Air Quality 3-52 <br />3.5 Soils Resource Information 3-54 <br />3.5.1 Methodology 3-59 <br />3.5.1.1 Soil Survey 3-59 <br />3.5.1.2 Soil Sampling and Analysis 3-59 <br />3.5.2 Soil Survey and Mapping Results 3-55 <br />3.5.3 Analysis Results 3-57 <br />3.5.9 Topsoil Volume Calculations 3-58 <br />NCEC - Coal Ridge #1 <br />3-i <br />ABC/1145/900301 <br />c~3i <br />