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• 2.05.6(6) <br />(a)(ii)(A) <br />Colluvial deposits are the source of water for the springs. Most of the <br />springs are undeveloped however, some springs are water sources for <br />ponds. Flows from the springs vary widely. See Volume lll, Exhibit 3 for <br />historic flow records. <br />Five of the springs located within or adjacent to the permit area are decreed <br />water rights shown on Map 23 -Water Rights Location. The J & M Springs <br />& Pipelines are claimed for domestic and stock watering purposes. Water <br />right numbers 1 and 3 are decreed for 4 gallons per minute. Number 2 is <br />decreed for 2 gpm. Numbers 4 and 5 are decreed for 5 gpm. The Applicant <br />owns the J & M Springs and Pipelines No. 1, 2, 3 & 4. The five springs are <br />located in colluvial deposits and all are at least 800 feet above the coal seam <br />to be mined. The water bearing colluvial deposits, the water source of the <br />springs, are relatively small extending from the spring no further than the <br />• major ridge lines that separate the ephemeral channels in which the springs <br />are located. The affect of subsidence is not predicted to extend into the <br />ephemeral channels which are the source of ground water flow for the five <br />springs. Therefore, the springs should not be affected by mining. <br />Water right map codes 7 and 8 are associated with the reclaimed Blue <br />Ribbon Mine. Map code 7 is for the Blue Ribbon Well which has been <br />sealed. Map code 8 is for the Blue Ribbon Reservoir No. 1 which was been <br />reclaimed. Both of these water rights are within permit boundary. <br />Most of the water rights presented on Map 23 -Water Rights Location are <br />outside of the permit boundary and therefore cannot be affected by <br />subsidence. <br />The ponds are man-made structures. The pond embankments are <br />constructed of earth material. The embankments typically have a low spot <br />to serve as an overflow spillway. The ponds are located in ephemeral <br />drainages typically near a spring. They have a surface area of about 500 to <br />2,000 square feet and vary in depth from two to eight feet. <br />C~ <br />PR-04 2.05 - 101 - 10/00 <br />