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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />LORENCITO CANYON MINE GROUNDWATER TECHNICAL REPORT <br />SECTION 1-INTRODUCTION ......................... .........1 <br />SECTION2-METHODOLOGY ......................... .........1 <br />Determinations of Aquifer Extents and Depths ............ ......... 1 <br />Water Quality ................................. ......... 4 <br />Aquifer Characteristics ........................... ......... 9 <br />Developed Groundwater Resources and Water Rights ....... ......... 9 <br />SECTION 3 -RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ................. ......... 9 <br />Literature Review/Overview ........................ ......... 9 <br />Raton Formation .......................... ......... 9 <br />Poison Canyon Formation .................... ........ I 1 <br />Drilling Program Overview ........................ ........ 11 <br />Overburden .............................. ........ 11 <br />Ciruela Coal ............................. ........ 12 <br />Interburden .............................. ........ 12 <br />PrimeroCoal ............................. ........12 <br />Underburden Wells ........................ ........ 12 <br />Ground Water Quality ............................ ........ 13 <br />Overview ............................... ........13 <br />Site Specific Results . <br />. . <br />.. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. . 13 <br />. <br />. <br />• <br />:: <br />:: <br />:: : <br />:: <br />:: <br />:: <br />: <br />Windmills :: <br />:: <br />: <br />13 <br />Alluvium ............................... ........23 <br />Overburden .............................. ........ 23 <br />Ciruela Coal ............................. ........ 24 <br />Interburden .............................. ........ 28 <br />Primero Coal ............................. ........ 28 <br />Underburden ............................. ........ 29 <br />Aquifer Characteristics ........................... ........ 29 <br />Alluvium ............................... ........33 <br />Overburden .............................. ........ 36 <br />Cirueta Coal ............................. ........ 37 <br />Interburden .............................. ........ 40 <br />Primero Coal ............................. ........ 42 <br />Underburden ............................. ........ 44 <br />Conclusions .................................. ........46 <br />SECTION 4 -REFERENCES CITED ...................... ........ 46 <br />• <br />Groundwa¢r.i7SDecemher 9. 1996 <br />