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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />• Doc Date:12/11/2001 <br />SI~ 2.04.7 Hydrology Information <br />Ground Water. GEC Minerals, Inc. currently has not encountered any <br />ground water bearing formations within its existing mining opera- <br />tions. In addition, drill hole data also indicates that no signi- <br />ficant amounts of ground water are present within the strata which <br />GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to mine during the next five years. <br />However, through the contract with J. F. Sato Associates, additional <br />ground water information will be provided and placed on the appropriate <br />map. Because no known ground water in the area is found, the quality <br />of the ground water, if it exists, is not currently known. <br />GEC Minerals, Inc. currently plans to drill additional holes primarily <br />to determine the location and extent of minable coal and to determine <br />if ground water is present. Based on J. F. Sato Associates' recommen- <br />dation, the detailed ground water monitoring plan will be put into <br />• effect. <br />Surface Water. All locations of the water supplies, ditches, <br />reservoirs and wells within one mile of the area which GEC Minerals, <br />Inc. plans to mine are located on Map Nos. 8 and 9, Hydrology. <br />Surface water in the area that GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to mine <br />is ephemeral. The Magpie and Newlin Creek drainages control the <br />surface water which occurs within the area. Water flows in these <br />drainages only in direct response to precipitation in the immediate <br />watershed or in response to rapid melting of the cover of snow. <br />Because of the nature of these watersheds, no quality or quantity <br />measurements have been made. However, based on recommendations <br />received from J. F. Sato Associates, a water monitoring program <br />will be implemented. This monitoring program will test for acidity, <br />suspended solids, iron and manganese as required by the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Division. As noted in other sections of <br />this application, GEC Minerals, Inc. does not anticipate receiving <br />. final recommendations from the SOAP contractor with regard to <br />2.04-14 <br />