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well as similar declines in water levels towards the end of the yeaz (Figures A-19 and A-2l ). The <br />apparent overall leveling trend observed in both wells is probably due to less recharge in 1994. <br />The GPl and GP2 wells (Figures A-22 and A-23) are located in an undisturbed area near <br />the eastern boundary of the PA. They provide a natural baseline for the QR and KLM aquifers. The <br />water levels have declined during 1994 in response to a decrease in precipitation that occurred from <br />1993 to 1994. <br />Wells GP3 and GP4 are less than ]000' downgradient from A pit. Both are flowing wells <br />completed in the HI and KLM aquifers, respectively. Figures A-24 and A-25 show similar responses <br />from 1985 through 1994, with a sharp decline in water levels seen in 1994. Water-level declines <br />in these wells may be reflecting the reduced precipitation/rechazge or could be showing the <br />influence of upgradient mining in the A pit. Response in the future should determine the reason for <br />the present decline. <br />Wells GPS and GP6 are both completed in the QR aquifer. GPS is immediately <br />downgradient of A pit and GP6 is immediately upgradient of the pit. Water level data is tabulated <br />in Table A-7. Figures A-26 and A-27 present water level versus time. Both plots are similaz, <br />particularly since 1990. Both show increases in early 1994 with declines in late 1994. These <br />responses are interpreted to be due to seasonal variations in rechazge due to the large distance to <br />active QR mining. <br />Wells GP7 and GP8 are located very near the eastern boundary of the PA. They are <br />completed in the KLM and HI aquifers and provide undisturbed baseline data for these intervals. <br />GP7 (Figure A-28) indicates stable water levels following a gradual decline from 1988 to 1991. <br />GP8 (Figure A-29) shows a steeper decline from 1986 to 1991 flattening to a lower rate of decline <br />2-7 <br />