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The few areas in the mine where roof seeps are noted have been directly <br />correlated to the surface drainage system. This suggests that joint/fracture <br />systems which intersect the surface control both the surface drainage patterns <br />and the vertical transmission of surface run-off water into the Mesaverde system. <br />This localizing effect explains the observed occurance of waters encountered in <br />the mine. (See not¢p6) <br />A recent test hole was drilled a short distance north of the river (see <br />attached mine map). The hole was air drilled to a total depth of 148.8 feet, <br />intersecting the 'E' seam coal at a depth of 106.5 to 113.5 feet. The hole <br />was dry from start to finish, no water entry was encountered. This hole is <br />additional evidence that no active aquifers are to be expected in the immediate <br />area. The proximity of this hole to possible down-dip recharge from the North <br />Fork of the Gunnison River doubh~ emphasizes the absence of active aquifers in <br />• the interval tested. <br />Conclusions• <br />In summary, based on observational data, I can offer the following remarks <br />as to the hydrologic regime in the Mesaverde sequence for the immediate area: <br />1. No artesian water flows will be encountered from the resaverde <br />sequence below the 'E' seam. <br />2. The water seeps into the underground workings in the 'E' seam <br />are localized and can be correlated with the surface drainage <br />patterns. <br />3. There are no typical or characteristic aquifers in the Mesaverde <br />sequence below the 'E' seam. <br />• <br />