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<br />The water levels from the Third White Sandstone well (GC2) <br />show that water levels had been fairly steady in this well from <br />1-984 through 1987. The hydrograph for this well shows an overall <br />decline from 1986 through 1990. Water levels from well GC2 <br />indicate that lower precipitation the last few years has affected <br />the water levels in the Third White Sandstone in this area. The <br />hydrograph for alluvial well GC3 presents an overall decline in <br />levels for the last few years due to the dry cycle. This <br />corresponds well to the low amount of precipitation received the <br />last few years and the 1990 precipitation indicates that an amount <br />significantly above average will be needed to change this decline. <br />The static water-level elevations for flowing well GD2 are <br />• presented in Figure A-9. The well head pressures were converted <br />to feet of water above the well head to obtain these elevations. <br />Water levels had been rising in the QR aquifer at well GD2 for <br />most of 1986. The water levels from November 1986 through <br />September 1989 have shown a decline to levels below those of early <br />1986. The water levels the last year have fluctuated but have <br />generally been fairly steady. The decline in water levels since <br />1986 is thought to be mainly reflective of lower rates of recharge <br />due to the smaller precipitation amounts since 1986. Some of the <br />past rise could have been caused by increased ground water flowing <br />downgradient due to the mining and, therefore, some of the recent <br />decline.in.water level could be the result of levels returning to <br />pre-mine conditions. The fluctuations seen in water levels for <br />well GD2 are thought to be mainly from natural changes in the QR <br />2-7 <br />