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The groundwater associated with the alluvial deposits of the North Fork of the Gunnison River has been <br />developed for domestic and agricultural uses. The localized groundwater resources associated with the <br />alluvial deposits of Hubbard and Terror Creeks are not significantly developed. The groundwater <br />associated with local colluvial deposits is rechazged by snowmelt, and the water discharges through local <br />intermittent springs and seeps. Most of this colluvial water is lost due to evaporation. <br />Bedrock groundwater is not abundant in the permit area. The groundwaters of the locally perched bedrock <br />water zones and of the Rollins Sandstone aze not significantly developed in the permit and surrounding <br />area, due to relatively poor water quality and low potential quantity yields. The general bedrock <br />groundwater flow direction in the sandstone strata of the Mesaverde formation is from the recharge area <br />neaz the outcrop of these strata, north toward the lower parts of the basin. <br />Climatological Information - <br />Detailed climate information is presented in Section 2.04.8 of the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application <br />document, and the information is summarized below. The neazest weather station to the permit area was <br />the Wilcox Ranch Station, located east of the old Bowie townsite, in the Hubbard Creek Drainage. The <br />period of record for this station is from 1948 to 1983, and the average annual precipitation of record for <br />this station is 18.50 inches. The station was moved to the West Elk Mine in November 1983, and the <br />station is now referred to as the Somerset IE Station. Other weather stations in the area were the Paonia <br />3SE and Paonia ISW stations. The Paonia 3SE and Paonia ISW stations recorded data for the periods <br />1905 to 1957, and 1957 to 1993, respectively. <br />The average minimum temperature in the area is about 45 degrees (Fahrenheit), with the lowest <br />temperature of -28 degrees recorded in Paonia during 1913. The average high temperature in the area is <br />about 52 degrees (Fahrenheit), with the highest recorded temperature in Paonia of i00 degrees during <br />1927 and 1934. <br />Soils Information - <br />Detailed information regarding the soils within the permit area is located in Section 2.04.9 of the Bowie <br />No. 2 Mine permit application document. The following summary is derived from Section 2.04.9 of the <br />referenced permit document. <br />The main areas that are disturbed by operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine exhibit the following soils: the <br />Absarokee (Beenon-Absarokee Association), the Persayo, and the Torriorthents. The Absarokee soil at <br />the site exhibits a silty loam and silty clay loam texture. The soil exhibits an 'A' horizon depth of about <br />1.5 to 2.5 inches, with a combined N and 'B' horizon depth of about 22 to 38 inches. The soil is typically <br />underlain by sandstone. <br />The Persayo soil is a silty clay loam. The Persayo soils located at the Bowie No. 2 site exhibit an 'A' <br />horizon of about 1.5 inches deep, with a combined'A' and'B' horizon depth of about l8 to 20 inches. The <br />soil is typically underlain by the Marcos Shale. <br />The Torriorthents soil tends to be associated with rock outcrop areas, and the observed texture is silty <br />loam. The site soils exhibit 'A' horizon depths of about I.5 inches. The typical combined 'A' and 'B' <br />horizon depths range from about 6 to 7 inches. <br />14 <br />