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Well GA2 (KLM aquifer) is adjacent to GA1. Although completed <br />in an aquifer above the QR aquifer and separated from it by an <br />aquitard, the water levels in this well increased in a manner <br />similar to GA1. The well is very likely responding to the same <br />factors affecting GA1. The water-level elevation (8/93) in GA2 is <br />39.9 ft. higher than in GA1. <br />Wells GB1, GB2, and GB5 are located downgradient and midway <br />between active areas of the A and D pits. These wells are offset <br />to both the east and west by areas of backfill. The wells are <br />completed in the KLM, 3rd White, and HI aquifers, respectively. <br />Figure A-3 shows steady increases in water levels for GB1. The <br />sharp decreases are representative of periods after air-lift <br />production. Recovery in this well may still be from the earlier <br />air-lift production. GB2 (3rd White) (Figure A-4) shows a gradual <br />rise in water levels and is probably responding to an increase in <br />natural recharge and recovery at its location downgradient of a <br />reclaimed pit. Figure A-5 ( well GB5) illustrates recovery of the <br />HI aquifer. The minor variations over the last few years reflect <br />natural recharge. <br />The GC wells (GC1, GC2, GC3-Figures A-6, A-7, A-8) are located <br />near the northeast corner of the permit area (PA) over two miles <br />from mining activity. These wells are completed in the HI, 3rd <br />White, and Qal aquifers, respectively. The water-level changes in <br />these wells are good indicators of natural recharge impacts on <br />these aquifers. Well GC1 has been fairly stable since the wet <br />years 1983-1984 (Figure 2-1) and shows a slight rise with minor <br />2-5 <br />