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• 2.05.6 <br />The quality of springs and seeps should not be degraded by the coal mining <br />operation. As explained in Section 2.04.7, the primary source of water for <br />the springs are unconsolidated quaternary deposits. These deposits should <br />not be affected by the mine operation to the extent that the quality of the <br />spring water would be degraded. <br />The quantity of water in the springs and seeps could be reduced by <br />subsidence cracks. Subsidence cracks could intercept the impervious layer <br />below the springs and seeps which would cause them to drain to the <br />formation below. <br />(a)(ii) Volume II, Map 23, Water Rights Location shows the water rights within the <br />permit and adjacent area. Water right map codes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are within <br />the area that could be affected by mining. Map codes 1 through 5 are <br />decreed water rights described as J 8 M Spring & PL No. 1 - 5. Map codes <br />7, 8 and 12 are located along Hubbard Creek beyond the projected angle of <br />• draw. The water rights along old State Highway 133 should not be adversely <br />effected by the mining operation because these water rights are in a <br />formation that is geologically at least 800 feet below the mine workings. <br />The J & M Springs & Pipelines are claimed for domestic and stock watering <br />purposes. Water right numbers 1 and 3 are decreed for 4 gallons per minute. <br />Number 2 is decreed for 2 gpm. Numbers 4 and 5 are decreed for 5 gpm. <br />(a)(iii) The narrative in Section 2.04.7(3) discusses the impact the mining operation <br />could have on the quantity of surface and ground water within the permit and <br />adjacent area. This impact is restricted to potential depletion of water from <br />the springs and ponds and surface streams. Limited extraction will be <br />utilized to protect Pond #1. The other ponds are either not within the <br />projected angle of draw or in an area where there is sufficient overburden to <br />minimize the risk of subsidence induced damage. No measures are <br />proposed to protect the springs because the likelihood of damage to the <br />springs by the mine operation is considered minuscule. <br />• <br />TR-016 2.05 - 68 - 7/00 <br />'j////O O <br />