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<br />Also presented is an assessment of the significance of . <br />the springs and seeps on surface flows, irrigation practices, <br />livestock watering, wildlife watering and domestic use. <br />Additional monitoring is being conducted on an annual basis <br />during the month of August. <br />During the monitoring period, measurements of pH, <br />conductivity and temperature were made using a Hydro Lab Model <br />4000 field sampling kit. Flow of each spring and seep was <br />visually estimated. Data for each location monitored is <br />presented in Appendix 4 of Exhibit 10, Annual Hydz•ologic <br />Monitoring Report. <br />Spring and seep monitoring during the July 7, 1988, field <br />trip identified eight additional sources within the Goldn Eagle <br />expansion area. The locations are shown on Map 7, Rgional <br />Hydrology with the monitoring results provided in Table 11, <br />Results of Field Spring and Seep Inventory. <br />With the exception of Santistevan Canyon, water <br />encountered during the survey is the result of seepage <br />contributing little if any to sustained surface flow. Water <br />originates from the interfaces of shales, sandstones and minor <br />coal seams not proposed to be mined by WFC. <br />Analysis of the water indicates a mineralized condition <br />with varying quality and quantity, responding directly to amounts <br />of precipitation received in the drainage. Currently, uses of the <br />water are for livestock and wildlife watering with no irrigation <br />or domestic supply. <br />As a result of the baseline data collected during the <br />1984 growing season and the potential for little or no impact on <br />.these resources from mining at the New Elk and Golden Eagle <br />Mines, WFC requested and agreed to a reduction is monitoring of <br />these springs and seeps to once per year conducted during the <br />month of August. <br />2.04-21 (Revised 09/01/89) <br />