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characteristics of the minable coal is quite good. However, surface and ground water information is quite sparse. Primarily because runoff seldom occurs and because the numerous underground mines have disturbed the ground water, little information is currently available for quantity and quality of these water resources. However, the SOAP contractor will provide recommendations as to the required ground water and surface water nanitoring stations in order that the water resources be accurately determined for both quantity and quality. Water quality of the existing surface and groundwater resources is therefore not known due to the lack of baseline data. The area which GEC Minerals, Inc. currently mines and plans to continue to mine is intersected by two ephemeral drainages known as the Newlin Creek and Magpie Creek as shown on Map Nos. 8 and 9. • These drainage patterns generally flow from Southwest to Northeast toward the Arkansas River. The area which GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to mine during the next five years flows into the Magpie Creek drainage. Dorchester Colomine Coal, which is adjacent to GEC Minerals, Inc. operation, has diverted the Magpie Creek around its facilities and into an adjacent drainage which flows back into the original Magpie Creek. This diversion passes through GEC Minerals, Inc. property as shown on the Existing Structures Map No. 21. From the GEC Minerals location, the Magpie Creek flows towards the Northeast into Newlin Creek approximately one and one-half miles downstream from the mine plan area. The Newlin Creek ephemeral drainage lies north of the existing and planned mining operation but is adjacent to areas which GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to reclaim during the next five years. GEC Minerals, Inc. has prepared a plan for constructing a new channel for the Newlin Creek drainage to cross areas which have been disturbed by previous mining. These plans have been approved and are located • within Exhibit 11. 2.04-9