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1 <br />SECTION VI <br />' SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS <br />In summary, this report has presented information with <br />respect to surface and ground water associated with the Red <br />' Canyon Mines, has assessed the mining operations in terms of <br />protection of the hydrologic balance, has identified areas <br />' which qualify as alluvial valley floors, and has discussed <br /> protection of those alluvial valley floors. <br /> The principal findings of this report include the <br />' following: <br /> 1. Ground water is present in relatively small <br /> quantities in the two coal seams to be mined and is also <br /> present in the alluvium associated with overlying streams in <br /> <br /> the area. <br />' 2. Ground water in the coal seams is moving updip and <br /> discharging to the alluvial aquifer. <br />' 3. Major streams in the area of the Red Canyon Mines <br /> are perennial and intermittent, are influent (at least <br /> i <br />i <br />i <br />i <br /> ng part of the year as ind <br />cated by mon <br />ng to date), <br />dur <br />tor <br /> and are integrally related to major irrigation systems in <br /> the area. <br />' 4. Based on projections of the probable hydrologic <br /> consequences of the Red Canyon Mines (e.g., mine inflow <br />' <br /> analysis), it is believed that minimal disturbance to the <br /> <br />1 <br /> 97 <br />' <br />