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West Elk <br />Contents (Continued) <br />Coal Seams and Related Strata ............................... ................ 2.04-25 <br />B-Seam ................................................................... ................ 2.04-25 <br />E-Seam ................................................................ ................2.04 30 <br />F-Seam ................................................................. ...............2.04-33 <br />Structural Geology ................................................................... ...............2.04-35 <br />Geologic Surface Features ....................................................... ...............2.04-36 <br />Prominent Fracture Zones ....................................... ............... 2.04-36 <br />Weathering and Burn ............................................... ............... 2.04-37 <br />Effects of Slopes ...................................................... ............... 2.04-38 <br />Steep Topography .................................................... ...............2.04-38 <br />Geologic Hazards and Slope Stability ..................................... ............... 2.04-39 <br />Landslides ................................................................ ............... 2.04-39 <br />Deep Landslides ...................................................... ............... 2.04-40 <br />Shallow Colluvial Slides ......................................... ............... 2.04-43 <br />Debris Avalanches ................................................... ............... 2.04-43 <br />Debris Flows ............................................................ ............... 2.04-44 <br />Potentially Unstable Slopes ..................................... ...............2.04-44 <br />Rockfall ................................................................... ............... 2.04-44 <br />Seismic Effects ........................................................ ...............2.04-45 <br />Ground Subsidence .................................................. ............... 2.04-45 <br />• Other Geologic Factors that May Affect Mining Conditions .. <br />Groundwater ............................................................ ............... 2.04-45 <br />............... 2.04-45 <br />Sandstone Channel Deposits ................................... ............... 2.04-47 <br />Rolls ......................................................................... ............... 2.04-47 <br />Rock Spazs ............................................................... ............... 2.04-47 <br />Seam Discontinuities ............................................... ............... 2.04-48 <br />Soft Shales ............................................................... ............... 2.04-48 <br />Methane ................................................................... ............... 2.04-48 <br />2.04.7 Hydrology Description ............................................................. ............... 2.04-55 <br />2.04.7(1) Groundwater Information ......................................... ...............2.04-51 <br />Regional Groundwater Conditions .......................... ............... 2.04-52 <br />Site Hydrogeology ................................................... ............... 2.04-56 <br />Baseline Monitoring Program ................................. ............... 2.04-57 <br />2.04.7 (2) Surface Water Information ...................................... ............... 2.04-76 <br />Surface Water Resources ......................................... ............... 2.04-76 <br />Baseline Monitoring Program ................................. ............... 2.04-80 <br />Spring Monitoring ................................................... ...............2.04-88 <br />Surface Water Quantity ........................................... ............... 2,04-93 <br />Streams ................................................................. ...............2.04-93 <br />Surface Water Quality ............................................. .............2.04-106 <br />2.04.7(3) Alternative Water Supply Information ..................... ............. 2.04-114 <br />2.04.10 Vegetation Information ............................................................ .............2.04-136 <br />~ Introduction .............................................................................. ............. 2.04-136 <br />111 Revised November 2004 PR/l <br />