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water from the mine was a combination of water contained within the B seam and that • coming from the roof and floor. Water quality was typically adequate to discharge, though occasional problems with total suspended solids occurred. Routing the water through a settling pond solved the problem. The quantity and quality of B seam discharges are detailed in the annual hydrologic reports and are summarized below for the 1998 water year. pH =8.1 standard units Temperature = 52.2 °F Total Suspended Solids = 17.1 mg/1 Iron = 0.5 mg/1 Conductivity=2363 Total Dissolved Solids = 1482 mg/(1 Manganese (Single Sample) 0.029 mg/1 Table 12-4 shows the results of an analysis of the water coming out of the roof in the 1~' Left Panel. The sample was taken from an area where the roof was dripping at about 5 gallons per minute in one intersection. The results indicate this water is similar to the B seam water. The total suspended solids, pH, and iron are higher than the average of the 1998 B seam water but still within the discharge permit limits. The total dissolved solids and manganese were lower than the B seam water. The water from the C seam was expected and is shown to be similar to the B seam water. No problems were expected regarding discharge of the water. Since the C seam overlies the B seam, areas where the B seam has been mined have probably de-watered the C seam. The Annual Hydrologic Reports indicate that the water entering the B seam works flows from the roof, floor and the coal. Areas in the B seam had water dripping from the roof for many years and continue to de-water the overlying strata. During the exploration mining, water entered the C seam works from the roof • and along the bottom of the coal seam. Initially, the mine was advancing down dip so water collected in the working faces. This made for difficult mining conditions since Volume 3 Tab 12 12-6 5/00