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Honeywood Coal Company <br />1996 Annual Hydrologic Report <br />1 Page 4 <br />1 BW-3 is located southeast of the mining area. This well has contained measurable quantities of <br />1 water during two monitoring events, from the fourth quarter of 1990 through 1996. The well was <br />noted as dry during 1996. <br />Consumptive Use <br />7 None. The mine is reclaimed and is therefore idle. There was no water used at the mine site <br />J during the year. <br />Anticipated Impact <br />There was no recorded flow of surface water from the permit area into either Naturita Creek or <br />the San Miguel River during the year. Bramiers Draw and Section 33 Creek were noted as dry <br />during the year. Monitoring point H-2, Broad Canyon, was also dry during the year. There was <br />no discharge from the sediment ponds during the year and any minor surface run off from the <br />disturbed area is contained in the ponds. Based upon the above factors, it is unlikely that the <br />mine operation had any impact on the hydrologic balance of the area. <br />A signiScant precipitation event occurred at the mine site during 1996. A signiScant volume of water <br />was contained in sediment pond B which probably reduced the amount of downstream erosion and <br />potential flood damage in Section 33 creek. Tn this case, the mine operation improved the hydrologic <br />balance of the area. <br />