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• Spring S-5, located downstream of Spring 5-41 in a side draw to the 006 Gulch, is in an ephemeral stream channel. Flows have been measured only three times at this site; June 1983, May 1997, and June 1998. Spring S-7 in an alluvial clearwell located adjacent to Hubberson Gulch. It serves as the non-potable water supply at the Smith ranch. Due to the taste and possible coliform contamination of the spring, bottled water is used for drinking. Sampling at this spring was discontinued in 1990, but was reestablished in 1999 since it is downstream of mining at the Seneca II-W South area. Its EC plot indicates a decreasing trend. The hydrology monitoring program at the Seneca II-W Mine requires a spoil spring survey every year after the spring snowpack runoff. Spoil Spring 1 (WSSPGI, not to be confused with WSPG1), was discovered in 1998 above the NPDES 005 pond (D pit area). It existed approximately 800 £eet southeast of Well GW-S2W-14W. The last flow observed was in May 2001. This was a temporary site that was regraded in the winter of 2001102. Spoil Spring 2 (WSSPG2) was discovered in June 1999. It is located in the main stream channel adjacent to Spring S-6. Its EC plot indicates an increasing trend. Spoil Spring 3 (WSSPG3) was discovered in September 1999. It is located immediately to the east of Pond 006. Its EC plot indicates a decreasing trend. Comparison of Surface Water Quality to Water Use Standards. SCC has compiled a list of surface water standards for agricultural uses (Table 9). This list is composed of CDOH surface water agricultural use standards (CDOH, Reg.31, March 1999). Table 10 provides a comparison of surface water quality to agricultural standards. This Paradox database generated table does not include the units of concentration (mq/1 or ug/1) for each parameter. The units used for each parameter are the same as those listed on the standards table (Table 9) and are also the same as those used in the water quality 19