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• Spring #14 -Apache Canyon. This is an USGS developed spring originating from an <br />upper coal seam or interface between coal and shale or saodstone. Monitoring has <br />occurred since 1984. In 2001 and 2002, no flow was measured at the spring. There is an <br />associated pond at the site. This spring does not contribute to Apache Canyon stream <br />flow because an embankment creating the pond separates the two. This is an alkaline, <br />moderately saline site. Use of the water is limited to livestock and wild life watering. <br />The water level in the pond masked any flow from the spring in 2004. <br />Spring #19 - At Middle Fork of Purgatoire River. Flow originating from fractured <br />shale and sandstone has ranged from dry to 4 GPM since monitoring began in 1984. <br />During the 2001 sampling event, only seepage from the issuing zone was detected; fn <br />2002, the site was dry and a damp seep in 2003. Visible flow was noted in 2004, This <br />seep is utilized for livestock and wildlife while contributing little to surface flow. ]t is an <br />alkaline, moderately saline spring. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Flows during the 2004 survey were non-existent to visible seepage. When flowing, water <br />originates from the interface of shales and sandstones and minor coal seams outside of <br />the original mine plan. Analysis of the water indicates a mineralized condition with <br />varying quality and quantity, responding directly to amounts of precipitation received <br />' • within the drainage. Currently, uses of the water are for livestock and wildlife. No <br />impact on springs or seeps from mining activities has been identified to date. <br />I"-1 <br />U <br />