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EASTSIDE MINE <br />Summary of 1996 Water Monitoring <br />Extent of Mining <br />No mining has occurred at the Eastside Mine since December 1994. <br />The buildings and surface facilities were removed from the <br />minesite, the portals were sealed and surface area was regraded in <br />May, June and July of 1995. Eastside Coal Company requested and <br />was granted a Phase I Bond Release in December of 1995. In <br />September of 1995 the disturbed area was reseeded with the approved <br />seed mixture as listed in the approved Mining and Reclamation <br />Permit. The area is inspected on a quarterly basis to ensure the <br />stormwater management plan and sediment control system is <br />functioning properly. <br />The flow and field parameters of the Harvey Gap Outlet above and <br />below the mine continue to demonstrate the seasonal discharges from <br />the Harvey Gap Reservoir. No significant deviations from the 1985- <br />1995 data are noted. <br />The chemical parameter results of the Harvey Gap Outlet above the <br />mine and below the mine generally fall within the ranges <br />established 1985-1995. The conductivity, pH, alkalinity, dissolved <br />solids, SAR, cations, magnesium, sodium, bicarbonate, and sulfate <br />compare favorably with the established ranges for the ten years of <br />sampling. The values below the mine for 1996 are well within the <br />established levels for pH, conductivity, sodium and sulfate. <br />There was no water discharged from the four inch steel pipe <br />installed in the portal seal from the Eastside Mine. <br />No discharge has occurred from sediment pond SP-1 or from the <br />underground mine workings. <br />The water monitoring data are listed on the attached tables found <br />4 <br />