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n ~~ Spring 5-49 was located in the II-W South area just upstream of the NPDES 016 pond. It was a developed spring that flows into a metal stock tank. It was first sampled in August 1997. It was abandoned in August 2001 prior to being mined out. 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 observed 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 an increasing 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 feet southeast of Well GW-S2W -14W. This site was regraded in the winter of 2001/02. Flow resumed in the spring of this year. Its EC plot indicates an increasing trend. Spoil Spring 2 (WSSPG2) was discovered in June 1999. It is located in the main stream channel adjacent to Spring S-5. 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. Spoil Spring 4 (WSSPG4) was first sampled this year. It contains the combined discharges of the partially backfilled A and B pits. It is • sampled at the outlet of the haul road culvert just above Pond 006. ?0