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Meteorological Data Precipitation data was obtained at the Seneca II Mine using a Belfort Weighing Bucket Rain Gage. Daily precipitation data for this year are presented in Table 1. Total monthly precipitation data collected since 1981 are presented in Table 2. Where indicated, data from the U.S. Weather Service - Hayden StaY.ion were used. Temperature, wind speed and direction data are presented in Appendix B of the Seneca II-W AHR. The Seneca II-W Mine Meteorological Station located approximately seven miles southwest of the Seneca II Mine. Climatic conditions are similar between the two mines. Data from the National Climatic Data Center's Hayden Station is used here to evaluate the precipitation trend. For this year, 21. 14 inches of precipitation was measured, which is 3.80 inches (22~) above the 1971-2000 average. All months except February, April, May and June were above average. Snowpack runoff, as estimated by totaling November through March precipitation values, was 9.25 inches, which was 2.07 inches (29 ~) above the 1971-2000 average. The Seneca II precipitation gage measured 18.80 inches this year. This value is 0.30 inches (2 ~) above the 1981-2006 average. Snowpack runoff, estimated using the Seneca II precipitation gage, was 7.47 inches (November-March total), which is 0.11 inches (2 ~) above the Seneca II 1981-2006 average. These values are more relevant than the Hayden Station data when evaluating the spring runoff observed this year at Seneca II. Ground Water Water Levels. Water level data are presented in Appendix B. Water level reports for data collected since 2001 are presented immediately after the water level hydrograph of all historic data for each respective well. By presenting all historic data, trends related to seasonal and annual variability and possible mining related impacts are more clearly evident. Table 3 (Summary of Ground Water Monitoring 2