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Wells) is presented as a reference for the reader. No wells were <br />drilled or abandoned this year. The ground water monitoring program is <br />presented on pages 7-341j342 of the Seneca II PAP. Water level <br />measurements obtained in non-flowing wells are taken with water level <br />indicator, or in the case of a few shallow alluvial wells, directly from <br />a steel tape. Pressure readings (in psi) obtained from flowing wells <br />with pressure gages are multiplied by 2.31 to obtain head in feet. For <br />the sake of brevity, the prefix that precedes all well names will be <br />dropped throughout this report (except in the case of nested wells with <br />a similar number). As an example, Well SCAL46 will be referred to as <br />Well 46. <br />- Alluvium. The alluvial monitoring wells are located along Cow Camp <br />(Wells 46 and 69) , Bond (Well 68) , Grassy (Wells 33, 34, 70, and 71) , <br />and Little Grassy Creeks (Wells 6, 31, 31A, and 32). These wells <br />exhibit seasonal fluctuations in water levels. The spring runoff- <br />infiltration stimulates a water level rise, and as the drier fall season <br />. approaches, water levels decline. Water levels are also affected by the <br />absence or presence of beaver dams in the adjacent stream. Water levels <br />at all alluvial wells fell within their historic ranges. <br />- Lennox Overburden/Wadge Overburden. The three wells completed in <br />these formations (Wells SLO42, SOV41, and SOV42) usually exhibit normal <br />seasonal variations, that is, lowest water levels in the fall and <br />winter, and highest in the late spring/early summer after the spring <br />runoff recharge event. This year, all wells displayed water levels that <br />fell within their historic ranges, except for Well SLO42, which has <br />displayed in the past four years the highest water levels ever. <br />- Wadge Coal. Five wells monitor this seam. Wells 16 and 17 are in <br />hydraulic communication with the Wadge Impoundment (NPDSS 002 Pond) as <br />indicated by their water level changes in response to changes in the <br />pond's water level. Well 19 is a flowing well fitted with a pressure <br />gage that normally exhibits its highest pressure values in the fall. <br />Well SW41 exhibits the same typical seasonal variation as noted for the <br />alluvium. Well 42 exhibits very little seasonal variation and a <br />3 <br />