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• II - Hydrologic Data Interpretation & I <br />--- ° -- <br />t Assessment <br />This section contains an analysis of hydrologic data gathered <br />during Water Year 1982; an assessment of impacts of mining on the <br />quality and quantity of water in surface streams, springs, ground <br />water aquifers; mine inflows and discharges during Water Year <br />1982, and an estimate of potential impacts of mining on these <br />waters during the remaining 5-year permit term. The initial five <br />year permit area is shown in Exhibit I. The permit area is <br />drained by several northward flowing ephemeral tributaries to the <br />North Fork. <br />Assessment of impacts tyically involves comparison of data with <br />• baseline conditions. Since no mining activity will occur in the <br />Minnesota Creek basin during this term of permit, monitoring data <br />for Water Year 1982 from the Minnesota Creek basin is considered <br />an extension of baseline monitoring and will be discussed in <br />Section III. <br />Surface water, springs, and groundwater are considered separately <br />even though they are interrelated. The report attempts to show <br />the interrelationships that are significant or could be <br />expected. Since mine water and groundwater are so interrelated, <br />they are discussed together. <br /> <br />_27_ <br />