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Spring 5-95 (a.k.a., the Olson Spring) is not a flowing spring, but a three-foot diameter well placed in the alluvium of Dry Creek. Since a well was drilled on the Olson ranch in September 1980, this "spring" has not been put to use, although it is water-righted for stock use. The EC plot indicates a decreasing trend. SPring~ 5-46 is a developed spring first:-monitoring during the 1979 spring survey. This spring became part of the required monitoring progiram in 2000. It is located immediately{below the OOS,Pond. The. EC.- ,,~; plot'~indicates an increasing trend. -. Spzi'ng 5-47 was first discovered by SCC persona l in _1989 and was monist ored first in June 1990. It 'is ai developed spring existing ~alon'gside the mine entrance haul road just sto-the west of the Seneca II- W Meteorological Station. This sp ring became part of the required monitoring program in 2000. Its EC plot indicates a. decreasing trend.. Spring 5-48, a.k.a. the Flanders Spring, is Qoeated just upstream of the 009 'Pond. This spring became part of the required monitoring program in 2000. The EC plot indicates a increasing trend. 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 measured 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 IR