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Hole 32-7M became dry after longwall mining passed directly through this hole in 2001. <br />' 33-8M experienced a similar drop in water level as 33-8U as a result of the continued dry <br />' conditions with possible influence of mining in longwall panel LWB-(i. <br />The hydrographs of the "lower sandstone facies" are designated by the letter "L" following <br />' the hole number. <br />Hole 32-7L was mined through by the longwall in early 2001. Prior to being mined <br />' through the hole was plugged to above the coal seam with Baroid Holeplug. <br />Hole 33-8L experienced a 7.5 foot drop in the depth to water. As with 33-8U and 33-8M <br />this drop is a result of the continued dry conditions with possible influence of mining in <br />longwall panel LWB-8. Longwall panel LWB-6 was mined out in early April 2005 and was <br />' located as close as 1400' from this hole. <br />2-17L and 4-20L continue slow but stable declines with decreases of 0.5 and 3.7 feet from <br />' the prior year. These declines can be attributed to their close proximity to mine workings <br />in the abandoned D-seam. <br />' From the baseline data, all three zones should be classified as "aquitards" in that they will <br />yield water but at very slow rates. Mining in the B Seam so far has encountered only <br />small flows of water and the mine is essentially dry. Typical inflows are in the order of 1 to <br />8 gpm with occasional short term increases when localized perched water tables are <br />encountered. Water leaking out of caved areas is routed to the sumps at the end of <br />' gateroads. No underground water has been pumped out of the mine since the January <br />31, 1996 underground fire. Currently, excess water is pumped from the B-seam to the <br />abandoned D-seam for storage. <br />Monitoring hole 22-2L was completed in October 2005 for monitoring future mining <br />expansion. While not yet required by the existing permit, data for this well is shown in <br />Appendix C. <br />2.2.1.4 Bedrock Water Quality Water sampling and analysis are no longer required <br />from the bedrock monitoring holes. However, as required by DRMS, prior to entering <br />Federal leases C-8424 and C-8425, one water quality sample was collected and analyzed <br />from each of the monitoring holes in federal leases C-8424 and C-8425. Such sampling <br />was limited to the middle (coal facie) zone. <br /> <br />