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Final West Elk Mine 2005 Annual Hydrology Report 1 <br />• 1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />This Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) West Elk Mine (Project) 2005 Annual Hydrology <br />Report (AHR) details the hydrologic monitoring activities and summarizes pertinent data with <br />respect to mining operations as required by MCC's Permit C-80-007 with the Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (CDMG) for the Water Year 2005 (WY 2005), October 1, 2004 through <br />September 30, 2005. <br />1.1 Overview of Mining Operations <br />In WY 2005, mining was completed in longwall pane123 and mining was advanced up to crosscut <br />8 in longwall panel 24 at the Project. Development mining continued in longwall panels 18, 19, <br />and 20 and B East Mains (see Map 1). <br />2.0 HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY OF 2005 WATER YEAR <br />During the WY 2005, October 2004 through September 2005, precipitation and snowfall were <br />above average, resulting in higher than average stream flows in Western Colorado. <br />• 2.1 Climatological Data <br />Precipitation and snow data for the Project Area for WY 2005 were derived from the Paonia 1 SW <br />(56306), Overland Reservoir (59853), and McClure Pass (59743) meteorological and Snotel <br />stations. Figures 1, 2, and 3 show WY 2005 monthly average precipitation data compared to 30- <br />year historical averages for Paonia, Overland Reservoir, and McClure Pass (Colorado Climate <br />Center, Z005). The total annual precipitation was 116%, 114%, and 1 I I% of the 30-yeaz historical <br />averages for Paonia, Overland Reservoir, and McClure Pass, respectively. <br />r1 <br />U <br />September 2006 HydroGeq [nc. <br />