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• Well Monitorine Wells 10-B, 17-B, and 94-1 were monitored from the fourth quarter of 1995 through the third quarter of 1996. Well 11-B was not monitored during the 1996 water year. A full-suite analysis of parameters was conducted along with a field analysis of pH, temperature, depth to water, and electrical conductivity. SAMPLING METHODS To ensure sampling consistency, Jim Hendricks of Oakridge Energy, Inc. has collectgd all water samples at the Carbon Junction Mine. All water samples have been tested at the CDS Laboratory in Durango, Colorado. Grab samples for the wells were taken by lowering the sample bottle into the wells with a rope attached to a piece of PVC pipe. When the sample bottle reached the water it was filled and retrieved. Appropriately sized and labeled bottles for ground water sampling were obtained from the CDS Laboratory prior to sampling. Depth to water was measured by a depth meter that was lowered down the well on a spool. The meter indicated it had reached the water by a beep (generated by an electric current), and the measurement was taken. Meters were also used to determine pH, • temperature, and electrical conductivity from the grab samples. Grab samples were collected from the springs as close to the visible source of water as possible in an azea of undisturbed flow. Appropriately sized and labeled bottles for surface water sampling were obtained from the CDS Laboratory prior to sampling. Flow measurements were derived for the springs by visually estimating the amount of water flowing from the springs in gallons per minute. RESULTS -SPRINGS FOR 1996 WATER YEAR Two springs were sampled during the 1996 water year. The springs sampled were REA SPG !!3 and CJ-LO-SPG ~4. Both springs originate below the mine and permit area. REA SPG li3 is approximately 1,000 feet south of the permit area in REA Canyon. CJ-LO-SPG N4 is approximately 200 feet west of the permit area in Carbon Junction Canyon. Summaries of the data collected for the 1996 water year for the springs are found in Table 1 and 2. The spring flow sampled for the 1996 water year showed that both springs monitored had minimal flows in the first three quarters of the water year. Lower flow in the 1996 water yeaz may be attributed to low snow pack in the vicinity of Carbon Junction Canyon and the recharge azea of the springs. No flow was recorded for either spring . during the third quarter of 1996. This is not uncommon in the historic sampling record. pH is consistent for both springs at a slightly basic level. Temperature and 2