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• Spring 2 is possible re-emergence of water in a small ephemeral drainage channel. Flows, if any, are recorded in the spring and summer. The field pazameters are similaz to surface water. Springs 3, 4, 5, & 6 are also possible re-emergence of surface water in a small ephemeral drainage, with similar characteristics of flow diminishing from spring to summer, moderate pH, low conductivity, and variation in temperature. Of all the Springs 1-6, only Springs 4 and 5 usually have consistent flow. Springs 2 and 6, located in the ephemeral drainage channels below Springs 4 and 5, aze dry following spring run-off. Although the actual locations of the six springs have not been surveyed, and only Spring 1 may be within the permit azea, all six springs are within the Hawksnest Creek drainage area. Spring 7 is in the hill-side, cut-bank of the Coal Gulch trail. While the historical data for Spring 7 indicates it is typically dry, monitoring indicates ground flow in the spring months, resulting in high conductivity measurements. Spring 8, the flow from the abandoned Oliver Mine, had recorded flow during all of the monitoring events. The monitoring data collected is indicative of a ground water source. Spring 9 is a spring or seep at the base of the landslide feature in the Unnamed Gulch. Flow has been nearly continual, but at very low rates. High conductivity measurements indicate ground flow. Spring 10 is a spring or seep at the base of the colluvium just above Old Highway 133 at the west end of the Hawk's Nest east site. Data for Spring 10 is similar to Spring 9, but shows greater variability. Spring 11 was covered during the reclamation of the Hawk's Nest East Mine by the Division. It was originally in [he facilities azea below Old Highway 133. No flow was recorded for Spring ] 1 in 1992 and 1993. In May of 1994, water began to collect in the road cut above • Old Highway 133. This was monitored and an elevated conductivity and temperature was measured. Flow was recorded in June and July of 1994, but the conductivity and temperature measurements decreased. Water damage to the pavement of Old Highway 133 had occurred next to the re- emergence of Spring 11, and between the July and August monitoring events of 1994, the Colorado Department of Transportation performed maintenance of the roadway and ditch in the area of Springs 10 & 11. Both Springs 10 and 11 were dry at the time of the August monitoring, with re-emergence of Spring 10 by October and Spring 11 by December of 1994. During 1996, Springs 8, 10, and 11 continued to deposit material onto the road surface of the old highway. The Colorado Department of Transportation continues to remove material from the roadway and ditches in these azeas, leading to considerable variability in the monitoring measurements. Roadway maintenance impacts to Springs 8, 10, and 11 by the Colorado Department of Transportation aze beyond the control of Oxbow Carbon & Minerals, Inc. Precipitation or snowmelt water infiltrates and percolates downward until the water encounters a coarse zone or aquiclude which causes the water to surface area spring. The primary use of the springs is by wildlife. The only spring to consistently contribute to surface flow into the North Fork of the Gunnison is Spring 8. All other spring surface flow, if any, returns to the ground before reaching the North Fork of the Gunnison. Surface water monitoring stations AG-1 ("A" Gulch), BG-1 ("B" Gulch), CG-1 ("C" Gulch), HN-1 (Hawksnest Creek), HG-1 (Hoopla Gulch), and BC-1 (Bazdine Canyon), are designed to monitor flow characteristics in the respective creeks and gulches. These surface water monitoring points aze designed to verify that the underground mine does not have an • adverse effect on the quality or quantity of run-off from these ephemeral drainages that seldom 7