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E . Hydrology Description <br /> 1 . Introduction <br /> Mid-Continent contracted with the consulting firm <br /> of Willard Owens Associates, Inc . to accomplish a hydrology <br /> study of the Coal Basin mine permit and adjacent areas that <br /> would provide information on ground and surface water needed <br /> for this permit application. A copy of the Willard Owens <br /> report is attached as Appendix III-E-1 . <br /> The following paragraphs of this section summarize <br /> the hydrologic information contained in the Willard Owens <br /> report together with that obtained from other sources and <br /> from sampling and analysis accomplished by the Company of <br /> both ground and surface water .* <br /> 2 . Ground water <br /> a . General <br /> Ground water occurrence within the study area <br /> depends on the local combination of climate, topography, <br /> geology, structure and stratigraphy. At higher elevations <br /> water infiltrates and percolates at the aquifer outcrop or <br /> enters the ground water system via fractures , joints and/or <br /> faults . The water enters reservoirs (aquifers) at the <br /> recharge area and supplies water either to a shallow or deep <br /> ground water system. In many instances the shallow aquifers <br /> supply water to surface springs or seeps . <br /> *Ground and surface water impact studies for the new coal refuse disposal <br /> area, the tunnel portal and waste disposal area, and the tunnel to <br /> } preparation plant disposal area were accomplished by Geo-Hydro Consulting, <br /> Inc. in 1984. These studies are too voluminous to include in this <br /> application but are available by contacting Mid-Continent's environmental <br /> coordinator. <br /> 1 <br />