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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS <br />Fifty ponds and springs were located and photographed in July 2008. Of <br />these fifty ponds and springs, 33 contained water while 17 were dry at the <br />time of the survey in July. (Refer to Appendix B, Table 8. Summary of U.S. <br />Forest Service Water Resources near the West Elk Mine. <br />Of the 50 ponds and springs identified, only the following 19 appear to hold <br />water or run throughout the summer during a normal year: SLP-1, P-19, P- <br />22, P-18, P-96, Sly Spring, P-70, P-55, P-57, Lower Cow Camp Spring, P- <br />25, P-29, P-37, P-93, P-44, High Deer Creek Spring, P-23, P-24, and P-95. <br />P-86, P-15, and P-28 were dry prior to 2008, but contained water when <br />surveyed this year. <br />It seems that the water resources surveyed this year have remained basically <br />the same as in 2006. Only minor changes have occurred, probably due to <br />natural changes in seasonal and daily precipitation and temperature. Many of <br />the ponds were much fuller this year since precipitation in 2008 was greater. <br />Slight differences in dates the ponds were surveyed could also have had an <br />effect on these minor changes. <br />53 <br />