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2-23 <br />There will be virtually no impact on the groundwater resources. The <br />Cameo Seam contains water only in the northeastern portion of the permit area. <br />The amount of water associated with the Cameo seam is relatively small. Minimal <br />inflow, averaging less than 2 gallons per minute occurred during the initial permit <br />terms. The mine inflow encountered in the Main East Entries is consumed by the <br />mine and averages approximately 7.72 gpm. Detailed analysis of water inflow is <br />contained in Appendix N which concludes that "For the purposes of projecting <br />the effect mine discharge will have on East Salt Creek, it will be assumed the <br />maximum mine flow rate is 100 gpm or 0.22 cfs". The annual reports submitted <br />to the Division that report hydrologic impacts also give a detailed analysis of <br />water inflow. <br />The quality of the surface water should not be degraded by the mining <br />operations and in fact the salinity of East Salt Creek should be improved with the <br />addition of runoff from the Coal Mine Waste Pile and mine water runoff. Please <br />see Appendix N for a full discussion of the effects of the runoff from the Coal <br />Mine Waste Pile. All run off from the disturbed areas, including grading and road <br />work pertinent to the mining operation will be diverted to the Sediment Pond or <br />other alternative sediment control structures per Technical Revision Application <br />TR-16. Adequate pollution control measures will be applied for the protection of <br />this resource. (See Section 2.4.1) <br />TR-16 M`-Volume 1 (Rev 05/08) <br />