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4.2.3.3 Discussion <br />There are no surface water resources in Vindicator Valley. <br />4.2.4 Ground Water <br />4.2.4.1 Monitoring Program <br />Ground water conditions in Vindicator Valley are assessed by a two monitor wells <br />(Figure 2 -2), designated VIN -2A (deep bedrock) and VIN -2B (shallow bedrock). Both <br />monitor wells are located within the Diatreme. VIN -2A and VIN -2B are co- located to <br />allow assessment of vertical conditions of water level and water quality in the Diatreme. <br />Field parameters and water quality samples are collected quarterly at VIN -2A and VIN - <br />2B and analyzed for the parameters listed in Table 3 -2. <br />4.2.4.2 Data <br />The period of record and compiled field and water quality data (number of <br />measurements, less than detection events, maximum value, minimum value, average <br />value, standard deviation, and median value) for VIN -2A and VIN -2B are provided in <br />Tables 4 -10 and 4 -11, respectively. Figure 4 -5 shows the water level measurements. <br />Time series plots of selected parameters (pH, nitrate, and sulfate) for VIN -2B are <br />provided in Figure 4 -6. Only field parameters are measured at VIN -2A. <br />4.2.4.3 Discussion <br />Ground water levels in VIN -2A (deep bedrock) have shown minimal water conditions at <br />or near the bottom of the monitor well (approximately 245 feet bmp) since installation in <br />2005. Ground water levels in VIN -2B (shallow bedrock) have shown consistently <br />saturated conditions (93.5 -113.5 feet bmp) since installation in 2004. <br />The consistently saturated conditions in the shallow monitor well (VIN -2B) and the <br />minimal water conditions in the co- located deeper monitor well (VIN -2A) suggest a <br />downward gradient and that the shallow bedrock ground water is captured by the <br />Diatreme at this location. The water levels for VIN -2B and VIN -2A are shown in Figure <br />4 -5. A comprehensive analysis of the horizontal and vertical ground water flow and <br />ground water gradients in the Diatreme and the adjacent granites for the Cresson Project <br />area, and specifically Grassy Valley is presented in "Cresson Project Hydrogeochemical <br />Evaluation" dated February 2012 and prepared by ABC. <br />'Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company <br />Cresson Project Hydrologic Evaluation for Mine Life Extension 2 <br />12 <br />