2012-04-13_REPORT - C1981012

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 4/13/2012
• Doc Name: 2011 Annual Hydrology Report
• From: J.E. Stover & Associates, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2011
• Permit Index Doc Type: Hydrology Report
• Email Name: JHB
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

April 19, 2011
New Elk Coal Company
122 West First St.
Trinidad, CO 81082
USA
Client Sample ID:
Date Received:
Matrix:
Paw -9
04/08/2011
Ground Water
Analysis Report
Date Sampled :
Project Name/# :
Sample Taken By :
Sample Type :
Time Sampled :
04/07/2011
New Elk Mine
Renee Steele
Grab
1440
Page 1 of 1
SGS Minerals Sample ID: 072. 52183.004
REPORTING ANALYZED
RESULT METHOD LIMIT DATE I TIME ANALYST
TESTS
Alkalinity, Bicarbonate
Alkalinity, Carbonate
Chloride, Total
Hardness, Calculated Total
Manganese, Dissolved
Calcium, Total
Magnesium, Total
Manganese, Total
Potassium, Total
Sodium, Total
Sodium Absorption Ratio
Solids, Total Dissolved
Sulfate
Method Reference(s):
"Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater ", 18th Edition, 1992; APHA- AWWA -WEF
380 mg/L HCO3 SM2320 B 1 04/14/2011 0800 TG
<1 mg/L CO3 SM2320 B 1 04/14/2011 0800 TO
16 mg /L EPA300.0 1 04/08/2011 1400 ST
230 mg /L CaCO3 Calc 1
0.11 mg/L EPA200.7 0.005 04/18/2011 1222 EH
69 mg/L EPA200.7 0.01 04/12/2011 0921 EH
13 mg/L EPA200.7 0.01 04/12/2011 0921 EH
0.11 mg /L EPA200.7 0.005 04/12/2011 0921 EH
2.5 mg /L EPA200.7 0.05 04/12/2011 0921 EH
71 mg/L EPA200.7 0,05 04/12/2011 0921 EH
2.1 Calc 0.01
420 mg/L SM2540 C 5 04/11/2011 1530 AM
17 mg /L EPA300.0 5 04/08/2011 1400 ST
"Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples ", EPA/600 /4- 91/010, June 1991
"Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples ", EPA/600 /R- 93/100
Somer Rodriguez, Denver Laboratory
SGS North America Inc. Minerals Services Division
4665 Paris SI Suite 8 -200 Denver CO 80239 t [phone] f (303) 373 -4791 www.sgs.comlminerals
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