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West Elk Mine 2011 Annual Hydrology Report 29 <br />3.2.1.10 Spring G -22 (Decreed Spring #3) <br />Spring G -22 is located in the Sylvester Gulch drainage on a hillside on the west <br />side of the drainage, just south of a mine ventilation shaft and east of the Northeast B- <br />seam longwall panel area (Map 2). It issues from alluvium over a wide area and feeds a <br />wetland on the west side of Sylvester Gulch. Flow diminishes in late summer and <br />autumn. Monitoring at this spring began in 1977. <br />3.2.1.11 Spring 35 -3 <br />Spring 35 -3 is located in upper Deep Creek which is tributary to the North Fork <br />(Map 2). This spring is located east of the SOD mine plan area. The source of this <br />spring appears to issue from alluvium. This spring has perennial flow, but shows strong <br />seasonal variations with high flows in the spring months. This spring has been monitored <br />since 2006. <br />3.2.1.12 96 -2 -2 Area Spring <br />The 96 -2 -2 Area Spring is located in upper Deep Creek which is tributary to the <br />North Fork of the Gunnison (Map 2). This spring is located in the SOD mine plan area. <br />The source of this spring appears to issue from alluvium. Baseline monitoring of the 96- <br />2-2 Area Spring began in the spring of 2007 and included measuring flow, collecting <br />field water quality data, and collecting samples for laboratory water quality analyses from <br />May through October 2007 (CDRMS, 2006). Routine monitoring (three times per year) <br />at this location commenced in WY 2008. <br />3.2.1.13 Deep Creek Spring 2 <br />Deep Creek Spring 2 is located in upper Deep Creek which is tributary to the <br />North Fork of the Gunnison (Map 2). This spring is located in the SOD mine plan area. <br />The source of this spring appears to issue from alluvium. Baseline monitoring of the <br />Deep Creek Spring 2 began in the spring of 2007 and included measuring flow, collecting <br />field water quality data, and collecting samples for laboratory water quality analyses from <br />May through October 2007 ( CDRMS, 2006). Routine monitoring (three times per year) <br />at this location commenced in WY 2008. <br />June 2012 HydroGeo, Inc. <br />