Ground-Water Information Manual: Coal Mine Permit Application Volume 1

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Cover page, Illustrations, Tables, Table of Contents (611 KB)
I. Introduction(211 KB)
II. Ground-Water Aspects of Permanent Regulatory Program (115 KB)
III. Formation and Occurrence of Coal (197 KB)
IV. Geologic-Setting (GS)Classification System (696 KB)
V. Ground-Water Flow System (195 KB)
VI. Hydrologic-Setting (HS)Classification System (693 KB)
VII. Well and Spring Inventory, and Ground-Water Use (706 KB)
VIII. Well Drilling, Completion, and Development; and Driller's Logs (518 KB)
IX. Water Levels in Wells and Water-Level (Potentiometric-Surface) Maps (401 KB)
X. Aquifer Characteristics and Aquifer Testing (1.98 MB)
XI. Relationship between Ground Water and Surface Water (209 KB)
XII. Ground-Water Quality (423 KB)
XIII. Potential Geohydrologic Impacts of Coal Mining (854 KB)
XIV. Ground-Water Monitoring Plan (355 KB)
XV. Sources of Available Geologic and Hydrologic Information (609 KB)
XVI. Stages of Coal Exploratory Program as Related to Geology and Hydrology (237 KB)
XVII. Bibliography (265 KB)
XVIII. Glossary of Geohydrologic Terms Used in This Manual (648 KB)
XIX. Examples of Ground-Water Information for Coal Mine Permit (2.53 MB)