Evaluation of the hydrologic system in the New Leipzig coal area, Grant and Hettinger counties, North Dakota

Abstract

The investigation of the water resources of the New Leipzig coal area was undertaken to define the hydrologic system of the area, and to project probable effects of coal mining on the system.

Summary of the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Land Management national coal-hydrology program, 1974-84

“…Many of the investigations since about 1975 have been oriented toward coal and hydrologic relations. Many of the investigations made by the U.S. Geological Survey were initiated to aid the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in their management and leasing responsibilities (Crawley and Emerson, 1981;Armstrong, 1982;Horak, 1983aHorak, , 1983b. The studies also contributed to an expanded data base that, in turn, made it possible to determine some environmental effects and to project probable future environmental effects of coal mining.…”