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have no affect whatsoever. He went on to state that the solution to the Wellwood water problem areas would be either a waterline from private company or to install a well in a valley next to the Wellwood area and pump the water from the valley uphill. The Board then made some inquiries of Dr. Powell about the flow of water in the area and the affect of any hydraulic connection between the two areas. Dr. Powell explained that these would have no affect on the Wellwood water condition according to his findings. He then entered petitioner's Exhibit "E", a map show- ing water availability in the ~oresville/Morgan County area published in 1964 by John N. Heckered. He pointed out the Wellwood area and the well information as to this particular area. Wendell Thaler then inquired of Dr. Powell and his knowledge of Bill Stern of the Indiana Division of Water. Dr. Powell said that Bill Stern was quite knowledgeable and an expert in the water area, in fact one of the two most knowledgeable on this topic in his opinion. Sam Korn, one of the attorneys for the remonstrators, then asked Dr. Powell about the hydrological connection and potential migration of water from the area where the proposed mining operation would be located back through the glacial drift area and to the shale area where Wellwood is located. Dr. Powell said it was highly unlikely this would occur, since the water would flow on down through the water shed, which would be located below. He stated that the bulk of all water would migrate down the valley. Attorney Dave Lawson then asked Dr. Powell whether or not the gravel removal operation would create any polution. Dr. Powell stated to his knowledge none, that only if raw sewage from the Town Sewer Plant was discharged and carried through flood waters into the gravel pit would there be polution in said water from any outside source that he was aware of. -7-