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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Site</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> Report<br />

In Bear Creek Valley, groundwater in the intermediate and deep intervals moves predominantly<br />

through fractures in the noncarbonate rock, converging on and then moving through fractures and solution<br />

conduits in the Maynardville Limestone. Karst development in the Maynardville Limestone has a<br />

significant impact on groundwater flow paths in the water table and intermediate intervals. In general,<br />

groundwater flow parallels the valley and geologic strike. Groundwater flow rates in Bear Creek Valley<br />

vary widely; they are very slow within the deep interval of the fractured noncarbonate rock (

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