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MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY <br />WEST ELK MINE <br />2013 <br />U.S. FOREST SERVICE <br />WATER RESOURCES PROJECT <br />INTRODUCTION <br />As part of Mountain Coal Company's West Elk Mine Permit, a requirement to Monitor <br />Reservoirs and Stock Ponds is set forth on page 2.04 -70 (See Attachment A). The <br />requirement, with regard to the U.S. Forest Service water resources states: <br />"In addition, the West Elk Mine, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest <br />Service (USES), Paonia Ranger District in Paonia, Colorado, has <br />agreed to informally monitor the USFS surface water resources (stock <br />ponds), as depicted on Map 37, that are located directly over longwall <br />panels to be mined or within the angle -of -draw per the agreement letter <br />in Exhibit 19C. In addition to the commitments provided in Exhibit 19C, <br />MCC will also photograph on a yearly basis the resources that are <br />located over longwall panels to be mined or within the angle -of -draw. <br />The results of the monitoring will be included in the Annual Hydrology <br />Report. Table 8 lists the USFS water resources within or adjacent to the <br />West Elk Mine permit area. " <br />Each pond has only one number; it was determined to use the "P" number in the Range <br />Resource Improvement Numbers column as delineated in the Infra -Range Data -base. <br />(For example: 803P10 shows the Range Management Unit {RMU), 803, and the pond <br />number, P 10. The RMU is not shown in the report since all resources inventoried are in <br />the same RMU). Table 8 (See Attachment B) has been revised to reflect these numbers. <br />To satisfy the permit requirement (See Attachment C), Mountain Coal Company located <br />and photographed these water resources and prepared reports presenting these findings. <br />This document is a follow -up to the Mountain Coal Company, West Elk Mine 2005, <br />2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Water Resources Project report. <br />PROJECT AREA <br />The project area is located on lands managed by the USDA Forest Service, Rocky <br />Mountain Region, Grand Mesa - Uncompahgre - Gunnison National Forest, and the Paonia <br />Ranger District. It encompasses Sections 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34 and <br />35 of T. 13 S., R. 90 W. 6b PM. and Sections 3 and 4, T. 14S. R.90W. 6`h PM. See <br />Attachment D, Map 37 of the West Elk Mine Permit for locations. <br />2 <br />