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William A. Bear Page 3 of 8 August 19, 2014 b. In response to the Division's request for complete baseline data for springs, seeps, and ponds, BRL indicated that baseline data collection is ongoing. Please update Exhibit 3 of Volume 111 to provide complete baseline data for the springs, seeps, and ponds in the Spruce Stomp expansion area as soon as it becomes available. The Division cannot grant approval for PR -14 without the baseline data required by Rule 2.04.7(2)(b). c. In response to the Division's request for complete baseline data for the ephemeral gulches, BRL asked whether baseline information would be necessary for the ephemeral gulches. The Division's Guidelines for the Collection of Baseline Water Quality and Overburden Geochemistry Data suggest that ephemeral streams be sampled twice a year (snow melt and a storm event), and that flow measurement frequency should be dealt with on an individual basis. If these gulches will receive drainage from areas proposed for future surface disturbance (gob vent boreholes and /or roadways, BRL will need to collect water quality data as suggested by the guideline. BRL should also observe and document flow conditions of the gulches when conducting regular quarterly monitoring of the remaining surface water sites to establish baseline conditions. BRL should endeavor to sample any potentially affected gulches now, during storm events, to prevent delays in permitting surface disturbance in the future. Please update Exhibit 3 of Volume 111 to provide the suggested baseline data for the ephemeral gulches in the Spruce Stomp expansion area as soon as it becomes available. Rule 2.04.7(3) — Alternative Water Supply Information 14. Issue resolved; BRL revised page 2.04 -58 as requested. 15. Revised page 2.04 -63 indicates that the augmentation plan for replacement water will be decreed, and BRL noted that approval of the augmentation plan will be a stipulation in the BLM lease approval. Please provide a copy of the proposed augmentation plan and the status of the plan application /approval, so that we can better determine whether it would be appropriate for the Division to consider stipulating approval of the augmentation plan in our approval of PR -14. 16. Please update revised page 2.04 -119, water depletion and Section 7 summary to reflect the recent expansion of Ponds D and J. 17. Issue resolved; BRL revised Map 09 as requested. Rule 2.04.9 —Soils Resource Information 18. Issue resolved; BRL provided the requested description. Rule 2.04.10 — Vegetation Information