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• <br />?3. <br />9~ <br />'I'3~ <br />vt~ <br />~N~ <br />~~~ <br />.\nimas Count} Hzalth Dzpartment to install septic s}stems. his rzyuzsted that the <br />Division eliminate Ezhihn 30 from the matzrials submitted. <br />The Division pooch ++orded this quzstion ++ith rzgard to the issue idzntitled. \\'e agree that <br />the gradient stand in the test and sho++n on the map is to thz nonhzast. Ho+czczr. +when the <br />eradient for the undzrburden is calcuiated t"rom tFte map. a different +aluz. in (i(ft. results <br />than the value that is stated in the test. Please re+ie+v and correct if necessary. <br />es once <br />The gradient for [he underburdzn +vas calculated by subtracting the suneced eround++ater <br />elzvation from VI\V-i of6947.7i from the suneced ,round++a[er elevation from VIW-6 of <br />63y6.37. This vahtz is 101.33 fzet. This value is then divided b_v the distance between the <br />two Hells. The distance calculated is approximately 12,000 feet. Therefore. the gradient is <br />0.0034 ft/ft or=1x.60 ft/mi. This value ltas been correctzd +vithin the text on page 2.04-19 and <br />page 44 of the Groundunter Technical Report (Exhibit 7 ). <br />Rule 2.04.9 Soils Resource Information <br />~~~ finder this section. all responses +vere found adequate exczpt as listed belo+v. <br />• ~7. Lorencito Coal Compan}'s responsz regarding sampling of the mountain shntb communin <br />during 1997 and the Pinwonijuntper conunuuit pnor to disturbance in the 2nd permit term. <br />appear appropriatz. ho+cewzr. this statement +vas only found in Lorencito Coal Compam's <br />cover letter. In order for the Division to accept this rzsponse as a permit commiunent. <br />appropriate permit tz.~t uou!d need to be revised. .A commitment to quantitatively samplz <br />these tvo conununities prior to disnu'bance +vould he appropriate in Exhibit l0, or in permit <br />section 2.0-4.10. <br />Response <br />Both the mountain shntb and pink on/juniper are nut proposed to be disturbed by mine related <br />activities until the second term of thz operations. As a result. tCC proposes to conduct <br />quantitative sampling of these communities at that point in time prior to disturbance. This <br />commitment has been made on revised pages 2.04-4~ and 7 of the Vegetation Technical <br />Report (Exhibit I0). <br />\ k ~9. Lorencito Coal Company's responsz to a description of the extended reference area <br />Gam' productivity condition is acceptable. Lorencito Coal Compam included a sentence on page <br />_.0~-71. "Discussion of these range conditions is found in Section 2.0.4 on revised pagz <br />3.0~-71.'~ This senrenez is appropriate to the cowzr letter. but should not be included in the <br />permit test on page 2.0~-71. Please eliminate that sentence from page 2.0~-71. <br />• <br />S <br />