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<br /> <br />l~ <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmem of Natural Resources <br />131 3 Sherman 51., Ropm 715 <br />Drnver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: 0031 866-356 7 <br />FgX:130 31 87 2-8106 <br />June 10, 1993 <br />Brian P. Dunfee <br />Manager, Environmental Affairs <br />Peabody western Coal Company <br />1300 South Yale Street <br />Flagstaff, AZ 86001 <br />RE: Hayden Gulch Loadout (C-92-081) <br />1993 Findings Document <br />Dear Mr. Dunfee, <br />pF' Cpl <br />~6 b <br />Nom" <br />p <br />/g ~6 <br />Rny Romcr <br />Governor <br />M icharl 8. Long <br />Div isiun Dvraw <br />Thank you for your comments concerning changes to the findings <br />document for the HG Loadout. Most of your suggestions were <br />accepted by the Division and were incorporated into the document, <br />a copy of which has been included here. <br />Five of your suggestions were not adopted, in whole or in part, by <br />the Division; explanations are given below: <br />Comment• <br />Exolanation- <br />2d. Inclusion of a This subheading was not deemed necessary <br />subheading for and would have necessitated using two <br />"Explanation of pages for the table of contents. <br />Findings". <br />7c. Contact w ith The use of the term aguitard does not <br />u n d e r l y i n g mean that there is no movement of ground <br />T w e n t y m i l e water through a formation, only that <br />Sandstone. rates of movement are very slow. The <br /> Division does not feel comfortable <br /> saying there is no contact between <br /> surface and groundwater and 'the <br /> underlying Twentymile Sandstone aquifer. <br />15 & 27. The Division feels there is sufficient <br />Designation of reason to consider Dry Creek an AVF at <br />Dry Creek as an this time (including references made in <br />AVF. the findings documents for both the HG <br /> Mine and Seneca II-W Mine). The <br /> Division is open to a reevaluation of <br /> this decision but not in the context of <br /> this findings document. <br />STATE OF COLUt~vv <br />