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D. A. Berry - 4 - Auquet 29, 1996 <br />in the permit. it was not intended to be a permanent cover <br />page so it will not be revised. <br />13. Paragraph 1 and paragraph 2: <br />"Concerning the potential negative i.mpacta to streams", <br />Hubbard and Terror Creeks are 300 to 1000 feet below and <br />approximately 1/2 mile or more away from the projected mine <br />workings. The hydrologic study and BRL fail to see any <br />possible hydrologic connection between the mine workings and <br />these two Creeks, were drawdown due to mine inflow may <br />occur. Furthermore, recharge to the streams from the D-2 <br />Seam perched water bearing zones (of poor quality, limited <br />extent, and no beneficial use), and from mine water <br />discharge, through the low permeable coal and surrounding <br />lenticular strata is highly unlikely. Page 2.04-25 states <br />that both the upper and lower perched water bearing zones <br />"are characterized as locally discontinuous saturated strata <br />occurring as perched horizons". The groundwater <br />investigation preformed yielded no indication that the <br />perched water bearing zones were hydrologically connected to <br />either Hubbard Creek, Terror Creek, or the North Fork of the <br />Gunnison River. In fact, the investigation found a <br />sufficient number of dry exploration holes to show that <br />there is no connection between the saturated zones and the <br />streams. <br />Paragraph 3: <br />A section was added to section 2.05.6, page 2.05-70 to <br />address the indicated fault, shown on Map 9, which could <br />bisect the mine workings and provide a means of <br />communication with the Terror Creek drainage. <br />Paragraph 4: There or no formal plans to mine the B-2 seam <br />at this time. <br />Paragraph 5: No response required. <br />13a. <br />i.) DtdG - Please provide a plan to remedy the no spring <br />monitoring data provided for April 1995 and 1996. <br />BRL - I3nclosed are spring monitoring data for early May <br />and June 1996. The early May data, collected May 5th, <br />should suffice for the early season data requested by <br />the DMG. Data sheets are provided toz each spring for <br />insertion into Volume III, Exhibit 3. <br />ii) DMG - 4'he application indicates that pond observations <br />began .ire September, 1995. Please provide recent: (1995 <br />