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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866.3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />Apri122, 2005 <br />Mr. Andrew J. Neuhart <br />Permits Unit <br />Water Quality Control Division <br />RE: CDPS Permit No. CO-0044377 <br />Beaz Coal Company <br />Dear Mr. Neuhart: <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MI N SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RE CLAMATION•MINING <br />FAFFTY•ECI£NOE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell GeoBe <br />ERecutive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) is in receipt of an Apri14, 2005 letter you sent to <br />Jim Stover, consultant representing Bear Coal Company (BCC), regarding the spring water flowing <br />across the BCC mine facility. In that letter you state that it is your "understanding the DMG, as well as <br />BCC, studied the spring water and compared it with water from nearby alluvial wells, and the mine water. <br />The result of these investigations was that the spring water was considered to be sepazate from the mine <br />water, and was associated with the landslide and not the mine." Please be advised that DMG is in the <br />process of evaluating the issue of the Edwards Spring water. We have not yet reached a conclusion <br />regarding that investigation. <br />In the future we would appreciate being notified in advance of your decisions where DMG reported <br />decisions are being referenced. You can contact DMG at the number above and the receptionist will <br />forward the call to the appropriate staff person responsible for a given mining operation. <br />Pease feel free to contact me if you have additional questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ ~ r <br />Sandra L. Brown <br />Sr. Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Attachment <br />c. Joe Dudash <br />Jim Stover <br />Bill Bear <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />