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• ~ _ • III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />_.T/~TL_ OF COLOI~~~ <br />Roy Fomer. Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />FRED R. BANTA, Director <br />ttarch 21 , 1989 <br />tor. Craig Springer <br />Bear Coal Company <br />P. O. Box 518 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />RE: 1988 Annual Hydrology Report, Bear Mine C-81-033 <br />Gear Mr. Springer: <br />r <br />I(<.f_= _ <br />,. ~.~~. <br />,:`;~~ , <br />~, ., ~;~ <br />~1 ~1~' ~ 1'~1 i~~ i <br />-: <br />Cathy Begej has reviewed the 1988 Annual Hydrology Report. She found that <br />Bear Coal Company's submittal was in compliance with the monitoring plan man- <br />dated by Stipulation 1 of the findings document and with the plan described in <br />the permit application on pages 2.04-30b and 2.04-30c. In addition quality <br />control comparisons between field and laboratory samplino of salinity were <br />acceptable and laboratory quality assurance measurements looked good. She <br />requests that the 'dissolved' forms of the metals be analyzed in the future, <br />as opposed to the 'total recoverable' forms. <br />+! i4s: Begejdoss not share yoar op timi sm about the recovery of >~~• dAl , <br />'-~MDnitoring results following flushing with water from the tJorth Fork resulted <br />ir. a conductivity of 210 mmhos/cm2 3;31/88?. Tne conductivity proceeded to <br />rise to approximately 1000 r,!mhoslcr-, approximateiy twice the baseline con- <br />ductivity. This indica~es that the well has Been oontamir~ated, presumably by <br />the mid-198c flushinc cf the well ~:~itn pond waze-, and should be reolaced so <br />that UnbidSed SdnpleS ..:ay be CO11eCted. ?1EaSc SOD.'it d Schedule fOr re- <br />dr1117n0 do d11OVi al Well downs*. re am Of the diSSOraed area accompanied b)' a <br />d1SC115S10n Of Crllll.^._, COmCIeCiOn and CcV?IpDf'~6^.= a=Ci V'a ES, by ' <br />1l ~0, 1489. <br />If you have any auesticns, Diease contact Cathy 3eD~j. <br />Since rely, <br />/,' <br />---~ <br />Platthe~,~ 5. 4aves 'J <br />keciamation Specialise <br />h1S4%ern <br />4404 <br />215 ~ernenrnal Euiioiny. '.3'.3 Snemzc Srree~ Denver. Ce~crac~ 8020322'3 i el. !:031 c"5E ~ ~' <br />