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• Rock formations at the Sunbelt operation dip southerly toward Hay Gulch. <br />The coal seam to be mined is at a high elevation and is truncated by Hay <br />Gulch. As a result, the coal and sandstones are drained. Any water in <br />the coal and sandstones will probably occur in perched systems which <br />exhibit little lateral or vertical continuity. <br />No springs or seeps have been mapped in the valley walls of the <br />permit area requested by Sunbelt. <br />A site specific investigation on ground water conditions at the Peacock <br />Coal Mine was completed by Mr. Fred M. Johnson, a consulting geologist, <br />in April and May of 1981. A copy of his report was received by the <br />Division on May 26, 1981 and is included as Exhibit 6, Effects of Ground <br />Water, in this application. <br />Surface Water <br />• The permit area is drained mainly by Hay Gulch. This stream has carved <br />a valley in the area which in part has exposed the A Coal Seam which is <br />being mined in this valley. <br />A request for Small Operators Assistance from the Division is set forth <br />in Exhibit 7, Letter from Mr. John Price to Mr. Mike Lang of the <br />Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division Requesting Small Operator <br />Assistance for Peacock Coal Mine. <br />The regional and site-specific hydrological features of the permit area <br />encompassed by this permit are set forth on the Regional Geology Map <br />(Map 5) and the Drainage and Sediment Control Plan Map (Map 6). <br />Alternative~Water Supplies <br />Sunbelt mining activities will not cause contamination, diminution, or <br />interruption of any underground or surface source of water. The <br />• consequences of mining on the hydrologic balance, existing water <br />resources, and water rights, will probably be non-existent. <br />2.04-14 <br />