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~~` ~1HOMi~lS AKE <br />GRANTS OFFICE <br />Alan 0. Cox <br />CERTIFIED MAIL - <br />RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED <br />7001 1940 0000 5350 4405 <br />-r~ Rio Grande National Forest/ <br />~ Divide Ranger Distrid <br />13308 West Highway 160 <br />Del Norte, CO 81132 <br />Protect Manager <br />e `Vea .~ <br />14 July 2004 <br />~ ~~Q~~ <br />t w~ ~,~ ~~ <br />~~ ~~ <br />Oslo <br />O <br />Attn: Mr. Thomas Malecek, Distrid Ranger ~ ~ - <br />RE: Bulldog M e ReGamation Project, Miners! County, CO (~ ~ ~ 1 >- IN - 9 } } .- 2 I S <br />- Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program along Windy Gulch Drainage <br />~ - <br />Dear Mr. Malecek <br />Homestake Mining received your letter dated June 16, 2004 regarding the status of the water quality <br />monitoring along the Windy Gulch drainage. The following is an update of where we are and our plans <br />for reporting data and information to your office. <br />As you are aware, the Spring 2003 meltoff in the upper Rio Grande area was quite low in terms of <br />stream flows into the Rio Grande watershed. We monitored for flow during the spring season and no <br />measurable flows were evidenced in Windy Gulch below the Bachelor Road; as a consequence we did <br />not collect any samples in the drainage. <br />This Spring season, flows were observed in Windy Gulch beginning in late March and we have been <br />sampling and monitoring and measuring stream flows as per our agreement and commitments made in <br />the approval conditions for Technical Revision 011 to our Colorado DMG ReGamation Permit. We <br />have taken samples on March 26, April 20 and May 16. No samples were taken during the June site <br />inspection as no flow was observed in Windy Gulch below the Bachelor Road. <br />We are currently preparing a report covering our 2004 sampling program and related data results and <br />expel to transmit the document to your offices and DMG on or before August 6. <br />Thank you for your time and attention on this matter; if you have any questions, please contact me in <br />our Grants office at (505) 287456 ext. 17 <br />Sincerely y urs, <br />e <br />HOMEHTAKE MINING COMPANY <br />OF CALIFC RNIA <br />Alan D. Cox <br />Cc: B. Oswald -Colo. DMG, Durango <br />R. Chase - SLC <br />V. Kelso - Sargents <br />J. Rowe - WMCI, Denver <br />