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J. J. Dudash - 6 - January 17 2001 soon after its installation, preventing proper monitoring during the fall of its installation. The well is now functional and will produce results for the 2000 AHR. The monitoring point known as AW-2 is an Alluvial Well located near the entrance to the mine along old Highway 133. This well does not produce sufficient water for a full suite analysis or even field parameters. It is possible to measure water depth, but not have the ability to draw water. 15. In the hydrologic monitoring point tables presented in the PR-04 submittal, for surface water and ground water sampling sites, there are several required chemical parameters that are missing from the full suite baseline data. Please explain these omissions. BRL -The chemical parameters noted as "missing" are results where the chemical was found below the Method Determination Limit (MDL) of the laboratory. These missing results are now annotated as "<MDL". If the laboratory did not analyze for a chemical parameter, it is now left blank. New Monitoring Point Tables are included with this response. 16. There are quite a few hydrologic monitoring point tables in the PR-04 submittal that do not have field and full suite baseline data listed, although the footnote on each table page states that there is baseline data. Please update the monitoring point tables to show the baseline data. BRL -Sites with blank baseline data fields have footnotes explaining the absence. In several instances, no baseline data is available for points that did not exhibit flows during the baseline evaluation period. For instance, C-Gulch-Lo and B- Gulch-Lo exhibited no flows before mining began and therefore no field or full suite analysis was available, but baseline information was required before mining began. The operator feels that the absence of flow, and therefore the absence of chemical parameters does reflect the baseline of the premining condition of these points. 17. There are many sites in the hydrologic monitoring tables that were submitted in PR-04 that have a footnote that states that the baseline hydrology information is not considered complete yet. The Division understands that it may take a while to gather the baseline hydrology information, especially since a lot of the springs have been dry in 1999. However, the baseline hydrology information will be needed before any mining occurs that may affect that particular surface water or ground water resource. The baseline data must include the required field and full suite parameters. The operator will continue to collect data on all points submitted with PR-04 and previously approved by the Division. The 2000 monitoring season will have provided over 3 years of experience on all of the points except the newly installed monitoring wells and S2-9 and S2-10 springs. The 2000 AHR will establish baseline values for all points submitted with PR-04.