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~ ~ <br />,, V, III 1111111111111111 <br />~~~% <br />ASS S <br />PAUL E. WATSON COr[~/~ ~'~s-s/i a- <br />GENERAI SUPERINTENDENT 1r. <br />WESTERN DISTRICT COAL OPERATIONS <br />P. O. BOX B07 <br />EAST CARBON, UTAH Bi520 <br />June 29, 1979 <br />U. S. Department of Interior <br />O#fice of Surface Mining <br />Assessment Office <br />Washington, D. C, 20240 <br />Dear Sir: <br />Pursuant to Section 723. 16 of the regulations, the following <br />information pertaining to Notices of Violation 79-V-5-12 dated June 19, <br />1979 is submitted for consideration in determining the facts surrounding <br />the violations and the amount of the penalty. <br />In regard to the Notices of Violations concerning surface drainage, <br />the Somerset area is in a semi-arid region with an average annual 17 inches <br />of rainfall as follows: <br />Ave rage <br />Precipitation <br />Month Inches <br />January 1.87 <br />February 1.55 <br />March 1.81 <br />April -is ~ 2. 08 <br />May _ .~ ,r `:-o. <br />fir -,"~ 1. 17 <br /> <br />June , I(_ <br />' °-' <br />1.00 <br />July <br />~ <br />- ~~~ ~ 1. 17 <br />August 1.41 <br />September -:Q;,~ <br />~ <br />~ <br />~~~ 0.85 <br />October ~ - <br />~.r <br />,r.~i ~ <br />IJ~~I ~'~~~ <br />' <br />~ ~.,. ;r,src=s <br />' <br />' <br />' - 1.59 <br />November <br />CO~~ Ifrl' ~ ~ <br />~" 1. 13 <br />December 1.31 <br />Total 16. 94 <br />The 10-year/24-hour precipitation event is 1. 9 inches of rainfall. <br />The monthly averages shown above indicate that only in April does the total <br />rainfall exceed the 10-year/24-hour event. The summer monthly averages <br />