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Page 4 of 20 28. Response accepted. 29. Response accepted. 30. Response accepted. 31. Response accepted. 32. Response accepted. 33. Table 7 added along with discussion. Response accepted. 34. Response accepted. 35. Response accepted. 36. Response accepted. 37. Table 20 added and reference to Exhibit 18 (Mayo report.) Response accepted. 38. Original Comment: MCC has collected baseline surface water data on most of the streams which will be affected by SOD mining. In the surface water baseline monitoring program, beginning on page 2.04-71, MCC further commits to collect baseline data or to reinstate data collection in the summer or the year before mining impacts are anticipated in the SOD area. These commitments are found on pages 2.04-76 (for some surface stations) and on page 2.04-78 (for portions of the spring monitoring program.) In PR-10, MCC is proposing to mine in the Minnesota Creek drainage basin. Please provide a detailed monitoring plan and schedule for the surface water quality and quantity and spring information in the SOD area. MCC Response: MCC has provided a discussion regarding the proposed monitoring. New Comment: Changes in the PAI' text state in several places that Mountain Coal Company will begin monitoring certain streams a yeaz before mining is planned in that area. Please emphasize in the text that baseline monitoring data for these streams that were collected in the past, and MCC suspended monitoring until a year before mining started. This will make it cleat within the text that baseline data exist for the principle streams in the SOD area. Furthermore, the Division suggests that MCC consider resuming monitoring these sites or at least to committing to a date within the permit application. 39. Response accepted. 40. Response accepted. 41. That information appeazs in Exhibit 32B. Response accepted.