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-15- exploration holes on the permit area above the proposed Bear No. 3 workings, no water was encountered. With subsequent mining at the Bear No. 3 the old Edwards workings were found to be dry. The analyses of the C Seam coal requested by the Division is provided on page 2.04-21 of the Bear No. 3 application. The addition of Federal Coal Lease No. C-0117192 will not change the geologic description. V. Hydrologic Balance: Surface Water - Rul an For a description of the surface water hydrology of the mine area and a discussion of the impacts of mining on surface water, refer to the Surface Water Hydrology portion of Section IX, Probable Hydrologic Consequences and Cumulative Impact Assessment of this document. The surface water hydrology information, sediment control and protection of the hydrologic balance sections of the application have been reviewed•by the Division. The surface water information sections can be found on pages 47-1a through 49 of the Bear No. 1 and No. 2 section of the application, and pages 2.04-31 through 2.04-33 of the Bear No. 3 section. Drainage and sediment control text, plans and calculations are presented on pages 62 through 65 of the first part of the application, and 2.05-22 through 2.05-23 and in Exhibit 11 of the second part of the application. Drainage control at the No. 3 Mine includes a sediment pond and a system of collection ditches and culverts. Due to the location of the Bear No. 3 surface facilities on the flood plain of the North Fork, there was a potential for portions of the facilities to be inundated by flooding of the North Fork. The applicant has submitted a map indicating the water levels that would be reached at various flood stages, and verifying that portions of the site, notably the sediment pond and coal stockpile, would be affected by waters of the 10-year and 50-year recurrence flood. The major portion of the facilities area could be inundated by a 100-year recurrence flood. The applicant, to remedy the problem with flooding, has constructed a berm along the perimeter of the disturbed area of sufficient size to contain the waters of the 100-year recurrence flow. Also, the banks of the berm have been rip-rapped to stabilize it from erosion. Registered Professional Engineer Certification of the berm has been received, and seeding and planting is planned for the Fall of 1985. Currently this portion of the facility is in compliance. Following the Division of Highway's river channel relocation project, portions of the disturbed area, including the sediment pond, topsoil stockpile, and coal stockpile fell within 100 feet of the streambank. These areas had been previously disturbed by past mining-related activity. The applicant had requested, and the Division authorized, a variance from the 100 foot stream buffer zone requirement.