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Native Springs Four native springs exist within the permit area: Springs #1, 2, 3 and 5. Spring #4 is outside the permit area and is no longer sampled. Under this renewal application, Seneca proposes to discontinue monitoring of all natural springs at the Seneca II Mine. Springs #1 and #2 exist in a pra-SMCRA azea and springs #3 and #5 are poorly defined seeps in a seasonally marshy area. Surface Water The applicant will conduct monitoring of surface water in a manner approved by the Division. The monitoring plan was submitted under 2.05.6(3)(b)(iv) and can be found in Table 1 of this document. Surface water hydrology information can be found in Volumes 4, 5, and 6, Tab 7 of the permit application, and in the Annual Hydrology Reports submitted by Seneca Coal Company. The Seneca II Mine is located between the drainage basins of Grassy Creek and Fish Creek. Both of these aze sub-basins of the upper Yampa River basin in northwestern Colorado. Grassy Creek Basin Discharges in the Grassy Creek basin aze seasonal, with the higher stream flows resulting from snowmelt runoff. Seneca Coal Company currently monitors three surface water sites in the Grassy Creek basin and two sites in the Little Grassy Creek drainage. Surface water site SW-S2-5, located in the southwest portion of the permit area and the Wadge Impoundment (NPDES Discharge Point 002) are within the Little Grassy Creek Basin. Surface Water Site SW-S2-1, upstream on Grassy Creek, NPDES Discharge Point 003 and Surface Water Site SW-S2-2 are within the Grassy Creek basin. Surface Water Site SW-S2-2 is the furthest downstream surface site in the Little Grassy and Grassy Creek drainages prior to exiting the permit area, therefore, it is the most significant monitoring site with respect to showing the cumulative effects of mining in this area. Fish Creek Basin Seneca Coal Company currently monitors seven surface water sites in the Fish Creek basin. NPDES 004 and Sites 6 and 10 are located on Cow Camp Creek. NPDES 008 and site 12 are located on Bond Creek. Sites 11 and 13 exist on Fish Creek. Stream site 6 was originally established to determine the premining characteristics of Cow Camp Creek. During this permit renewal, monitoring site 6 has been discontinued to eliminate redundancy with stream site 10 further downstream at its 24