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--.-~ -= tN~. ENQ~NEERINO AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIVI810N 777 LINCOLN AVE. P.O. BOX 71018 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO B0/7T -- ~-- _. February 21, 1985 ~II II~II~II~~I~~ ~I~ sss RECEIVED FEB 2 5 ~°~~ M1NED LAND REClAMA1TON DIVISIOfI Colo. Dept of Na[ural Resources Ms. Susan Mowry Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division 423 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Bear Coal Company Flood Control Plan Dear Sue: This letter is in regard to the Bear Coal Company Mine No. 3 Flood Control Plan which has been approved by the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division for construction. During the fall of 1984, Bear Coal Company planned to complete construction of a flood control dike which would protect the Bear Coal Company Mine No. 3 facilities area from any high flood waters of the North Fork of the Gunnison River during the spring, 1985 runoff. Bear Coal Company worked diligently with the Colorado State Highway Department to obtain fill material to construct the dike. Negotiations with the Highway Department to date have been unsuccessful in obtaining the fill material; therefore, Bear Coal Company was not able to construct the dike as scheduled. Due to the necessity of having a dike in place prior to spring runoff, Bear Coal Company plans to continue working with the Highway Department and other personnel in the Somerset, Colorado area to obtain suitable fill material so that the dike can be constructed. Current site conditions preclude dike construction until after the frost has left the ground and the snow melted. Normally, spring runoff is expected to peak during the last week of May or the first week of June. The Bear Coal Company Mine No. 3 site conditions are suitable for dike construction during the last part of April and first part of May. Therefore, sufficient time is available for construction of the flood control dike prior to the spring runoff.